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(PDF) Why women wear lipstick: preliminary findings
PDF | Abstract Lipstick has cast a spell over cultures throughout history. From the past to the present, the little tube of colour, oil and wax has been... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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Lipstick was considered an important part of most respondents’ daily grooming routines with over 76% of the sample responding that they would wear lipstick 6 or more days a week. A
further 18% of participants replied that they would wear lipstick 1 –2 days a week and purely for social reasons. Of the days that respondents wore lipstick, women most frequently applied
their lipstick between 3 (31%) to 4 (31%) times a day.
Women wear lipstick to feel more ''confident'' (more attractive) and they wear it quite often.In investigating how lipstick makes women feel a variety of attributes (derived from the qualitative interviews) were included on the questionnaire to determine the influence that lipstick may have on different individuals’ perception. The results suggest that wearing lipstick for the purpose of attracting the opposite sex as suggested by the literature (Etcoff1998; Pallingston 1999), is not as high as wearing it for self-esteem and confidence. Indeed, these respondents’ perceptions would indicate that lipstick today is considered as part of the normal image presented to the world and an integral part of what makes a normal face. On a five-point scale 84% of women answered that lipstick made them feel ‘very confident’ and a further 8% as ‘confident’. In addition 82% of the sample perceived that lipstick made them fell ‘really good about themselves’. In contrast only 28% of the sample strongly agreed that wearing lipstick made them feel attractive to the opposite sex. Some of the other attributes measured to help determine the impact lipstick had on self-perception included ‘pretty’, ‘complete’, ‘attractive’, ‘tarty’, ‘common’, ‘overdressed’,‘sexy’, ‘presentable’, and ‘acceptable’. Whilst undoubtedly women may still subconsciously wear lipstick for the purpose of attracting the opposite sex, results from this study would ndicate that factors of self-esteem rated significantly higher.
The History WHY Women Wear Lipstick
Lipstick has a rich and colorful history. But why lipstick? Throughout history, women have always worn lipstick to make themselves more noticeable and attractive. Lipstick draws attention to the lips and makes them stand out. Lips are considered a sensual part of the body, and highlighting them...
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The first reported use of lipstick goes way back to 3500 B.C. when the queen of ancient Sumeria used white lead and crushed red rocks to color her lips. Men and women of Egypt used lipstick as a status symbol. Women in ancient Greece often wore red lipstick.
But Catu-Sama, why has the predominant color been red for 5 millenias?
Extraneous factOne theory is that it emphasizes a woman's sexuality. By amping up the color of the lips, a woman is subconsciously echoing the color of her vaginal lips, or labia, in an effort attract attention from men. Another theory points out that young girls' lips are generally brighter in color than older women's, so women apply lipstick in an effort to appear younger and more attractive. Some researchers take this idea a step further and believe that using lipstick marks a desire to return to an infantile "rosebud mouth.
- In 1650, the British Parliament tried to ban lipstick, or “the vice of painting.”
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