Women's Makeup Throughout History

A diverse group of women show just how much women's makeup has changed through the ages.
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MUSIC
This Night Is Ours
Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc.
MAKEUP AND HAIR BY
Paula Dicianno
Instagram: @paixiap
FEATURING
Christina Leone, www.ActChristina.com (Ancient Egypt)
Jasmin Marsters, jasminmarsters (Ancient Greece)
Holly Rokes, pro-labs.imdb.com/name/nm3431..., Twitter: @hollyindira, FB: Holly Rokes, Instagram: @hrokes (India’s Gupta Age)
Amy Loubris, Instagram: @amyloubris, genuineaj.tumblr.com (Elizabethan Era)
Jill Jordan, Twitter: @JillJordan17 (Pre-French Revolution)
Courtney McCullough, Instagram: @courtneymccullough6 (Japanese Geisha)
Micayla Kay, micaylaustralia, Instagram/Twitter: @itsmicaylakay (Victorian Era)
Jade Monroe (Swingin’ Sixties)
SOURCES
www.penn.museum/documents/educ...
books.google.com/books?id=mNLZ...
www.nbcnews.com/id/22546056/ns...
dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/han...
www.cbsnews.com/news/a-brow-ra...
www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/sty...
books.google.com/books?id=BnH...
books.google.com/books?id=RQi...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/t...
depts.washington.edu/silkroad...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
books.google.com/books?id=mNLZ...
books.google.com/books?id=9Z6...
books.google.com/books?id=G9e...
books.google.com/books?id=ien...
books.google.com/books?id=tdsR...
www.history.com/this-day-in-hi...
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www.smithsonianjourneys.org/bl...
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[@mrss7688]

How beautiful was the girl who did the swinging sixties!?! She looked so bubbly and rocked that look!!!

[@tulip2111]

Agreed! She was lovely!

[@Khn90]

Beccalina S She is beautiful!

[@bambii-_]

Beccalina S IKR WOW

[@hockeydancer4832]

I know, she was stunning!!!

[@Julia53808]

Beauty is subjective.

[@AugustAdvice]

Unibrows were fashionable in ancient Greece? I would have fit in juuuust fine...

[@MrPanos2000]

***** sorry, but the video wrong...

[@illchangemyusernamewhenith9130]

***** no

[@illchangemyusernamewhenith9130]

***** no

[@Missmary852]

***** I don't think so

[@tayk.t.523]

***** I thought the natural look looked cool...

[@xlenaqz]

I see people on the street with a pre-french revolution make-up...

[@parallax4016]

I love the fact that I see tons of different people saying "I love ___________________ woman's look!"
It just proves that everyone likes different things, and each type can be considered beautiful.

[@luckypenny4329]

Wonderful, but why did they skip to the 60's and then to today? i wanted to see each decade

[@rubybell1286]

It stayed relatively the same :)

[@saige_97]

Watch 100years of beauty in 1min

[@TheDevSea]

Ruby Bell The 20's to now is where makeup changed the most drastically. We saw the round and pale face, the pale blues and purples, the grunge look, the disco era, the iconic Biba style, etc. Even present day, it wasn't until only a few years ago that contouring and highlighting started being sensationalized.

[@vulgarjack]

The woman who did the Ancient Egyptian makeup was stunning in the before picture. Just...Wow.

[@Liberalogy]

That Egyptian look was cool. Guess who's braiding their hair like that this summer?? Me!!

[@HippHoppMunchkin]

***** werk it. you'll probably look gorgeous with it like that :D

[@Liberalogy]

HippHoppMunchkin Girl thank you.. I was thinking the same thing

[@Liberalogy]

***** Pardon me??

[@sophie2333]

***** Guess who's gonna look flawless this summer? You!!

[@izzydipietro6355]

You will look amazing

[@Moss-fs2wy]

I wish I lived in the Elizabethan era, then, I have a huge forehead already

[@sophie2333]

Katie H Haha, same. I would have fit in wonderfully.

[@melodyhenshaw2128]

same 😂

[@MiFFiL]

Katie H Except the powder they used was made from lead. So lead poisoning was pretty common.

[@Moss-fs2wy]

MiFFiL I'm just talking forehead here.

[@teatimetala]

Katie H Shush. You're still flipping gorgeous.

[@sraktoe8838]

Lol elizabeth looks like the red queen from alice in wonderland.

[@ellabooxo]

The red queen was based on Elizabeth the first I'm pretty sure haha x

[@lydialilly3747]

I thought the same thing!

[@bunnie9158]

S Raktoe that's because in the past only rich women could afford makeup and new cloths every other day and she LOVED fashion!

[@readerl.3461]

I love watching makeup videos thought I wear absolutely none in real life.

