How much you know about cosmetics, guys?
I bet you use it every day: Eyeliner, Mascara, Lipstick, Eye Shadows, Nail Polish, Blush... etc. But what you don't know is where they all come from.
Well, darlings. Many years ago, before cars, before electricity, before all, the Egyptian Culture had all that and more.
The people from the Ancient Egyptian used oils and unguents to protect their skin from the hot air, kind of sunscreen we used nowadays. They used white make-up based on minerals. Red ochre was ground and mixed with water and applied to the lips and cheeks (the first lipstick and blush of the history!). Henna was used to dye the fingernails yellow and orange because they were the first to make a manicure.
Kohl was applied to the eyes with a small stick, both upper and lower eyelids were painted and a line was added extending from the corner of the eye to the sides of the face -the precursor of the Eyeliner-. The eye brows were painted black too, and it was believed that the makeup had magical and even healing powers.
Nowadays, of course, we don't believe that, sweethearts, we know that is true.
XOXO
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