A couple of weeks ago, we shared this wonderful piece As Gaeilge to help you to improve your Irish vocabulary, and nail that perfect eyeliner flick at the same time. It went down a treat and you guys were super spreagtha (excited).Â
So, as today is #Gaeilge24, the day for all schools to speak only Irish, our dream Irish team, Dr Claire, our science queen and GearĂłidĂn McEvoy are back, and this time its LIPSTICK!
Believe it or not, bĂ©aldath is actually over 5,000 bliana dâaois. However, it never started out as a gendered object. Both fir and mnĂĄ wore it to demonstrate social status in Sumer, where they wore crushed gemstones on their sĂșile and bheola. Na hĂigiptigh like Cleopatra crushed up mĂola and applied dearg stain to lips as a demonstration of status. Over time it has become a representation of womenâs independence (flapper girls in the 1920s), subcultures (e.g. goths wearing black lipstick) and faisean (icons like Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn all popularised lipstick in the 1950s).
The first commercially sold lipsticks were made by French cuideachta cosmaideach Guerlain in the 1880s – Guerlain lipsticks are still in mĂłr-Ă©ilimh today! Chum James Bruce Mason Jr the first swivel tube mechanism for easy lipstick application in 1923.
One of the interesting arguments around smideadh is that people only wear it to attract a partner. BĂ©aldath is the ultimate counter-argument, as it doesnât change your face cruth or modify your natural features. And, being honest, if you do end up having a pĂłg, it is going to end up all over your cara and their cara. So it really is rud Ă©igin we wear for ourselves.
We are big fans of bĂ©aldath, in case that isnât soilĂ©ir already. So it is a tromchĂșiseach business to give you comhairle on how to wear it. The first rogha is the biggest one.
What dath? The freagra is whatever dath you want. You have to try different dathanna to find out what suits you. Ask your cairde/clann if you can try theirs, try some on the siopa. You have nothing to lose from triail a bhaint as.
What foirmle? BĂ©aldathanna comes in a variety of foirmlĂ sa lĂĄ atĂĄ inniu ann. In a standard beĂĄldath tube, you can find a multitude of finishes from neamhlonrach to lonrach. Le dĂ©anaĂ liquid bĂ©aldathanna have become extremely popular – some bĂ©aldath leachtach might need a lĂnitheoir bĂ©il however.
BĂ©aldathanna are uilĂoch – there is no person, dath craicinn or cruth an bhĂ©il that canât wear bĂ©aldath! Some dathanna, like fĂor dearg, are truly universal and look iontach on gach duine! It can seem quite scanrĂșil though. A big statement. Please donât be scanraithe. It is so much fun to wear red bĂ©aldath (or indeed any dath lipstick you like!) If youâre like us and bĂ©aldathanna makes you feel laidir, neamhspleĂĄch agus muinĂneach, just caith Ă©!
What the focal?
bĂ©aldath – lipstick
bĂ©aldathanna leachtach – liquid lipstick
beola – lips
bliana dâaois – years old
caith Ă© – wear it
cara – face
cairde – friends
clann – family
comhairle – advice
cruth – shape
cuideachta cosmaideach – cosmetics company
chum – invented
dath – colour
dathanna – colours
dath craicinn – skin colour
dearg – red
faisean – fashion
fĂor dearg – true red
fir – men
foirmle – formula
foirmlĂ – formulae
freagra – answer
iontach – great
laidir – strong
leachtach – liquid
le dĂ©anaĂ – lately
lĂnitheoir bĂ©il – lipliner
lonrach – glossy
mĂola – bugs
mĂłr-Ă©ilimh – great demand
mnĂĄ – women
muinĂneach – confident
Na hĂigiptigh – the Egyptians
neamhlonrach – matte
neamhspleĂĄch – independent
pĂłg – kiss
rogha – choice
rud Ă©igin – something
sa lĂĄ atĂĄ inniu ann – nowadays
scanraithe – scared
scanrĂșil – scary
siopa – shop
smideadh – make up
soilĂ©ir – clear
sĂșile – eyes
triail a bhaint as – having a go
tromchĂșiseach – serious
uilĂoch – universal