[@omarivigille1390]

Lol I thought I was the only one!

[@ghost-rk5vx]

Me too

[@valsings49]

All the women were gorgeous, but WOW! India and Japan were stunning!

[@EmilyTheIt]

I enjoy these videos where we get to see how looks evolved over time. It's very interesting to view!

[@spamabby909]

Emily The It I agree its interesting to see how fashion changed over a course of several thousand years

[@merissastarmsp4132]

I agree! :)

[@accesstoallareas7883]

Agreed

[@floralmelancholy1213]

Ikr

[@Mssparklez85]

Me too!

[@louisflood9206]

Damn i would of looked stunning in ancient greece!

[@commaclear]

Guess we were both born in the wrong time period... My paleness would only look good in pre-Revolution France

[@rubybell1286]

Glad I wasn't born in the Victorian era! I have bad skin 😕

[@monicamarie3979]

Buzzfeed should stick to more videos like these. Entertaining and informative.

[@Bandodogg]

I totally agree

[@AurosOrion]

I love learning about this kind of stuff! I never knew that the beauty marks were to emphasis paleness, and I find it fascinating that unibrows were seen as a thing of beauty when in today's society it's like "the worst thing ever," to the point that some people even overpluck their eyebrows.

[@rockandclassiccars]

I think this video is very informative, and all the models are very pretty.
I also think that this is one of the friendliest RUclips comment sections I have ever seen. Everyone seems to have something nice to say either about the girls in the video or each other's personal style. It's really refreshing.

[@lexi22is]

I love these videos seeing how things evolve like that... every one of them were beautiful

[@jesuschrist7101]

What about the uni-brown ?

[@doubledosed4220]

Super kitty !!! that was the best

[@pinkfaerie]

Super kitty !!! The woman has the ideal woman's shape, beautiful hair, and friendly smile, smart, sweet, and- IS THAT A UNIBROW? SHES UGLY SHES UGLY OMG CALL THE POLICE WOMEN CANT BE UGLY OMFG.

[@Wild4lon]

Technically this isn't evolution. Well. I guess it's more like change.

[@ImNormalISwear]

lexi22is Same here I love learning about history and I really like makeup.

[@graciedison]

how the hell did she manage to still look hot with a unibrow???

[@Connerg28]

I liked the Victorian Era one.

[@ellementira]

Health and youth are two beauty "styles" that are universal and timeless. Everything else comes and goes. :) Wear sunscreen and take care of your skin, and have fun with the rest!

[@FindingFay]

The Japanese girl was so cute! :O

[@MoshiMolly123]

The Japanese geisha girl is stunning!

[@lameborghini2403]

Honestly when she came on her natural look was so gorgeous i actually squealed

[@sf7562]

***** pretty sure she meant the model, not the look

[@Racoonza]

Where's 'Instagram' era? lmao

[@TreClaire]

Oh man, you really should have done blue-black lipstick on the ancient Egypt one. That would have been SICK AS FFUUUUUUCCCKK

[@notyourdaddy2148]

The second girl is so beautiful even with the unibrow

[@miab5746]

The Geshia makeup was atrocious looking

[@LiilouSims]

They kind of did it badly... I saw a real geisha do this makeup and it was beautiful !
Just look at the ancient egyptian, I'm totally in love with this kind of look but it was so bad in this video !

[@gretelyaerim7274]

It was poorly done.

[@Ineholand]

I cringed at most of these. The makeup artist must have been in quite the rush.

[@isabelcookeh964]

Please go and look up actual, real geishas! They have so much grace and beauty, it is stunning! This makeup artist unfortunately did not do a good job at her makeup.

[@tobuscusfoop]

Victorian looked best

[@WhatTechShow]

Spencer Mccall Victorian looks better than anything we have today!

[@MB-jz3uu]

Thats just cuz the chick looked hot af

[@WhatTechShow]

GotzeGaming Maybe, but I think that it looks good because she's the only one who wasn't a CAKE.

[@Eddie-wt3wb]

That's cause the girl in it was so fiiiitttttt

[@SnoopGotTheScoop]

GotzeGaming ikr damn im a bit horny now

[@theholyvirgin9]

This girl at 2:43 is so, so beautiful!!!

[@grammaticalerorr4654]

Rebbie Mercury thanks for the compliment to my gf :)

[@theholyvirgin9]

Grammatical Erorr
Micayla is realy good looking.

[@ihatescrappydoo6827]

I actually loved the unibrow .-.

