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Patented Technology for Your Lips! 

The only Patented Wax Free Semi-Permanent Cosmetics® on the market today
 
Lip Ink® International is the only sheer, natural, herbal, formulas that can be layered-making over 1 million personalized colors
 
The innovator and industry leader. So advanced-we're the company that everyone's copying
 
Our healthy herbal botanical color blends are naturally antiseptic and preservative free
 

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Our Mission:
 
  It is Rose’s intent to create a product so unique, so Powerful, so Revolutionary it empowers women from all walks of  life to experience the FREEDOM AND CONFIDENCE of wearing LIP INK®  Wax Free Semipermanent® Cosmetics LIP INK®  INTERNATIONAL  will touch and enhance over 1 billion women’s lives!
 
 
Our Vision:
 
"As an Inventor, I dream, aspire, desire and create in a way that supports women of all walks of life, with a special devotion to add the main ingredients of joy and magic into every product we create."
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Our Philosophy:
 
Lip Divaä and Lip Inkâ International are aligned as one in shared fundamental beliefs, ethics, and intentions to provide guidance, foundation and structure to make decisions, that are safe, natural, healthy, recyclable, organic, kosher, renewable resource solutions that support our Lifestyles of Health and Sustainablility (LOHAS), 24-7, global, eco-friendly, world.  It is our deepest desire to empower, inspire, and transform through awareness, to go beyond illusion with creative, enjoyable, breakthrough ideas.
 
We are a technology company, that self manufactures mulit-patented, demonstratively superior, semi-permanent® cosmetics that are guaranteed smearproof with over one million colors to chose from.
 
We offer an open invitation to our industry leaders or complementary LOHAS lifestyles corporations, to join us through our technology licensing, in our quest for excellence.


 
"It's about time!"
 
That was the global reaction to the launch of LIP-INK®  INTERNATIONAL by Rose Nichols. Back in 1995, inventor and mother, Rose Nichols created the world's original waxless, waterproof, smear proof, and ultra-durable, natural liquid lip color™. This unique product keeps the color where it belongs - on your lips.
 
Backed by multiple patents and industry awards, LIP-INK® 's liquid lip color™ is today the superior leader in lip color. Currently available at hundreds of spas, salons, doctors' offices and retail locations worldwide...

Backed by multiple patents and industry awards, LIP-INK®'s liquid lip color™ is today the superior leader in lip color. Currently available at hundreds of spas, salons, doctors' offices and retail locations worldwide
"It's new technology for cosmetics. Other products claim they're smearless, long-lasting and liquid. However, ours is the only original, patented real liquid lip color™. We do not even refer to our product as "lipstick" because it is not lipstick; it is the first lip color of its kind and proves what we claim."
 
 
Ten years on, Rose Nichols continues to handcraft an extraordinary lip color that, unlike lipstick, offers a time-saving, confidence-building solution for active women. Not only is this a product that, when applied, feels remarkably like bare skin, it is also beneficial to the lips. The revolutionary lip color™ speeds up natural lip exfoliation of dead skin cells - revealing softer, smoother, younger-looking lips in their natural state.
 

All of our products are made with no added preservatives, using pigments, 40 natural herbs and botanicals including goldenseal, chamomile, rosemary extract, seaweed, calendula extract, beta carotene, Vitamins E, C, B-5 (panthenol), 13 trace minerals, UVA and UVB protection and natural humectants. All ingredients meet U.S. FDA and CTFA cosmetic standards and guidelines. All our products are made in the U.S.A.

LIP-INK ® INTERNATIONAL by Rose Nichols . Time to look and feel your very best.

Read Rose Nichols Blog on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lipdiva 

 The LIP-INK®  PATENTED WAX FREE™ SEMI-PERMANENT®  COSMETICS PRODUCT LINE was founded in January 1995 by Inventor, Mother, CEO and Lip Diva™, Rose Nichols. Based in El Segundo, CA, LIP-INK ® INTERNATIONAL's revolutionary concept began as Rose's senior thesis project in Merchandise Marketing at FIDM-LA, and has since grown into a multi-million dollar international enterprise.

