Legends still circulate about her: Queen Cleopatra captivated her with her beauty and majesty. Her romances with the most powerful rulers, mysterious suicide and, most importantly, beauty secrets. The Woman’s Day editorial team recalled the most interesting beauty rituals of the Egyptian queen.
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These baths are legendary: because of the hot climate, Cleopatra’s skin was dry, and then she came up with a “delicious” recipe. A cup of honey per liter of hot milk – and in half an hour the skin becomes soft and elastic.
Specialist comment:
Now many people replace fresh milk with dry milk, the main thing is the temperature. Milk should be strictly no more and no less than 36-37 degrees to achieve the effect.
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While taking a milk bath, the queen’s assistants prepared a scrub from pounded sea salt and heavy cream, after which they rubbed Cleopatra’s body with the resulting mixture. After such a ritual, the skin became perfectly smooth and silky.
Specialist comment:
Homemade scrubs are a great substitute for store products. You can experiment using coffee, sugar and sea salt as a base.
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For the beauty and health of her black thick hair, the girl used egg yolks, which her maids beat with almond butter and honey. This recipe is in great demand in our time.
Specialist comment:
Mustard powder can be added to such a mask, and it will become an activator for hair growth. The mixture must be rubbed into the hair and left under the film for half an hour.
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After bath procedures, of course, you need to moisturize the skin of the face, and the ancient Egyptian queen knew about this as well as we did. The famous clay masks of Cleopatra are still used today: white clay is mixed with milk and honey, after which lemon juice is added there.
Specialist comment:
This mask can be done several times a week, and the result will not be long in coming. Also in the pharmacy you can find any clay: blue, green, white, pink and the rest are designed for different types of skin.
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The main ingredient in all of Cleopatra’s creams was aloe juice, which she mixed with beeswax and almond oil. The mixture was heated and melted fat was added thereto. Not very appetizing, but this cream moisturized the skin well. And for her hands, the girl preferred baths from a decoction of plantain, calendula and nettle, castor oil, chicken fat and Cleopatra’s favorite ingredient – honey.
Specialist comment:
It is better not to practice with such face creams, but in terms of self-preparation in Moscow there are special stores where you can do your own face care. And hand baths can be made with any herbal decoction or oil.
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After the care procedures, you can also do makeup. Remembering the image of Cleopatra, eyebrows and eyes clearly drawn in black, bright shadows and red lipsticks immediately come to mind. It is difficult to imagine how the queen created her daily makeup: the eyeshadow palettes were created from minerals and plants, the eyebrows were lined with a powder from a mixture of animal fat and lead sulfide. Lipstick and blush were made with iron oxide, which gives a red hue.
Specialist comment:
It is good that in our time there are many cosmetics for every wallet and taste. Therefore, it is better to experiment in the preparation of cosmetics as a master class under the supervision of a specialist.
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Most often, Cleopatra was seen with a red manicure, because there was only one coating for nails – henna. True, this “varnish” lasted only one or two days.
Specialist comment:
We are fighting to keep the polish on our nails for at least two weeks, so henna is definitely not our option.
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The finishing touch to any look is the scent. The Queen’s favorite notes were rose, cypress, incense and nerol. Cleopatra’s servants made oil from these flowers, and the queen applied the resulting mixtures to the body.
Specialist comment:
Blends of essential oils have long won the hearts of connoisseurs of perfume, and selective perfumery, which is based on oils, has been in great demand for several years. There are many shops where you can create your own scent, but without the help of a specialist, you risk getting not the most “tasty” result.