Beauty

The Secrets And Rituals Ancient Egyptian Women Used To Stay Beautiful

Makeup might seem like a modern phenomenon that has grown into a trillion-dollar business, but cosmetics were equally important to daily life in the ancient world.

By Simone Sydel5 min read
Cleopatra On The Terraces Of Philae painting by Frederic Arthur Bridgman, 1896 public domain wikimedia commons
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From the earliest era of the Egyptian empire (around 6,000 BC), men and women from all social classes liberally applied eyeliner, dyed their hair, used anti-aging face masks, and bathed in milk to preserve their soft skin.