  
               

Rose Nichols, Inventor, Alchemist, Pioneer
President and CEO of LIP-INK® INTERNATIONAL.
The Worlds Only Wax-Free Patented Semi-Permanent Cosmetics.
BLOG: http://www.myspace.com/lipdiva

 

Personal Blog:         Rose's Blog 
Patents:                    Rose's Patents
Museum:                   Rose's Selected Art
Book:                        Lip Diva Book
Picks:                       Rose's Favorite Pick
 

Tired of her old fashioned lip color coming off on her teeth, clothes, coffee cups, and food, Rose knew there had to be a more elegant and natural solution to women's lip color – one that empowered women. In 1991, Rose began exploring the chemistry of the herbs and botanicals in cosmetics, and the mechanics of magic markers in art. She brought the two worlds together – creating the first batch of LIP-INK®  LIP COLOR™ in her own kitchen.

 
Her goal was to invent an extraordinary lip color, unlike lipstick, that offered a time-saving, confidence-building solution for active women. Finally, in 1995, Rose unveiled her revolutionary product line – LIP-INK® Wax Free™ Semi-Permanent® Cosmetics - a paradigm shift in lip, brow, eye and face color cosmetics.
 
Backed by multiple patents and industry awards, LIP-INK®  Wax Free™ Semi-Permanent®  Cosmetics are currently available in spas, salons, doctor's offices and retail locations world wide.
 

Rose continues to handcraft each LIP-INK® LIP COLOR™ with the utmost of care. She is an active member of the ICMAD, and the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.

 

Rose personally strives to satisfy the cosmetic needs of active women around the world. She hopes her success will inspire women around the world to live out their dreams. Her advice:

 

“Step forward, trust yourself, and tune into the genius within you. Then back it up with hard work - and keep fighting for what you believe in!"
 





 


Lipstick used to make
a symbolic kiss


A typical tube of lipstick.

Lipstick is a cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that applies color and texture to the lips. There are many varieties of lipstick. "Lippy" is a common British colloquialism for lipstick.[1]
 

Lipstick is known to have been used around 5000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, when semi-precious jewels were crushed and applied to the lips and occasionally around the eyes. Women in the ancient Indus Valley Civilization applied lipstick to their lips for face decoration.[2] Ancient Egyptians extracted purplish-red dye from fucus-algin, 0.01% iodine, and some bromine mannite, which resulted in serious illness. Cleopatra had her lipstick made from crushed carmine beetles, which gave a deep red pigment, and ants for a base. Lipsticks with shimmering effects were initially made using a substance found in fish scales called pearlescence.[3]
Lipstick started to gain popularity in the 16th century, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who made piercing black lips and bright yellow faces a fashion statement. By that time, lipstick was made from a blend of beeswax and red stains from plants.
During the Second World War, lipstick gained popularity as a result of its use in the movie industry, and it became commonplace for women to apply makeup, or "put their face on".
As with most other types of makeup, lipstick is typically, but not exclusively, worn by women. It is usually not worn until a female reaches adolescence or adulthood. Male lipstick, especially as used in theater, is sometimes called manstick.
 
Another form of lip color, a wax-free semi-permanent liquid formula, was invented in the 1990s by the Lip-Ink International company. Other companies imitated the idea, putting out their own versions of long-lasting "lip stain" or "liquid lip color", but were not allowed to infringe on the patented wax-free formula.
A study by US consumer group Campaign For Safe Cosmetics, in October 2007 found 60 percent of lipsticks tested contained traceable amounts of lead.[4] The levels of lead varied from 0.03 to 0.65 parts per million. One third of the lipsticks containing lead exceeded the 0.1ppm limit set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for lead in candy.[5]
 


December 2008

October 2008
 
A Night at the Village- October 21 Tuesday 5PM-9PM
The Women's Conference-October 22 Wednesday 8AM-6PM 
Long Beach Convention Center
Exhibit Hall A, B, & C
300 East Ocean  Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90802
*Look for us in the Environment Area Booth #320 and 322
 

September 2008
Hyatt Regency Phoenix
Phoenix Convention Center
Booth # 534
Lip- Ink® International
& Earth Angel Oils
September 17-20, 2008
 

July 2008
 
Program isle 300
Galt House East Hotel (downtown)
140 N 4th Street
Louisville, KY 
July 28 through July 29
9-5 Tuesday & Wednesday 
Phone 1-615-289-5473
(View Link)
 
 
 2008 San Diego County Fair "Summer of Sports"
 
Exhibit Hall Building Booth #4114
10:00AM to 11:00PM July4th and July5th
10:00AM to 10:00PM other days
Buildings will stay open until midnight on July 4 (except for Kids' Best, which will close about 10:00PM).
  
