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From: wrc@brunix.UUCP (William Cook)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles
Subject: makeup origins
Message-ID: <9314@brunix.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 2-Sep-84 21:02:33 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep  2 21:02:33 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Sep-84 05:46:31 EDT
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[not recomended for those under the mental age of two :-]

What is now considered traditional, proper makeup is an exact
reproduction of the way a person (man or woman) looks during sexual
climax:  red lips, flushed cheeks, red/purple eye lids.  These
obviously correspond to lipstick, rouge (blush), and eye shadow.  This is
probably the origin of makeup, though it is now given many post hoc
interpretations.  For more information consult any human physiology
book (try The Naked Ape by (maybe) Desmond Morris).  Sorry, but I
can't explain eye liner, ear rings, or nail polish.
-william cook     brunix!wrc