... up. A type of make up for the eyes similar to present day eyeliner was made from ground up minerals. The powder was then mixed with oil to make a substance called kohl. It was used to line the upper and lower eyelids. It helped to shade the eyes from the sun, was thought to help restore poor eyesight, or give the person ... wearing the kohl magical powers. Perfect application was aided by highly polished pieces of copper or silver. Other cosmetics used by the ancient Egyptians included oils for the lips and cheeks. These probably ... ...

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... with various cosmetics. They had tweezers, razors, combs, and mirrors. They used oils, perfumes, and eye and facial paints. Both men and women wore eye make-up which was called kohl. Kohl is a black powder used to outline their eyelids and darken their eyebrows and lashes to emphasize the eyes. Egyptians believed that eye make-up had a magical and medicinal purpose. The ... ...

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... antibacterial dye (Hinden www). The black liner that served as a sun protector was drawn on to the top and bottom eye lids and met out to the side symbolizing wings. Kohl, the material used for lining the eyes, was also used for darkening the eye lashes (Sage 33). The more fashionable Egyptians used a mixture of ant eggs and mortar to etch ... their eyes as an ornamental ointment (Angeloglou 19). Often times women would shave off their eyebrows and draw them on thick with black kohl with them nearly touching in the middle (Brief www). Egyptian men and women would paint their faces a yel...

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... 's tomb also. This suggested that he wore makeup along with a lot of other Egyptians. The main feature he enhanced with makeup was his eyes. Everyday he outlined his eyes in kohl, a paste of ground malachite mixed with liquid. This created a dark liquid to define his eyes, resembling the eyeliner of today 18. Tutankhamen married his half sister, Ankhesenamun soon after his ... ...

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... was very advanced in creating artificial beauty aids. Papyri were written to describe medical procedures for removing wrinkles and darkening gray hair. Among the substances used for 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 ... ...

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