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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 ...
In the 19th century, Queen Victoria publicly declared makeup improper, vulgar, and acceptable only for use by actors, [30] with many famous actresses of the time, such as Sarah Bernhardt and Lillie Langtry using makeup. 19th-century fashion ideals of women appearing delicate, feminine and pale were achieved by some through the use of makeup ...
A Somali woman with indha kuul ("kohl eyes") Usage of kohl eye paint in the Horn of Africa dates to the ancient Kingdom of Punt. [4] Somali, Djiboutian, Ethiopian, and Eritrean women have long applied kohl (kuul) for cosmetic purposes, as well as to cleanse the eyes, lengthen eyelashes, and to protect the eyes from the sun's rays. [14] [15]
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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 ...
Time crunch! Courteney Cox took to Instagram to show her 10.3 million followers how she completes a full face of makeup when she need to get glammed up — fast. Jennifer Aniston's Hottest Red ...
Makeup usually came in tablet or cake form, sold at marketplaces. [7] Wealthy women bought expensive makeup that came in elaborate containers made from gold, wood, glass or bone. [6] Kohl came in compartmentalized tubes that could store more than one color of eye makeup. [7]