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The first recorded use of makeup was 6000 years ago in Aincent Rome and Egypt when Wealthy women would paint their nails, massage their faces with creams and oils, apply lipstick and eyeliner, and even colour their hair. ofcorse their makeup consisted of Mercury, which is toxic, and white lead, which caused lead poisening. for more see the below link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cosmetics. The first recorded use of makeup was 6000 years ago in Aincent Rome and Egypt when Wealthy women would paint their nails, massage their faces with creams and oils, apply lipstick and eyeliner, and even colour their hair. ofcorse their makeup consisted of mercury, which is toxic, and white lead, which caused lead poisening. for more see the below link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cosmetics.

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