關于埃及的神秘文化你不知道的10件事

2. Egyptians of both sexes wore makeup.
古埃及人不論男女都化妝

Vanity is as old as civilization, and the ancient Egyptians were no exception. Both men and women were known to wear copious amounts of makeup, which they believed gave them the protection of the gods Horus and Ra.
有文明存在就有虛榮，古埃及也并不例外。男女都會畫濃妝，他們認為這樣會得到鷹神與太陽神的庇護。

These cosmetics were made by grinding ores like malachite and galena into a substance called kohl. It was then liberally applied around the eyes with utensils made out of wood, bone and ivory.
他們所使用的化妝品都是磨碎的礦石，如孔雀石、方鉛礦均能制成一種稱為眼影粉的東西。接著用木、骨頭或象牙做的用具來將其涂在眼睛周圍。

Women would also stain their cheeks with red paint and use henna to color their hands and fingernails, and both sexes wore perfumes made from oil, myrrh and cinnamon.
女人們還會將自己的臉頰涂成紅色，并用指甲花給手或指甲染色。埃及男女都要噴香水，這種香水是由油、沒藥、肉桂混合制成。

The Egyptians believed their makeup had magical healing powers, and they weren’t entirely wrong: Research has shown that the lead-based cosmetics worn along the Nile actually helped stave off eye infections.
埃及人認為化妝有著神奇的治愈功能，這種想法并非無稽之談：研究表明，在尼羅河畔勞作時畫著以鉛為原料的化妝品確實可以抑制眼部感染。