Vanity thy name is woman, early cosmetics trade?
Oh sure, lure me into even more peril.
Lipstick was used by prostitutes in ancient times to advertize that they were willing to give the old Presidential Treatment.
Some of the most notorious were found on the island of Lesbos, so until Sappho came along (so to speak), to be a Lesbian meant to, uh, imitate Pan, if you know what I mean.
Euphemisms — they’re not just for breakfast anymore.