the bizarre history of beauty marks
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"Is it beauty or is it syphilis?"
Maybe it's maybelline
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When you talked about them putting heart shapes on their cheaks, all I could think of was egirls /pos
Sometimes old trends don't die, they evolve
that's what i was thinking of too!! i think it's really cool that people have really gone for drawing stuff on their face like with graphic liner and hearts, stars, etc., so much room for self expression :)
pls i actually have a beauty mark on my cheek and i was just wondering how i would be treated in france o_0
@@samseungg pretty well, it seems! seriously though, they're so pretty, especially around the eyes or on the cheek. x
@@elijahwinchester6690 I have a mole on my cheek and I absolutely hate it. I just use my hair to cover it lol. I wanna remove it when I get older because it's extremely bothering
@@elijahwinchester6690 i would definitely love to have one next to my eye, it just looks so chic but itâs actually right in the middle of my right cheek, oh well!
The way men would write about women wearing patches and the whole "A Harlot's Progress" reminds me of how some men STILL talk about women today. Honestly, history just keeps repeating itself đ
"repeating"? Was there ever a time when men were not putting women down for existing? đ±
Listening to a book series taking place from 1580-1980, right now in the 1780's ... nothing really much has change in the way men talks about women... đ
The onlyfans situation really exposed how entitled men are when it comes to sex workers receiving ethical treatment
@@choux8372 Yeah, it's so frustrating. Sad how many don't understand consent as well. Or that women don't become objects just because they do certain things... That shit only happens in their heads but they blame the woman. Common theme.
It's the kind of guy that keeps whinning about " why isn't any woman loving me just for who I am?" And then he shows his true colors talking on internet and arguing about girls just because of their looks, their physical "attributes", or the beauty of their ethnicity (for example "I like russian girls because they are so hot and 'good wife' material, f*ck their feelings and their inner beauty") and then when someone doesn't agree begins to insult them. A nice guy basically...
Would you ever cover "the beautiful death?" It's in sort of a similar vein, but a bit later, where the conditions of dying from tuberculosis -- getting very thin and pale -- were emulated as a beauty standard. I don't know very much about it but I found it very creepy and morbid and would love to hear you discuss it if you're interested
Kaz Rowe touches the subject in many of their videos, you should check them out :)
@@nenee009 isnât kaz they/them or is that someone else Iâm thinking of?
@@existentialvoid5678 oh i have no idea! my bad
@@existentialvoid5678 Who cares?
@@Marlaina hmmm probably Kaz. What does this have to do with your opinions anyway?
the fact we draw hearts & crescents & freckles just like they wore those patches is incredible ! we love trends repeating ;)
Absolutely nothing new under the sun. I used to roll my eyes when my mom said that, now seeing young teens redo all the same trends, it's too true
@@Nonyah123 yeah shit always repeats
also acne patches in cute shapes also mirrors the trend
Right I was just thinking that!
Yes, I can finally be Marie Antoinette while wearing winged liner and star stamps. Also I have more reasons to talk about historical fashion now
Mina Le doesn't realize this, but she is making everyone's day better.
yes! the only channel i like watching now honestly.
this comment looks botty to me đ€š
It's time for fashion history class.
Just saw you on Salem Tovar's comment section!
Facts
'Threescore and ten' = 70, if anyone's wondering.
-score means 20.
I had to pause the video to calculate it LOL
Was about to comment this same thing
Thank you! I was wondering.
Thank you.
Lord I was thinking 40 lol.. (Iâm 42đ )
âPut a feather in your cap and call it macaroniâ girl I have never understood that line of Yankee Doodle until today đ
Same! I thought ppl just named the feathers in their hats like pets
holy shit..
This just blew my mindđ€Ż
Right!!!
Same.
i had like 3 beauty marks on my face till age 17, and i was teased about them so much to the point where i had to get them removed by laser treatment. This just in kids, PLEASE PLEASE don't give under peer pressure or bullying and embrace yourself how you are!
I also had some near my lip and on my forehead, then I lived in South Korea and everyone there told me that I would be prettier if I removed them⊠after I came back I waited a few years and removed them (but it was not laser, the doctor had to cut and stitch my face).
