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Byline: --PATRICIA TORTOLANI
Men and makeup--it's an idea that has gone in and out of fashion since Egyptians first wore paint for protection. A brief look at how terms like "guyliner" entered the vernacular.
Men in Egypt use red ochre on their lips and cheeks and black kohl on their lids to shield them from the "evil eye."
After the battle of Issus, Alexander the Great enters the tent of the defeated King Darius to destroy his precious makeup box.
King Edward IV and his male courtiers are said to wear lip rouge in a shade described as "Raw Flesh."
The court of Louis XV makes it fashionable for men to paint their faces with lead-based powder and rouge.
Actor Rudolph Valentino is adored by women for his exotic good looks, but mocked by men for his flamboyance and excessive ...