History: EyeShadow #eng

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After BB and CC cream, In this post I’ll define what eyeshadow is. Eyeshadow is one of the most important thing in makeup. While doing makeup, eyeshadow commonly used to make the wearer's eyes stand out or look more attractive.. Most people only know eyeshadow as just cosmetic, not much know the history of it. So let’s check it out with me!

From I knew, eyeshadow is a cosmetic that is applied on the eyelids and under eyebrows. Eyeshadow can add depth and dimension to wearer's eyes, complement the eye color, make wearer's eyes appear larger, or simply draw attention to the eyes. Eyeshadow comes in many different colors and textures. It is usually made from a powder and mica , but can also be found in liquid, pencil, cream or mousse form. (source: Wikipedia)

People across the world use eyeshadow predominantly on females, but also occasionally on males. In some country, it’s seen as a feminine cosmetic, even used by men. But in some occasion like gothic fashion, black and dark-colored are popular among both sexes. In Asian like Kpop Industry eyeshadow is commonly used for everyone, same as harajuku or fashion people in Japan.

• History of EyeShadow

Cosmetics have been used for as long as there have been people to use them. Face painting is mentioned in the Old Testamen, and eye shadow was used in Egyptian burials dating back to 10,000 BC. The word "cosmetae" was first used to describe Roman slaves whose duty was to bathe men and women in perfume.

Egypt

(photo: Nefertiti bust with eye shadow applied)

As early as 10,000 BC, men and women used scented oils and ointments to clean and soften their skin and mask body odor. Dyes and paints were used to color the skin, body and hair. They rough their lips and cheeks, stained their nails with henna, and lined their eyes and eyebrows heavily with kohl which was a dark-colored powder made of crushed antimony, burnt almond, lead, oxidized copper, orche, ash, malachite, and chrysocolla (a blue-green copper ore) or any combination thereof. In addition to reducing sun glare, it was believed that kohl eyeliner could restore good eyesight and reduce eye infection.

Greece

In Greece, precious oils, perfumes, cosmetic powders, eye shadows, skin glosses, paints, beauty unguents, and hair dyes were in universal use. During the 7th and 8th centuries BC, Corinthian, Rhodian and East Greek traders dominated markets in perfume flasks and cosmetic containers. 

Rome

Men and women in the Near East painted their faces with kohl just like the Egyptians did. This was to protect them from the ‘Evil Eye’.

• Ingredients of EyeShadow

Common ingredients in eye shadows consist of talc, mica, sericite, magnesium stearate, colorants, and preservatives. 

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