Soha Ahmed, Audrey Cruz, Curran Rooney
English II Honors
Higgin
10 January 2017
Evolution of Women's Makeup
The styles of makeup over the years differ vastly from era to era. Every style of makeup has a purpose to highlight important features of a face. Women wear makeup the way they do to accentuate their natural beauty. From the ancient egypt to today, makeup vastly changes and makes comebacks throughout time. Makeup is constantly changing; Makeup has evolved and repeated from ancient egypt to now.
The use of makeup during the ancient Egyptian times is very common. Makeup is worn primarily by higher class individuals because they can afford more makeup than the lower class. Cosmetics are used by both men and women, not
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Green eye makeup is achieved by using a green pigment called malachite. Ancient Egyptians use a type of rouge for the lips and cheeks called ochre. Makeup is used for medical purposes in ancient Egypt. Physicians prescribe kohl against eye diseases. Kohl is also used to shield the eyes from the sun and act as a restrain from flies. There are multiple purposes for makeup in ancient Egyptian times including, religious, magical, and traditional reasons. Ancient Grecians’ preferred style of makeup is the no makeup look . They desire pale, glowy skin and unibrows to enhance their natural beauty. Most women of Ancient Greece are not naturally beautiful, according to their standards at the time, so they use makeup to achieve the appearance of a natural, alluring woman. During the Grecian era, pale skin is a sign of social status. If one is tan, it shows that they are of the lower-class and have to work in the fields for extensive hours to supply their family. When one has pale skin they appear wealthier because they do not look like they have been outside all day. To lighten their skin the women will use white lead as a paint for their face, also known as foundation. At this time people did not …show more content…
Throughout the sixties, people loved eye makeup. The eyes are the focus of the face and the makeup looks are to created elegant and accentuated eyes. To accentuate the eyes, double winged eyeliner above the top lashes and white eyeshadow over the lid and inner corner of the eye are applied (1960s). To add depth to the eye, tones of blue, grey, and white are applied to the lid. False lashes were also applied to the top and bottom lashes of the eye to make the eye look more elegant. To further bring out the eyes, the rest of the face’s makeup is soft and minimal. The rest of the face consists of pale pink blush, pale lips, and powder. Until the end of the sixties, loads of powder was applied to the face, but towards the end of the decade, powder became minimal. The 80s is a time of bright colors and crazy hair. A popular look in the 80s is heavy mascara on the top and bottom lashes. This is then emphasized with a thick layer of eyeliner on the top and bottom lids. Pink and purple are the two main colors for eyeshadow in the 80s. They would add contrasting colors from eyelids to eyebrows. There are no makeup removal products in the 80s so it takes days to get the eyeshadow off, which usually results in eye infections. Accentuating cheekbones is a part of 80s culture. A bright streak of blush is considered attractive in the 80s. Foundation is applied heavily
Rain can sometimes have a symbolic meaning. It can be shown as something pure or the washing away of someone's wrong doings. On the other hand snow can be seen as something different. Wether it's cold and inhuman and stark. However it can also be seen as pure.
As Talia Felix points out, a cultural disparity exists between our perception of makeup in the Roaring Twenties, and the ordinary look of the day. Our perception of the era relies heavily on the pictures and products of the stars and celebrities of the day. While icons like Louise Brooks and Clara Bow often had a face full of dramatic makeup, ordinary
There is also special makeup that can help conceal the aging effects like wrinkles, bags under their eyes, or blemishes. But this is normal in Brave New World and today’s
Ancient Egypt is a culture that lasted for thousands of years and with that came an abundance of art and artifacts that are still being examined today. Not much is exactly known about Ancient Egyptian culture but there are somethings that Archaeologist can infer about their culture. One piece that can shed some light onto the ancient Egyptians is the Palette of Narmer. The palette is intriguing both aesthetically and historically we will talk about both.
Beauty has evolved over the years. It all started with the Egyptians, who cultivated beauty in an extravagant way. Ever since then there has been a dramatic change in beauty and fashion which occurred during the decades of the 1920s, also called the era of the Flappers. It was a time where “good girls” could become worse in the evening. The 1920s was when cosmetic industries became bigger, with the help of the media. Every pharmacy and department store in the world had a makeup counter. The type of makeup women would purchase from the makeup counter were the latest powders, vanishing creams, pan stick, lipstick and mascaras. The “flappers” were the type of girls that wore all of those products and a lot of makeup. The use of heavy makeup became the fashion of the era, because of movie stars like Clara Bow and Mae Murray, who created the flapper attitude. Clara Bow was the one that started the cupid’s bow lip which became popular. It also created the image of 1920s women with their bow lip and dark eyes.
