Dr. Youssef Oumeish writes an enthusiastic and engaging article on makeup and cosmetics. Much like him the two authors John Crissey and Charles Parish, write a similar article on make-up that differs in the way that is entails the information by pointing straight facts to the reader. Embodied in the intriguing information that the two articles provide consists the joy of the history of makeup and cosmetics. Both well researched articles give countless fascinating historical accounts of cosmetics that take the reader on a time machine of beauty. While there exists a light hearted and fun side of make-up, the two articles also touch on the downfalls of make-up where it can be deceitful. Dr. Oumeish condemns beauty trends as mental toxins,
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Egyptians and Pharaohs makes the first most notable appearance of make-up in the long course of cosmetics. Logically, both articles touch on how the Egyptians use of make-up set original trends that changed the beauty standards of their culture. Oumeish guides his sections of the article on Egypt in more of an engaging narrative, telling a story on Queen Cleopatra. In the tale, Queen Cleopatra recognized beauty enhancers varying from dead sea salts to mud “She also used all kinds of perfumes, especially the first time she met Antonio at his first cruise up the Nile.” (Oumeish). Differing from Oumeish gripping tale that paints a portrait of history into his readers’ minds, Parish and Crissey give more straight factual information to provide history of the Egyptian world, throwing statements such as “The women painted the upper lid black and the lower lid green, often choosing gray or blue for the area between the upper lid and the …show more content…
All three authors, Oumeish, Crissey, and Parish would agree to the statement above, that evidence through the history of time proves how enjoyable and fun partaking in makeup can be. But that when being to indulged in makeup and idealizing it causes major consequences. Consequences mentally and physically, that lead to women’s downgrade of self-worth or even worse, they being in physical
Egyptians and Pharaohs makes the first most notable appearance of make-up in the long course of cosmetics. Logically, both articles touch on how the Egyptians use of make-up set original trends that changed the beauty standards of their culture. Oumeish guides his sections of the article on Egypt in more of an engaging narrative, telling a story on Queen Cleopatra. In the tale, Queen Cleopatra recognized beauty enhancers varying from dead sea salts to mud “She also used all kinds of perfumes, especially the first time she met Antonio at his first cruise up the Nile.” (Oumeish). Differing from Oumeish gripping tale that paints a portrait of history into his readers’ minds, Parish and Crissey give more straight factual information to provide history of the Egyptian world, throwing statements such as “The women painted the upper lid black and the lower lid green, often choosing gray or blue for the area between the upper lid and the …show more content…
All three authors, Oumeish, Crissey, and Parish would agree to the statement above, that evidence through the history of time proves how enjoyable and fun partaking in makeup can be. But that when being to indulged in makeup and idealizing it causes major consequences. Consequences mentally and physically, that lead to women’s downgrade of self-worth or even worse, they being in physical