The history of makeup brushes goes back longer than you may imagine!
Makeup brushes have been discovered to have existed as far back as 164,000 years B.C.
Archaeologists discovered brushes and ground rock in pinks and reds in a cave in South Africa.
This find was considered a ‘hallmark of modern life’ by archeologists.
Proof that even ancient humans were in seek of more control of their face paint!
Mirrors and Makeup Brushes
“To understand the history of makeup brushes, you must also understand the history of mirrors. For without a mirror, a makeup brush isn’t a very useful tool.”
My Brush Betty.com More recently, in 1835, German Chemist Justus von Liebig invented the process of layering metallic silver on to glass.
This allowed manufacturing of the mirror. As a result of mirror availability, a greater desire for makeup brushes developed.
The first commercially produced makeup brushes were said to be made in Germany.
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