I have 3 small marks on my forehead and one tiny one under my eye. It gets annoying being told "it's like connect the dots" and the "ew you have dirt on your face" jokes. I don't plan on getting them removed but I can understand why others might
iâm hispanic/latin american and while they are were always somewhat popular, i always got told by some family and people at school that they were ugly, i used to hate them because they werenât full freckles so to my young mind it wasnât good enough. thankfully as iâve grown up i learned to love them, now i fully embrace them and would never get rid of my beauty marks. i have 7 on my face and 12 overall. i hope that everyone learns to love them.
i have pretty big mark on my face right now, and itâs with me for life (unless itâs cancerous). One time when I was in an orchestra class, these two kids started telling me I âneeded plastic surgery to get it removedâ(they also said some other racist and generally just plain mean stuff), and it still messes with me to this day.
I had 2 beauty marks on my face since I was a kid, and throughout the years more appeared. Weirdly enough I was never teased about it, Iâve never had people acknowledge them tot the point I forget theyâre on my face.
Never understood why people would make fun of things the person cannot control, like how does a dot on your face mean youâre ugly???
Mina, honestly I could listen to you talk for hours on any topic, historical or modern đ your channel is so entertaining and well researched, a new video from you just makes my day!
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SECONDED! this is truly my favorite channel
Exactly
You stole this from my brain đ€Ł
during the salem witch trials, beauty marks and moles were used as ââsignsââ or to indicate the ââmark of the devilââ
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Wow I got one right in my face
@@lornajean7286 imagine could time travel đ€ â Witch!!!â
Yup I'd be considered a witch and killed. yay me!
I'd be tried then. Oh wait I'm a witch anyway
i showed my mom this and she told me her grandmother used the wear the temple patch all the time for headache curing! she was born in the year 1900 in mexico for reference
also i love this mix of new and old topics!
My parents are also Mexican, and I remember my mom putting patches on my dad's temples and forehead when he had migraines while I was growing up. I need to learn what was in the paste she made because I get them too, now!
Whoa that's awesome! I could use that đ
âEnglish woman wore less makeup than French womanâ lol if you live in the UK youâll know that thatâs definitely a thing of the past
I blame the Puritans and Cromwell for that. Never did like Cromwell or the Puritans/Calvinists.
âIâm a Manchester girlâ ringing in my head.
Hell yh
If P. Louise ever released a makeup remover it would probably actually be a spackle scraper
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I'll never get judging people for having blemishes when they're perfectly natural but then also make fun of them for trying to cover them up (with patches in this instance). Like what do you want from them??? I get this is an ancient example but it still happens (like wearing wigs to hide being bald or heavy makeup/plastic surgery to fit the beauty standard)
It's simple people hate imperfection and they hate being lied to they rather people not exist.
Just be naturally and effortlessly perfect without doing anything- is that so much to ask? Also, don't be aware of your own beauty, because self-esteem is, apparently, vanity.
I totally agree. People who hide imperfections (like blemishes, bald spots, etcâŠ) are more than probably already self conscious about them. Is it really a good thing to mock them if they didnât do a perfect job at hiding those imperfections, so that you can tell _something_ has been altered? To me, it just sounds cruel and (ironically enough) trying to hide _your_ own superficiality under some sense of moral superiority.
Maybe one should direct their energy at criticizing the society that *does* push a lot of people to hide their imperfections instead. Idk đ€·ââïž
Are you young? Bcs judgment like that go away by 24.
I was about to say that we should bring mouches back, since the heart shaped ones in particular seemed cute to me, but then I remembered people already draw black hearts on their faces with makeup :0 it's really nice how we're connected to the past
There are a few companies making hydrocoloid patches shaped like hearts and stars and stuff and theyâre actually medicated with a little bit of salicylic acid to treat acne
i am absolutely COVERED in beauty marks i have about 10 on my face and one of them includes a mole that is roughly the size of a dime right next to my nose. I actually quite liked them bc I have some around my lips like the ones women used to draw on. I have 8 just on my left forearm alone. Needless to say, this video was so interesting to me. So fascinating to see that something that I used to be so insecure about and took me so long to love, used to be a trend.
Same. its crazy its almost fun to count them. I also had a beauty mark on the right side of my lips.
