8 Little-Known Facts About Makeup

Are you part and parcel of those who patronize makeup and is fund of utilizing cosmetic apparatus for beautification? If yes, then this post is exclusively meant for you. If no, you can aswel tap from this great wealth of information. It's so unfortunate how individuals could get addicted to a thing without knowing the basic and fundamental information of such thing. Be glad because you’re about to know some key facts about makeup.


 

Although painting your nails seems like a beauty trend that’s been around forever, the first nail polish patent was created 97 years ago in 1919. The first color was of a light pink hue.



Back then, Roman women would dilate their pupils with belladonna drops because bigger pupils was considered a trait of beauty. However, the chemical in these drops were of a poisonous plant called the perennial herbaceous, commonly referred to as ‘deadly nightshade’ that made this trend short lived.

 

Since red lipstick wasn’t around, the Aztecs used beetles for a big and bright lip.

 

While on set, Elizabeth Taylor denied the permission of allowing other women on-set to wear red lipstick. She loved her red lip THAT much.

 

According to statistics, women will most likely spend an average of $15,000 on cosmetics in their lifetime.

 

Shaving your underarms was considered taboo up until 1915 when women saw a fashion ad without underarm hair and gave into the trend that’s lasted for over 100 years.






If you didn’t have a beauty mark, were you considered beautiful? Apparently not. Women would make their own beauty marks with patches of black velvet to achieve their marks of beauty.



Did you know that MAC cosmetics was founded by two guys named Frank in 1985?