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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – SEPTEMBER 17: Rihanna attends an event for ‘FENTY BEAUTY’ artistry beauty talk with Rihanna at Lotte World Tower on September 17, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You mightn’t realise it, but lipstick has played a pivotal role throughout history. It might be hard to reconcile something so objectively frivolous as a small tube of rouge with social change, but look a little closer and you’ll find its traces imprinted across many cultural moments. It’s been an indicator of both economic troughs and prosperity, and at times a modern-day ‘scarlet letter’, worn to indicate a rejection of societal oppression. It’s been the symbolic subject of fiery debate amongst feminist circles for decades.<\/p>\n

But controversy is nothing new for a beauty preference that was once considered<\/a> by the British government to be some kind of sorcery that saw female lip colour wearers “guilty of seducing men into matrimony by cosmetic means” and tried for witchcraft.\u00a0In the 1930s, silver screen starlets employed the intrepid reputation of dark lip shades to start a growing trend towards the product.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Getty Marlene Dietrich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lipstick giant Elizabeth Arden<\/a> is said to have spurred on the Suffrage leaders by dispersing tubes of crimson lacquer amongst those that marched past the brand headquarters. Red lipstick became a token tool of the Suffragettes for its ability to shock men<\/a>. By WWII, red lipstick was used to signal defiance to notorious red lipstick hater and purveyor of serious Small Dick Energy, Adolf Hitler.<\/p>\n

Just as we’ve seen the lacquer unite women, we’ve also seen it divide. Feminists have long questioned whether lipstick was just a tool of the patriarchy, forcing women to engage in shallow and senseless behaviour that maintains the gender status quo. But as discourse advanced throughout the years, many have come to see the painting of one’s lips as a nod to our tumultuous past, while daring to cosmetically espouse our femininity in a society that tells us to consolidate it if we want to succeed.<\/p>\n

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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 19: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) attends a rally for Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in Queensbridge Park on October 19, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. This is Sanders’ first rally since he paused his campaign for the nomination due to health problems. (Photo by Kena Betancur\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today women like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> \u2013 the youngest woman ever elected to American congress \u2013 are championing the humble tube in their quest to carve out a more equal space for women amongst the misogynistic upper echelons of civilisation. It’s worn loudly, proudly and with the knowledge of the women that wore it in the face of ire before us. There are shades to suit all skin tones, whether you’re feeling Suffragette red or matte neutral Mod girl.<\/p>\n

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