{"id":341163,"date":"2015-05-06T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T04:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/old-gold-10-beauty-secrets-ancient-world-341163.html"},"modified":"2019-05-04T01:17:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T17:17:22","slug":"old-gold-10-beauty-secrets-ancient-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/old-gold-10-beauty-secrets-ancient-world-341163.html","title":{"rendered":"Old Is Gold: 10 Beauty secrets from the ancient world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Think your kohl eyeliner<\/a> is some innovative new product that came from the creative minds of those at Sephora? Think again. It was in fact famed Egyptian beauty Cleopatra<\/strong> who started the trend, although back in the day, the kohl she used was poisonous powdered lead sulphite mixed with animal fat. Thankfully her other beauty<\/a> routines didn't involve life-shortening ingredients.<\/p>

Given their limited scientific knowledge at the time, women of ancient eras had to play Russian Roulette with their faces, trying and testing new \"products\" till they got it right. While some beauty ideals of the time have luckily gone off the radar, (crocodile dung face masks and crushed beetle lipstick<\/a> anyone?) there are some time-tested ancient beauty tricks we can steal from our ancestors to maintain flawless skin and a youthful glow. From Egypt to China, click through the gallery to\u00a0uncover 10 beauty secrets that will make you feel like a modern-day Cleopatra.<\/p>

You know what they say, old is gold!<\/p>

Karen George<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Women and vanity go hand in hand. Uncover the beauty secrets of our female ancestors from ancient times and don't be surprised if you already utilize it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":457,"featured_media":93964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Women and vanity go hand in hand. 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