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Women Dresses 2013

Women Dresses 2013 Biogarphy

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Women have always tried to enhance their beauty. Even in Prehistoric times people wore necklaces or bracelets made of things like shells. They also wore pendants of bone or ivory. Prehistoric people many have painted or tattooed themselves. Certainly the 'ice man' who lived in Copper-age Italy about 3,300 BC was tattooed. Furthermore some iron age bodies found preserved peat had manicured nails showing the upper class in Northern Europe at that time were particular about their appearance.
Further South all the ancient civilisations used cosmetics. In Iraq in 2,000 BC perfumes were commonly used. So were pigments for the eyes and lips. They were made from various minerals and they were stored in shells.
The Egyptians are known for their cleanliness (they bathed frequently) and they used many cosmetics. They used black eyeliner and green pigment for their eyelids. They also used rouge for their cheeks. The Egyptians also used perfume.
The Greeks too used perfume and they used white lead to give themselves pale complexions. They also used rouge. Roman women also used cosmetics such as eye shadow. Greek and women were also known for their elaborate hairstyles. Women dyed their hair and sometimes used wigs. Roman women also used face packs using ingredients like crocodile dung (if they could afford it!).
Roman women also used razors, pumice stone, tweezers and depilatory creams to remove unwanted body hair.
At that time there were no glass mirrors but women used mirrors made of polished metal. The Romans are also known for their cleanliness. They rubbed themselves with oil and scraped it off with a tool called a strigil.
Cosmetics and Make Up in the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages their bathhouses in many towns were people could pay to have a bath. Furthermore in Northern Europe in the Middle Ages people took sweat baths.
In the Middle Ages people used combs and tweezers. They also used toothpicks and mouthwashes.
In the Middle Ages women curled their hair with hot tongs. They also dyed their hair. They used vegetable dyes to redden their faces and colour their nails. It was fashionable for women to pluck their eyebrows.
In the 16th century most people cared about their appearance. People carried mirrors made of glass or steel. They also carried combs and used tweezers, ear scoops and bone manicure sets. In the Summer people sometimes had a bath in the local river. Sometimes they heated a cauldron of water and had a strip wash. Or they could have a 'dry wash' by rubbing themselves with clean linen.
In the later 16th century white lead was revived as a way of getting a pale complexion. (Poor women had to work outdoors so they were suntanned. Pale skin was a sign of wealth so it was desirable). Furthermore at that time blonde hair was also popular and many women died their hair. Women also used red ochre on their cheeks. They also wore face packs and they plucked their eyebrows. In the 17th century fashionable women stuck black patches onto their faces. Sometimes they were in the shape of stars or crescent moons.
In the 17th century people used toothpicks but in the latter part of the century toothbrushes were introduced. (Toothbrushes came from China. They were first mentioned in 1498). People also made scented soaps.
In the 18th century pale skin was still fashionable. So were dark eyebrows. Women also still used rouge abundantly. Perfume was also common. In the early 18th century a new scent was made in Cologne. Later in the century it became known as Eau de Cologne.
In the late 18th century a book called The Toilet of Flora (published in 1784) gave advice about preparing make up. (The word toilet is derived from the French word toilette, which means little cloth. In the 17th century it was a cloth cover for a dressing table, called a toilet table. If a woman was at her toilet it meant she was dressing and preparing her appearance. By the 19th century it was a euphemism for a certain room).

Women Dresses 2013