Does anyone know anything about makeup history( or any websites)?????

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Found the following article published by Autumn Madrano entitled A Colourful History which you might find useful





';A woman without paint is like food without salt,'; wrote the Roman philosopher Plautus. But the reasons why people wear makeup, as well as the styles in which they wear it, have changed dramatically over time.





In Greco-Roman societies, women wore white lead and chalk on their faces to attract attention. Ancient Egyptians wore foundation to lighten their skin, and the kohl eyeliner they used was only a bit heavier than the eye makeup popular in the mid-1960s. Meanwhile, Persians believed henna dyes, used to stain hair and faces, enabled them to summon the majesty of the earth.





The European Middle Ages followed the Greco-Roman trend of pale faces. Those rich enough not to work outdoors and acquire a suntan wanted to show off their affluence by being pale. Fashionable sixth-century women would achieve the look by bleeding themselves. Spanish prostitutes wore pink makeup to contrast with high-class women's pale faces, while regal 13th-century Italian women wore pink lipstick to show they could afford synthetic makeup.





During the Italian Renaissance, women wore lead paint on their faces. The damage inflicted by the lead was unintentional鈥攂ut arsenic face powder wasn't. Aqua Toffana, named for creator Signora Toffana, was a face powder designed for women from rich families. The container directed women to visit the signora for proper usage instructions. During the visit, women would be instructed never to ingest the makeup, but to apply it to their cheeks when their husbands were around. Six hundred dead husbands (and many wealthy widows) later, Toffana was executed.





In Elizabethan England, cosmetics were seen as a health threat because many thought they would block vapors and energy from circulating properly. Because men's makeup wasn't as obvious as women's (women wore egg whites over their faces to create a glazed look), it was seen as even more deceptive than women's.





By the reign of Charles II, Europe was still recovering from sweeps of illness. Many were hesitant to go outdoors, so heavy makeup supplied the color that sun-fearing people couldn't get elsewhere. During the French Restoration in the 18th century, red rouge and lipstick were the rage and implied a healthy, fun-loving spirit. This stuck in France, but eventually people in other countries became repulsed by excessive makeup use and said the painted French must be unattractive because they had something to hide.





Victorians claimed to abhor makeup, associating it with prostitutes. When makeup regained acceptance in the late 19th century, it was with natural tones so that the healthy, pink-cheeked look could be achieved without giving in to the moral decadence of full makeup, which was still seen as sinful.





The Victorian face was in fashion until mass makeup marketing hit in the 1920s. American women gained the vote, and the newly liberated woman showed how free she was by displaying her right to speak out鈥攔ed lipstick practically became a social necessity. From the 1930s through the 1950s, the looks of various movie stars defined vogue, from Mary Pickford's baby-doll face to Audrey Hepburn's cat-eyes eyeliner. The '60s brought a slew of makeup changes, from whited-out lips and Egyptian-style eyeliner to fantasy images like butterflies painted on faces at high-fashion outings. The heavy eyeliner look remained through the late '70s and '80s, with wide color ranges entering the wearer's palette.





Makeup of today's Western world claims to be a melange of past styles with a new emphasis on the natural look鈥攁 natural look that took centuries of painting faces to achieve.Does anyone know anything about makeup history( or any websites)?????
Do a search on Yahoo...Cleopatra (Egyptians) wore kohl eye liner first I think...Don't quote me but you can search this as easily as I can. Just type in History of makeup and you will find lots of sites. Here is one below:
Search on google, yahoo, alta vista, and Ask Jeeves. Personally Jeeves generally gives great information.
Found the following article published by Autumn Madrano entitled A Colourful History which you might find useful





';A woman without paint is like food without salt,'; wrote the Roman philosopher Plautus. But the reasons why people wear makeup, as well as the styles in which they wear it, have changed dramatically over time.





In Greco-Roman societies, women wore white lead and chalk on their faces to attract attention. Ancient Egyptians wore foundation to lighten their skin, and the kohl eyeliner they used was only a bit heavier than the eye makeup popular in the mid-1960s. Meanwhile, Persians believed henna dyes, used to stain hair and faces, enabled them to summon the majesty of the earth.





