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Recent archaeological finds in Iran show that women and men applied makeup and arrayed themselves with ornaments approximately 10,000 years ago. Archaeologists have discovered various instruments of make-up and ornamental items in the Burnt City, which date back to the third millennium BCE. It is believed that these trends at the time were more for religious convictions, rather than mere beautification motivations.

Some of the masks and statues that were unearthed, show that the people of the time blackened and extended their eyebrows, reddened their lips and cheeks and lined their eyes up to the eyebrows. Archaeologists believe that both women and men used a red powder found inside small saucer-like vessels unearthed in some tombs to redden their cheeks. It is also believed that a white powder made of lead or silver was used for beautification purposes.

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Yet another new mineral makeup product … New York Color cosmetics has introduced a line of mineral-based cosmetics called the Smooth Mineral Collection. They are natural rock-based products and include a loose and a pressed foundation powder with SPF 12, a loose finishing powder, loose blush powder, loose eye powder and a starter kit. Each costs just $6.99, while the starter kit is the best deal at $13.99. The kit comes with a full-size face powder and mineral blush, two eye powders, a face brush, a shadow/liner applicator, and a tips and techniques sheet.

Maybelline New York has jumped on the mineral makeup bandwagon with its new Mineral Power line, which includes a mineral-based liquid foundation. It’s available at discount and drug stores and prices range from $9.99 for concealer to $14.99 for powder foundation.

It’s new, it’s innovative and it’s fundamentally changing the way that consumers use and apply eye shadow. Applying traditional eye shadow properly requires considerable skill, time and expertise with brushes, sponges or other applicators. Matching colors can also be tricky, and eye shadow cakes are oft prone to crumbling and spilling, leaving consumers with the potential for a mess. colorOn and Eye Majic however have developed new press-on eye shadow kits, allowing regular people to be able to instantly apply professionally created eye-shadow designs without applicators or mess.

Each single-use press-on eye shadow kit is applied to the eyelid using a prepared strip that contains a variety of matched and blended colours. Pressing the strip to the eyelid transfers the colours onto the eyelid in just the right shades, creating a look much like one that a professional make-up artist might have created. Presto!

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