Mirror effect base to a Maybelline lipstick - but you will need a second lipstick to use the base of this one as a mirror. Photo by Angela Lansbury.
YSL
The co-ordinating look is completed by matching lipstick. I bought a YSL lipstick at Heathrow airport, London, in October 2021, for about twenty five pounds. In a Singapore shop the lipstick would have cost at least ten pounds more.
YSL Lipstick
If you need to see your lips when applying the lipstick, YSL lipsticks often have a mirror effect case. I go for the mirror effect case.
I have one of the others from YSL, thinner, in a see through case, but it is a gel, sticky. I feel you use up a lot of lipstick per application. So to my mind, a conventional lipstick is better value.
YSL Company and Owner Origins in France
YSL stands for the name of the French founder, Yves Saint Laurent.
Maybelline Lipstick
I had also bought a red lipstick in London from Boots chemist on Baker Street station, for about seven pounds. The brand was Maybelline of New York. The colour was 333 Hot Chase. You can now see it online, 7.99, but three for the price of two.
Maybelline's American Origins
Maybelline started in Chicago, USA, in the early 1900s. The company founder saw his older sister, Mabel, using vaseline and coal dust on her eyelashes. He got the idea of making mascara as a beauty product. In 1991 the company slogan became, Maybe it's Maybelline.
The Mary Quant daisy symbol. YSL lipstick with mirror. Photo by Angela Lansbury.
I placed my fingers reflected in the mirror of the YSL lipstick so you could see that it works.
Mary Quant Lipsticks & Daisy Symbol
The Mary Quant company's Daisy logo dates back to the swinging sixties. She also produced a Daisy doll with clothes and a doll's house. In addition, she was involved in designs for a Mini car.
Mary Quant in London
Mary Quant, in the UK, claims to have invented the mini-skirt and hot pants. She is now a Dame. She won several awards and you can read her autobiography.
Vintage YSL lipstick with mirror case and built in brush.
Mirrors On Lipsticks
The most expensive lipsticks come in sets with a mirror. But some mirror finish lipsticks can act as a mirror. The inexpensive Maybelline lipstick base acts as a mirror, which you can use to check you have applied the lipstick correctly. If you want to use the mirror when applying the lipstick, you might need two lipsticks, using one as a lipstick and the other as a mirror.
Phone as Mirror
You can use your mobile phone as a mirror. Switch the screen direction to selfie view. If you need to be hands free, set the mobile phone on a table. Or ask a friend to hold the phone or mirror for you.
I am often in a Zoom meeting for Toastmasters International clubs. I can leave my video off whilst I apply my lipstick. At the interval, somebody often says, we will now take a group photo. I may have been eating and need to apply or re-apply my lipstick afterwards. I need to act fast.
Finding Your Local Lipstick Best Value Supplier
I have set my computer to show vendor addresses in Singapore and the UK. I try to add a link to an amazon or international supplier. However, when you are logging in from the USA, AUSTRALIA, Europe, or elsewhere, the ads which appear on your screen will know your location from cookies and will be applicable to your location so you can quickly find a nearby supplier and/or one which ships to your area. On the other hand, it is useful to know if something is cheaper in another country so that you can stock up on good value souvenirs when travelling for business or pleasure.
Useful Websites
Gel Lipsticks
Maybelline Lacquer - in Singapore
About seven Singapore dollars, postage extra, unless you are a premium member.
Maybelline in UK - three for two offer
Mary Quant Lipsticks
I bought a Mary Quant lipstick cheaply, as I can see from the price label from the chemist's shop (US pharmacy and drug store). It must have been discontinued.
All products with the daisy pattern - even socks. Not cheap.
Mary Quant
Maybelline
YSL
About the Author Angela Lansbury
BIOGRAPHY of ANGELA
Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5
The Author of several books including Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.
Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com
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Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President
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Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;
Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;
Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.
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Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.
Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.
Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.
Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.
Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.
Language and speech workshops in Singapore.
Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.
Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.
Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.
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