The European Middle Ages followed the Greco-Roman trend of pale faces. Those rich enough not to work outdoors and acquire a suntan wanted to show off their affluence by being pale. Fashionable sixth-century women would achieve the look by bleeding themselves. Spanish prostitutes wore pink makeup to contrast with high-class women's pale faces, while regal 13th-century Italian women wore pink lipstick to show they could afford synthetic makeup.





During the Italian Renaissance, women wore lead paint on their faces. The damage inflicted by the lead was unintentional鈥攂ut arsenic face powder wasn't. Aqua Toffana, named for creator Signora Toffana, was a face powder designed for women from rich families. The container directed women to visit the signora for proper usage instructions. During the visit, women would be instructed never to ingest the makeup, but to apply it to their cheeks when their husbands were around. Six hundred dead husbands (and many wealthy widows) later, Toffana was executed.





In Elizabethan England, cosmetics were seen as a health threat because many thought they would block vapors and energy from circulating properly. Because men's makeup wasn't as obvious as women's (women wore egg whites over their faces to create a glazed look), it was seen as even more deceptive than women's.





By the reign of Charles II, Europe was still recovering from sweeps of illness. Many were hesitant to go outdoors, so heavy makeup supplied the color that sun-fearing people couldn't get elsewhere. During the French Restoration in the 18th century, red rouge and lipstick were the rage and implied a healthy, fun-loving spirit. This stuck in France, but eventually people in other countries became repulsed by excessive makeup use and said the painted French must be unattractive because they had something to hide.





Victorians claimed to abhor makeup, associating it with prostitutes. When makeup regained acceptance in the late 19th century, it was with natural tones so that the healthy, pink-cheeked look could be achieved without giving in to the moral decadence of full makeup, which was still seen as sinful.





The Victorian face was in fashion until mass makeup marketing hit in the 1920s. American women gained the vote, and the newly liberated woman showed how free she was by displaying her right to speak out鈥攔ed lipstick practically became a social necessity. From the 1930s through the 1950s, the looks of various movie stars defined vogue, from Mary Pickford's baby-doll face to Audrey Hepburn's cat-eyes eyeliner. The '60s brought a slew of makeup changes, from whited-out lips and Egyptian-style eyeliner to fantasy images like butterflies painted on faces at high-fashion outings. The heavy eyeliner look remained through the late '70s and '80s, with wide color ranges entering the wearer's palette.





Makeup of today's Western world claims to be a melange of past styles with a new emphasis on the natural look鈥攁 natural look that took centuries of painting faces to achieve.





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link www.influx.uoregon.edu/1999/make.com
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess鈥?/a>





http://inventors.about.com/library/inven鈥?/a>





http://influx.uoregon.edu/1999/makeup/hi鈥?/a>





Try these!
do a google search because google is more specific than Yahoo. Even though Yahoo owns google.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetics
I know about makeup of the ancient Egyptians.





Men, women, and childern of all classes wore makeup.





Some of the cosmetics worn were perfumed oil, eye paint, kohl, red ochre, and henna.





Perfumed oil was made from flowers and scented wood mixed with oil or fat, and was left in a pot until the oil had absorbed the scent. This oil was used to prevent the skin from drying out under the hot Egyptian sun.





Eye paint was made from green malachite, and galena, which was a gray lead ore. They were ground into a powder and mixed with oil to make eye color called Kohl.





Khol was kept inside of jars and applied to the eyes using a small stick. The upper and lower eyelids were painted with the black cosmetic that extended in a line out to the sides of the face. It was believed the makeup had magical and even healing powers. Some even believed that wearing it would restore poor eyesight. It was also used to fight eye infections and reduce the glare of the sun.





A type of clay called red ochre was ground and mixed with water, and applied to the lips and cheeks.





Henna was used to dye the fingernails yellow and orange.





Cleansing rituals were very important to the Egyptians. Most people bathed daily in the river or out of a water basin at home. The wealthy had a separate room in their home to bath. Servants would pour jugs of water over their master (the equivalent of a modern day shower). The runoff water drained away through a pipe that led to the garden. Instead of washing with soap, a cleansing cream was used. This cream was made from oil, lime, and perfume.





I hope this helps you!