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believed that the make-up of eyes kept evil spiritsT away and also improved
sight. They used kohl to outline their eyes. They drew thick lines around
the eyes and emphasised eyebrows. They used green for their lower eyelids, [fi
and applied black to their upper eyelids. They used a product made with
red clay on their lips and cheeks, and hennas to colour their nails orange M
or yellow.
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Greekand Roman Times
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The Greeks adopted Egyptian cosmetics and practices. In ancient Greece,
dyes and bleaches were extremely popular. The Greeks used them to
lightene their hair and they wore hats without crownst0 so that the action u
of the sun could speed uptt the process. P
Also Roman women used cosmetics. Even if spas date back to earlier
times, the Romans elevated bathing to a fine art and contributed to its spreadt2. During Roman times,
ladies used kohl to emphasise their eyes, while dyes or ochre added an alluring glowr3 to cheeks and
lips. They also applied a white lead powder on their face and neck, as well as on their shoulders and
arms. A pale face defined one's place in society. Peasants had tannedta skin because they worked in
the fields, while upper classes had white skin because they did not need to work. During Roman times,
the connection between cosmetics and spirituality finally vanishedrs as the aim was to look good not
for the gods but for each other.
iln Roman ladies used kohl to
emphasise their eyes c@
Decide if thefollowing sentences are true (T) or F Roman ladies used ochre on their
false (F). Correct the false ones. c@
cheeks and lips
Í People didn't use cosmetics in fE Rich people had tanned skin in
ancient times O ill Roman times olD
E The Romans were the first to fr Roman ladies applied a brown
perfect the manufacture powder on their face, neck,
/;\ e@
of cosmetics \n shoulders, and arms
E The Egyptians invented many m The Romans didn't apply make-up
tools to apply make-up OE to look good for the gods o@
G-ì @
H Cleopatra didn't care about beauty oo
O Cleopatra was a Greek Queen
Gl The Egyptians wete not very
spiritual people (r) (D
Match the beginning of each sentence to its ending.
E The make-up of eyes was very
important to the Egyptians if. C Il The Egyptians
El The Egyptians coloured the whole El People have been using cosmetics
eyelid with the same colour cc El Cleopatra
El The Romans used henna tr Many Egyptian cosmetics had
to dye nails CE El Kohl
fE The Egyptians didn't apply any Gl Henna
cosmetics on their lips and cheeks oì Gl Z The Egyptians emphasised
IE The Greeks refused Egyptian ts The Egyptians coloured
cosmetics and practices oe tr The Egyptians dyed
lE Dyes and bleaches were not lE The Greeks used
popular in ancient Greece O .r) fn The Greeks kept on
tr The Greeks lightened their hair o(D lE Also Roman ladies