From all around the world and throughout history, people have been doing things to “improve” their appearance, ranging from the natural, like with rose water, to the less-natural, like radioactive cosmetics. If only we could go back in time to be like, “Girl, no! That’ll burn the face off.” Also, can we hand it to Cleopatra for having some pretty great skincare tips for the most part? If she were around today, she’d most definitely have a beauty blog. We have to admit, it’s pretty fascinating to see how beauty standards have changed over time. Although today, we laugh (or cringe now that we know what most chemicals can do to our bods) at some people’s attempts at becoming a more “beautiful” version of themselves, we can only wonder what people will be saying about our current standards of beauty in 100 years. Read on for a history of beauty tips, tricks, and routines. Masson/Shutterstock More from CafeMom: 10 Popular Beauty Products With Pretty Ugly Side Effects More from CafeMom: 10 Ways to Use Mascara Wands You Probably Never Thought Of More from CafeMom: 18 Cringeworthy Fashion Accessories From the ’80s
title: “12 Vintage Beauty Secrets From The Insane To The Useful” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-12” author: “Floyd Busch”
From all around the world and throughout history, people have been doing things to “improve” their appearance, ranging from the natural, like with rose water, to the less-natural, like radioactive cosmetics. If only we could go back in time to be like, “Girl, no! That’ll burn the face off.” Also, can we hand it to Cleopatra for having some pretty great skincare tips for the most part? If she were around today, she’d most definitely have a beauty blog. We have to admit, it’s pretty fascinating to see how beauty standards have changed over time. Although today, we laugh (or cringe now that we know what most chemicals can do to our bods) at some people’s attempts at becoming a more “beautiful” version of themselves, we can only wonder what people will be saying about our current standards of beauty in 100 years. Read on for a history of beauty tips, tricks, and routines. Masson/Shutterstock More from CafeMom: 10 Popular Beauty Products With Pretty Ugly Side Effects More from CafeMom: 10 Ways to Use Mascara Wands You Probably Never Thought Of More from CafeMom: 18 Cringeworthy Fashion Accessories From the ’80s