Me too. I use to feel embarrassed about mine and would try to cover them with makeup. Now, I embrace them. I also have a mole next to my lip on the left upper side :)
My identical twin sister and I both have beauty marks/moles, whatever you want to call them, all over our faces, but in different places and different sizes. It's one of the main ways people could tell us apart as children since she has a large one on the right side of her chin, while I do not. I have an array of them on my left cheek that resembles a bow with a drawn back arrow. My husband calls it my constellation, it's one of my features he likes the most. đ I also have a heart shaped one on my right forearm that is perfectly symmetrical, it's really cute looking to me.
YOO SAME I GOT BEAUTY MARKS TOO :DD alot on my face and some on my body parts :D
Iâm spotted too. I was insecure about them growing up but idk... as Iâve gotten older and more experienced lol.. I love them.. my guy absolutely loves them too.
In Indian culture, it is consideded that a black dot on the temple or behind the ear using kajal (or khol) would not allow people to jinx the beauty of a baby or a woman getting married.
I am sorry if there are grammatical errors. English is not my first language.
Yeah, it's to protect the person from the "evil eye" i.e. jealous haters
yess to protect against Nazar đ§ż
Your grammar is perfect! I had seen these before but never knew the origin, thanks for sharing đ
i have a dot birthmark behind my ear.
I have a question! When I was born I had a dot in the middle of my forehead and Indian women would get so excited about it. What does it mean?
Actually, "mouche" is pronounced "moosh", not "mootch". And as a plural noun, we don't pronounce the "s" (go figure), so "mouches" is still pronounced "moosh" (I know, don't ask). The more you know! đč
It's ok, she can't spell or pronounce "women" apparently either, only "woman".
@@mplwy that was kind of a snarky reply, "women" and "woman" sound almost identical, and also i think the captions are auto generated
@@mplwy Literally sounds the same. Donât be a smartie pants.
@@mplwy why are you so angry ? Mina speaks very intelligibly to me. We're not all English classic letters obsessed lol
@@ate313 Both vowels are different.
I have a natural beauty mark on my upper lip which I hated until I was like 10 and my mom told me about Marilyn Monroe (whose beauty mark is pretty much the same as mine) and how she was considered very beautiful. 18th century fashion also makes me feel pretty good about my beauty mark, despite it still being a bit of an insecurity.
Also, it's pretty interesting that having little black shapes on your face is coming back into style huh
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Girl Iâm 28 and barely starting to accept mines, although I have it right on my cheek closer to my nose but it makes me unique I guess and makes me stand out đ§
I have a small one and I'm going to start painting a little heart or star or whatever over it, I'm going to parade and decorate it lol
i have dozens of natural beauty marks/birth marks all over my body (too dark and too few to be freckles, too flat to be moles) and coincidentally have one on my upper lip too! its so much fun to draw them as a way to add texture and uniqueness to the character and i love seeing them come back in style!
@@lornajean7286 yeah, same, except im not 28, im 12 lol, on my face, i have one right next to my mouth on the left, one next to my eyebrow on the right and one under my left eye. People used to always call me chocolate chip monkey in elementary⊠I feel like thereâs a lot of imbalances on my skin color/tone though cuz i have vitiligo on my chest in the shape of a heart and a lot more beauty marks everywhere elseâŠi hope iâm not ranting
every time she opens with âhello my beautiful dovesâ i canât help but blush, itâs so cute
Iâm a french fashion journalist. And Iâm completely obsessed with this girl. Thatâs all!
Love how you did the "that's all" reference in the end.
@@LexyLuvatic RIGHTTTT IM LIVING FOR ITTTT đ donât for get the dress down look đ
The only thing bigging me in this video is how she spelled mouche "mouchĂ©ys" so I'm gonna pronounce it like that from now on đ
I canât believe People he been wearing hearts on their cheeks for so long, I thought it was a tumblr girl thing đ«âđŸ
I THOUGHT IT WAS A EGIRL THING đđđđđ
Definitely time traveled. I don't even doubt.
Marina brought it back đ€
marina brought it back thank god
@@angelamcdonnell5157 yess all i could think is electra heart! Lol marina walked so egirls could run
Back in high school my friends and I would cover acne scars with stickers lmao. Patches but make them âšmodernâš
There's one instance I can remember of a man being mocked for beauty marks. It's this series of paintings from the early 1700s called Marriage-a-la-MĂłde (I forgot who the artist is). The husband is depicted as a lecherous fop, and the large beauty mark on his neck is implied to be hiding a syphilis sore. Sadly, the final portrait shows his young daughter with one too (they thought syphilis sores were hereditary).
