When I look at the popular line of Bratz dolls, all I can think of are Wax Lips. The over-sized flavored lip-shaped wax that magically seemed to release a tasty juice when you chewed it up. Did they really turn into gum or did I just chew the wax so much that it seemed like it? How fun were these? Loads of fun! You could instantly become a superstar without Botox or a costly cosmetologist! A superstar in your own mind, perhaps. In any case, Wax Lips could transform you. They made kids confident and loving, pretending to pucker up for anyone within ten feet of them.
Wax Lips have a sort of “bit” on the back that you can slip between your lips to wear the wax lips. If you got excited and bit through that part, your fun was significantly halted. All you can do without the back piece is hold them up to your lips with your fingers. So, training yourself not to bite the back part off was a proud talent. Wax Lips used to be at all the dime-stores when I was a kid… Where have they gone? You would think with all the big-lipped dolls, they’d make a comeback.
Wax Lips were invented by the American Candy Company in the early 20th century (whoa!). Concord Confections, Ltd. picked them up in 2002, and then Tootsie Roll Industries picked up that company in 2004. The lips are now called “Wack-O-Wax” which, to me, makes them sound like a horror movie. I suppose if you were a boy on the other side of those lips, it would be like something out of a horror movie. The more boy-friendly version of Wax Lips is Wax Fangs - lips with fangs!
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There’s something about the flavor of wax lips that I can’t quite put my finger on. It’s sort of minty, yet not. I really like it!
December 18th, 2006 at 11:05 amactually the wax lips were made by w & f which went broke in 1990 and then it was glenn confections . American candy next came into the picture.
December 19th, 2006 at 1:39 amThanks, David! ^_^
December 31st, 2006 at 5:35 pmThanks for the information. I have looked for the wax lips and also the Wowee was gum whistles that we use to get years ago! I have ordered the Wack-o-Wax lips and they don’t have the same texture the old ones did. They seem a bit harder and just not as smooth. I am glad we can get something though.
February 6th, 2007 at 12:38 pmFor an accurate history of Wax Lips, see
http://www.aoghs.org/pdf/WaxLips.pdf
March 14th, 2007 at 12:40 pm