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Kohl Has Been a Prized Eyeliner for Centuries

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Last September, archeologists in Turkey unearthed what might be the oldest eyeliner on record: an 8,200-year-old stone stylus tipped with jet-black kohl, still dark despite the centuries. The finding is a testament not only to the perennial act of beauty rituals but to kohl itself—a form of eyeliner that has spanned millennia and is still used today. Kohl originated in the time of the pharaohs. The sultry gazes we associate with depictions of Ne…
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Kohl Has Been a Prized Eyeliner for Centuries

Last September, archeologists in Turkey unearthed what might be the oldest eyeliner on record: an 8,200-year-old stone stylus tipped with jet-black kohl, still dark despite the centuries. The finding is a testament not only to the perennial act of beauty rituals but to kohl itself—a form of eyeliner that has spanned millennia and is still used today. Kohl originated in the time of the pharaohs. The sultry gazes we associate with depictions of Ne…

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Femme ActuelleFemme Actuelle

This eyeliner color could well dethrone black: it intensifies the look without hardening it.

It highlights the eyes, giving the impression of a fuller fringe of eyelashes: it's the liner. If we're used to wearing black, a new color is about to dethrone it.

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Femme Actuelle broke the news in on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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