Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the history of beauty and beauty products shows that quite clearly. It seems like the high price for beauty was being smelly, or just plain weird. This infographic makes me grateful for modern technology on the odd occasion I do bother with the whole makeup and beauty thing.

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P.S. That expression of the mouse depicted in the “radiant rodent look” – priceless!