These Fabulous Facts About Flappers Prove they Made the 20s Roar
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These Fabulous Facts About Flappers Prove they Made the 20s Roar

1920s - Roaring Twenties

24. Flappers Transformed the Cosmetics Industry

A woman applying lipstick using a special 1920s-era makeup device to line her lips. Pinterest.

Victorian norms were falling to the wayside as cosmetics companies realized that they could make a lot of money by creating products for flappers. They would produce red lipstick and blush simply because there was a high demand for it. However, the flappers’ mothers frequently disapproved of their makeup and would wipe it off.

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