A Brisbane woman has been fined $243 on the spot for fixing her makeup.

The woman and her friends, all in their early 40s, were all walking in Fortitude Valley at about 8.30pm when the woman stopped to fix her lipstick.

But the tip broke off, and because it was so small she couldn’t find it on the dimly lit pavement.

View photos The pavement where the woman lost her lipstick. Source: Supplied More

The group walked off but were followed by two Brisbane City Council litter officers and a cop, The Courier Mail reported.

The woman was tapped on the shoulder and issued a fine, which her friend thought “was a joke”.

The council officer asked her named and if she knew she could be fined for littering. He also told her their conversation was being recorded.

The woman’s friend said she was not carrying her driver’s licence and the police officer then checked her identity in what was a “really upsetting incident”.

“They never instructed us to go back and pick up the litter, or clean it up.’’

The group then walked back to the area where the lipstick tip was lost and found a small smudge on the pavement.

“The smudge was smaller than a 10 cent piece,’’ the friend said.

View photos The woman's friend said the smudge was 'smaller than a 10 cent piece'. File pic. Source: Getty Images More

“It was easily missed by my friend because it was so tiny.’’

The woman posted the photo of the smudge to Facebook with the comment, “You could buy so many lipsticks for $243”.

The fine was issued in March, but was not disputed at the time, according to council records.

Acting Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said she called the women personally and said this matter would be reviewed “as a matter of priority”.

“While council does not tolerate littering, this certainly doesn’t appear to be littering and there needs to be a common-sense approach taken,” Cr Schrinner said.