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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2025 · 1H 14M

Makeup

from Why We Do What We Do · host Abraham

Lots of people smear colored dyes into the skin of their face almost every day. It's so commonplace, we hardly give it a second thought. We explore the history of makeup, and the psychology of this cultural practice. There are different motives for wearing makeup. We enumerate some of them here. It's not so simple as a lot of peope might try to make it out to be. Recommendations Abraham: Love, Death, and Robots (Season 4; https://www.netflix.com/title/80174608) Shane: Alien: Romulus (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18412256/) Holidays (6/4/2025) Chimborazo Day Impersonate Authority Day Love Conquers All Day National Chocolate Macaroon Day National Egg Day National Itch Day Repeat Day (I said “Repeat Day”) World Bicycle Day World Clubfoot Day Bedbug Awareness Week Black Single Parents Week Canadian Environment Week End Mountain Top Removal Week National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month National Portuguese Heritage Month National Pollinators Month National Soul Food Month National Candy Month Links and References: https://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/history-of-cosmetics/ https://www.si.edu/spotlight/health-hygiene-and-beauty/make-up https://lmi.edu/blog/4000-yrs-of-makeup-the-evolution-of-makeup/ https://www.lebube.com/post/psychology-behind-makeup https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-truth-about-exercise-addiction/201606/the-surprising-psychology-behind-makeup https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8956164/ https://people.howstuffworks.com/about-makeup.htm https://www.iceman.it/en/the-mummy/ https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/the-story-of-war-paint-206037 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/no-makeup-week-chicago-wr_n_735467 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support. Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast

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