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It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. That's why we all try to sublimate. And this year, the centennial of the best ally make-up of women is celebrated: the mascara. For the occasion, back over its history dating back to the time of the Pharaohs ... Before the preserve of women, eye makeup were also used by men . The flagship of Ancient Egypt ? The black kajal pencil . It was even legion high , say it! Its purpose? Not magnify the eye ( the Egyptians were not so superficial that we citizens of the 21st century ), but rather protect their souls from evil spirits. What a concept ... Then around 100 BC Blowin -ti not in the makeup kajal ( meanwhile abandoned ) comes to rest on the eyes Babyoniens , Greeks and Romans . Moreover, for the record, at the time, the women applied to the eyelashes base petals burned , date stones and soot to make them more intense look ... but especially as a sign of chastity ! It was not until 100 years after a first beauty salon specializes in mascara made its appearance in the Old Persian . Its purpose? disclose application tips . This trend beauty oritentale would soon cross the border to implement gradually in Europe. Once settled here, this eye makeup had to adapt to the West . The mascara was therefore formulated as follows : based elderberry juice, berries, ash and soot. The heated mixture was applied directly to the eyelashes . The problem is that at the time it had to be a small chemist grass to make her mascara because the finished product did not exist . It was for women to buy all these essential ingredients to prepare to mix and get a pseudo mascara. Finally it was before a certain Eugene Rimmel gets involved . The latter has developed the Channel (although it is a Frenchy call you back it! ) Black block that needed to rub a wet brush to dye eyelashes. The success was so mad that " Rimmel " quickly became the common name that meant mascara ! The turning point occurred in 1913 when a chemist has developed for his sister Maybel (you will find the brand with this index is not it ? ) THE first mascara : a pasty texture based coal dust and petrolatum. Developed initially for this lady , Maybelline product was sold two years later by the first match and the point of sale . But make no mistake . This mascara was not as wonderful as this. Irritant, held its unsatisfactory , it was far from those we buy today . It was not until 1935 that an Austrian singer developed a waterproof mascara. Because yes, by dint of being in the spotlight her mascara never stopped flowing. Until the day when it is bent over the mascara composition of a heat resistant and moisture . Very quickly, the perfect formula was discovered and the young woman filed a patent ! Twenty years later , the great Helena Rubinstein mascara proposed a version of a texture directly out of a tube to be brushed onto the lashes. And in 1960 , it was the revolution . Maybelline cosmetics giant already launched the first mascara bottle that we know today. Since the formulas are increasingly innovative to the delight of our eyes ...
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