Answer: Eyes
Kohl was originally applied to prevent eye disease and to protect the eyes from the sun. A black paste, it is prepared by mixing a number of ingredients, varying in different places and times. Traditionally based on galena, an ore containing lead sulfide, this has been changed to soot or charcoal by modern commercial producers to reduce the product's toxicity. Other ingredients include oils and scents.
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Answer: White lead
Powdered white lead was used for many years to make facial skin appear artificially white. Paintings of the aristocracy throughout the Renaissance show the women using this product. Occasional use caused lead poisoning, hair loss, and mental deterioration. Long-term use was known to cause death.
From Quiz: The Unusual History of Cosmetics
Answer: Cause an allergic reaction
However, this does not mean that the product is 100% guaranteed not to cause you a reaction. Everyone's skin is different after all!
From Quiz: "Make Me Beautiful" Part 1
Answer: tweezers
Tweezers are pretty easy to find and they come in prices to suit every budget.
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Answer: Fish scales
Ground fish scales have been used for many years in western societies to add shimmer and shine. This substance is often called pearl essence and is used not only in cosmetics, but in paint and glazes! It is harmless, but the idea of ground-up dead fish scales on your lips is somewhat gross.
From Quiz: The Unusual History of Cosmetics
Answer: Attract moisture to the skin from the air
But it is also a good idea to use a moisturiser designed for your skin underneath your general make-up to give your skin a little extra boost. Apply the moisturiser about 5 minutes before you apply your foundation in order to get your skin hydrated. This will also help make your foundation last longer.
From Quiz: "Make Me Beautiful" Part 1
Answer: Eyelash Curler
Don't use this tool every day; rather, save it for special occasions.
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Answer: Barbra Streisand
According to kevynaucoin.com, in October 1997, he was quoted as saying "Barbra Streisand is the most beautiful woman, outside my mother, that I've ever seen in my life."
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Answer: Vinegar and powdered lead
Ceruse rapidly ate away the skin, which meant that thicker and thicker layers had to be applied as time wore on. It eventually killed you. Despite its obvious drawbacks, ceruse remained popular for at least 300 years, although later zinc oxide replaced the lead.
From Quiz: History of Cosmetics and Fashion
Answer: Medicine
Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas Al-Zahrawi (936-1013 CE) was a Spanish Arab physician who is considered the father of modern surgery, whose practices and writings shaped Islamic and European surgical procedure at least until the Renaissance. He wrote a chapter on cosmetics, which he called "Medicine of Beauty", in which he described many useful substances and their chemical preparation. He is credited with developing perfumed sticks that could be used as under-arm deodorants or (different ingredients) lipstick, hair removal sticks, hair dyes (both for lightening and darkening the color), hair straighteners, suntan lotions, breath fresheners, tooth whiteners, hand creams, and more!
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Answer: Belladonna
Belladonna was used for this purpose for many years, even though its toxicity was well known. Occasional use damaged vision, while prolonged use lead to permanent blindness!
From Quiz: The Unusual History of Cosmetics
Answer: Getting rid of wrinkles
And if it doesn't work, there's always botox!
From Quiz: "Make Me Beautiful" Part 1
Answer: Powder Brush
First apply powder with a puff, then dust off the excess with the powder brush.
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Answer: LA
Kevyn Aucoin was born February 14, 1962 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and adopted a month later by Thelma and Isidore Aucoin of Lafayette, Louisiana.
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Answer: They bled themselves
Bleeding required the use of leeches, or sometimes the more extreme 'cupping' was employed. A vein was slashed and the blood drained into a cup, or bowl.
From Quiz: History of Cosmetics and Fashion
Answer: Lash Lure
Before there were any regulations concerning product safety, Lash Lure was sold as a permanent answer to mascara. It contained a compound phenylenediamine that had never been tested for use on humans. The outcome was tragic.
From Quiz: The Unusual History of Cosmetics
Answer: Because it soothes irritation
You can also spray lavender mist on your pillow before going to bed as it is said to help you sleep.
From Quiz: "Make Me Beautiful" Part 1
Answer: Blusher Brush
Try to find a brush which has graduated hairs to make sure that the colour is evenly spread.
From Quiz: The Tools Used for Applying Make-Up
Answer: Vogue
One day the assistant to the beauty editor at "Vogue" called him. She had been looking for him after seeing his work months before, and he was assigned to work with Steven Meisel and Meg Tilly.
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Answer: China
Although the ancient Egyptians stained their nails with henna, it was the Chinese who developed actual nail lacquers made from gum arabic, beeswax, eggwhite and coloured powders. The earliest traces of nail lacquer are dated to 3000 BC.