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.
Del Mar, CA 92014
858-755-1161
 
 
 
 

 
Gold Wing's motorcycles, 30th Anniversary Family Anniversary Reunion
Carolina First Center Booth #346
July 3 thru  July 6
9-6 Thursday, Friday & Saturday
9-2 on Sunday
 
One Exhibition Avenue
Greenville, SC  29607
615-289-5473

 


June 2008 LOHAS forum 12
                                                                   
SHOW LOCATION:
St. Julien Hotel & Spa
Boulder, CO 80302
tel. 303-222-8263                                    
BOOTH: #30
SHOW DATES:
June 18-21, 2008
Lip-Ink will have free samples of our award winning, wax free patented,  Lip Ink Flavored Lip Shine Moisturizers "Celebrating the art of flavoring your lips" tingly fresh with maximum hydration and sun protection, aromatherapy for the lips.  We welcome the LOHAS community to stop by our booth # 30  to test drive natures newest technology


 

February 2008   New York's Newest

NY Gift show located in the  section
NewYork's Newest – at the Metropolitan Pavilion


SHOW LOCATION:

125 West 18th Street
NewYork, NY 10011
Phone: +1 (212) 463 0200
Fax: +1 (212) 463 7099

BOOTH: # 9715

SHOW DATES & HOURS
February 2 - 5



 

Health Freedom Expo
Friday Opening, Long Beach Convention Center, Hall B
                                     
                                      
SHOW LOCATION:
300 East Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802

toll free: 888-658-EXPO (3976)
BOOTH: #546

SHOW DATES & HOURS:
February 22-24
 
Hours
Friday - 10am to 7pm
Saturday - 10am to 7pm
Sunday - 10am to 6pm
(Exhibit Hall opens at 11am each day)

 


 January 2008 LA Gift Show Located in the Resort, Souvenir & Licensing section
Friday Opening  •  Los Angeles Convention Center


SHOW LOCATION:

Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015

BOOTH:
Resort, Souvenir & Licensing Booth #1541

SHOW DATES & HOURS
Friday, January 18- January 21, 2008
9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Friday - Sunday
9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday



 


December 2007 The Premiere Eco-Holiday Shopping Festival
WHERE: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA
BOOTH NUMBER: # 218
WHEN:
December 15th and 16th, Saturday 9AM -8PM & Sunday 9AM-5PM
> For More Information:
http://www.ecogift.com/

 

The Premiere Eco-Holiday Shopping Festival

SHOW LOCATION:
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA

BOOTH:
# 218

SHOW DATES & HOURS:
December 15th and 16th, Saturday 9AM -8PM & Sunday 9AM-5PM



 


October 2007 Lip Ink International is represented in the area of Camouflage Cosmetics, at the
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2007 show.
WHERE: Baltimore Convention Center
BOOTH NUMBER: # 338
WHEN: October 26-31
> For More Information: http://12.153.50.131/

 
  Lip Ink International has been invited to participate in the California Governor and First Lady's Conference representing Women in health and the environment

As part of the shared fundamental beliefs, ethics, and intentions to provide guidance, foundation and structure to make decisions, that are safe, natural, healthy, recyclable, organic, renewable resource solutions that support our Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS), 24-7, global, eco-friendly, world.

WHERE: Long Beach Convention Center in Hall B & C
BOOTH NUMBER: # 202
WHEN: October 23, 2007
> For More Information: http://www.californiawomen.org/
 
  The Oregon 15th Annual Northwest Women's Show
WHERE: Aloha Oregon Convention Center in Oregon
BOOTH NUMBER: # 919
WHEN: October 19-21
> For More Information: http://www.portlandwomenshow.com/
 
September 2007 The Baltimore Maryland Natural Products Expo East 2007
WHERE: Baltimore, Maryland Convention Center
WHEN: September 26-29
> For More Information: http://www.expoeast.com/
 
  The Your Beauty Network’s (YBN) Seventh Annual Business Retreat
WHERE:
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, Dana Point, CA,
Laguna Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Hotel, in Laguna Beach California
BOOTH NUMBER: #11
WHEN:
September 23-25
> For More Information: https://secure.ybn.com/default.asp
 
  The Great Women's Expo - September 2007
WHERE: The Anaheim Convention Center
BOOTH NUMBER: #846 & 746
WHEN: September 15-17
> For More Information: http://www.greatwomensexpo.com/
 
