[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: The Cosmic Eyelash Rule (was Small rant about cosmetics' ads)

[Amanda Lewanski]

rainy_lilac at yahoo.com wrote:

> Actually outlining the eyes in kohl is very ancient. It was thought to
> enhance ones vision and protect the eyes from the glare of the sun. It
> almost the rule in the ancient Neart East.

I read a theory, eons ago, far too long ago for me to remember where,
that it was postulated that the custom originated when people wanted to
paint their eyes to resemble their cats. The little wildcat that people
think was domesticated into Felis domesticus has such lines, and the
cheetah, which definitely was kept for sport in Egypt, has pronounced
outlining around its eyes.

--Amanda, passing on hearsay when she can't find the cite, what fun
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