Monday, October 18, 2010

Makeup-have you ever wondered About its history?


Cosmetics in general have been around for thousands of years. In the past, some very strange things have been used to enhance the beauty of even a few have been down right deadly. What do you know about the history of makeup?

Origins makeup

The use of natural materials such as minerals and plant dyes prior civilization as we know it. Subjects where used in rituals and ornaments.

It is in ancient Egypt first perfected production of cosmetics and fragrances. They say the greatest Egyptian Queen Cleopatra is credited to the collection, what should be the first book of beauty tips.

Many of them have been used for religious and symbolic reasons.Egyptians love for their colours can be seen today in the exquisite work of banks found in tombs, many of which they remain untouched beauty is important for both men and women born Lady of high time the most important feature is its eyes. Using Kohl stressed the eyebrows and he had to give their eyes with their distinctive cruise to see not unlike the cat's eye look today, which is created by using a liquid eyeliner.

When you move in our makeup lesson of history.

Next we have the aristocratic women of ancient Greece, in addition to the colour of their lips with vegetable dyes, uses very little cosmetics cosmetics real users, such as a white powder and Kohl is limited, as a sign of courtesans are their profession.

Roman women, on the other hand, could not use enough makeup. some were known to be so enthusiastic about hair dyes and bleaches, partial or even total alopecia often. Wearing exotic wigs and using smelly hair conditioners to save frequently used in an attempt to conceal the facts going bald.

After the fall of the Roman Empire fell out of favor to some makeup in the 11th century, when the Knights have come back from the Crusades. Knights to makeup, mods and other products that use the toilet, they left behind in Palestine.

You know that there will be resistance, but it did not come from this period, she came out of all the powerful church itself. Then around the 15th century and the time that love our natural renewal for all things beauty allowed free reign.

Renaissance makeup or not.

The revival of makeup was almost ghostly white, ideal for men and women. It was considered as a way to distinguish the top class of peasants and workers in the fields.One of the biggest examples of the time it was Queen Elizabeth I of England.This was its use of cosmetics, popularization of facial cosmetics for women. The Queen was naturally fair skin, which has been strengthened fashion whiter than white skin. Using egg whites, alabaster and clay masks and the now infamous lead paint all of them have been used to assist in the illusion of super white skin.

In the 17th century makeup really had a major influence in that theater became popular with frequent, once played boys can now play young ladies.Ladies playing some young ladies who would have thought?

Move down in time makeup in history.

He was the 18th century that beauty and the pain started walking hand in hand.All types of beauty exclusive discomfort and absurdity came about. Rouge was still popular as ever for men and women.It was the time of introduction of lipstick in the form of a pencil and hair hairs Well took off in all types of oddities. hair styles are so complex and it took days, sometimes weeks to create it was set and left as long as they could before redoing it.There are also errors in the hair, even mice.

It was towards the end of the century public opinion request against the excesses of the past decades.

Regency period, England saw the return of a more natural look of herbal drugs, many improvised joined profit. Powder and Rouge remained popular, but women at that time had to be more cautious about using it.Powdered wigs and hair styles also fell out of favor: it is now widely recognized the desirability of cleanliness as the health and beauty.Respectable Victorian ladies were even more demure and their use of The mark Rouge cosmetics. lips and cheeks was OK, but they tend to use them in secret. maybe this time it because it is fashionable for the ladies to visit toilets in groups as we do today.

In women's magazines and journals were discovered homemade cosmetics and beauty tips and recipes. rich societies women will visit salons under Indian in fear to learn that they are expanding their look.

Thank goodness for the popular actress day because at the end of the century, they helped pave the way for more liberal treatment using cosmetics beauty AIDS.

This brings us up to modern times to World War II.

Now you can have a better understanding were our love, beauty, cosmetics, hair care, skin care comes from the early man behind thanks to attempt to please their gods, ancient Egyptians, Romans and good old Queen Elizabeth 1. anyone who teaches us what not to use and what to use for beauty Kohl made popular ancient Egyptians and yet how much today some of your recipes, home can come at the turn of the century. beauty and the use of cosmetics will always be a sign of our times.

Beauty will always be a part of what is happening in the world and what we see on the screen the film I hope you enjoy your little lesson is the story of makeup.








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