| COSMETICS An item showing that cosmetics go back as far as ancient Egypt and Greece. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7053 | |
| Catalog #: | 494671 | |
| Clip Number: | 494671-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 302 | |
| Timecode: | 01:24:45 - 01:25:15 | |
| Location: | various | |
| Year Shot: | 1942 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE: Cosmetics HISTORICAL RECREATIONS: Ancient Egypt HISTORICAL RECREATIONS: Ancient Greece | |
| Description: | COSMETICS An item showing that cosmetics go back as far as ancient Egypt and Greece. C/U of a lady putting on her lipstick a compact mirror. Another applies eyeshadow or eyebrow pencil. A shot of the Sphinx and a historical recreation of a woman dressed as Cleopatra. CU of her eyelids covered with eye shadow. A graphic of an Egyptian container for holding cosmetics. C/U of her make up, M/S diagram of what a cosmetic box might have looked like in 1400 B.C. Various shots as a Grecian lady applies her make-up compared with the modern day girl. Historical recreation of woman in Grecian costumes having massage while in the lower left hand corner a contemporary woman applies make-up and combs her hair. The idea of this story is that cosmetis are nothing new, they have existed throughout history. | |
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