DURING ARCHAEOLOGICALEXCAVATIONS, MUMMIES WERE DISCOVEREDWEARING MAKEUP, THE EGYPTIAN...
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DURING ARCHAEOLOGICAL
EXCAVATIONS, MUMMIES WERE DISCOVERED
WEARING MAKEUP, THE EGYPTIAN TECHNIQUE
OF ENHANCING EYE CONTOURS WITH ANTIMONY, LEAD,
AND METAL OXIDES -- ALL TOXIC, LETHAL SUBSTANCES. GREEK WOMEN ALSO
ADORNED THEIR CHEEKS WITH A DYE MADE FROM LEAD OXIDE. IN 1910, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE,
UNDER THE NAME ELIZABETH ARDEN, WOULD CHANGE
THE WHOLE MAKEUP PICTURE, LAUNCHING THE VOGUE FOR
COSMETICS WITHOUT TOXIC AGENTS
EXCAVATIONS, MUMMIES WERE DISCOVERED
WEARING MAKEUP, THE EGYPTIAN TECHNIQUE
OF ENHANCING EYE CONTOURS WITH ANTIMONY, LEAD,
AND METAL OXIDES -- ALL TOXIC, LETHAL SUBSTANCES. GREEK WOMEN ALSO
ADORNED THEIR CHEEKS WITH A DYE MADE FROM LEAD OXIDE. IN 1910, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE,
UNDER THE NAME ELIZABETH ARDEN, WOULD CHANGE
THE WHOLE MAKEUP PICTURE, LAUNCHING THE VOGUE FOR
COSMETICS WITHOUT TOXIC AGENTS
Full Transcript
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DURING ARCHAEOLOGICAL
EXCAVATIONS,
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MUMMIES WERE DISCOVERED
WEARING MAKEUP,
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THE EGYPTIAN TECHNIQUE
OF ENHANCING EYE CONTOURS
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WITH ANTIMONY, LEAD,
AND METAL OXIDES --
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ALL TOXIC, LETHAL SUBSTANCES.
00:00:14.016 --> 00:00:16.629
GREEK WOMEN ALSO
ADORNED THEIR CHEEKS
00:00:16.765 --> 00:00:19.434
WITH A DYE MADE FROM LEAD OXIDE.
00:00:19.471 --> 00:00:23.709
IN 1910, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE,
UNDER THE NAME ELIZABETH ARDEN,
00:00:23.845 --> 00:00:26.248
WOULD CHANGE
THE WHOLE MAKEUP PICTURE,
00:00:26.285 --> 00:00:30.122
LAUNCHING THE VOGUE FOR
COSMETICS WITHOUT TOXIC AGENTS.
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Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.
