What are pants rules?

Men, it's no longer 1890, so please be aware of some of the fashion rules and recommendations when it comes to wearing pants in today's modern era. Unlike the 1800s, when most men could only afford ill-fitting, plain pants, today, fashionable pants are within the...

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A History of Lipstick

In the 19th century, lipstick was colored with carmine dye. Carmine dye was extracted from cochineal, scale insects native to Mexico and Central America which live on cactus plants. Cochineal insects produce carminic acid to deter predation by other insects. Carminic acid, which forms 17%...

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