... 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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... . It was very important for women to have dark eyebrows because the whiter the face, the darker the eyebrows, the wealthier you appeared. Eyeshadow and eyeliner were typically made of kohl and natural lead. Eyeshadow was made from saffron and malachite, a green stone great for crushing and its use of pigment. Last would be perfumes and oils, made from all natural ... ...

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... was dark smokey eyes. Steve Mcglinchey writes in glamourdaze. com that one makeup tool that appeared in the 1920s was eyeliner inspired by the huge interest in all things Egyptian. Kohl Pencil was also used for eye-shadow and cream shadow was available later. The color that was popular for eyeshadow was Dark gray but many women chose shades that matched ... ...

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... was made from green malachite (green ore of copper) from Sinai; Mesdemet, a dark gray ore of lead, was derived from either stibnite (antimony sulphide) or, more typically, galena (lead sulphide/ kohl) (Iiies , 2011). However, studies have demonstrated that lead can cause poisoning or increase the risk of developing cataracts. Currently, there are healthier ways to apply eyeliner without any health risk ... ...

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... status within the group. Among examples of the widespread custom of painting the body are the red ocher found in prehistoric burial sites, the blue woad of the ancient Britons, kohl used in Asia to enhance the beauty of the eyes, the use of henna on the fingernails in the Middle East, and the war paint of some Native Americans. ...

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