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Beauty Is History (Part Three)

The cosmetics craze continued throughout the centuries into the 1900’s and began to see the earliest of the cosmetics industry being formed. Mrs. Hemming’s House of Cyclax in London sold many products that you can still buy today from world famous companies like Avon. 

Beauty Is History (Part Two)

Hundreds of years  after the Egyptian empire fell, definitions of beauty became re-defined. Ancient middle eastern fashion trends gave way to progressive European styles. Great Britain took over and set the new trends in beauty and style. The craze  all across Europe  was a pale  skin tone . 1.) Tanned, sun-kissed  skin  was  typically associated with  being a commoner who worked out in the field  the whole day   along with  her  spouse . The  elite   level   women   obviously   would not   engage in   actual physical  labor  along those lines   and therefore, they remained indoors and typically had pale skin as a result of a lack of sun exposure.     A pallid appearance (which now indicates poor health) was, at the time, a key indication of immense wealth. Once you   acquired   an abundance of   wealth ,  then you definitely  didn’t  need to   labor .  Consequently,  a pale  skin tone  was  crucial to   many wealthy people . To  acquire this   appearan