If you are a frequent eyeliner user you know how difficult it can be to make both eyes match, but what you may not know is that eyeliner has been affecting history for thousands of years. Even if you aren’t one to decorate your eyes in black you may know that people have been for a while now. From Ancient Egypt to the runways of today, eyeliner has been making an impression on people everywhere. Eyeliner has gone from being a cultural aspect of the past to becoming a fashion accessory of today. The makeup tool has gone in and out of style for centuries, and each time it comes around it holds a new meaning.
Use of eyeliner, or kohl, in ancient Egypt was primarily for protecting eyes. The Egyptians thought that by using eyeliner they could prevent wrinkles caused by the sun, and ward off diseases. In order to achieve these health benefits they added lead to the eyeliner. “In addition to reducing sun glare, it was believed that kohl eyeliner could restore poor eyesight and reduce eye infection.” (Chaudhri and Jain 1) The lead
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When the Pharaoh applied eyeliner to himself it was believed that he was also applying eyeliner to past gods. The reincarnated gods needed to be protected by the sun too. Like most things do-eyeliner soon became a fashion statement as well. It was first used by the Pharaohs and upper class of Egypt, but it then became a trend of the lower class. Even though it was originally meant to protect and connect, people eventually started to use eyeliner to better define their eyes. “As millennia’s went and architecture changed with them, eyeliner fashion remained constant, proving that Egyptian people celebrated their religion with devotion that lasted for millennia’s.” (History of Cosmetics) Time pasted in Egypt and eyeliner stuck around, it only started to fall after the Romans took over Egypt. Even then eyeliner fashion was still around during the Roman
Looking at this Palette, it isn’t hard to see how the old Egyptian subjects were so entranced by their leaders and how that compares to our modern viewpoints. Where we view politicians and leaders as a wiry group, always keeping an eye on them lest today be the day they raise their daggers against us, the ancient Egyptians saw their leaders as infallible, godlike beings to be trusted, obeyed, and adored. Standing just over 2 feet tall and 1.4 feet wide, this Palette was carved out of a majestic shade of grey-green siltstone, almost shield-like in appearance. Both sides are exquisitely carved out, each one uniquely decorated but both sides containing a central serekh used to identify and in this case even confirm the subject as royalty. This serekh contains the symbols n’r and mr, which as you may have noticed, phonetically spell Narmer. These symbols are surrounded by two bovine heads, which could either represent the Goddess Hathor or Bat. The front s...
The story behind the palette is thought to be related to the unification of Egypt. The king is also seen performing a ritual done in which they remove heads of enemies and stand over them (Kleiner 58).
The Egyptian culture was a culture that lasted about 3,000 years and was located near the Nile River. The Nile River provided most of the resources for the Egyptians; therefore, a lot of the artwork was based on representing these bountiful resources. Another major influence of the artwork that was created was the kings and gods that were held at such high standards (Stokstad and Cothren, 50). There is one king in particular that was known in history for his great accomplishments, this king was King Narmer. The Egyptian’s expressed their respect for this king through a palette known as The Palette of Narmer. This piece is one of the firsts of Egyptian times that sets the morals for Egyptian artwork; it was created in the Early Dynastic time period. The Palette of Narmer tells a vast political story of the history of Egypt and the king, King Narmer.
The ancient Egyptians are known for many of the incredible aspects of their culture and everything they have produced. Some of the well known ancient Egyptian relics are the ones like the ancient pyramids, the Great Sphinx of Giza, mummies, and their many forms of art. Ancient Egyptian art is one of the most recognized styles of art. The most commonly known types of ancient Egyptian art are types like paintings, ceramics, and sculptures. Not only is Egyptian art beautiful, but it carries a huge deal of value and significance with it. A great portion of the time, the art has some kind of religious meaning to it. Consequently it is very difficult to discuss the art itself without delving into the various gods and goddesses presented in it. Something that particularly struck me about ancient Egyptian art was their proneness to use animals in their art. Not only do they use the animal’s full figure, but they also put individual parts on human bodies. This intrigued me because not many cultures have art that embrace animals to this extent. I will be exploring why the ancient Egyptians depict animals in their art repeatedly, and considering what they meant to them.
