PhonenixInkx: I did not know that about the kohl pencil! I'm sure if I tried to line my eye with a wand like they did, it would come out all messy! I have enough trouble with mascara.
I do know that the cat was the most sacred animal of the Egyptians. :) =^.^= On Sep 29, 8:28 pm, PhoenixInkx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, I have been meaning to make a post but have been away my > computer for a while and since have lost the post people were making > about kohl pencils. I know that some people were having problems with > infections which is ironic because the kohl was invented by the > Egyptians. The kohl was medicated and used on men, women and children > primarily as a medicine to avoid eye infections and only secondly for > cosmetic purposes. The kohl was a skinny stick/wand that was dipped > in the black powdery medecine and laid on the inside shelf of the > eye. The eye was then closed on the "wand" and the wand pulled out > towards the outer corner of the eye giving that sexy cat eye the > Egyptians were known for. > > The application has changed over time and has become a kohl pencil but > you can still find the original application primarily in the middle > east and Egypt but on occasions companies like Gherlain cosmetics will > also have it. Also, for the most part, the whole medical purposes > have been removed. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Face Painting and Body Art Association." This is a PG-13 forum dedicated to the discussion of Face Painting and Body Art. This group is provided for the benefit of all and as such is not moderated. Our goal is to promote open and unrestricted communication between people interested in face painting and body art. We hope that you will be courteous to others and try to stay on topic. You are free to offer products or services related to face painting as well. Please address concerns with the original poster before contacting the management. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fpba-assn -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