Everyday in the Egyptian way of life, both men and women would adorn themselves with beautiful jewelry and makeup. Wearing these pieces of jewelry and makeup was part of their everyday life.
There are two ways women would do their eyebrows, the first was to pluck them thin or how much they wanted it to be and then fill them in with pencil to obtain a certain shape. The second way was to pluck or shave it completely off and then draw them in with eyebrow pencil. Natural brows were also a typical thing for women because it was considered fashionable to draw the ends beyond the natural brow and then slope them downward. Eyebrows were a main part of makeup because women tended to have thicker and fuller eyebrows than men which would not exceed many women’s standards in a feminine, artificial look. Lastly, for creating a perfect lip outlook, push-up tubes were used and were invented by Maurice Levy in 1915. Red was the typical lip shade that was used because it was one of many colors to enhance their face with pop color and to balance out their heavy eyeshadow look. Also, the most associated lip look in the 1920s was the cupid’s bow to create the upper lip in a shape of a heart along with applying lipstick on it’s outer edge for a rounded mouth. Furthermore, makeup was very essential in the 1920’s for women because it was a form of individual
Before the 1920’s, cosmetics were not widely accepted in American culture, as people associated it with prostitution. During the Roaring Twenties, people were letting loose and trying to forget about the bad times during World War 1. This was also the time when women started wearing makeup. Some would wear light makeup such as blush or lip gloss, others wore heavy eyeliner, and usually those women were considered “flappers.” Flappers were women who generally had the exact opposite look of what a woman was “supposed” to look like.
When the Pharaoh applied eyeliner to himself it was believed that he was also applying eyeliner to past gods. The reincarnated gods needed to be protected by the sun too. Like most things do-eyeliner soon became a fashion statement as well. It was first used by the Pharaohs and upper class of Egypt, but it then became a trend of the lower class. Even though it was originally meant to protect and connect, people eventually started to use eyeliner to better define their eyes. “As millennia’s went and architecture changed with them, eyeliner fashion remained constant, proving that Egyptian people celebrated their religion with devotion that lasted for millennia’s.” (History of Cosmetics) Time pasted in Egypt and eyeliner stuck around, it only started to fall after the Romans took over Egypt. Even then eyeliner fashion was still around during the Roman
Just like the constantly changing fashion world, makeup fads come and go. However, what never changes is the correct approach to applying makeup to achieve the ultimate goal of looking the best you possibly can.
The Ancient Egyptians made use of masks during sacred ceremonies rituals and for mummified bodies. The mask was a way to express their fantasy for their religion beliefs and the afterlife. Therefore, there was two types of masks, one for the priests and kings in the ritual ceremonies and the other was for covering the mummified face and was called death masks. All types of masks were decorated and painted as a mean to increase their values.
Makeup and cosmetics have always been used long before the first century. Researches never really found exactly who was the first cosmetologist, but they do know who were the people who mixed ingredients together to be able to apply and beautify were the Egyptians. Some sources still find that hard to believe, because the ancient hunters were the first people who mixed urine and mud to camouflage their scent, but that would mean everything from bug spray to VapoRub is a cosmetic, but not all materials that are mixed together are able to apply onto the
Much like today, 1960s girls relied on concealer to correct and conceal small blemishes and areas of redness. C H E E K S Believe it or not, blush was not a must in the 1960s. Those who did want to add a gentle flush of colour to their cheeks generally opted for delicate, peachy hues. Other fashionable choices included the subtle use of soft rose and warm brown blushers. Pastel colours like corals, pinks and peach were the fashionable colours, and the look geared towards natural and
4. Try winged liner. 5. If you like funky, then go for silver eyeliner and you can also don a neutral eye makeup to keep it simple yet pretty.
Make was around starting in the year 10,000 BC. Men and woman both used scented oils and ointments to clean, and get their skin softer. With the oils they would make they would make a type of mask to stop the bad body odors. In 10,000 BC they also used dyes and different type of paints to add color to their body, skin and hair. They would also rouge their lips and cheeks to make them look with more color. People use henna to paint their nail. They would also use a type sustains called kohl to cover/color/darken the eyes and eyebrows. Kohl was made up of crushed antimony, burnt almonds, lead, oxidized copper, ochre, ash, malachite, chrysocolla (a blue-green copper ore) or any combination thereof. The Kohl was applied with a stick and was put on to make almond effect to the eye. This also help to get to less glare from the sun. The most popular colors that the Egyptian used were green and black...