camel urine to dip their
raven-black hair in.
10. In the England of Queen
Elizabeth I, great beauties of
the time owed the rich red
color of their lips to bugs.
The squashed remains of
insects were rubbed on the
mouth for a ruby-red luster.
11. Face painting with white
lead powder was also popular
in Elizabeth’s time. The
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beauty secret caused the
premature demise of a
number of 16th century
lovelies.
12. Crocodile dung made into
a paste with donkey’s milk
kept Cleopatra’s skin looking
lovely in the Egyptian heat.
She used it as a face mask –
when Caesar wasn’t around.