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Dorotha Grant
Using the highest-quality minerals available and organic ingredients when possible, our full line of high-performance, cruelty-free, skincare makeup enhances your natural beauty and nourishes your skin. As a clean beauty brand, our makeup and skincare products are free of parabens, talc, phthalates, synthetic fragrance and GMO ingredients.
Primer can help promote a smooth "canvas" for foundation and makeup to adhere to, as well as ensure it lasts longer. Our Spackle formula can also help blur and minimize the look of pores and fine lines.
Makeup can do many things. A few strokes with eyeliner can highlight our expressions. The perfect lipstick color can give us a whole new attitude. The right combination of foundation and concealer can cover up blemishes. It's art and practicality rolled together, just as it's been for millennia. Thousands of years ago, in Ancient Egypt, makeup was as much a part of people's expressions as it is today.
Long before YouTube tutorials or long-stay lip paints, Ancient Egyptians developed a variety of different beauty riturals and makeup techniques that still feel very familiar. During the time of the Middle Kingdom around 4,000 years ago, for example, wealthy Egyptian women exfoliated their skin, wore hydrating face masks, and even waxed with a mix of honey and sugar (a technique that, believe it or not, has recently made a comeback as an alternative to hot wax). After such preperation, her servants might apply eyeshadow, red lipstick, and, of course, the characteristic black eye makeup - known as kohl - that protected the eyes form the desert sun's glare and highlighted her features. And don't be mistaken - it wasn't just women who were so attentive to their makeup. Men in Ancient Egypt commonly wore cosmetics, as well.
Of course, makeup in Ancient Egypt wasn't just about looking good. Cosmetics and all their accoutremants had spiritual and ritual significance, too. Various containers and palettes might be decorated with symbols associated with rejuvenation, or animal pigments might be ground into the makeup to imbue the wearer with some of their powers. Indeed, makeup in general was thought to have a protective function against evil influences as well as everyday annoyances like too-bright sunlight. The kohl-ringed styles of the time weren't just the predecessor to today's perfect cat eye look, but held their own power.
Consider the palettes that Ancient Egyptians used to grind and prepare some of their makeup. Just like makeup styles themselves, these palettes track trends among the people of ancient Egypt. Fish-shaped palettes were especially popular, for example, and this might have been because of the symbolism of the fish. A palette shaped like a tilapia fish might be a potent symbol in and of itself because tilapia were associated with fertility.
Naturally, the invention and use of so many cosmetics required an entire array of jars, pots, and other devices. Some of why we know what we do about the changing makeup styles of Ancient Egyptians is thanks to the various objects associated with the array of pigments and compounds used by Ancient Egyptians. An Ancient Egyptian's collection might include vessels for kohl, friction stones to grind mineralis like azurite into power, thin makeup applicators, alabaster jars for ointments, a makeup spoon, and more, all surprisingly similar to the cosmetic accoutremants we still use today. Even if drawing one eyeliner in the morning feels more routine than a moment of special significance, consider the Ancient Egyptian rituals the next time you reach for the tube of makeup. Cosmetics were just as important - if not moreso - to them, a practice that connects us through time.
Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human body, living on the skin, in the gut, and up the nose. Sometimes they cause sickness, but most of the time, microorganisms live in harmony with their human hosts, providing vital functions essential for human survival. For the first time, a consortium of researchers organized by the National Institutes of Health has mapped the normal microbial makeup of healthy humans, producing numerous insights and even a few surprises.
Moreover, the components of the human microbiome clearly change over time. When a patient is sick or takes antibiotics, the species that makeup of the microbiome may shift substantially as one bacterial species or another is affected. Eventually, however, the microbiome returns to a state of equilibrium, even if the previous composition of bacterial types does not.
3. How much should I spray?
There is no limit to how much you should, babe! We recommend two sprays on each cheek, one on each closed eye, one on the forehead & chin. But you can vary the amount of sprays you feel is necessary for the amount of makeup on!
5. Why is this better then wipes?
Not only is it better for the environment since makeup wipe produce a lot of waste, it's much more gentle for your skin! There is no harsh rubbing or pulling going on. You are spraying then gently using hand in circular motions. Makeup will melt right off leaving your skin fresh & clean. Makeup Melt also includes four key ingredients to help nourish your skin after as well. The after feel is everything!
The problem: We all know that makeup removing in general is so annoying, so we wanted to make it better! Makeup wipes are actually not your friend. They are harsh on the skin and over time, that rubbing can cause an increase in fine lines, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation. #realtalk
What it is: A makeup removal spray with skincare benefits! The spray makes it easier to target all areas of the makeup you want to remove, no wipes or pads needed. No longer do you have to tug on your delicate skin and lashes to remove makeup. All you have to do is SPRAY! Makeup Melt has four key antioxidants to nourish your skin after removal, leaving your skin bright, clean & renewed.
What it is: A makeup removal spray with skincare benefits! The spray makes it easier to target all areas of the makeup you want to remove, no wipes or pads needed. No longer do you have to tug on your delicate skin and lashes to remove makeup after a long day. All you have to do is SPRAY! Makeup Melt provides an easy solution to remove everyday makeup giving you a spa-like experience at home. Makeup Melt has four key antioxidants to nourish your skin after removal, leaving your skin bright, clean & renewed.
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