HISTORY OF MAKEUP Holiday Red Lip!!

Christmas Eve is coming and we wanted to bring some makeup ideas to the table. One of the looks which always goes well with a Holiday theme is The Iconic Red Lip! BE CREATIVE: Everything from hollywood glamor to pink-red shades will make you sparkle this night!!

Ancient Mesopotamian women were the first to invent and wear lipstick. They crushed semi precious jewels and used them to decorate their lips! Cleopatra had her lipstick made from crushed carmine beetles, which gave a deep red pigment, and ants for a base.

In 16th century, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I bright red lips became fashionable. Back then, lipstick was made from a blend of beeswax and red stains from plants.


In United States lipstick was colored with carmine dye in 19th century. And since carmine dye was expensive and considered to be theatrical, only a few actors and actresses would wear it in public. By 1912 fashionable American women considered lipstick acceptable!

To create this look Chic Studios recommends to apply liner to your lips first, and cover with gloss after. Use some concealer to correct!!

HISTORY OF MAKEUP False Eyelashes

False eyelashes have been applied since the beginning of the 20th century.

While creating a picture in 1916, American movie director D.W. Griffith designed the first set of false eyelashes. The eyelashes were created out of human hair and gauze by a wigmaker.

The application was expensive and only celebrities and famous people could afford wearing false lashes!

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Today

Madonna's diamond-flecked eyelashes are worth $41,350.

Evolution of Makeup: 5 INTERESTING FACTS FROM HISTORY OF COSMETICS

1.Did you know that the first archaeological evidence of cosmetics usage was found in Egypt around 3500 BC? During the Ancient Egypt Royals such as Nefertiti, Nefertari, mask of Tutankhamun used different cosmetics and makeup including eyeliner!!

2.The popular trend for women during Middle Ages was to have a pale-skinned complexion, which was achieved through either applying pastes of lead, chalk, or flour, or by bloodletting.

3.Did you know that in the 19th century wearing makeup was consider improper? Queen Victoria publicly declared makeup vulgar, and acceptable only for use by actors. Adolf Hitler told women that face painting was for clowns and not for the women of the master race.

4.Did you know that French the first safe commercial hair dye was developed by chemist Eugene Schueller? In 1910, he named his company L'Oreal.

5.The first sunscreen was developed by a Miami Beach pharmacist, Benjamin Green during the War in 1944 to protect soldiers in the South Pacific.