He would have given it to his wife and she would have given it to her daughter. Babies born with syphilis were often severely affected.
thats by Hogarth as well. He did Marriage a la Mode, Harlots Progress and A Rakes Progress
so glad youâre interested, for future reference the a has the accent, not the o! Ă (backwards) accent means âtoâ in french, so Ă la mode means to the fashion (of). only an e will ever get a forward accent in french, but it can be backwards too itâs just pronounced like the e in let instead of like hey
the way you said "mouches" is so cute. as a french person, we just pronounce it "moosh"
Lay moosh!
Thanks for commenting this! I was going to as well
Yes! The pronunciation was killing me đ
I think its so sad that there were so many satirists poking fun of older womens insecurities.... loved the vid mina xxxxxxxxx
Thats what most satirists do, unfortunately... Can't let anyone enjoy themselves đ„đ„đ„
How DARE this person do harmless stuff that they like!!! I don't like it!!! They must be humiliated and made fun of!!! smh
i have tons of beauty marks all over my face. i used to be soooo insecure about them. i remember one time in like 4th grade, i tried to literally cute one of them off with scissors. now i love them. i think they make my face so unique.
9:27 that portrait seems more of a "criolla" (woman of fully Spanish ancestry, that was born in Nueva España). I would say that putting her under the label "Mexican aristrocatic woman" is a little bit inaccurate, because of the date and context. Even if she was born in what we now call Mexico, Nueva España still was a viceroyalty, not Mexico, aka, an independent nation. Criollos, indegenous people, Asian people, African people and all of the "castas" were treated and viewed very different back then.
We Mexicans are a mix of everything now, but the whole thing was different in the 1700's. I don't expect everyone to know this, but I'd like to point this out.
đđđ thanks for bringing this out!
Man, every time I learn something new about men of the past such as high heels were invented originally for them, they were into fashion just as much as women if not more and now they use to wear makeup...when/why are modern men so boring??
Luckily for us menâs fashion is finally starting to get fun again, at least in less mainstream more alt-style groups. While I really enjoy the 1910âs-1930âs look of flat caps and suspenders, I am so glad that weâre finally being able to experiment with our clothing again instead of being stuck in the boring business casual look weâve been in since the 50âs. (Not that itâs always been that way since the hippie and punk movements did a lot to menâs fashion, but Iâm specifically talking about the mainstream)
Idk bout y'all I rock my Saint lauren high heeled boots and cowboy boots with pride
@@rihe2692 in my country over 90% of men wear the "standard men attire" which is grey sweater, jeans and sneakers. They are scared of wearing anything else since that would make them appear "less manly" and last year one guy got shouted at on a street for wearing a pink sweater and it even made it to the news! Needless to say I've dated only foreigners lol
hi mina, just wanted to add that the example of the âmexican womanâ with the patch wouldnât be considered mexican because of the caste system/ colonialism. she more likely would be Spanish in the caste system even if born in the land we now call mexico. colonialism is one hell of a drug and we shouldnât conflate colonizers with ârepresentationâ of the colonized
That part
I was thinking the same
Wait, if she was born in Mexico while her blood was Spanish, wouldn't she be considered criolla?
This is so interesting, thank you for pointing this out!
@@lilylime77 And?
I have many beauty marks all over my body, and I once counted those on one of my arms and reached about 30. I never minded the small ones, but bigger ones show on pictures and I've always disliked those, even though I've never been subjected to negative comments regarding them. Nowadays I more so find it fun that the beauty marks on my left cheek looks like the constellation Charles' Wain and that I every now and then notice new beauty marks emerging :)
My face is a literal connect-the-dots.
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As an artist and a fan of French history, I really appreciated this video. I want to make sure I make my characters look their class in my stories. I'm all about little details like these and making my stories accurate to the times.
Hello fellow artist! I also am a stickler for the small details, accuracy is my main goal when drawing a commission. Even though I draw fetish art with an anime-esque style, I still prefer my subjects to be as accurate as possible.
@@angelicaapperson950 Accuracy is still a respectable trait no matter if it is a traditional portrait or fetishart. Keep it classy, my friend.
