What were makeup and beauty products like hundreds of years ago? I always imaged something silly, like using berries instead of lipstick. But there was actually a lot of really weird stuff going on in historic cosmetics, and a lot of it was really dangerous. I’m not talking about Botox: I’m talking about the stuff your great-great-great-great-grandma might have used. Check the gallery for 7 horrifying products and treatments used in the past!
In the 1700s when thick eyebrows were all the rage people would use mouse fur to thicken up their brows.
Which beauty treatments freaks you out the most? Check out more at the source!
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Why don’t they still sell Aqua Tofana? I imagine the market for it would be huge.
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Aqua Tofana…nothing like a murder-suicide to bring a couple together.
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severe*
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Unfortunately we still have lead in most cosmetics
…especially with some high-end brands. Oh, and tanning beds too.
rose / 980 posts
Interesting, but some of these weren’t even beauty treatments. Unless, you are suggesting women look better as widows.
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Why am I not surprised Italian women would come up with something like Aqua Tofana?
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@TiredSoVeryTired@xanga - How come 93% of the posters on lovelyish are retards?
rose / 980 posts
@FattiesGonnaFat@xanga - lol Wait, are we commenters or posters?
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Interesting! Not that most of these are even beauty treatments…..but….whatever.
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@TiredSoVeryTired@xanga - Oh, we’re commenters! the authors of posts are posters.
sunflower / 448 posts
We do we have to reload the page to see each item? Not good for slow internets
sunflower / 448 posts
@x0_electric_kiss@xanga -
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@x0_electric_kiss@xanga - *quite
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im totally shocked .. but i found the poisoning ones interesting!