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1. Turn Heads Wherever You Go By Channelizing Your Inner Cleopatra With The Alluring Egyptian Eye Makeup When it came to cosmetic means, the pharaonic women were always a step ahead from the rest of the world. The path showcased by Queen of Nile Cleopatra is abided by makeup Moghuls around the globe in modern times. You can thus very well understand the importance of beauty amongst Egyptian women who gave special importance to their eye makeup above everything else. Whenever we think of Egyptian beauty, the first thought which crosses our mind is the brilliantly extended eyeliner and dashes of blue and gold. They deeply believed that the sole means of reaching afterlife was through a flawless sweep of liner over their eyelids followed by mesmeric facial makeup. Even the “Book of the Dead” revealed that the deceased needed to purify their soul, drape white garments and intricately apply egyptian eye makeupprior to presenting themselves at the hall of Justice following which they could enter the empire of Osiris. Egyptians usually went ahead with a combination of kohl and black galena and green eye paint for creating an alluring look which is sported even by tinsel town divas to various red carpet events of modern times. The green color symbolised eternal paradise, joy and health which was given the nomenclature of the “field of malachite.” Enough said, let’s now take a look at how to proceed with Egyptian eye makeup like a pro:

2. A clean palette as we all know can serve as the perfect place to start with the makeup. You will thus need to ensure that your face has been properly cleansed so that you can start with the primer and foundation routine. It is imperative to opt for a foundation having the right color and consistency so that it can last for longer stretches of time. Applying some concealer under your eyes will highlight the same. This needs to be followed up with compact powder so that the conjecture does not become too evident. Next you will have to build up your brows for adding adequate definition to your Egyptian eye makeup. Ancient Egyptians had a tendency of keeping their eyebrows thin and precise. You can also mirror their look by darkening your plucked eyebrows and getting the biggest possible height for that steep arch. Green or blue eyeshadow will now have to be splattered all over your eyelid and right up to your brow. Finally, you will have to line your eyes using a gel or liquid eyeliner by taking it straight into the tear duct and dipping it down a little bit for that Horus like look. The liner will then have to be extended from your eye’s outer corner to the outside edge of your eyebrow. You can draw another line a little lower for joining the two and filling up the little triangle using some gold eyeshadow.

3. The ancient Egyptian attitude in regards to beauty is both multidimensional and fascinating at the same time. Tweezers, makeup palettes and razors discovered in the tombs of Egyptian mummies underline the very importance of cosmetic culture amongst their civilisation. Apart from obvious aesthetic reasons, makeup also had a spiritual significance in ancient Egypt which was the sole purpose behind its acceptance amongst all the sections of society irrespective of gender, age or class. Even the Egyptian statues of goddesses and gods were laden with makeup implying at its massive significance.