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"Realce" (attributed) clear lipstick (creyón labial transparente) — set of two
Object/Artifact
Two examples of a clear/colorless push-up lipstick in pink-and-white plastic swivel tubes (pink base and cap, white inner barrel; capped form is an all-pink cylinder). The product is a pale, translucent yellowish wax with a domed tip. One unit is heavily used (bullet worn, with surface bloom and yellowing consistent with age/use); the other is unused (fuller, cleaner bullet). Construction and format match the red Realce lipstick catalogued separately.
2025.1.352
Belonged to Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez
A clear/colorless lip product — a "creyón labial" in transparent form (or a stick lip-shine/brillo labial). Attributed by the holder to the Cuban state cosmetics line Realce, which produced lipstick (11 shades), lip gloss, and eye makeup under the Ministry of Light Industry (Suchel system). The attribution is a working guess: a single Realce paper base label is present in this batch, but it cannot be confirmed to belong to these clear sticks rather than to the red-shade lipstick (also catalogued).
The Cabrera Arús family collection
Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecition
2025.1
MINIL
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
Maker / brand: Realce — tentative (holder's attribution). Per the Realce line being Cuban state cosmetics; however, the only Realce label in the batch cannot be assigned with certainty to these tubes versus the red lipstick. If unconfirmed, treat as unbranded clear lipstick. Date: circa 1970s–1980s — tentative (state cosmetics-line period; no date/lot code read).
Label
bottom of tube
42
7.3 cm
1.8 cm
Per unit: Outer pink case (base) with frosted-white inner push-up carrier, matching pink cap, cosmetic product.
Plastic
Molded plastic (pink case and cap; white translucent carrier); cosmetic cream (wax/oil-based, pale beige).
Fair
Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez
owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
acquisition, use
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
production