19 Crazy makeup facts and fashion ideas

Along with henna, old-fashioned hair dye ingredients included blood of black cows and crushed tadpoles in warm oil. Tweet This

Makeup producers used to add to face paints pulverised ant eggs. Tweet This

Romans used extensively crocodile feces for mud baths, and pimples were treated with a mixture of flour and butter. Tweet This

Nail polish in Roman times comprised sheep fat and blood. Tweet This

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In Medieval Europe, aristocratic women would paint their faces white or would have some of their blood drained out in order to achieve a pale complexion. Tweet This

In China and Japan eyebrows were plucked and teeth were painted gold or … black. Tweet This

Japanese women used rice powder to paint their faces white. Tweet This

In Medieval Europe, women wore beauty patches on their face. Those gave information if the woman was flirtatious, married, engaged or passionate. Tweet This

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In Elizabethan England, dyeing hair in red colour was fashionable. Tweet This

In 18th century, English women would sleep with slices of raw beef on their faces, which supposedly prevented and cured wrinkles. Tweet This

Men stopped using perfumes and cosmetics during the Victorian period in England. Tweet This

During World World II, nylon was exclusively used for parachutes. In order to imitate nylon stockings, women painted their legs with gravy and make-up. Tweet This

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Up until the 19th century, children were dressed as miniature adults. Tweet This

The first fake eyelashes were made out of real hair. The inventor was the Hollywood silent movie producer D.W. Griffith. Tweet This

During the Renaissance period, eyebrows were often shaved off. Tweet This

Icelandic folklore says that if you don’t get new clothes to wear for Christmas, a giant cat will eat you. Tweet This

Still in 1910s, it was quite common for little boys to wear dresses up to age of 6. Tweet This

After its debut, bikini was declared a sin by the Vatican and banned in Australia, Belgium, Spain and Italy. Tweet This

In 1860s, dresses were extremely wide and women were frequently stuck in doorways. Tweet This