Hello! Something I had a really hard time finding and reasearching was bothering me, so I'm sorry if you've already answered something similar to this!
Do you know why there were these lipstick papers that people would bite down on after they did that part of their makeup?
Hi! No I haven't answered something like this.
I think the "biting lipstick papers" are common on TV is because they looked cool, since it seemed like directly biting doesn't really work in real life.
Cui Bao (崔豹) of the Jin Dynasty (about 1700 years ago) recorded in his work "Ancient and Modern Notes" (《古今注》) that yanzhi (rouge) can be made into thin pieces (“燕支,又小薄为花片,又名金花燕支,特宜妆色。”). However, cream-type yanzhi has become more popular and people would use those if they can afford it, since it is easier to use.
I also came across a comment of weibo that said that they had got into their grandmother's lipstick papers when they was a child, so perhaps lipstick papers still existed in certain areas (naturally) until very recently.
Reference
王颖_浅析中国古文献记载中的胭脂及其制作工艺 by
刘卫群_中国古代化妆品词语研究
张睿丽_中国古代的胭脂
赵星_女为悦己者容 中国古代化妆品小叙
江隐龙_胭脂:一个华夏版口红的诗性历史 (this one is not behind a paywall)
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vintage paper mache lipstick holders
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injustice is a handwriting this pretty being wasted in study notes instead of love letters
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I had a vision. It spoke to me something, something inspirational. What was that vision?
It’s Paper with lipstick on. That was the vision.
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Nickie Zimov, "Bedtime Love Stories 1.2", oil on paper, ink, acrylic powder.
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Here it says they had been writing to each other on the mirrors at Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas for two years before he surprised Dean in 1989. The dancers on The Dean Martin Show, The Gold Diggers said that they were leaving notes for each other at The MGM Grand in the weeks before the reunion in 1976. I think they left messages for each other more than we know. I think they talked more than we know. What we do know is that these two and their infatuation with one another was beautiful.
From Jerry Lewis On Being A Person by Chris Lewis
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Ah yes, my annual "showing my face once per year so people know that I am a human and not a cat running this account" post. My finger is purple stained because this was taken after I fingered Thanos' ass thank you for your concern now I will kiss Utonium's flat face 100 times mwa mwa
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