The History of Makeup - A Few Fun FactsFact 1 - Makeup first made an appearance during early Egyptian times, when women painted their eyes, applying dark color under the eyelid and blackening their eyelashes. Different natural elements were used, such as charcoal for eye painting, flowers for perfume and natural henna for nail polish. It was also common for men and women to use unguent on the skin to keep it soft. The first skin cream was born. Fact 2 - Makeup application or "face painting" was also practiced by Jews in some passages of the Bible, although the words makeup and cosmetics had not been invented yet. Fact 3 - The origin of the word cosmetics comes from the Latin word Cosmetae, which was used to describe the slaves during Roman times whose function was to bathe affluent Romans in perfume. Fact 4 - During Victorian times, upper class society women hardly wore any makeup at all. This was left to stage actresses, working class women and prostitutes! Fact 5 - During Renaissance times, women wore arsenic powder on their faces to obtain porcelaine white skin. This practice was discontinued when too many husbands became the casualty of this unhealthy fashion! Return from History of Makeup to Makeup Tips Homepage
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