5 painful beauty standards women upheld in ancient times. Many women wanted to be pale and cover up flaws.
While we have foundation and concealers now, in ancient times, they had white lead, which is basically poison, but they didn’t care.
It is reported that Maria Gunning, the Countess of Coventry and a renowned beauty, would not give up wearing white lead even on her deathbed.
In every generation, beauty has caused pain for women. Perhaps, women can learn to accept themselves instead of unattainable standards of perfection.
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