Lipstick was an item used on Earth by (predominantly) females as a cosmetic item applied to the lips. (TV: The Visitation [+]Loading...["The Visitation (TV story)"]) It was occasionally used to write messages with in lieu of other writing materials. (TV: The Girl Who Waited [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Waited (TV story)"])
Some lipstick, such as that owned by River Song was impregnated with poison or hallucinogenic substances. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"], The Time of Angels [+]Loading...["The Time of Angels (TV story)"], The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"])
Bernice Summerfield wore black lipstick when she was performing lead vocals for Plasticine in 1976. (PROSE: No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"]) Madelaine Worth, a Goth, wore black lipstick in 1994. (PROSE: Goth Opera [+]Loading...["Goth Opera (novel)"]) Ereshkigal Violaine also wore black lipstick in 2595. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage [+]Loading...["Dry Pilgrimage (novel)"])
Sarah Jane Smith carried a device called sonic lipstick. It was a gift from the Tenth Doctor in the mid-2000s. (TV: Invasion of the Bane [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Bane (TV story)"], et al.) She had at least two. (TV: Enemy of the Bane [+]Loading...["Enemy of the Bane (TV story)"])
Rose Tyler remarked on Platform One in 5,000,000,000 that Lady Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 was just "lipstick and skin". (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])
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Tegan Jovanka used her lipstick to mark places explored within the Doctor's TARDIS, upon seeing it the Fifth Doctor remarked that it appeared to be "carmine seepage". (TV: Castrovalva [+]Loading...["Castrovalva (TV story)"])
In an account dated to January 1965, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward used lipstick as part of a live video message to Tracy Island while kidnapped by gang leader Carl. (TV: The Man from MI.5 [+]Loading...["The Man from MI.5 (TV story)"]) Other sources dated the activities of International Rescue to the 1990s, (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"]) the 2060s, (PROSE: Titan Declares War! [+]Loading...["Titan Declares War! (short story)"] et al.) and the 2080s. (PROSE: Captain Scarlet in Death Crash! [+]Loading...["Captain Scarlet in Death Crash! (short story)"] et al.)