Lipstick Fetish

The popularity of the lipstick fetish can be explained quite simply; some colours, particularly red, when applied to a woman’s facial lips make a direct imaginative connection between them and the darkened, excited state of her vulva. Although this forms the fetishistic springboard for the fantasy, different effects and technological advances provide more options than ever before for enthusiasts to enjoy.

In the same way that theatrical make-up had to be exaggerated so that it could be seen by the whole audience, courtesans, kept women and prostitutes who needed to provoke desire quickly used colour on their lips to heighten their effect. Subsequently, the combination of deep red lips and pale skin has become synonymous with decadence, debauchery and the promise of illicit pleasures to come.

Now, lips can reflect-through their almost endless variety of colours-a clear indicator as to different states of the wearers arousal for the benefit of a fetishistic spectator. When lip-gloss is applied, the effect is magnifed because the suggestion of wetness can be preserved, observed and appreciated for much longer.

Certain brands can also duplicate the reflective index of materials like latex which, when added to themed outfits, can only enhance any BDSM scenario or role-play.