Makeup mattered in the ancient world and it warrants serious consideration today. Susan Stewart is the author of Cosmetics and Perfumes in the Roman World (Tempus, 2007). More Must-Reads from TIME ...

It’s one of the first examples of an ancient, red-colored cosmetic to be studied, he said, although it wasn’t clear why cosmetic preparations resembling lipstick were uncommon in the ...

Cosmetics in ancient Iran TEHRAN, Oct. 5 (MNA) -- Based on recent excavations in northwestern Iran, archaeological now believe that eye makeup has been used Iran since about 4500 B.C. Other ...

Learn about poisonous ingredients in ancient makeup and see what lipstick is made of today. Look closely and you'll see eye makeup on this limestone bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, circa 1355 B.C.

“Because they make an attractive color and because you can create a powder with them, ... Section D, Page 3 of the National edition with the headline: Ancient Egypt’s Toxic Makeup Fought ...

Ancient Egyptians were also among the earliest wearers of makeup. They would apply kohl, a dark eyeliner, on their upper and lower eyelids, which they believed would reduce the glare of the sun ...

Although lipstick has been around for at least 5,500 years, researchers were surprised to locate the world’s oldest lipstick known in Iran — a country that once banned makeup and cosmetics.

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 “probably ...

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 ...

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 “probably ...