Ancient Egyptian Perfume.Ancient Egyptian's believed that perfumes had a positive effect on their well being and health, this also meant that they associated perfumes with their Gods. Nefertum the God of Healing was also said to be the God of perfume. The most popular perfumes were;
The Ancient Egyptians were most famous for their perfumes and scents. The country was considered the most suitable for the manufacture of perfumes. Scents were extracted by steeping flowers, plants or splinters of wood in oil to obtain the essential oil. The essential oils would be added to fats or oils. The oils used were varied; sesame, almond, moringa, olive, linseed, safflower, balanos & castor oil.
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18th Century Beauty MarksBelow are examples of the placement of beauty marks and what they mean. They also represent some of the shapes made from bits of velvet and silk. 18th Century Beauty MarksBeauty marks are the perfect example of makeup turning a facial flaw into a fashion statement. Beauty marks from the 17th and 18th century started out as small bits of fabric and evolved into symbols of politics, personality and wealth. Beauty marks were originally used to cover up scars from smallpox and other skin blemishes. They soon became used for aesthetical reasons rather than a way of camouflaging marks. A whole language was made and beauty marks were placed on locations on the face, next and chest for different reasons. Duchess Georgiana of Devonshire Beauty marks were made from velvet or silk and covered in a gum to hold them in place. Poor people would use mouse-skin. They came in a variety of shapes; ovals, stars, crescent moons, diamonds and hearts - there was even the occasional ship. Modern interpretations of 18th Century Beauty Marks 1920s women revelled in their new found power, they became rebellious - by wearing shorter, tighter dresses, heavy makeup and cutting their hair short. But what if you didn't want short hair?Short hair may have been the fashion in the 1920s but that doesn't mean everyone wanted to adopt it. For women who didn't want to cut their long hair, or if they needed a temporary solution before actually making the decision, there were a few options:
Mary Pickford 1920s women revelled in their new found power, they became rebellious - by wearing shorter, tighter dresses, heavy makeup and cutting their hair short. Cropped Curls.Cropped curls were soft ringlets rather than waves, which surrounded the head. This was a more elegant style. Fashion designer Coco Chanel and Hollywood stars Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer and Clara Bow preferred Cropped Curls. Coco Chanel Greta Garbo Norma Shearer Clara Bow 1920s women revelled in their new found power, they became rebellious - by wearing shorter, tighter dresses, heavy makeup and cutting their hair short. Finger Waves and Marcel Waves.For the Flapper girls finger waves were popular, Anita Page, Claudette Colbert, Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford favoured this style. Finger waves were developed to soften the hard appearance of the bob. Finger waves and Marcel waves looked similar, the difference was the method that they were achieved. Finger waves were created using your fingers with brilliantine (hair gel). The sculpted waves started off sot at first, angular patterns followed and then into geometric shapes of the Art Deco period. Marcel waves were achieved by using a heated curler designed by French hairdresser, Francois Marcel, this made the waves easier to achieve and longer lasting. Anita Page Claudette Colbert Marlene Dietrich Joan Crawford 1920s women revelled in their new found power, they became rebellious - by wearing shorter, tighter dresses, heavy makeup and cutting their hair short. The Eton Crop.If you were daring enough to go even shorter you could opt for the Eton Crop, which was made popular by jazz singer Josephine Baker. The Eton crop was the shortest of the 1920s hairstyles. It was named after the famous English school, because the boys there wore their hair longer than the usual style at the time. The sleek style was achieved with Brilliantine, which was a type of early hair gel. The style was short lived. Spit curls or kiss curls were popular with this look as well as the other styles. They were called kiss curls because it was thought that the number of kiss curls was to symbolise the number of men a girl had been kissed by. Billie Dove was famous for her spit curls, which she decorated her forehead with, she would make the ends extra pointy with green gel (similar to petroleum jelly). Josephine Baker Billie Dove 1920s women revelled in their new found power, they became rebellious - by wearing shorter, tighter dresses, heavy makeup and cutting their hair short. The Shingle Cut or Bob.The shingle cut and the bob were made popular by silent film stars Anna May Wong and Louise Brooks. The shingle cut also known as the 'boyish bob' was introduced in 1923, it was tapered into a V-shape at the nape of the neck and the sides were either spit curls or waves. Bob cuts came in many different styles;
Trendsetter and influential dancer, Irene Castle helped to make the bob popular. She cut her hair short in 1914 to keep her hair out of her face whilst dancing. Soon women flocked to the hairdressers to get the 'Castle Bob'. Bobs started to become popular with fringes, in both straight and curly styles. Fringes would be cut straight across the forehead or in a heart-shape with the middle shorter than the sides. Bobbed hair also prompted the invention of the bobbie pin! It was designed to keep short hair in place. In Britain, it was called the Kirbygrip because it was made by Kirby Beard & Co. Anna May Wong Louise Brooks Colleen Moore Bessie Smith |
AuthorThis blog is to follow on from my university final project, which was a historical reference book on ‘Female Hair and Makeup Throughout History’. Each week I will release a post featuring an era and an aspect of hair, makeup and fashion from the time. I will also have my makeup muse of the week, who could be a makeup or fashion trendsetter of their time or a makeup artist who has innovated the industry. Archives
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