Trivia: In which city was the first commercial lipstick sold in 1884?
New York, U.S.
Paris, France
Milan, Italy
Tokyo, Japan
The correct answer is Paris, France
So why is this answer correct? : The first lipstick was first sold commercially in 1884 by French perfumers. Instead of the plastic tubes we’re familiar with today, early lipsticks were wrapped in paper tubes or silk paper, or packaged in small pots. The swivel-up lipstick tube that is used now was invented in Nashville, Tennessee, by James Bruce Mason Jr. in 1923.