@@ifucanseethisivealreadytra1594 I love your name đ„
@@strawberrysnow I love yours. You have good taste.
as someone with a prominent beauty mark, itâs so crazy that thereâs such a rich history for some part of my body i honestly donât really think much of. it also makes me a bit more appreciative of it. amazing video as always!!
same!! you worded it perfectly
Just a heads up in case you end up needing the term again: mouche/mouches is pronounced "moosh". And also, because he's like, a huge historical figure so you'll come across his name again, Samuel Pepys is pronounced "Peeps" (for whatever reason)
So Pepys is like Pee Piss/puss?
@@julisa3100 just âpeepsâ thatâs it
@@sg-qi7np oh like the candy. Lol đ how did I jot get that.
Thank you I was searching for this comment! đ€Ł Though hubby and I were cracking up at MOOchesđ... Too cuteâ€ïž
Not all heros wear capes
My mom took me to a pimple treatment place in Vietnam to cut out three of my beauty marks. Because over the years I developed a beauty mark under my eye, one next to my nose on the other side and one under my chin. According to superstition, under eye beauty mark means that I cry a lot, one under my chin means that I gossip a lot, and one next to my nose just looks silly. I fought to keep my gigantic one on my right cheekbone because I told mom I need some identifiable trait in case police needs to identify me đ The funny thing is, I still cry a lot and gossip without those beauty marks.
Love how there was nothing wrong with men wearing the patches but women of course are being ridiculed no matter what really in order to control
Love your videos so so much Mina!!! I'd love a video about the origins of really popular prints or motifs in textiles and fashion! Like paisley, camo, plaid, gingham/checker prints, damask, fleur de lis, etc! I think learning about the origins/influences/associated cultures would be fascinating
Hope Mina sees this haha
bump
my money's on ancient textiles and folk art
I think Nicole Rudolph is doing a history of textiles on her channel
this wd be so gd!!
Something that I think is interesting about talking about "older" things or historical things, is that honestly this all applies today. "Is it skin cancer- or is it just fake freckles from glossier?" It might be a stretch to compare, but personally I like hearing a mix on newer and older topics (basically saying, you do what you want and we will most likely enjoy it!).
when you speak about historical trends, i always come out feeling more inspired towards my style than i do with modern references! its very interesting :))))
Though I hated my "beauty marks" for a good 20ish years as my cousin would often taunt me by continuously whispering "moley moley moley moley" whenever he was around me. I think I've come to appreciate them now. Specifically the one on my hand that is shaped like a heart. Certainly a coincidence but it still makes me feel special from time to time.
ive always loved the moles on my face - i think they look like constellations! ty Mina this was an interesting video for sure - according to 17th century charts i have beauty marks that signify "flirtatious" "likes to kiss" "silent" "gallant" "discreet" and "cheeky" đł idk what kind of message id be sending đ
Something like, silent and gallant on the streets, flirtatious, cheeky, and someone who likes to kiss in the sheets, and is discrete about it lol
@@raerohan4241 LMFAOAOAOOO đ
This skin âimperfectionsâ have always been so fascinating to me. I have a mole on my nose and I was made fun of for it when I was a kid but then I saw a scene on a movie were an actress drew on herself a beauty spot and also later in life I met a koren girl who, the first she asked when she saw me was if my mole was natural because in korea people get surgery to get beauty spots such as that permanently. I love this historic videos much love from Barcelona đđ
The editing of this video was phenomenal, I loved the special effects when you were being extra salty :D Superinteresting too, I had no idea the "beauty marks" were actually tiny patches, I thought they were drawn on!
I always draw a beauty mark on my cheekbone near my eye, and Iâve gotten some shit for it. I always explain that itâs been a hot accessory for centuries, but itâs seldom believed (usually by men). Fortunately, that will never stop me from looking like a sexy Parisian circa 1750
I love watching everything you make, pretty much regardless of the topic. Also, my name is Paloma, which means 'dove', so I am always especially charmed that you call your watchers beautiful doves haha.
I adore you and this channel, full stop.
@@BooksRebound sameee
omg DEVIN !!!
I think you shine best when you talk about contemporary or modern fashion. I love the way you lay out your facts but I also like to hear your opinions and you seem to offer more when you're delving into more recent fashion and cultural ideas.
