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Paint for eyelashes, applied with faith it won't end up on your cheeks by noon.
means A cosmetic, usually a dark pigmented paste or liquid, brushed onto eyelashes to darken, thicken, and lengthen them.
from From Italian 'maschera,' meaning 'mask' — the same root that gives English 'mascarade/masquerade.' The word traveled through Spanish 'máscara' before settling into English in the 1800s as the name for a lash-darkening cosmetic, carrying its old sense of disguise: a small mask for the eyes, worn daily without the costume party.
- origin
- from Italian maschera, meaning mask
- ancient roots
- Egyptians wore kohl to ward off evil eyes
- shelf life
- bacteria breeding ground after three months, toss it
- waterproof myth
- still cries off under enough actual crying