First wore makeup is not aesthetic, and religious or ritual nature - ancient people applied drawings on the body and face in order to bring good luck in hunting, to frighten the enemy, to inspire terror. Cosmetics then nobody created specifically in their roles were ashes, dirt, juice of berries and plants.
In ancient Egypt, cosmetics used mainly priests and pharaohs close to the person. They used a prototype eyebrow pencil based on coal, lipstick, nail polish and hair dye. As rouge Egyptian juice used iris, which rubbed cheeks, and redness on them stood out due to irritation. A means for whitening face created from crocodile dung and whitewash. Ancient Egyptian cosmetics stored in a mortar and sklyanochkah metal box that went with their proprietors in the tomb.
The Greeks believed that the goddess Aphrodite cosmetics invented. She taught Greek women black lashes, vybelivat skin with the first powder, prepared on the basis of lead. Greek women have picked up the baton of Roman women, they painted the upper eyelid gold paint and summed eyebrows.
In the Middle Ages traditions make up a lot of time to change. In some decades cosmetics are not used at all, as "the devil's temptations," and felt a woman's desire to become more beautiful vicious. But already in the first centuries AD were first handicraft shops engaged in the manufacture of cosmetics and scented water. At other times, subject to the fashion of the French court, women vybelivali face, brightly painted lips and eyebrows. And, of course, with the help of cosmetics have always struggled with the first signs of aging.
It is known that in the era of Louis XVI on the whitewashed face drawn blue veins, which were thought to talk about the details and youth skin. Washed while relatively rare, and in order to kill the smell of the body, used ointments, scented water, it gave a powerful impetus to the development of the perfume business.
During the French Revolution women rubbed into the skin mercury that it has acquired the noble pallor. In addition to these horrors ladies instilled into the eyes of an extract of belladonna to pupils dilated and his eyes acquired languish. In the era of Queen Elizabeth gives priority to personal hygiene, in vogue youth and freshness. Bright makeup became available range is unique to women.
In the twentieth century the rules applying makeup also repeatedly changed. In the early days of cinema women applied on the eyelids dark shadows, brightly painted lips and eyebrows painted in the form of highly raised semicircles. At the same time, manufacturers of cosmetics handicraft shops were transformed into industrial enterprises. Was invented lipstick-stick, before it was smeared finger, taking from a jar.
During the First World War, women shave the hair and tried to draw attention to his lips and eyes, this trend held until the fifties of the last century. Then in vogue sensuality and femininity, largely due to the fact that the standard of beauty was Marilyn Monroe.
Closer to the seventies lips ceased to play a major role in the make-up, all eyes focus was emphasized them using false eyelashes. Fashion dictated not so much important women age, and, above all, fashion houses and manufacturers of cosmetics giants.
Currently, the trend in the creation of a make-up are the same for all countries and races. Women try to emphasize the natural beauty and naturalness, masking imperfections. By means of a make-up also the highest requirements - they should be hypoallergenic, preferably made of natural ingredients, except for decorative effect must have a caregiver to the skin. Recently, in the field of cosmetics applied even nano development.