Is something truly as flirtatious as long and dark eyelashes? Boy’ do we know that they certainley have had their moments in history through time. Folks? This is the history of eyelashes!
Eyelashes through History
Eyelashes have throughout history always been quite the statement and a sign of beauty. Even in the early years of ancient Egypt did people lengthen their eyelashes, including the men. The using of Kohl, or mascara, to create darker and fuller eyelashes have been more or less consistent. With exception from the medieval time where bright eyelashes and brows were enhanced. During the 20th century, the fashion of the eyelashes changed rapidly from full and natural eyelashes of the 1950’s to the artificial look of Twiggy’s eyelashes in the 1960’s.
Power Of Eyelashes
But the power of eyelashes extends beyond being a beauty trait. Eyelashes have for long also been associated with flirting and femininity. You’re probably familiar with the old tips of flirting with your eyelashes (though, we do prefer doing it with the brain, but you know). As for femininity, dashing and intensified eyes are a classic go-to when doing your makeup. As people might see it as a trait of frivolity, we do know that an intense glare definitely can get things done, so we’ll call it the power of eyelashes for sure!
Eyelashes today
The most common ideal today is long and dark eyelashes, a feature that for long has been identified as beauty according to society. As the beauty market develops parallelly to the ideals, there are endless of options on how to achieve long and full lashes. One of the most common product to use is mascara, but also false lashes and extensions as well! Even though black and brown are the most popular colors to apply on your eyelashes, more poppin’ colors as blue, pink and green gets more and more common as a fun addition to the normality.
so interesting!
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this article is super interesting. I didn’t know all of these info. I love mascara and I think it is the cutest think to give depth to the eyes effortless.
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mari
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It definitely does, mascara is a genius way of playing with the illusions of your eyes! Xx
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Fun read! Love me some lashes.
Lashes are a genius way of going about a full on makeup look! Xx
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Very inetersting and informative post, as usual!
I really enjoyed reading it! 😀
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Wow, didn’t knew this all. So interesting history.
Great share dear and have a wonderful day!
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Love,
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Right? So interesting with its long story and that we share the same beauty ideals today! Xx
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Yeah, eyelashes have played a huge role in romance and love too, the longer and more feminine they are, the better! I’m always trying to make mine longer!
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They have indeed, and the longer the better is a fact! Xx
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I wear them naturaly.
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That’s great! Xx
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Amazing post! Love it! Thanks for sharing!
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Mascara is one of my favorite beauty products!
Mascara is such a perfect go-to, easy to use and makes a instant difference! Xx
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Loved this! So informative! xx
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Great read! Glad to know the history of Eyelashes!! Thanks for info!!
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This post is so interesting! I like my lashes thick and long, haha, and I cannot count the mascaras I used in my life!
Yiota
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Hahah neither can I! There’s no such a thing as too much mascara! Xx
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I have itty bitty blonde eyelashes so the longer and darker I can get them, the better!
Then mascara or falsies are the perfect go-to! Xx
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This is so interesting to hear about the history! I have light eyelashes and I can’t go without mascara!
Jill
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Mascara is definitely a knight in shiny armor when needed! Xx
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How interesting! I’m not surprised to hear eyelashes have long been associated with flirtation and femininity – that goes a long way in explaining the popularity of false lashes!
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Haha it definitely does, and mad to think about for how long they’ve been a beauty ideal too! Xx
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What an interesting posts on eyelashes. Gotta love all the products we have these days for longer thicker eyelashes. 🙂 xo ~ Megan The Fashionista Momma
Yes, we owe them so much haha! What would we do without the mascara for instance?! Xx
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I love long lashes! Ever so often I will sport falsies. Great post!
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Long lashes are a gem indeed! Xx
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I love that people have always wanted longer, thicker lashes! Even all those years ago, we weren’t so different! x
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We definitely weren’t, makes you feel more connected to all these people even though they’ve been goon for thousands of years! Xx
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What an interesting post! Eyelashes really do open up our eyes and I see the total importance of them. I just wish I was one of those people who were born with long thick lashes, I guess this is what we all strive for lol
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Hahah yup, definitely what we all strive for! We owe so much to the mascara and also the eyelash curler for making our beauty lashes ideal come true haha! Xx
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Such an interesting post on eye-lashes! I agree, who doesn’t love long and thick eyelashes?! 🙂
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Thick and long eyelashes is kind of all you need in life haha! Xx
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Beautiful post! Kisses 🙂
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Fanstatic, I didn’t know the history of eyeslashes!
