In southern Iraq and in Egypt, men and women alike painted kohl around their eyes to make them look larger as well as to protect them from the evil eye. This thick black ointment, made of ground lead ...

Ancient Egyptians decorated their eyes with black kohl eyeliner. Both men and women painted their eyes. Lamps in Ancient Egypt burnt oil made from plant sources such as castor, sesame or linseed.

Shilpa framed her face with perfectly arched brows, a wash of mauve shadow spread across her lids, black eyeliner and mascara defined eyes that were further accentuated with her kohl filled waterline.