Walk Like an Egyptian
This ancient civilization was credited with being the first to cultivate hair and beauty in a fashionable way.
Who are the Egyptians?
The Greek men of 1000 BC frequented these places.
What are barbershops?
This practice of shaving a patch of hair in the top of the head by clergy was abolished in 1972
What is tonsure?
This is the art and science of improving skin, nails, and hair.
What is Cosmetology?
The earliest that archaeological studies reveal that haircutting and hairstyling was practiced was this period.
What is Ice Age?
These and strips of hide were used by the Egyptians for adornment and braiding.
What is Animal Sinew?
The Greeks used this to create the brilliant red pigment named vermillion.
What is mercury?
In 1872 he created the first curling iron heated by a gas burner. In 1923, he created an electric version that we still use today.
Who is Marcel Grateau?
This is the oldest profession in the world.
What is Barbering?
In ancient Rome Noble women tinted their hair this color.
What is red?
In ancient Egypt, military commanders stained these parts of their bodies before important battles.
What are their nails and lips?
This Greek philosopher thought that the hair was the brain's inspiration, so therefore advised against haircutting.
Who is Pythagoras?
This person was known for revolutionizing the nail industry by creating nail polish with a formula that he borrowed from the automobile industry.
Who is Charles Revson?
In ancient Rome, poor women colored their hair this color.
What is black?
The work of this ancient barber was apparently held in high esteem because he had his image sculpted for posterity.
Who was Meryma'at?
This queen was famous for her essential oils.
Who is Nefertiti?
This was the golden age of Greece when hairstyling and barbering became a highly developed art.
When was 500 BC?
This person prompted a haircut that we wear today. Jay-Z even rapped about it.
Who was Caesar?
Women of this period used to shave their eyebrows and their hairline to make them look more intelligent.
What is the Renaissance?
Who are the Masai warriors?
This queen built a cosmetic factory.
Who is Cleopatra?
Alexander the Great ordered his troops to do this to their beards for this reason.
What is cut their beards because the people they were fighting would use them against them by pulling them down?
In 1970 this French hairdresser introduced the art of hair weaving using aluminum foil.
Who is Trevor Sobie?
During this era, personal grooming was drastically influenced by the social mores of austere and restrictive period.
What is the Victorian age?
This civilization had a variety of hairstyles that were used as a symbol of tribal traditions.
Who were the Africans?