Lipstick Paper
Cherry Slips for cherry-stained kisses.
Mechanics & Inner Workings
The user takes a sheet and puts it between their lips, biting down to warm and release the cream dye stored in it and thus putting on lipstick. Each sheet is supposed to be single-use.
Some brands of lipstick paper can be used as blush applicators, although this requires creative finagling to avoid stained fingers.
Some brands of lipstick paper can be used as blush applicators, although this requires creative finagling to avoid stained fingers.
Manufacturing process
The wax emollient of the lipstick base is warmed up in a large cauldron, then poured into a mixing machine and stirred continuously as the oils are stirred in.
The dye of lipstick paper is also poured into the mixing machine and stirred to a thin batter-like consistency. This is to prevent the paper sheets from being stuck while manufacturing.
While traditionally, the only lipstick paper colors available were red, pink, or orange; modern attitudes towards makeup have resulted in a wider range of colors included in lipstick papers. Blue, green, purple, or even black cream dye is made in the same boiling process as the usual dyes.
Wax paper sheets are left to soak in a cream dye until the papers are thoroughly soaked and take on its color. They are then hung up to dry in sterile chambers and cut into smaller pieces to be packed into boxes similar to tissues.
The dye of lipstick paper is also poured into the mixing machine and stirred to a thin batter-like consistency. This is to prevent the paper sheets from being stuck while manufacturing.
While traditionally, the only lipstick paper colors available were red, pink, or orange; modern attitudes towards makeup have resulted in a wider range of colors included in lipstick papers. Blue, green, purple, or even black cream dye is made in the same boiling process as the usual dyes.
Wax paper sheets are left to soak in a cream dye until the papers are thoroughly soaked and take on its color. They are then hung up to dry in sterile chambers and cut into smaller pieces to be packed into boxes similar to tissues.
Significance
Beauty product that was once frequently used to enhance lips in order to make them look kissable. It is derived from the older technique of cream blush pots. Paper slips were used in medieval China because they were portable, couldn't be spilled, and couldn't break unlike tube lipsticks.
While bullet tube and liquid lipsticks have become more popular in the present day, paper lipstick is used when it is difficult to apply the previous two types. Cosmetic advancements have ensured that paper lipsticks have the same color range as bullets or liquid bottles.
While bullet tube and liquid lipsticks have become more popular in the present day, paper lipstick is used when it is difficult to apply the previous two types. Cosmetic advancements have ensured that paper lipsticks have the same color range as bullets or liquid bottles.
Item type
Clothing / Accessory
Related ethnicities
Rarity
Common
Weight
3 - 4 g (1 box = 50 sheets)
Dimensions
5 x 3 cm (average)
Base Price
12 Tang Coins (average)
Raw materials & Components
Historical materials
Rose petals / Carmine (would only produce red, pink, or orange)
Lemon juice
Fine-weave paper
Modern materials
Carmine / Food-grade dye (including exotic ones such as blue, black, or purple)
Lanolin (moisturizer)
Castor oil
Jojoba oil
Lemon juice
Wax paper
Rose petals / Carmine (would only produce red, pink, or orange)
Lemon juice
Fine-weave paper
Modern materials
Carmine / Food-grade dye (including exotic ones such as blue, black, or purple)
Lanolin (moisturizer)
Castor oil
Jojoba oil
Lemon juice
Wax paper
Tools
Cauldron
Mixing machine
Drying line
Paper cutters
Mixing machine
Drying line
Paper cutters
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