#1. As cosmetics have been growing more and more popular amongst women, females have started using them at younger ages. 60% of 12-year-old girls use makeup.
#2. Elizabeth Taylor was the only woman on her set that was allowed to wear red lipstick. All other women who wore red lipstick on set were allegedly banned.
#3. Ever wondered what ingredient geishas used in their facials to make it so white? The special ingredient is nightingale poop. Apparently, it helps fight wrinkles.
#4. The origins of the word "cosmetics" comes from the Greeks. However, they weren't the first ones to use it, the Egyptians were.
#5. Another method women kept their skin looking pale in the past was using LEECHES. Leeches would feed on the women's blood to keep their skin looking pale.
#6. Back in the day, Estee Lauder created her original customer base by "accidentally" dropping a bottle of her perfume onto the floor of a department store.
The women surrounding the "accident" loved what they smelled and demanded they knew what it was.
#7. Most people assume makeup companies were founded by women but not big time company MAC.
In 1985, MAC was founded by two men named Frank.
#8. It was normal for women to be hairless in 1400. It was a popular look.
Women would shave their heads and pluck their eyebrows and eyelashes out.
#9. Women in the past attempted to rid of their freckles using ridiculous ingredients such as fresh urine or crocodile fat.
Thank goodness freckles today are embraced and perceived as a unique and beautiful physical trait.
#10. Cosmetic surgery happens all around the world.
But did you know that South Korea has the highest rate for cosmetic surgery in the world?
#11. Coco Chanel changed everyone's perspectives of a suntan in the 20's.
She popularized the look of a suntan. Before she came along, a tan was only associated with being a low-class field worker.
#12. As a way to make pupils appear larger and sexier, Roman women used belladonna drops.
Unfortunately, the drops were poisonous so it didn't last that long.
#13. Armpit hair wasn't considered unfeminine until 1915.
It was after the Wilkenson Sword Razor company showed a woman on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine with hairless armpits.
#14. A lot of women in the Elizabethan-era went blind from using coal tar as mascara and/or eyeliner.
Women were desperate for those sultry looking eyes.
#15. It's almost too hard to believe but in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a woman can't wear makeup without a permit.
However, don't sorry, nobody really upholds this particular law. It's just never been repealed.