Carstairs Promotional Lipstick
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A miniature plastic whiskey bottle replica with a label reading, “Carstairs for the Man who Cares / Carstairs Established 1788 / White Seal / Blended Whiskey / Carstairs Bros. Distilling Co. New York City / 72% Grain Neutral Spirits / 86 and 86.8 proof” The bottle opens by gently lifting from the seal at the bottom of the “bottle,” to reveal a miniature lipstick inside.
| Identifier | LIP_Carstairs_002 |
| Subject | Lipstick |
| Type | Lipstick |
| Date | 1950s |
| Materials | Plastic |
| Condition | Like New |
| Location | disp M |
| Brand | Carstairs |
| Tags | 1950s, Like New, Advertisement Included, Lipstick, Promotional, Carstairs |
| Collection | I. Makeup Collection |
| Citation | “Carstairs Promotional Lipstick,” MUA Archive, accessed January 25, 2026, https://archivemua-new.newassembly.com/items/show/576. |
| Contributor | Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg and Anne Camili, Lips of Luxary. (Montreal: Gourcuff Gradenigo, 2009), 116. |
