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Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Who Looks The Most Youthful Of Them All?
The quest for eternal youth and our obsession with looking forever young.
Like many areas in life, beauty is one that is constantly changing. Throughout history, each period had beauty standards that were followed, revered or even scorned. What can be deemed as classically beautiful to ancient Greeks– who believed that the equal proportions of a woman’s face is where her beauty lies, might not work so much with the eccentric looks we can see today. With that said, the Western standards of beauty came about from the Greeks and Romans. However, the Greeks understood that being beautiful isn’t the only important factor of a person, being a good person on the inside i.e. ‘noble, honest and brave also plays a major role.
Ancient Egyptian nobles and royalty such as Cleopatra (who made this a trend), bathed in milk as it was said that it had anti-ageing properties. And for those who know a bit of Hungarian history or like reading about gory tales, the infamous 16th century countess Elizabeth Báthory, apparently washed herself with the blood of virgin girls whom she murdered to remain young. An extreme case of vanity.
