In the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, heavy eye liner use has been associated with Goth fashion and Punk fashion. As goth and punk fashion developed, they employed eyeliner for a dark and dramatic effect. The '60s and '70s also saw new fashion trends which made use of eyeliner, eyeshadow and mascara in new ways. In the 1960s, liquid eye liner was used to create thick black and white lines around the eyes in the make-up fashion associated with designers like Mary Quant. Ancient Egyptian kohl contained galena, which was imported from nearby regions in the Land of Punt, Coptos and Western Asia. They produced eye liner with a variety of materials, including copper ore and antimony. The characteristic of having heavily lined eyes has been frequently depicted in ancient Egyptian art. Research has also speculated that eye liner was worn to protect the wearer from the evil eye.
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As early as 10,000 BC, Egyptians and Mesopotamians wore eye liner not only for aesthetics but to protect the skin from the desert sun. History Ancient Egyptian women and men wearing kohl eye liner, from the tomb of Nakht in Thebes (15th century BC).Įye liner was first used in ancient India, ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia as a dark black line around the eyes. It is often used to create various aesthetic effects. It is applied around the contours of the eye(s).
JSTOR ( August 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭark teal eye liner along the rim of the eyeĮye liner or eyeliner is a cosmetic used to define the eyes.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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