From Quiz: History of Cosmetics and Fashion
Answer: Elizabeth I
In Elizabethan times (as well as before and after that era), pale skin was a sign of status - only members of the aristocracy could avoid working in the sun and were able to retain pale skin. Those whose skin was not naturally pale often either bleached their skin or applied white makeup in powder or paste form. White lead was a common, and toxic, ingredient of these products, and arsenic was also often added. The painting from life of Queen Elizabeth I by an unknown artist in 1575 which is commonly referred to as the 'Darnley Portrait' is the source for the face pattern which art historians call 'the mask of youth'. It was used in authorized portraits of the queen for the rest of her reign.
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Answer: Beetles
Cochineal dye is made from dried cochineal beetles. Unlike a lot of the modern dyes this coloring agent is not toxic nor does it contain any carcinogens. Production is costly and labor intensive. Today, breeding of this insect is done just for tradition, as opposed to meeting any economic demand.
From Quiz: The Unusual History of Cosmetics
Answer: Water
Drink 6 to 8 pints a day to keep your skin glowing and flush your body of all impurities.
From Quiz: "Make Me Beautiful" Part 1
Answer: Eye-shadow Brush
Try to get a couple of these, as you really shouldn't use the same brush to apply different colours.
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Answer: his birth mother
After hanging up several times, he finally held on the line long enough to talk to Nelda Mae Williams in 1992.
From Quiz: Kevyn Aucoin
Answer: Mascara
Rubinstein also introduced tinted face powder in the early 1920s.
From Quiz: History of Cosmetics and Fashion
Answer: Nightingale feces
For about $150 (US dollars) some upscale spas provide a "geisha facial". Moistened nightingale feces is applied and allowed to dry. It is said to diminish wrinkles and ex-foliate skin! I think I'll pass.
From Quiz: The Unusual History of Cosmetics
Answer: Destroy skin cells
These particular vitamins can be found in rich fruits such as kiwi or oranges or can be taken in tablet form.
From Quiz: "Make Me Beautiful" Part 1
Answer: Liquid Eyeliner Brush
It's a good idea to spend a bit more money on a sable-hair brush, as these last longer and are much softer on this delicate area.
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Answer: Tori Amos
In his book "Face Forward" he says liking her music is a prerequisite to starting new friendships.
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Answer: False eyelashes
Griffith wanted Seena Owen to have more dramatic eyelashes, swooping across her cheeks when she shut her eyes and looked down, so he had a wig maker weave strands of human hair through pieces of gauze. The hairs were trimmed to shape, and the gauze glued to her eyelids. Griffiths did not formally register his invention, and the subsequent commercial success of related products gained him no financial reward.
From Quiz: Yours Truly, Yours Falsely
Answer: Eye liner
Coal tar was used for many years as eye liner, mascara and eyebrow pencil. Aside from smelling very badly, coal tar causes blindness and is flammable.
From Quiz: The Unusual History of Cosmetics
Answer: To brush eye-brows up and outwards into a perfect shape
Sometimes you can find a neat little brush that combines an Eye-Brow Brush and a Eyelash comb back to back. Very handy!
From Quiz: The Tools Used for Applying Make-Up
Answer: Lisa Marie Presley
And its a dead ringer!
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Answer: 19th century
Mum deodorant in creme form was developed in Philadelphia in 1889. The active ingredient was aluminum chlorhydrate. In 1952, inspired by the workings of the ballpoint pen, Ban Roll-On was introduced.
From Quiz: History of Cosmetics and Fashion
Answer: Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel was a style leader as well as a designer, and her suntan suddenly became a must-have fashion statement, symbolic of changing social patterns. For centuries, a suntan had been associated with agricultural labor forcing one to spend time in the sun; now it became associated with having leisure time to spend in the sun rather than indoors engaged in clerical or industrial labor. Et voila! In the 1940s suntan (not sunscreen) lotion became popular, as a tool to increase both actual tanning and the appearance of a tan. Contemporary awareness of the skin cancer risks associated with suntans has not yet completely removed the popular idea that suntans are 'a good look' - solarium's offer shortcuts for those who cannot afford the time to actually bake themselves naturally.
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Answer: Mercury
Thiomersal has been used throughout the 20th century in spite of its inherent danger. It is very toxic if ingested orally, applied to the skin or inhaled. The use of this substance is being phased out and replaced by more benign substances. It has been known to cause mercury poisoning when used in mascara.
From Quiz: The Unusual History of Cosmetics
Answer: Deliver vitamins deep into your skin
This is ideal as not everyone has the time to take care of their skin as well as they should.
From Quiz: "Make Me Beautiful" Part 1
Answer: Lipstick Brush
Another brush which is best to buy in sable, it's hard on the budget but soft on the lips.
From Quiz: The Tools Used for Applying Make-Up
Answer: Amber Valetta
And he photographed the picture. It is absolutely spellbinding.
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