The first use of makeup and cosmetics dates back to around 6000 years ago, during the times of Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. In Egyptian times, they used caster oil as lip balm and made skin cream from rosewater, olive oil and beezwax. In Roman times they would have used lead to make their faces whiter and kohl as eyeliner to line eyes. Blood from animals would be used to paint nails like nail varnish and perfume would have been made from a number of different ingredients e.g lavender, lily, peppermint, rosemary, rose etc. The perfume was used for religious rituals aswell though.
In Europe, during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance the church leaders were against wearing makeup. They thought it was a sin. Up until the 20th Century, lookng pale was a good thing. Since the lower class people would have been working outdoors more often with crops and agriculture, they would be exposed to more sunlight, turning their skin tanner. Whereas the more upper class people would have more leisure time to be indoors all day, keeping their skin nice and pale. To make yourself look pale, sometimes they would use white powder and even cut themselves to lose blood and become pale.
In America, the closest things to makeup was the face paint the Native Americans used during tribal dances, religious exercises and battles.
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