Q. Where can I find some information about the history of lipstick?

You can try looking for information about this in books, articles from academic databases, and non-academic websites.

For books, follow the link below to our library catalog OneSearch and search for Cosmetics History.  There is one book in particular, Beauty & Cosmetics 1550-1950, that is a good bet to have information on this topic.

For academic articles, you can try our history databases.  Follow the link below to our history databases guide. You can search any of these databases for cosmetics history.  

There is also a lot of information about the history of lipstick that you can find through basic searches on commonly used search engines like Google.  Of course, with materials you find this way you will have to determine if the information is reliable.  You can get help with this in Evaluating Sources guide (link below).