  The International Congress of Esthetics and Spa
WHERE: Long Beach 2007, Located at the Long Beach Convention Center
BOOTH NUMBER: #1153
WHEN: September 8-10
> For More Information: http://longbeach.skincareshows.com/exhibitors/
 
July 2007 The California Gift show, proudly welcomes Lip Ink International July 20-23 2007 booth #6038 Product Divisions > EX•TRACTS®

A juried division that highlights innovation in personal care and wellness with a special emphasis on product design. Product categories include aromatherapy, bodycare, massage oils, candles, home/fragrance, bath accessories and more.
 
  WBENC Women's Business Enterprise National Council

Lip Ink International a WBENC certified member, was well received as a Lohas Green Chemistry Lifestyle cosmetic company, at the WBENC Women's Business Enterprise National Council and business fair Los Angeles show June 25-28 2007
 
June 2007 Lip Ink Intl. shows off their products at the Healthy Lifestyle Expo in Marriot Burbank
Convention Center where we become part of vegsource.com and are an immediate hit at
the show.
 
May 2007 Lip Ink Intl. provides gift bags for the LOHAS Forum. The LOHAS 11 Forum is a three-
day business conference that will bring together leaders from Fortune 500 companies, LOHAS businesses, the entertainment industry, and celebrities to focus on how businesses, media and entertainment can be leveraged to educate, shape and influence consumer behavior and purchasing decisions while promoting lifestyles of health and sustainability.
 
April 2007 Lip Ink Intl. exhibits at the Pasadena Convention Center in the Conscious Life Expo.
 
March 2007 Lip Ink Intl. exhibits at the Long Beach Convention Center in the Health Freedom Expo  resulting in media attention.


October 2006 Lip Ink acquires over 10 million email address in order to advertise and create new customers resulting in positive reaction.
 
September 2006 Animal Protection Institute places Lip Ink on their home page for animal lover consumers to purchase Lip Ink products and have 15% of all sales go to API .
 
August 2006 Marketing campaign: Exclusive Complimentary Test Drive - Offer Allows Consumers to Experience  for the First Time  the Original Multi-Patented and Guaranteed Smear-Proof Liquid Lip Color  www.freelipink.com Lip Ink joins the national, nonprofit Animal Protection Institute (API) that currently houses and manages CCIC - the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics to raise awareness of cruelty-free products. 

"Tennessean Newspaper" features Lip Ink in Consumer Tips setions resulting in an overwhelming response for the Free Lip Ink Campaign.
 
July 2006 Wikipedia.org, the Worlds Largest Free Encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lip-Ink) includes Lip Ink International under noted Cosmetics Companies.
 
June 2006 Lip Ink® International hires ThinkAlchemy to produce the "Lip Diva" Book. ThinkAlchemy from Santa Monica, Ca, is run by Futurist Michael Glock, and his team that placed the Jewelry on the Matix movie series.  Lip-Ink® also found itself mentioned in the Baltimore Sun, Florida Times Union and Las Vegas Review Journal.
 
May 2006 Baltimore Sun states: No Need to Blot. The question you have to ask yourself is: Do I really want a lipstick that's semi-permanent?
 
April 2006 Rose Nichols along with the team of Lip-Ink® International joins the same PR firms used by:  NBC, Microsoft©, Paramount Studios, Discovery Channel, and the Travel Channel. NPPR are highly specialized veterans in lifestyle branding and only accept a few prestigious companies at a time. We just became one of them because we consider them the best PR Company in the business.
 
March 2006  Rose Nichols appears in the March issue of Beauty Launch Pad – Rose's mission is conveyed in "Whats My Line" Celebrating the Entreprenurial Spirit.
 


December 2005 Rose Nichols and the team of Lip Ink® International in November,  enter into a joint venture with Pepperjam, an internationally recognized affiliate company, in order to maximize both brand awareness and internet exposure.
 
November 2005 Women’s Wear Daily introduces our newest line of cosmetics www.girlmakeup.com  sold exclusively on the internet.
 
October 2005 Rose Nichols along with Lip-Ink® International is accepted by “Women’s Business Enterprise”. WBE is a national council dedicated to women business owners and the support of women in business.
 



