Lipstick: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Cosmetic [Hardcover]

Jessica Pallingston (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0312199147 | ISBN-13: 978-0312199142 | Publication Date: December 15, 1998 | Edition: First Edition

The book for every woman who can't leave home without her lipstick.

What is it about lipstick? It appears on the counters of drug and department stores with the come-hither wink of candy and chocolate. There's something about the way it looks and feels. There's a ritual to putting it on. It's like a drug. An instant fix for sex appeal and glamour. It's a bite-sized magic wand.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

What is it about lipstick? It appears on the counters of drug and department stores with the come-hither wink of candy and chocolate. There's something about the way it looks and feels. There's a ritual to putting it on. It's like a drug. An instant fix for sex appeal and glamour. It's a bite-sized magic wand.

About the Author

Jessica Pallingston is a certifiable lipstick addict and owns over one hundred tubes. She lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (December 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312199147
• ISBN-13: 978-0312199142
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #936,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, informative., September 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lipstick: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Cosmetic (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book very much. I'm 83 years old, so have had very much experience with lipstick. My favorite part was the historical reminiscences from women my age and somewhat younger who talked about things I remeber, such as Tangee and being suspect if you did not wear your lipstick to the office. It was a very informative book, and funny, and I am surprised that I enjoyed a book on the subject, which I thought at first to be an unusual choice for a book. I will tell my friends about it.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable. I loved it., April 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lipstick: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Cosmetic (Hardcover)

Although I originally bought this book for myself because I'm so in to lipstick, it's taken some interesting turns of ownership in my family. My husband became really intrigued with it. Then his male friends started reading it, as if they were being let in on female secrets. They say its the humor, though, which isn't just written for women. So now the book belongs more to the guys than to me and my daughter, who, as a teenager, also got a kick out of it. Every now and then all of us pick it up and look through it and laugh. You just never know when you buy a book, but this time we all got to have lots of laughs and fun. And by the way, don't fool yourself if you think its just one big giggle. This book must have been researched intensely. There's some amazing historical information in the book. I recommend it to Amazon readers.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Everything & more that you could want to know about lipstick, September 12, 1999

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This review is from: Lipstick: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Cosmetic (Hardcover)

Very well researched book. Great source of quotes & information about history, famous makeup artists and cosmetic company founders. Interesting "recipes" for making your own lip products. Good bibliography. Unfortunately I feel toward the end of the book that Ms. Pallingston tries too hard to be cute or funny with her "time traveler" and 300 uses for lipstick. To me this spoils an otherwise superb story of this magical cosmetic.