Ancient Beauty

Beauty products have been around for centuries now and while both styles and methods have changed, many women still choose to partake in this ritual.  In today’s society it is not necessary to wear makeup all the time; however, many people like to so that they feel more confident in their daily activities.

Some of the old traditions continue to  influence the modern makeup industry.  These old traditions include, but are not limited to, making the cheeks redder, using everyday ingredients to make the skin both lighter and softer, and lining the eyes with a combination of dark ingredients in order to draw attention to them.

For blush, the people would usually use crushed berries and other plants to make their cheeks redder.  There were also mixes such as milk and honey which were said to make the skin soft.  There were several ways that one could lighten the skin such as lead powder and chalk.  Kohl, which was a mixture of several ingredients including crushed almonds, malachite, lead, ash and many more, was used to accent the area around the eyes.  

As the Buzzfeed Ladylike girls said, the phrase “beauty is pain” was very true for some of the ladies in the past who could find out they had allergies to certain substances that they used for makeup.  They could also just be bad for a person’s health in general, like using lead around your body which can cause lead poisoning.  Today’s makeup is much safer thanks to modern science.  

Modern advances such as the internet and social media have also help the makeup industry.  It allows people to try out new styles without being self conscious by providing a platform that allows people to post demonstrations that show how to use each kind of make up.

While ingredients have really changed since people started looking to make themselves more confident, people are still using similar techniques in order to help them accomplish their goals.