During Kristallnacht, Olga Loeb protected her son from Nazis by applying makeup to his face, claiming it was measles. Makeup (and his mother’s quick wits) probably saved his life.

Here they are pictured, courtesy of the United States Holocaust Museum. #holocaust #history #histodons #jewish

For #TombTuesday here’s a rather nondescript grave discovered in Ethiopia, dating back 2000 years. But what she was buried with is the fascinating part here.

According to archaeologist Louise Schofield, she “had next to her a beautiful and incredibly ornate bronze cosmetics spoon with a lump of kohl eyeliner.”

Luxury beauty at its finest!

Y2K fashion wasn’t just about what you wore, but the body it revealed underneath. The ideal form was thin with jutting hipbones.

It’s no surprise why the term thinspiration first emerged during this era.

#history #histodons #fashion

For people who don’t know, I used to be a Youtuber. For years I explored #makeup as an art form (as you can see below), and I gained some notoriety for my work.

I believed then that makeup was a true art medium. And I still believe that today.

Today I rarely paint myself, but hope to do it again (I’m a full time parent, so not much free time). But for now, I want to study #beauty - hopefully the knowledge will improve me as an artist. Follow me if you’re interested! #introduction

If you want philanthropy in a nutshell, here’s this: In 1965, Helena Rubinstein (founder of the same brand) passed away, lauded for her generosity by granting scholarships to young women in New York.

Two years later, a paper in The Prison Journal claims her brand coerced imprisoned men to test out her products during the 1960s. The person hired to carry it these tests was the infamous dermatologist Alfred Kligman.

Behind every philanthropist is a dirty secret.

#history #beauty #histodons

In the early 1600s, female sex workers sometimes exposed so much of their cleavage that their breasts popped out. But get this: Some of them also used rouge to make their nipples more prominent!

A fun beauty trend that hasn’t caught on in modern times, can’t imagine why 🤓 But supposedly Benefit’s Benetint was first designed to dye the nipples of strippers, so it isn’t a forgotten technique.

#history #histodons #17thcentury

Self portrait by Claude Cahun, wearing a top with fake nipples sewn on top (1927). This occurred while they began rejecting their given gender. But note the makeup: Its intent is creative expression, not looking feminine. For Cahun, makeup liberated them from gender, serving as a positive tool.

#nonbinary #trans #history