Lip Diva®
Rose Receives Recognition The accolades keep pouring in. Here’s a recap of some of Rose’s awards, recognition, and affiliations:
 
Rose Nichols receives her first award at the 1997 International Invention Convention for the best cosmetic invention. Featured on over 12 major network news and TV stations, around the USA. Glamour Magazine picks up the buzz and calls Lip-Ink immovable as Hollywood movie stars are first introduced to the product line. Lip-Ink International produces three segments for TV, Training and the general public on the product line.
 
Her products are featured on the Christine Ferrari show with Andrew Weil, and many news articles congratulated her for her patented lip color. At the same time, in 1996-7 her first patent was published.
 
Rose Nichols receives another award at the 1998 International Invention Convention for the best beauty and fashion product where she also served as a guest speaker where she focused on raising awareness for women in business and to encourage their empowerment. This event was viewed on six major news stations throughout the country.
 
Rose Nichols received three more patents for her smear-proof color cosmetic products. She is honored by the Fashion Institute and invited to speak before the student body and counselors as they build their cosmetic programs and grow the cosmetic student
body of the Fashion Institute.
 
Rose registers over 2000 domain names directly related to her cosmetic line, to get a better grasp of the Internet traffic, soon to arrive. She receives two more patents for her smear-proof cosmetics. Lip-Ink International is lauded in several publications such as, Soaps magazine, Makeup Artist Magazine, and Estylo Magazine as the editor’s choice product.
 
Rose builds her second manufacturing plant including IT server room and color cosmetic lab. She welcomes the president of Federal Express David Bronczek, as he tours the lip-Ink manufacturing facility since Lip Ink® uses his company to ship packages all over the world.
 
Receives another smear-proof cosmetic patent and welcomes Playboy Movies as a new client. The company now has over 2000 locations both in the professional spa market and the plastic surgeon market.
 
Rose Nichols stars in a documentary about her company, which aired more than 300 times on the style network. Rose starts painting with Lip-Ink Color building a museum on the www.lipink.com web site. She recycles all the color product return to painters that can use a new paint medium. All artists are welcome to the returns. She only asks that she can post their paintings on the museum.
 
2003 Rose Nichols stars in her first TV commercial and shares her mission with the world. Rose Nichols invents 150 new products this year – with the introduction of natural flavors and color.
 
Environmentally conscious recycle program is implemented where she encourages consumers to send back their used containers  for recycling.
 
Rose Nichols joins the team of Pepperdine University MBA business graduates to get a new “ live” spin on the business of lifestyle changing products as a beauty insider. Rose also joins PETA and the Safe cosmetics campaign with the only wax free smear-proof cosmetics in the world with a product line containing over 550 natural, personally hand crafted products, all made in the USA under the strict guidelines of CTFA, and FDA.
October 2005 Rose Nichols along with Lip-Ink International is accepted by “Women’s business Enterprise.” WBE is a national council dedicated to women business owners and the support of women in business.

Lip Ink reformulates to green Chemistry. Natural, Organic Kosher, Vegan Supporting our Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability  (LOHAS) 24-7 for an eco-friendly world.
 
November 2005 Women’s Wear Daily introduces our newest line of cosmetics www.girlmakeup.com, which is sold exclusively on the Internet.
 
December 2005 Rose Nichols and the team of Lip Ink® International participate in a joint venture with Pepperdign, an internationally recognized affiliate company, in order to maximize both brand awareness and Internet exposure.
 
March- Rose Nichols appears in the March issue of Beauty Launch Pad. Rose’s mission is conveyed in “Whats My Line” Celebrating the Entrepreneurial Sp
 
May 2006 Baltimore Sun states: No Need to Blot. The question you have to ask yourself is: Do I really want a lipstick that’s semi-permanent?
 
2006 Rose Nichols writes her first book "Lip Diva®"  Inventor Alchemist Pioneer A true Journey by Rose Nichols available at  www.lulu.com
 
2007 Lip Ink International continues to grow with the help of the medical community's support, recognizing the patented, encapsulation attributes of maximum hydration with over 100 different wax free lip moisturizers along with natural sun protection, camouflage, Dental work Safe,
guaranteed smearproof, fuller lips naturally by covering the wet area slightly inside the lip. Natural, organic, healthy, safe Ingredients and the fact that our Lip colorization process can make over one million colors by layering. Giving lifestyle meaning to color cosmetics.
 
 


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LONG-LASTING LIPSTICKS

 


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