[@hyra1541]

Cakenrollo I don't know it like it hehe

[@arthappyneko]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[@AmiWhiteWolf]

***** Thank you TAB can for telling what's needed to be heard :)

[@alleeher1962]

Greece: eyebrows on FLEEK

[@roxsannehall3663]

victorian is so the best, also their clothes were amazing i own a few victorian corsets and dresses i love them theyre so gorgeous and amazing i dont get why we cant still dress like that come on people top hats are awesome haha

[@roxsannehall3663]

+Cake Middleton don't forget the majestic pocket watch, I own so many pocket watches they're amazing haha

[@OfficiallyGirly]

Ancient Egypt is so cool! I love the khol liner

[@novusnocturne]

OfficiallyGirly Same! It was one of my favorites.

[@raghadaskar1984]

Thank you we Egyptians love kohl so much ... just try to visit one of our weddings and you will find that every single woman uses kohl 😊☺

[@AssassinOfEgypt]

OfficiallyGirly Thanks

[@betsyb]

Yeah! Even men wore makeup and wigs in ancient Egypt

[@froyokid]

Yea...whenever I get braid extensions on my hair, I always make sure I pick the blackest hair and then do a cat eye liner and it looks so simple but fierce...and turns heads too lol....can't wait to put twists back this summer...whoohoo

[@Keepedia99]

I found the Indian really beautiful too.
But that makes me wonder if my preference has anything to do with my being Indian...
On an unrelated note, great video, BuzzFeed! :D

[@turtle79070]

i like egyptian and victorian, bring those back

[@JANELMONEY]

I love how the Ancient Greeks valued highly natural beauty

[@KennedyWalsh]

LOVE these types of videos!!

[@kimzapanta91ify]

I favored the Egyptian, Greek, and Indian.

[@makivillegas6783]

You should do this for a man version

[@swegswagswegswagsweg1903]

Mark Villegas Right, because over centuries, men covered their faces' in makeup.

[@jamienelson1760]

Men actually did use to wear makeup.

[@Msptomb]

I think men only wear makeup during ancient Egypt and in France 1700's

[@linlupin]

Don't forget about Drag Queens!

[@FudgePretzel]

I really like the Indian one, Victorian, and swinging sixties. Especially the Gupta Age

[@thediamonds6998]

Not really good...
Geisha makeup is not good applied. And who is 20's, 30's, 50's and 70's makeup...?

[@ellabooxo]

Watch the '100 years of beauty' videos by Cut Video. They are so much more detailed and accurate.

[@thediamonds6998]

I already looked. But this video of specially the history of makeup, I'm very disappointed. And there are very few details.

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

I wish they would have done 40s makeup! It looks so cool

[@elizabethkirkland897]

....why....did the unibrow look good?? >_>

[@lapagemakeup]

So interesting to see how makeup has evolved over time!

[@ky0836]

I wish being pale was still considered desirable

[@SuperCutiepatutie123]

It is in some races and countries :)

[@mustangtech331]

I actually prefer pale skin, I'd choose pale any day over the fake tanning crap that so many girls feel like they have to do to be pretty.

[@Beandooodles]

ky0836 It is tho, In India !! Many dark skinned girls are considered "Unattractive" and face problems getting married as the bridegroom's parents desire for a very fair daughter-in-law. Iam an Indian and it really sucks to be in a place like this where we cannot do much about our skin color. Getting yourself tanned when you're pale is pretty easy but the opposite is nearly impossible when you are dark skinned. Come to India if you want people to always compliment you as beautiful just cause you're pale :P

[@omgitzafox_xd1403]

*sigh* Same here xD

[@sophiexblaire]

Ugh, me too. Even my parents want me to be tanned but i just simply don't want to. I want to tale care of my skin and just be fine the color i have.

[@mandevillesisters]

I actually found this super interesting. Each look was so different
-A,x

[@soram7549]

Love pre-French revolution

[@bouncycurls20]

all the models look so beautiful! the girl with the curly hair and the Indian girl especially omg!

[@edub3644]

3:04 both types are how I like my women.

[@najee8242]

eDubtheBeast Caryl stop.

[@edub3644]

Im sorry my lesbian instincts are kicking in Najee Manning

[@Darcfun]

Elizabethan era was like RONALD MCDONALD?!?!

[@BlackKevin808]

Oh, lord. That Indian mama was gorgeous!

[@majasellmer1143]

The Victorian Era look is fabulous!

[@karchengg]

I LOVE these type of videos, continue making more PLEASE!

[@simmingpolaris1839]

I LOVE these types of videos! I hope they make more! They were all so gorgeous!

[@Faithtasticness]

Actually, now, we have over drawn eyebrows and over drawn lips. Not that that's a bad thing, it's just what I see as our modern makeup look.

