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Interesting facts about makeup 

Interesting facts about makeup 

Are you mad about makeup? Your favourite product or beauty trends might have an interesting history.  The founder of Maybelline, Tom Lyle Williams, named his brand after his sister Mabel, who used to make her lashes look thicker and darker by using a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust. The ancient Egyptians created the first makeup out of copper and lead ore. The first nail polish was invented in China in 3000 BC.  Thank goodness the formula has been adapted over the centuries, because this first nail polish consisted of beeswax, gum, egg whites and coloured powder. Some makeup products in the 1930s contained radioactive material. The brand Tho-Radia made a range of perfume, face...

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25 little known facts about makeup

25 little known facts about makeup

Don’t forget to thank this post if you like it Most girls I know wear makeup of some sort on a regular basis. Even if you’re “low maintenance,” you probably own more than a few products. Of course, we’re lucky we live in this modern era, because women of the past sure had a different experience with their cosmetics. Please be seated for a little history lesson, and learn just how significant makeup really is. 1. The patent for nail polish dates back to 1919. It was light pink. 2. Roman women used belladonna drops to make their pupils look larger and sexier. Of course, belladonna is a poison so this practice didn’t last too long. 3. The Aztecs used beetles to make red...