... look, men and women would whiten their faces with lead (Garland 90). If color was to be added, the Greeks would use puperissium, a Syrian root mixed with vinegar, to create rouge and lip color (Angeloglou 29). Like the Egyptians, the Greeks also used vibrant greens and black to enhance their eyes (A Brief www). The Greeks were skilled in creating many different ... hundred husbands came up dead (Madrano www). Into the 18th century, the use of cosmetics had spread throughout all social levels in France. During the French Restoration, red lipstick and rouge ran rampant. The French were th...

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... , and hair. For their cheeks, they used red cheek powder called ochre. Egyptian women mixed powdered minerals with oil to get colors. For example, ochres made of iron oxides provide rouge for the cheeks while malachite, a copper ore, provided a green cosmetic for the eyes. The color from malachite symbolized fertility. Oils and fats were used to protect the skin. After washings ... ...

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... cosmetic purposes were kohl for lengthening the eyebrows and lining the outer corners of the eyes; malachite and lead ore for green and gray eye shadow respectively; red ochre for rouge; henna for dyeing the nails, the palms of the hand, and the soles of the feet; and human hair for making wigs, over which melted beeswax was poured. 13. Architecture ... ...

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