You would not believe how I was makeup throughout history

Makeup in any form existed in almost every period of history, and we decided to figure out how to decorate the face using the makeup has changed throughout time.



Ancient Egypt from 3150 -. 31 BC



Eyes - arrow drawn antimony. Also, women of ancient Egypt often wore green or blue eye shadow made from malachite

Lips - popular lip color was orange, red and magenta

Hair - mostly women wore many small braids

In ancient Egypt, already in the 19th century. BC. e. antimony powder glitter called mesten or stem used to draw eyebrows and hands. In addition, antimony is very useful for vision and eye hygiene and people of Egypt knew it.



Ancient Greece, with 800 -. 500 BC



Eyebrows - was held in high esteem monobrov

Eyes - eyeshadow natural hues

Skin - the lighter the better

The main aim of the Greek cosmetics was underlining natural beauty. Monobrov was a popular trend among Greek women. Those eyebrows are not fused, stuck between the eyebrows animal hair or creating monobrov using antimony.



The period of the Gupta Empire, from 320 - 650 BC



Eyes - as well as in ancient Egypt, India, a woman painted her eyes with antimony

Hair - often wore a bundle or braid and decorated with flowers hair

Skin - married women wore a bindi - a colored dot in the center of the forehead

Indian women led up their eyes with antimony since ancient times. Women are usually collected hair in a long braid, or doing low beam, decorated with fresh flowers.



Elizabethan era, from 1558 -. 1603



Skin - dry and pale

Lob - Elizabethan women shaved their forehead hair growth, to open it and visually enlarge

Hair - while popular shades of red hair and red

Queen Elizabeth I enjoyed the style during his reign. Women shaved eyebrows and shaved their forehead hair growth, to create a high forehead. Also, women of that era were applied to the skin of lead-based powder White entitled to look more pale.



Japanese geisha mid 1700s 19,323,334



Skin - a thick white makeup

Lips - a bright red lipstick

Eyes - red and black eyeliner

Hair - women wore hairpieces and hair decorated with crests and pins

Geisha are an integral part of Japanese society since the mid-18th century. They were and are experienced actresses who sang, played musical instruments, danced and wrote poetry. To become a geisha and wear appropriate makeup to learn Japanese required about three years.



Pre-revolutionary France, from 1775 -. 1789



Skin - is dry and pale, with black flies

Cheeks - red from rouge

Hair - High extravagant hairstyles

Make-up in pre-revolutionary France was inspired by the manner of Marie Antoinette, who reigned with her husband before the revolution. Women covered with white powder your face, neck and shoulders to look as pale. Also, women painted themselves black flies of various shapes and sizes. As for the hair, the ladies of the time preferred high hair styles, which are also covered with white powder, and if the length of the hair is not enough, then put on wigs.



Victorian era, from 1837 -. 1901



Skin - a light, slightly powdered skin

Cheeks - a little blush

Hair - long. Women often wore hairpieces

Queen Victoria set the tone of the 19th century, has publicly stated that it was impolite to wear makeup. Because of this, the women of the time to a minimum use makeup and blush for just pinched her cheeks to give them a pinkish hue.



Sixties, 1960 -. 1969



Lips - a pale pink lips

Eyes - experimental color eye shadow and mascara

Hair - a large lush wigs

In the 1960s he reigned experimental atmosphere, which spread well on makeup. Women wore eyeshadow all colors, bold eyeliner pencil and glued eyelashes.



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