34 Ridiculous Facts About Makeup That Will Fuck You Up

1. M.A.C. Cosmetics was created by two men named Frank – makeup artist and photographer Frank Toskan and beauty salon owner Frank Angelo – who were disappointed by the lack of colors that would photograph well.

2. It originated in Toronto, Canada, and was first introduced in 1984.

3. During the Elizabethan era in England, people claimed that lipstick had magical properties and could even protect people from death. When Queen Elizabeth I became ill, she credited lipstick with saving her life and used it liberally. Elizabeth had nearly a half-inch of lip rouge on when she died.

4. The church and the state were outraged by the belief in lipstick's magical forces, deeming its use to be immoral. The use of depictions of devils applying lipstick was common, and women were forced to confess their lipstick use at confession. Parliament ruled that using makeup to "deceive an Englishman into marriage" was "punishable as witchcraft" by the time the legislation took effect.

5. Revlon was founded in 1933 by Charles and Joseph Revson, as well as Charles Lachman, a chemist who is responsible for the “L” in the REVLON name.

6. The term "cosmetic" is derived from the Greek kosmos, which means "of this world" or "worldly."

7. Fish scales are widely used in a variety of shimmery cosmetics, such as lipstick and eyeshadow.

Crushed beetles have also been found in nail polish.

9. L'Oréal is the world's largest cosmetics company, with operations in 130 countries across five continents.

10. It started as the French Harmless Hair Colouring Company, founded in 1909 by Eugène Schueller.

11. The L'Oréal category comprises labels such as Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Giorgio Armani, Urban Decay, Maybelline, and NYX.

12. In addition to Bobbi Brown, Smashbox, Tom Ford, and Too Faced, Estée Lauder Companies Inc. owns a slew of other labels.

13. Urban Decay was established in response to the overuse of pink in the cosmetics industry.

14. Gwen Stefani was one of Urban Decay's first fans, and she was the first celebrity to collaborate with the brand on a collection.

15. In 2015, the Naked palette was selling at a rate of one every six seconds, according to Urban Decay.

16. UD also has a name library for naming palettes. They organize names into categories such as "female names" and "drug names," and when a team member comes up with a good one, it's added to the library.

17. Anastasia Soare, the woman behind Anastasia Beverly Hills, began her career as a brow technician in Beverly Hills salons.

18. Cindy Crawford was her first celebrity client. Naomi Campbell was up next.

19. In 2015, Anastasia Beverly Hills was revealed to have the most popular Instagram account in the beauty industry, with 7.5 million followers. The estimated number of people working in the cosmetics industry is 1.4 million.

20. Since then, the number of followers has grown to 13.7 million and is still rising.

21. Elizabeth Arden opened the first modern beauty salon in 1910.

22. There is a real individual called Max Factor. It is, in reality, the name of the Polish-Jewish cosmetician who established the business in 1909.

23. Too Faced Cosmetics invented the world's first glitter eyeshadow.

24. Jerrod Blandino, the company's chief operating officer, has created the first plumping gloss and 24-hour crease-proof eyeshadow primer.

25. Illamasqua is a term that combines the terms "illusion" and "masquerade," and it originated in the United Kingdom.

26. In 1923, the first swivel-up lipstick in a tube was published.

27. A Lamborghini's annual bulk weight of Orgasm Blush sold by NARS is equal to a Lamborghini's annual bulk weight.

28. The name Stila comes from the Italian word "stilare," which means "to write."

29. It was chosen because, according to the brand, "each woman's makeup should be as special as her own signature."

30. The Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Liner has the most pins of any eyeliner ever.

Jerrod Blandino, the company's chief operating officer, has created the first plumping gloss and 24-hour crease-proof eyeshadow primer.

31. Since NYX Cosmetics is named after the Greek goddess of the night, the official pronunciation is “Niks” (not N.Y.X.).

32. Kat Von D's Studded Kiss Lipstick in Lolita was the best-selling lipstick at Sephora in 2015. It's one of Von D's very first lipsticks for the store.

33. She also does all of the artwork for her packaging.

34. In 1952, Queen Elizabeth commissioned her own lipstick hue, "The Balmoral Lipstick," to match her coronation robes. It was undoubtedly badass, and it was named after her Scottish country house.

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