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The elite women of ancient Greece and Rome regularly used cosmetics, a custom that was adopted from the ancient Egyptians. During the Middle Ages the tradition continued only among the nobility, as most of the peasant classes didn’t have the money for such luxuries. Of course, in medieval times the church kept a watchful eye over everything, and this included the makeup habits of its female parishioners. Adding makeup to one’s face was thought to question the workmanship of God’s vision. And early in the period [any English] “woman who wore makeup was seen as an incarnation of Satan”, as the use of cosmetics was only found in brothels. In today's episode, we look at Disturbing Health & Beauty Fads of the Middle Ages.
00:00 Introduction
1:23 Forehead Plucking
3:14 Body Hair
4:11 Teeth Blackening
4:59 Foot Binding
7:15 Pale and interesting
10:01 Doe Eyes
🎶🎶 Music by CO.AG: / @co.agmusic
Narrated & Edited by: James Wade
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