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Hills beauty expert, Gloria Lintermans, keeps you up-to-date on the
stars' personal potions for the body beautiful. As long ago as the
fourteenth century B.C., cosmetics were an important part of everyday
life. Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, made up her eyes with kohl, used
perfumed oils and ointments to soften her skin and paints and dyes to
color it. Not only did both men and women use make-up in their daily
routines, but went to their tombs well supplied with cosmetics for the
next world. A cosmetic jar found in the tomb of Tutankhamen contained a
3000-year-old skin cream composed of animal fat and perfumed resin.
Egyptians not only rouged their cheeks, lips, nails, palms and soles a
reddish orange with henna, they also accented veins on the breast and
temples with blue, and sometimes even painted their nipples gold. |
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Cleopatra used black kohl on her brows and
lashes, blue-black on her upper lids, and Nile green on her lower ones.
Nanarus, the governor of ancient Babylon, shaved himself and lined his
eyes with stibium, and painted his face with lead. Not a particularly
healthy beauty aid! Jezebel, according to the Old Testament (2 Kings IX
30), "painted her face." In Ancient Rome, light complexioned women were
considered most fashionable, so white lead and chalk were used to whiten
the skin. If they survived lead poisoning, the rain would make a mess of
their make-up. By the seventeenth century, little design patches such as
half moons and stars were used on the face to cover pox marks,
discolorations and acne scars. As many as a half dozen patches were used
at the same time. Today, our celebrities also have their beauty secrets
which they've revealed just for our Rona Barrett's HOLLYWOOD readers. |
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LYNDA CARTER "To maintain the kind of skin every woman likes to have I,
(1) use a make-up with a moisturizer such as Maybelline Moisture Whip,
(2) drink at least eight glasses of bottled water with lime or lemon
everyday, and (3) eat only fresh fruit and vegetables, avoiding
pre-processed and packaged foods. In addition, and perhaps most
significant, maintain a high regard for yourself and never allow anyone
to take that away from you. |
Date and Issue: December 1980.
