Makeup has been used by women since before Cleopatra’s time. They would use berries and other fruits to give their faces some colour.
100 Mind-Blowing Makeup Facts
Comets smell like rotten eggs. A comet smells like rotten eggs, urine, burning matches, and… almonds. Traces of hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, sulphur dioxide, and hydrogen cyanide were all found in the makeup of the comet 67P/Churyumove-Gerasimenko. Promotional postcards were even commissioned in 2016 carrying the pungent scent of a comet.
T. S. Eliot wore green makeup. No one is sure why the poet dusted his face with green powder, though some guess he was just trying to look more interesting.
Kim Kardashian has a ‘glam’ clause in her will. It states that if she’s ever in a position where she can’t get ready herself, can’t communicate, or she’s unconscious, someone has to make sure her hair, nails, and makeup are all perfect.
Arnold Schwarzenegger once forgot to take off the Terminator look. During a break in filming Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger went to a restaurant in downtown L.A. to get lunch. However, he realized too late that he was still in Terminator makeup – missing eye, exposed jawbone, burned flesh, and all.
Michael Fassbender had makeup artists put alcohol on his moustache for a role. For 12 Years A Slave, Michael Fassbender had his makeup artist apply his moustache with alcohol. His reason? He wanted to better portray an alcoholic and wanted other actors to react naturally to the smell.
The chicken is the closest relative to the T-Rex. Recent studies have now accepted that prehistoric dinosaurs have more in common with present-day birds than they do with reptiles. Research has found that their genetic makeup is shared more with chickens and ostriches rather than lizards.
Dolly Parton once lost a Dolly Parton look-alike contest. Dolly Parton once entered a celebrity look-alike contest as herself – and lost. The contest was held in a San Francisco club. To somewhat disguise herself, Parton exaggerated her features with makeup. However, she got the least applause of all contestants and ultimately lost to a drag queen.
The Simpsons creator intended for Homer Simpson to be Krusty the Clown. If you follow The Simpsons, you’ll notice how Homer Simpson and Krusty the Clown look almost identical. Simpsons creator Matt Groening was planning to reveal Homer Simpson behind all that clown makeup. However, to avoid the plot from getting too complex, he scrapped the idea.
The Tin Man original actor in The Wizard of Oz was replaced after suffering health issues from ingesting aluminium into his lungs from the costume makeup, his skin turned blue and he struggled to breathe.