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Victorian-era cosmetics were cosmetic products used during the Victorian age. Victorian cosmetics sometimes used toxic ingredients such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and ammonia. Many cosmetic products were aimed at achieving as pale a complexion as possible, as this would indicate a woman did not have to work outside, and was thus of high status.
Although the use of ceruse was rather visibly noticeable upon the individual's face, many women chose to keep their use of Venetian ceruse a secret and did not disclose this information even to their families. [11] The use of Venetian ceruse was largely for the purpose of enhancing beauty by creating a smooth, natural complexion.
Victorian-era spanking erotica from The Memoirs of Dolly Morton Venus Callipyge, a Roman sculpture (thought to be based on a Greek original) that emphasizes the buttocks. The female buttocks have been a symbol of fertility and beauty since early human history.
Women wore an apodesmos, [14] later stēthodesmē, [15] mastodesmos [16] and mastodeton, [17] all meaning "breast-band", a band of wool or linen that was wrapped across the breasts and tied or pinned at the back. [18] [19] Roman women wore breast-bands during sport, such as those shown on the Coronation of the Winner mosaic (also known as the ...
In the director's audio commentary of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, director David Fincher discussed how a merkin was used for actress Rooney Mara, after she suggested to him that the character she portrayed in the film was a natural redhead in the book and dyed her hair black. Consequently, the merkin she wore was made in the color red.
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In Western societies into the 20th century, nude swimming was common for men and boys, particularly in male-only contexts and to a lesser extent in the presence of clothed women and girls. Some non-Western societies have continued to practice mixed nude bathing into the present, while some Western cultures became more tolerant of the practice ...
Skin color contrast has been identified as a feminine beauty standard observed across multiple cultures. [7] Women tend to have darker eyes and lips than men, especially relative to the rest of their facial features, and this attribute has been associated with female attractiveness and femininity, [7] yet it also decreases male attractiveness according to one study. [8]