Makeup and Beauty in Ancient Egypt

Dr. Colleen Darnell and Michelle Coursey discuss ancient Egyptian makeup and beauty see Michelle’s amazing 1920s makeup tutorial where she does an authentic day and evening look on me, go to @myvintagelove ( Also, follow my vintage adventures Reading: Lise Manniche, Egyptian Luxuries: Fragrance, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics in Pharaonic Times (Cairo, 1999)Image Credits:Cosmetic Box of the Royal Butler Kemeni, ca. 1805 BCE (Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Public Domain)Mirror of Reniseneb, ca. 1810-1700 BCE (Metropolitan Museum of Art, ; Public Domain)Silver and gold mirror of one of the foreign wives of Thutmose III, ca. 1479-1425 BCE (Metropolitan Museum of Art, ; , Public Domain); see Christine Lilyquist, The Tomb of Three Foreign Wives of Tuthmosis III (New York, 2003).Harvest scene from the tomb of Menna, ca. 1400 BC