7 Fun Facts About Makeup Every Beauty Lover Should Know


You're definitely not worrying about the origins of your red lipstick or how scent came to be when you're applying your makeup. However, it's likely that you might be. Listen up: the past of cosmetics and beauty products is truly fascinating. We've assembled a list of seven interesting beauty facts and origin stories that will make you love modern makeup even more.

Wearing Expensive Makeup Was Once Banned

The “Lex Oppia” was a Roman law that regulated not only a woman's wealth, but also her displays of wealth. This included high-end cosmetics and perfumes imported from China and Germany, among other areas. Unsurprisingly, it didn't last long — it was phased out 20 years later.

In the United States, neon nail polish is prohibited.

Do you like wearing neon nail polish? True neon nail polish is currently prohibited in the United States. If your polishes are called "neon," they're most likely imported or don't contain real neon pigments. What is the explanation for this? It's not as dramatic as you would think; neon colorants have never been formally registered with the Food and Drug Administration.

Crushed gems were once used to make lipstick.

Lipstick used to be much more luxurious. Crushed semi-precious jewels were used to decorate the lips of ancient Mesopotamian women, according to legend. Since then, everything from red beetles to fish scales (thankfully not anymore) has been used to make lipsticks.

“Beauty Is Pain” had a very different meaning in the 1400s.

For the women of the 15th century, pale, sun-kissed skin was all the rage. If women weren't born with a porcelain complexion, they'd do everything from utilizing leeches for blood-letting, a questionable medical method of withdrawing a tiny amount of blood to treat or avoid sickness, to using leeches for blood-letting. Some women have used Venetian ceruse, a white lead substance that induced hair loss and, in some cases, death. Oh, no.

The Golden Skinned Skinned Skinned Skinned Skinned Skinned Skinned Skin

Coco Chanel, the fashion designer, received a sunburn while visiting the French Riviera in the 1920s. The sunburn had faded into a tan when she returned home. Her fans began to follow this theme in the hopes of emulating Chanel's opulent lifestyle.

Red Lipstick was once associated with aristocracy.

Lipstick was used to identify social groups in Europe during the Middle Ages. Wearing a bright pink lip gloss, for example, denoted high social status, while red tones denoted low social status.

Once upon a time, fragrance was used as a disinfectant.

In ancient China, fragrance was used for disinfection long before it was invented to make you smell sweet and fresh. Some people claimed that perfume was so potent that it could cure disease in a bed.


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