Makeup Throughout History

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Makeup throughout history. In a visually dynamic attempt to recreate this evolution buzzfeed video showcased a diverse cast of models to depict more than 3 000 years of women s ideal body types by each. Cosmetics usage throughout history can be indicative of a civilization s practical concerns such as protection from the sun indication of class or conventions of beauty. Women throughout history put their health at risk with many of their homemade cosmetics.

Women in the 20s wore heavy makeup while the 60s were all about accentuating the eyes. In the second part of women s makeup throughout history we cover a period from the victorian era to the current trends. Women s makeup throughout history perceptions surrounding beauty and body types not only vary by culture but have evolved significantly throughout history.

In some cultures for example women used arsenic lead mercury and even leeches to give themselves the. Most everyone agrees that certain women greta garbo grace kelly ingrid bergman are truly beautiful. They associated cosmetics with people of low moral character.

The timeline below represents a brief history of cosmetics beginning with the ancient egyptians in 10 000 bce through modern developments in the united states. Beauty standards changed frequently between the 70s and 90s. Makeup in some form has been used in almost every recorded society in history.

Some women stopped wearing makeup altogether while others wore bright colors daily. Much like pre elizabethan england people of the victorian era frowned upon the use of makeup. But in the 70s an influx of new cosmetic brands brought darker shades to the market.

The infographic below shows how makeup looks have evolved throughout the past 100 years. In the 90s grunge was the go to look. The evidence for this comes in the form of utilised red mineral pigments including crayons associated with the emergence of homo sapiens in africa archaeological evidence of cosmetics certainly dates from.