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  2. Eye liner - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Egyptian women and men wearing kohl eye liner, from the tomb of Nakht in Thebes (15th century BC). Eye liner was first used in ancient India, ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia as a dark black line around the eyes. As early as 10,000 BC, Egyptians and Mesopotamians wore eye liner not only for aesthetics but to protect the skin from the ...

  3. History of cosmetics - Wikipedia

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    Before the 1970s, makeup shades for Black women were limited. Face makeup and lipstick did not work for dark skin types because they were created for pale skin tones. These cosmetics that were created for pale skin tones only made dark skin appear grey. Makeup artists, such as Reggie Wells, who specialized in black women celebrities, such as ...

  4. Male cosmetics - Wikipedia

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    Male cosmetics were originally targeted towards homosexual men, however, market research revealed that only a third of male cosmetic consumers were gay. [10] Some men use beauty products to cover perceived flaws on their faces, such as acne marks and freckles. [11] Additionally, some men use cosmetics to boost their physical appearance. [12]

  5. The Power of Queen Nefertiti's Eyeliner - AOL

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    Ancient Egyptian portraiture often showed men with red-brown skin and women with yellow-white skin to distinguish the genders. By that logic, the pigment used on Nefertiti’s bust was closer to ...

  6. The best eyeliner techniques for every eye shape - AOL

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    Some eye shapes will benefit from a dramatic cat-eye while others, just a subtle flick. We’ve got the products and the pointers to help you figure it out.

  7. Kohl (cosmetics) - Wikipedia

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    "Blue" kohl is a dark-bluish black pigment composed of lead-based compounds as well as a compound of antimony. The lead-based compounds in kohl are galena (PbS) – dark grey and gloss, laurionite (PbCl(OH)) – white, phosgenite (PbCl) 2 CO 3), and cerussite (PbCO 3) – blue. The antimony-based compound in kohl is stibnite (Sb 2 S 3) – blue.

  8. Beauty and cosmetics in ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The two main forms of eye makeup were green eye paint and black kohl. The green eye paint called Udju [3] was made of malachite, a copper carbonate pigment. The green malachite came from the mines of Sinai as early as 3000 BC. [4] [5] The black eye-paint called Mesdemet [6] was made from galena, a dark grey ore. Crushed charcoal was also used ...

  9. Cosmetics in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Kohl was the main ingredient in eye makeup, and was composed of ashes or soot and antimony, with saffron usually added to improve the smell. Kohl was applied using a rounded stick, made of ivory, glass, bone, or wood, that would be dipped in either oil or water first, before being used to apply the kohl. [ 7 ]

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