- I bet like back in ancient times
where boys are just
like, "I like you better
"when you're not wearing make-up,"
like, this is probably
where it started from.
- That's such a good point.
We are trying out ancient beauty rituals.
- Ooh.
- Mud, right?
Isn't that what this is gonna be?
Like, you're just gonna give me some mud
and be like, look at this foundation.
- I feel like I have tried
ancient make-up before.
My mom has some shit left from the 80's.
- I'm afraid I'm gonna
learn that I'm allergic
to something that I
didn't know about before.
- This will be interesting though,
it'll be cool to kind of see,
like how things have evolved.
- I feel like make-up didn't
come in many shades then.
- So, this may be a bad day for me.
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- Cleopatra was known for
bathing in milk and honey.
- She's also known for yeast infections.
- I feel like that's the thing.
- Yep.
- Maybe we just go in with the honey
and we'll just see what happens.
Even though I low key
wanna chug this milk.
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- I mean, it's just
like, you're putting soup
on your face, I don't, you guys.
- It smells like all of the lunch boxes.
- Eww, I'm so mad.
- This weirdly feels like it's gonna make
me break out more.
- I would not use milk
on my skin ever again.
- I feel like a used band-aid right now.
- If it was good enough for Cleo,
I'm gonna turn my nose up at it.
- I'll turn my nose up at it,
I don't wanna do this again.
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- This goes against
everything I stand for.
- So, straight up just put the chalk
on our fucking faces?
- [Voiceover] Yeah.
- Okay.
- Is this the same stuff they use
to like powder wigs?
I'm gonna power my hair
because, racism.
- Ooh, ooh, lots of fall out.
- Oh, God.
It's getting everywhere.
- Something about chalk just
kind of smells fresh though,
you know (laughs)?
- It doesn't seem like it would even
be attractive.
- I think I look pretty
attractive right now.
- I just feel exceptionally like
I have a ton of dandruff.
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- You want to mash it, Jen?
- Yeah, I do, you know me so well.
- Ah, oh.
- I mean, I'm on my period right now,
I'm just very unhappy, so
this is pretty good for me.
- They put a lot of sweet
things on their faces.
- Aren't the flies just coming for you?
- I don't think there's
a right way to do this,
but I'm pretty sure I'm doing it wrong.
- What did they use, well, I guess
you really didn't need
make-up removers back then.
- Make-up remover was the river.
- It's actually really difficult to blend
and it dries down very fast,
so you gotta be quick.
- I'm trying, I'm trying.
- I'm kind of into the mulberry rouge.
- How's that?
- It looks like blush, I think.
- Is this clean, did we clean this?
- It's over Jen, just keep eating it.
- Okay.
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- Kohl, K-O-H-L, not coal.
- Oh, it's not from a coal mine.
Then, what is this?
- Wow, this is the OG cat eye.
- Brows were a thing back then.
- I wonder what ancient Sephora was like?
- I love this.
You shouldn't blend it with
your fingers though, oh no.
- It starts off not that strong
and then suddenly it's like,
that's a lot of pigment.
- I'm really going hardcore
with my brows with this
'cause I'm really in to it.
- Color wise, it looks
like any regular make-up.
Consistency wise, it's very much a powder,
so it's difficult to apply with, I think,
the level of precision we're used to.
Your eyes look nice.
- Jen, your brows.
- I know, they're nice aren't they?
- Cleopatra had a lot of skill to be
able to do such a sharp
cat eye with powder.
- It's like doing the crossword in pen.
- I feel gross.
I just, I feel like sticky.
- I didn't realize that
the phrase "beauty is pain"
has been around for forever.
- It is crazy how the
principle of it is the same.
Line your eyes, make your lips redder,
make your cheeks redder.
I admire ancient women,
they're trying to hustle
and they're just using what they had.
- I'm jealous.
I'm jealous of your ability to turn
berries into actual face cosmetics.
- Eh.
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