The Make up of makeup
- The main component of a makeup kit was Kohl: ashes or soot and antimony mixed together.
- Saffron: to improve the smell
- Charred rose petals and date stones could be used to darken the eyes
- Green eye shadow came from malachite, blue eye shadow came from azurite
- Dark eyebrows that almost met in the center were considered attractive. The effect was achieved by using antimony or soot to darken the eyebrows then extend them inward
- Make up would usually come in a tablet or cake form
- Wealthy women would buy expensive makeup that were cased in containers made from gold, wood, glass, or bone
- Kohl came in compartmentalized tubes that could store more than one color of eye makeup
Lipstick?
- There is no evidence that they colored their lips. But there is some evidence to hint that they did paint their nails
- Oral hygiene wasn't close to today’s standards, but white teeth were still prized. So false teeth, made of bone or ivory and paste, were very popular
- They would sweeten their breath with powder and baking soda