For her highly televisedcoronation, she went for a deep ruby red lipstick. Her favorite brand, Elizabeth Arden’s, held a royal warrant for over 50 years in partnership with the Queen’s senior ...

It was in the 20th century that red lipstick gained a connotation of empowerment. During World War II, brands like Elizabeth Arden promoted red as a symbol of female strength. In the 1950s ...

The history of weaponising red lipstick dates back to the early 20th century. The suffragette movement, which ensued in the ...