I love hearing about newer and older topics but the older ones to me are more interesting because Iâm less likely to hear or learn about them anywhere else and I love the way you make me WANT to learn more abt these topics!!
I love the video and I learned so much! I would also add the fact that the Spanish used beauty marks in the 16th and 17th centuries in Latin America in casta (caste) paintings to show which âracialâ groups had light enough skin and thereby deemed âbeautifulâ
Yeah its mind boggling that a lot of Americans are ignorant to this they also think âlatinoâ or âHispanicâ is some sort of monolithic group or homogeneous group when that couldnât be further from the truth.
the deep voice effect never fails to make me giggle or smile please never stop editing it in
Love this video! Your in-depth research is so fascinating. Historical videos are great
I love the mix but especially love when you talk about old topics, itâs so fascinating to learn about
this trend reminds me of the present-day one where we wear gems on our faces or draw on fake freckles :) I like the mix of both old and new
I think itâs always nice to hear creators talk about what theyâre passionate about regardless of the time period
I always perk up when I find a new upload from you on my feed. I always know it's bound to be educational or entertaining, even aspirational at times. Thanks, Mina! đ„
Your videos are all so well researched and interesting. Honestly the only 20 minute youtube videos Iâm able to sit through
I haven't even watched the video yet but I hope you know now that you're my comfort CZcamsr and I know basically nothing about fashion but I just find the history and context behind each trend and fabric so entertaining and I just love that there's something in the world for everyone to enjoy.
I love this comment :)
âImperfection made her even more beautifulâ thatâs a nice statement to take away from the video đ
It always amazes me how happy I get whenever a new video of yours pops out in my recommendations. About the time period: I love how varied your topics are. Great video as always!
i absolutely adore your historical ones !! very entertaining and clearly a LOT of time is put into your videos. we do appreciate it thank you mina!!!
Iâm here for the analysis, research, and things like âItâs a historical document written a 100 years after the fact, so take it with a grain of saltâ.
I am a repository of random info. I prefer not to risk absorbing badly researched speculative junk. So when you explain that youâve considered things like that, it matters.
I loooove when you talk about older fashion and stuff like that because back then, women were so much more suppressed and those passive aggressive or sarcastic comments you give are just giving me life
I love the mix, but definitely the later stuff!!
I love your newer and older videos equally!!
Love a mix of modern and historical content. Itâs so fascinating to see how attitudes around fashion, class, and gender never really change, even when the clothes look radically different.
i personally prefer the historical content! i love the modern too, the historical is just so interesting and something i dont hear of often
I love your historical videos so so much. Historic costume reviews are the best!!!
I love hearing your takes on both modern and historical stuff!
I like a mix of eras in your content! I feel like the newer topics probably are better for channel growth, especially when they tie into a trending topic, but more historic content is still really fun
So uh- your makeup and hair look like the queen of hearts- cool.
u-um... đđ why are you st-stuttering
@@samantha-pd7px why not lol.
@@samantha-pd7px I- I want t- to stutter now th- that y-you are stuttering đ„șđ€
@@JusticeForChuuu đ„¶ no.
Definitely love when you talk about historical fashion!
love your videos on historical fashion and cinema
I love how all your outfits go with the video topic. Also, your videos are the BEST.
Hey Mina! I'm a wardrobe assistant in France and I really like your content, to give you my opinion on your question : I really like the content being old fashion history and also new (and you just seem to enjoy doing just that)
Anyway, looking forward to your next video!
I loved hearing about this! I find it truly interesting to compare to nowadays with our eyeliner stamps and their various shapes. I still wouldn't wear more than 3 unless I'm wearing them as freckles but it is fun to see the trends come back around in a new form.
I really enjoy a mix of both! But if I had to choose, it's really interesting to learn about the historical content, because there are usually more obscure or something I didn't know about! I love you and your channel so much!đđ thanks for all the quality contentđ„șâ€ïž
as a person whose asian mom has criticized my moles my whole life, i always found the concept of beauty marks fascinating. now i know they weren't always seen as a good thing in western culture either. can't win!
I donât know if youâve watched Canadaâs Drag Race, but this is giving me a moment when a judge harshly critiqued a contestant for only painting her face white and nothing else⊠when this technique was on season 3 of RuPaulâs Drag Race, by a contestant named Raja.
