During this decade, lip gloss was introduced by Max Factor. New shades of red lipstick were developed, although were soap-based and very drying. The first eyelash curler came on the scene, called Kurlash. Even though it was expensive and difficult to use, this did not detract from its popularity. Mascara in cake and cream form was extremely vogue. From the 's through the 's, various movie stars proved to be the models for current trends in makeup. Remember Audrey Hepburn's deeply outlined cat eyes?
With the '60's and the hippies came a more liberated makeup look, from white lips and Egyptian-lined eyes to painted images on faces. Heavily lined eyes continued through the '70's and '80's with a wide range of eye shadow colors. Today's trend seems to have reverted to the more natural look with a blending of styles from the past. In today's world, a woman has literally hundreds of cosmetics to choose from, with a wide variety of colors and uses.
For a younger look, the options available are as simple as skin hydrators and rejuvenators, advancing to chemical skin peels, the now-popular Botox, collagen injections, and ending with the more-drastic surgical facelift.
It is important to reflect on one's inner beauty as the real beauty of a woman. Outer beauty will not remain forever, no matter what drastic measures are taken. We have all heard the saying, "The eyes are the windows to the soul". Look into your own orbits, take stock of the woman inside, and be happy with who you are. This will reflect on your outlook on life, which will send a message to others, and will be returned to you through their reactions to the beautiful you.
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Liquid Eyeliner Pen. Eyebrow Pen. Witch Lash Mascara. False Eyelashes. Women of the ancient world, uneducated about safe beauty practices, often went to extreme lengths for the sake of beauty. Using berries to darken the lips was a safe enough practice. However, some homemade cosmetics involved the use of mercury, lead, arsenic, and leeches to achieve the pale beauty deemed appropriate during those times.
It's safe to say we have long since recognized the need for safe products for our beauty needs and general health. The Victorian era was truly a time where the ladies of Europe began to embrace makeup and cosmetics. Ladies of leisure would often dust on rice powder to hid blotches, redness, and freckles.
Zinc oxide and pearl powder was used to create a cosmetic powder that was highly popularized by sophisticated ladies of the time. An early form of lip balm, a clear pomade much like beeswax, was applied to the lips every morning to not only protect against the elements but to also add shine.
Eyepaint or as we know it, eyeshadow , was also a popular choice during the Victorian era though respectable women were very subtle with the amount of eyeshadow they used at any given time. One of the earliest examples of the use of eyeshadow in the ancient world can be found in ancient Egypt. A substance known as kohl made by grinding stibnite was used to accentuate the eyes of royalty.
In Egyptian culture, kohl allowed the Egyptians to emulate the appearance of their gods. Before long the trend spread to Rome and Greece where women began to wear eyeshadow for the sake of beauty as opposed to religious reasons.
Today, the world is finally coming back around and growing to accept different gender expressions. We hope the trend continues, but society can't move forward without looking back. Read ahead to learn about makeup trends for men throughout the ages. Masculinity was important in ancient Egyptian culture, and makeup actually played a role in that. As early as BCE, men used black pigment to create elaborate cat-eye designs. A few millennia later, kohl eyeliner , green malachite eye shadow, and lip and cheek stains made from red ochre were also popular.
The purpose was not what it is today, to look more attractive—green eye shadow was believed to evoke the gods Horus and Ra , and therefore ward off harmful illnesses. Dramatic eyeliner was customarily worn to communicate wealth and status.
Fast-forward to the 1st century AD, when Roman men were known to apply red pigment to their cheeks, lighten their skin with powder, and paint their nails using a stomach-turning elixir of pig fat and blood. Makes you grateful for the 5-free nail polishes of today.
Roman men also painted their heads to camouflage bald spots—although we're not sure how well that would have worked. During Queen Elizabeth I's rule, makeup was wildly popular among men, who valued ghost-white powdered skin. This was also when face makeup was dangerously cakey and made with lead , which often caused serious health problems, including-but-not-limited-to premature death.
Louis went bald at the age of 23 and subsequently forced the aristocracy of France into an obsession with wigs. Men of the royal court also painted on beauty marks, which paired nicely with their high heels and fur muffs.
A long period of time elapsed before male vanity was spoken of again. Thanks, Queen Victoria I. But with the arrival of modern movie-making in the United States, hair and makeup for men reemerged.
Clark Gable's polished look was perhaps the first example of "metrosexual" beauty. This story is just one of the mythical origins of meihua zhuang or plum blossom makeup that gained popularity among courtly women during the Southern Dynasty from to CE. Women would decorate their foreheads with petals or paint florals using sorghum powder, gold powder, and jade. A painting of princess Shouyang sleeping below a plum blossom tree. Across 7, years of history, nearly every culture in the world has some mention or interpretation of cosmetics recognizable as the makeup we know today.
But as romantic as the origin of makeup may seem—all painted clay pots and gold filagree compacts—the ingredients themselves were rather antediluvian. Clay, lead, ash, and burnt almonds were among the substances used as early as BCE to create the kohl cosmetic products for ancient civilizations in North Africa, India, and the Middle East. The Egyptian rich and royalty, like Cleopatra, also had bright lipstick made from carmine beetles while the poorer citizens settled for clay to colour their lips.
Heavily lined eyes were meant to protect against the evil eye and other spiritual dangers. It is believed that a lot of Egyptian beautification originated from rituals that honoured gods and goddesses, and warded off the elements.
Incidentally, the eyeliner had a sunglasses-effect by deflecting the sun. The lead in the kohl also killed off bacteria and prevented infections.
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