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It’s such a nice piece of history, and so interesting that it has more or less remained the same! Xx
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So interesting and omg I’m dying that that quote! So perfect haha!
<3 Shannon
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Hahah it’s a perfect on right?! Xx
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I love still the classy black ones 😀 I wouldn’t go out without mascara, not even to gym 😀
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The classic black mascara will probably remain a classic for a long time, even though colorful mascaras are a fun change up! Xx
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I think bold eyelashes look so cool and make a huge difference to a make-up look, sadly mine aren’t as long and voluminous as I would love them to be, but that’s why we have mascara and fake eyelashes.
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That’s definitely why we have mascara and falsies, such a simple but genius way on making the lashes longer, stronger and bolder! Xx
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How, thats so interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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I love to put bleu mascara in the summer or spring it’s so much fun! I truly believe that you can only have mascara on and look well put together. Eyelashes can easily take you from 1 to 100!
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That’s a lovely way to play around, colorful mascara is definitely a fun addition to the regular makeup and can intensify your eyecolor depending on which you choose! Xx
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What a fun post! I can’t even leave the house without mascara, so I am not surprised that eyelashes have been popular throughout history.
xo, Whitney and Blaire
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They’ve been a beauty trait for so long, and so easy to believe that we’re the first with something. But kind of cool that we share some of the same beauty values as the old egyptians! Xx
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Seriously, eyelashes are amazing and it is no surprise that it has been a sign of beauty for a long time. That’s all I care about. I rarely put on make up, and if I do, mascara is my go to. I love making mine look full!
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Mascara is definitely the go-to when doing makeup, and no wonder as it makes such an obvious difference! Mascara is definitely the first thing I do when doing makeup too! Xx
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Cool post!!! I love that quote meme… SO FUNNY!!
I agree that eyelashes are both fem and flirty! I don’t wear mascara… my hair is dark, and so are my eyelashes… so it seems pointless. For like 5 minutes in HS I wore clear mascara… and that also seemed pointless… so I actually don’t wear it or do anything to my eyelashes! I’ve tried falsies a few times though, those are FUN!
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Hahah right, it’s such a good one?! And lovely that you’re blessed with great eyelashes, must be so comfy to skip the smudgy eyes and mess mascara makes! And yes, falsies are fun to play around with! Xx
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Eyelashes have such huge power and can make the difference! I always put some mascara on because I just love it!!
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They do have a huge power and definitely makes a base for a good makeup look! Xx
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Such an interesting read! It seems that a lot of our beauty and makeup practices hold its origins in Egypt! If I don’t wear mascara, I feel naked, haha. I have smaller eyes as it is, so if I miss this step, I can easily look tired. Thanks for sharing and I hope you’re having a great week so far!
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Jalisa
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They do indeed! So weird how some of the most common things for us are actually over thousand years old! Hahah and yes, mascara definitely makes a change in your makeup and how you feel about yourself, such a genius but simple makeup hack! Xx
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I love full, fluttery lashes! And flirting with our eyelashes is always a perk with the husband! 😉
xo, Lily
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Hahha lashes are definitely amazing for flirting! Xx
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That’s very interesting! 🙂
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Jessica
Indeed, lashes have definitely had their history through time! Xx
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Davvero molto interessante questo post…kiss! VLifestyle
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Very good post.
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Loved Twiggy’s eyelashes! She is definitely one of my style icons. I love my mascara especially and I’ll occasionally wear lashes. Great post!
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The Twiggy lashes are so iconic and genius! The doll effect is superb! Xx
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I didn’t know that even men lengthened/darkened their lashes long ago, how interesting! I’m always wanting to make mine look longer and fuller!
They did indeed, men were also into makeup and beauty trends back in the days. Same as for now, but back then everyone did it! Xx
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I have blonde eyelashes that stick straight out, so I’m always looking for the perfect mascara! Plus if love to try eyelash extensions some day!
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The search for a perfect mascara is probably everyones life long struggle! Hahah the question is if we’ll ever find it?! Xx
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I love flirting with my eyelashes with boyfriend, he can’t resist 😀
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Hahah genius way to use them! Xx
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