It might not be widely known but the ancient Greeks placed great importance on the way they looked and therefore their physical beauty.

The use of hematite — crushed red ocher — had been documented on stone cosmetic palettes from the late Neolithic, as well as in ancient Egyptian cosmetic vessels, according to Joann Fletcher ...

The color red is often viewed as symbolizing love, passion, or anger. Varying hues of the primary color were created from ...

Ancient color “Did ancient people perceive color the same way we do today?” Vorderstrasse asked during the first class. Her answer—perhaps surprising—was, in some fundamental ways, no. Since dyes and ...

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A small stone vial discovered in southeastern Iran contained a red cosmetic that was likely used as a lip coloring nearly 4,000 years ago, according to archaeologists ...

(CNN) — A small stone vial discovered in southeastern Iran contained a red cosmetic that was likely used as a lip coloring nearly 4,000 years ago, according to archaeologists. The rare find is ...