During Ancient Egypt most people were farmers. Ancient Egyptians placed great care in the way they looked. Because of this, most people bathed in the Nile river, for soap they used animal fat and chalk mixed together. For cleanliness, men shaved their entire bodies. Linen sheets were bleached white and used as clothing. Men and women of higher class wore cosmetics, wigs, and jewelry. Children from the age of 1 month to 12 years old went without clothing. At this age males were expected to shave their heads. Mothers stayed home and took care of children, cooked, and cleaned, at the meantime their husbands were out to provide yah family's
9). Toselli noted that Egyptian women used henna to color their nails (2009). The most notable color used to paint their nails was red. However, the color red was reserved for women of power. One example of such women, is Cleopatra, who “…favored a deep rust red” (Toselli, p.9). Women of lower stations “…were permitted only pale hues” (Toselli, p.9). Pales hues refers to light colors. Over the years different ingredients were utilized to create nail stain, varnish all otherwise known as nail polish. According to Toselli, the mixture of Arabic gum, egg whites, gelatin, and beeswax was used by the Chinese. “They also used a mixture of pulped rose for color, or orchid and impatiens petals combined with alum, which, when applied to mails overnight, left a pinkish, reddish stain” (Toselli, p.9). Eventually, ingredients included: scented red oils, powders and creams. It was by accident that it was discovered that “…boiling nitrocellulose made it soluble in organic
The invention of Ancient Egyptian art was one of Egypt’s biggest accomplishments. Art for the Egyptians were very important because most of the art they made were for their religion. Art was made mostly for their religion because they would paint pictures from the after- life or build exceptional pyramids that had to do with their religion. Art today was different from art back then. Back then art was made onto cave walls and gave direction or meant a special thing. For example, when they wanted to capture an animal, they
Make was around starting in the year 10,000 BC. Men and woman both used scented oils and ointments to clean, and get their skin softer. With the oils they would make they would make a type of mask to stop the bad body odors. In 10,000 BC they also used dyes and different type of paints to add color to their body, skin and hair. They would also rouge their lips and cheeks to make them look with more color. People use henna to paint their nail. They would also use a type sustains called kohl to cover/color/darken the eyes and eyebrows. Kohl was made up of crushed antimony, burnt almonds, lead, oxidized copper, ochre, ash, malachite, chrysocolla (a blue-green copper ore) or any combination thereof. The Kohl was applied with a stick and was put on to make almond effect to the eye. This also help to get to less glare from the sun. The most popular colors that the Egyptian used were green and black...
Both Egyptian men and women wore makeup, such as eye paint. For their eye paint and eye shadow they used a mineral called Kohl. Apart from making their eyes look brighter, and larger, Kohl was once believed to have the value as a protection against eye disease. Its blackness also controls the sun’s glare in the desert.
Although cosmetics became widely popular in the 1900s, tombs from 3100 B.C. have revealed that makeup originated in the first Egyptian Dynasty ("The History of Makeup", 1). Researchers found that these cosmetics contained ingredients that ranged from lead to cat dung; both of which are toxic. The use of toxic chemicals in cosmetics, such as coal tar, negatively impacts a person's health. Cosmetic companies put consumers' health at risk due to the use of toxic chemicals, marketing ploys and failure to properly regulate their own products and the chemicals they contain. While cosmetics pose dangerous risks to the human body in general, pregnant women and their fetus are especially vulnerable to the consequences of being exposed to these toxins.
Makeup and cosmetics have always been used long before the first century. Researches never really found exactly who was the first cosmetologist, but they do know who were the people who mixed ingredients together to be able to apply and beautify were the Egyptians. Some sources still find that hard to believe, because the ancient hunters were the first people who mixed urine and mud to camouflage their scent, but that would mean everything from bug spray to VapoRub is a cosmetic, but not all materials that are mixed together are able to apply onto the
Ancient Egyptians’ are widely known for their beauty and method’s for enhancing their facial features. Egyptians’ wore make-up for magical and spiritual reasons, they believed that cleanliness and tidy appearance would open a door of acceptance to the gods. Women and men used Galena Mesdemet (made up of copper and lead ore) to apply to the eyelid, creating a pointed almond shape. Malachite was applied to the face, giving the skin fine definition and colour.
[Pause] For those who don't know what primer is, it is meant to moisturize one's skin and offer a solid base for the makeup to stay on all day. Next, I usually focus on my eyes. A lot of people like to do their eyes last; but, it takes me the longest to complete, so I prefer to do it sooner. I first like to outline and "wing" my eyes with a liquid eyeliner, which is essentially meant to enhance my eyes. I like to use the "Kat Von D Ink Liner" **show the class the eyeliner**. [Pause] I love winging my eyeliner because my eyes are one of my best features. Winging refers to the way that my eyeliner is right now **motions to my eyeliner on my eyelids**. As you can see if you look closely, my eyeliner is very sharp at the ends which lines up with the end of my eyebrow. Enhancing my eyes more makes me feel incredibly confident, and eyeliner is one of the constant products in the majority of makeup routines. Even the ancient Egyptians would line their eyes with coal. I then follow up with mascara on my eyelashes, and I use "Telescopic" by Loreal **shows the class the mascara**. I like this mascara because it makes my eyelashes look long without actually wearing
Just like the constantly changing fashion world, makeup fads come and go. However, what never changes is the correct approach to applying makeup to achieve the ultimate goal of looking the best you possibly can.
Seemingly static in appearance, to the untrained eye, Egyptian Art is somewhat formal and blocky, with very little to no naturalism; in opposition to ancient western art such as Greek and Roman artistic traditions. (Neer, 2012) However, Egyptian Art serves a purpose that celebrates the afterlife as well as appreciating life. Egyptian visual imagery expressed animals not in the typically assumed static and rigid form, but in naturalistic dynamism that is largely ignored in general Egyptian Art scholarship. Ancient Egyptian art endures a steady artistic tradition and despite various changes and modification in style occurred during the 3,000 years pharaohs ruled; they are recognizably Egyptian in origin. What was wholly unique was the artistic