[@notevines]

The Victorian Era was actually quite nice, very subtle

[@miglespt9750]

YEAH! GO UNIBROWS!!! #TeamUnibrow #brutiful

[@SheepFilmsMC]

The blonde one they used for the elizabethian era was the hottest

[@SheepFilmsMC]

Eli Levit Vicorian i meant

[@itsjustmargo32]

This video is so intriguing! Liked the Victorian era look a lot(:

[@justiniantbh]

the monobrow was weird at first, but the more i look at it, the prettier it seems to me :)

[@potatoesarefunxD]

I adore these trends through history vids. They're great!

[@dragonstary]

i originated from greece and the ancient greece woman is very beautiful!!

[@ReneeTopanga]

All of these girls are so beautiful!! Especially the last woman, that blush was working for her.

[@sristisharma1197]

Ancient egypt, gulta age and victorian age makeup look was awesome! And keep making these informative vids 😊☺

[@JMmaxxZV]

This was really interesting. I love these types of videos, Buzzfeed. The ones that show what is considered beauty around the world with men and women and stuff like that. I just find them soo informative and cool. Keep em coming! Thanks

[@samantha71ify]

The swingin' sixties girl was so pretty.

[@nikolai1329]

I really love these beauty standard over time videos. They are so educative

[@artemishunter4242]

Wow this is the kinds of videos I wanna see! Stuff through history is great!😍

[@ilil99]

I love this kind of videos! They are so interesting and the editing is great!

[@KotasWorld222]

Lol I bet nobody even payed attention to the video.... They just rushed to the moments and put first

[@Anonymous-so7su]

You mean just like you did?

[@1factdaily712]

^I'm dying^

[@ImNormalISwear]

Grumpy Old Lady Grandma is especially sassy today.

[@ladylionXOX]

Videos like this are my favorite

[@oscarfield9814]

I love these "throughout history" videos!
Please do more of them.

[@mollykelland2580]

I absolutely LOVE these types of videos!! Keep 'em coming!
-xoxo

[@justiniantbh]

thank you guys, SO much, for including women of all colours!!!
it's SO unbelievably uplifting to hear that your culture and colour are beautiful and i thank you guys so much!!!
cultural representation is important and i hope every person of colour feels beautiful :)

[@gatoandpeanutoffical5228]

Anchinet Greece was crazy the eyebrows.. Besides those everything else was great

[@ksmit212121]

I love videos like this omg make more please!

[@jadnexTheRnewed]

i loveeeeeee these kinds of videos buzzfeed please make more of these kinds of "through history" videos!!!!!!

[@MrFleen]

Elizabethan era looked like Effie trinket from the hunger games! 😂

[@stalememeguy]

the egyptian one was my favourite

[@Thefunkyjunkyhat]

i love these throughout history videos, PLEASE MAKE MORE

[@mallorymills6115]

I love these kind of videos! Please do more!

[@kekedy0]

I noticed that most historical makeups buzzfeed shows highlight red or pink lips, and so do now. In makeup field, red never fades just like black and white in couture field.

[@threeVs17]

i really like the french revolution and victorian eras

[@daniel2091979]

I love these kinds of videos!

[@TheSweetChicks1]

I love these! Throughout our history is a very interesting topic on looks :3

[@arezoi]

i always come to buzz feed for the music

[@aiyana1964]

I actually thought the unibrow looked really beautiful. It's practically never seen nowadays since it's so universally viewed as ugly but I thought it actually looked so flattering on her, and I'm sure it does on many women!

[@frenchhornplayer1000]

I love these throughout history videos!!

[@recoveringintrovert717]

This is so awesome, I was just wondering about this today and then I saw this video :) the models in this are all so beautiful!

[@iBeFloe]

lol nice.
Taking CutVideo's series idea.Even the videography is the same. Ooook BuzzFeed.

[@Lukos0036]

Egyptian women and men often shaved their head and wore wigs to keep lice at bay. Some of the wigs included things like scented wax (or was it grease?) that would melt slowly in the sun to perfume them as well. When your country can get up to 120 degrees in the summer and you have no AC body odor can be a problem.

[@jasminewilliams8450]

I really like these kinds of videos a lot MAKE MORE!!

[@zoraskelton6203]

I love the videos like this! keep doing these

[@Strongbabiix3]

Shoutout to Buzzfeed for having an actual black person for Egypt

[@SonicJon123]

I appreciate what they did for the modern era beauty but i was hoping what they would do for it

[@OoBlaBlaBlaaoO]

I love these videos! Thank you buzzfeed!

[@momin9739]

Victorian era gotta be my favorite

[@user-sk8ds3iz8u]

Whoa, before people used to add hairs to the middle of the brows to make a uni brow, and now people go through pain to remove their unibrow?!

[@alinahussain4842]

I love these kinds of videos so much

[@adrianagutierrez8734]

This is so cool! Do more of these PLZ

[@user-zh6gv2mh9l]

Victorian and indian were the most beautiful