THE POLITICS, MEANING & RELEVANCE OF COSMETICS

A BRIEF HISTORY:

THE POLITICS, MEANING & RELEVANCE OF COSMETICS

From the beginning, people everywhere have used cosmetics to enhance their features and communicate status.

Detail from "Stela of Amenemhat and Hemet," artist unknown, about 1956–1877 BCE | Art Institue of Chicago
"Self-Portrait," Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1725 | Art Institute of Chicago