Drag race needs to stop hiring judges who don't know anything about fashion
Oh the judges on Canadaâs Drag Race were complete garbage and I stand by this đ
To be fair, season 3 was held to a VERY different standard. Drag has jumped leaps and bounds and so have the times
@@AirQuotes, Jeffreyâs gone.
I love all your videos but have a personal preference for historical topics! They are always so well researched and fascinating.
these historical beauty and fashion breakdowns are so fascinating i hope you continue to do more videos like this one!
The look today is amazing as always!! Would love to see an analysis on The House of Gucci when it comes out!!
i dont mean to be that person but mouches is pronounced more like moosh other than great video. i dont understand how you make these videos so captivating but please continue!
I was trying to ignore it but it bothered me too đ . I'm sure I do the same thing with other languages tho
Love all your videos but the old stuff will always be my favourite!
I love you talking about Anything! If you post it, I'm watching it.
As a historian, I absolutely love your historical videos. Very informative and passionate.
When you talked about macaronis I remembered one of the latest videos of Karolina Zebrowska lmao. In the thumbnail you can read "I'm such a macaron"
LOVED it! Thank you!!
just came to a bit about this in an old book; The World, Vol 3, 1755, by Adam Fitz-Adam, essay no. 127: "is it not very presumptuous for a young lady to attempt securing not above 20 spots on her face, when perhaps it is absolutely decreed she shall have two hundred, or none at all?" ...this essay would have made no sense to me if I hadn't stumbled across your channel last week. thank you!
mina making EXCELLENT use of that wig lmfao
Itâs honestly so easy to Listen to you Mina đ„° I love love love how accessible you make fashion and beauty history!!
both historical and modern videos from you are a treasuređ
i like anything you talk about, new or old. i really love costume analysis in particular, especially for period films!
In the UK we still call band aids 'plasters' I wonder if it's for the same reasons? đ€ btw it's Samuel Peyps (Peeps), he wrote some diaries that are classics about 17th century London life I think.
I'm pretty sure it's the same. She wrote Plaister in the video. Nowadays it's called a pleister in dutch and is the exact same this as a plaster in english :)
Thank you, yep. Pepys is indeed pronounced Peeps
I prefer historical content, it's interesting and relaxing; modern topics can sometimes be stressful to listen to if that makes sense đ
agree!
I love a mix, I love your history content often it's not something I see anywhere else on youtube. But your modern stuff is also fun and well researched!
I'd love to see more historical videos! At the same time, learning about historical fashion trends makes me more interested in learning about modern fashion trends. Just to compare the similarities and differences in attitudes towards them!
I love that wig. Itâs a pretty awful dollar store wig, but the confidence and fun with which Mina wears it makes it iconic!
Also, Pepys was pronounced âpeepsâ. No idea why, it makes no sense. But he was Samuel Peeps (when speaking it). Maybe the surname in years before that was originally pronounced Peepis, and then over time, they dropped the I? I have a fascination for how words and particularly surnames change over time, in both spelling and pronunciation. Maybe because Iâve got an unusual surname that no one ever pronounces correctly? Either way, itâs an interesting subject, often full of history (given that many people made changes to their names when they immigrated to other lands). And so youâll have ten different spellings and five different pronunciations of a surname that was originally the same name. Itâs just really cool, imo.
Also, my go to makeup look is a pared down 18th century look- relatively pale and very even foundation, with a little bit of attention to the eyes and brows (but natural looking), a pinkish lip stain, nothing too noticeable, and heaps of blush right on the apples of the cheeks. Think of the paintings of English ladies during the 1770s- itâs a gorgeous look. And it still looks somewhat natural, just very flushed, with defined features. So pretty! Iâm hoping to get the American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty (to match my Guide to 18th Century Fashion) this year for my birthday.
Apparently, the ladies of the 18th century didnât wear as much makeup as we think they did. Which you can see in their portraits. Itâs just that Victorians would look back on the use of any cosmetics as scandalous, so we compare how much they wore with nothing at all, not with how much we wear today (which is generally, a whole lot more makeup than ever before).
As a history nerd my preference is the past about all those strange forgotten things buuuut Ihonestlyjustloveyourchannelandcontentsoimgrafetulforanything đđ
I enjoy these historical videos the most!
I love all your vids , but these are my Favorite of favorites, talking about Weird Obscure Historical Fashion. So full of good tidbits!!!