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4000 BCE
The very beginning of makeup
It all began with the Egyptians, women would use ointment to keep their skin from wrinkles. They would also use dark green colors under their eyes ans Kohl to their lashes and upper eyelid to darken the color. -
Makeup in the 1600s
Wealthy women would wear a face powder to help them achieve their desired look. This product was very deadly to some because it was made with Arsenic -
What Became popular next
Well next came the dark lipstick, eyebrows,and hair. Women started using hair dye to achieve these dark colors. Their recipes on theses things contained put of herbs and plants and just about the same amount of Lead and Mercury and it caused many problems one being hair loss. -
Easy on the go products
Pressed powered were created alongside a mirror and puff. Pressed blush soon followed soon after and it made it easier to use on the go. -
color to lips and cheeks
At the beginning of the 1800s the thick eyebrows were replaced with excessive plucking. there was a great contrast for the colors of the face created between the colors of the face as rice power was sued around the visage and then they used red beet juice on their cheeks. -
Cover girl
Cover girl make up was introduced and sold in grocery stores as the first brand to be sold and it was very targeted to teenagers and became very popular -
Eyelash curler and Celebrities
The first eyelash curler was created. Movie stars started to use more parts of makeup including blush, henna to outline the eyes, and lips gloss. -
Influenced products
During this time celebrities and they influenced specific types of products. Audrey Hepburn's outlined cat eyes made a significant contribution to style and it still impacts today. -
Color cards
They would give color cards for lipsticks and nail polish -
New products
Alfred D. McKelvy: Sea-forth Groom stick solid after shave-lotion -
Men wearing make up
This was the time that man had started to really wear makeup -
1980s
The make up looks started to change just a it and the eye shadow starred to get lighter with bold lips and big hair -
1990s makeup
Make up was either light makeup or dark makeup on the eyes and lips. -
Wrinkles and Cellulite
Products have made a shift focusing on eliminating or reducing wrinkles and cellulite -
Todays makeup
Nowadays, make up is gender neutral men and women can wear make up and the make up products are not as dangerous to use now then they used to be