Tattoo Lipstick
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A cardboard backing with a full color print of three people in costume. Text on the backing reads, “Tattoo Lipstick / New Tattoo / Exotic / Keeps lips soft, smooth, moist.” The lipstick tube is attached by two wires through the backing. Additional text on the back of the backing reads, “Entirely New Kind of Lipstick / Super-Indelible...yet it keeps lips velvety soft and smooth, lusciously moist! / Here’s exactly what your lips have been wanting so desperately. A lipstick, made by an exclusive new process from which is blended a magical softening agent to give your lips velvety softness and touch thrilling smoothness; an equal magical moistening agent to give your lips a luscious, moist glisten...a vivacious sparkle...the lustrous freshness of a ‘dewy’ gardenia! / It’s the New Tattooo...the one and only lipstick that can give your lips the exciting enchantment of transparent South Sea color. Super-Indelible, it keeps lips tenderly youthful all day or evening long! / Five Exciting New Shades / Coral (orangish) Exotic (Fiery) Natural (Blood Red) Pastel (Changeable) Hawaiian (Brilliant) / Copyright 1937, Tattoo / Printed U.S.A. Made in U.S.A. Trademark ‘Tattoo’ / Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. and Foreign Countries.”
| Identifier | LIP_Tattoo_007 |
| Subject | Lipstick |
| Type | Lipstick |
| Date | 1937 |
| Materials | Cardboard, Aluminum, Enamel |
| Condition | Brand New |
| Location | disp M |
| Brand | Tattoo |
| Tags | Filmed for TikTok, Advertisement Included, Lipstick, 1930s, Brand New, Tattoo |
| Collection | I. Makeup Collection |
| Citation | “Tattoo Lipstick,” MUA Archive, accessed January 26, 2026, https://archivemua-new.newassembly.com/items/show/959. |
| Contributor | Chicago Tribune, September 14, 1934. |
| Coverage | @erinparsonsmakeup While my hair is drying thought I’d share some new Vintage Makeup pieces i’ve added to my collection! #vintage #vintagemakeup #makeuphaul #catsoftiktok #cats #makeup #lipstick |