Egyptian Hair/Make up

HAIR: The Egyptians used have rules about their hair also; the wealthy women usually kept their hair short and would wear wigs with braided beads on them. Other women would keep their hair long and but with heavy decorations at the end to keep their hair straight. The children usually had a shaved head and only had a side braid. The priests, due to their vow, had to remove every patch of hair they had to be purified. The men usually kept their hair and facial hair shaved and wore fake wigs.

People are getting inspired on the hairstyles they used to do. People this time want to explore new ideas and designs so they always give up for a change for a fresh new look. They usually do a look like this in summer and the short fringe is most popular with young teenagers and young adults.  

Makeup: The Egyptians, both men and women used to wear black eyeliner on their eyes. They would also do coloured eye shadow such as green, blue and white. They also used to draw their eyebrows black with the same materials they used for their eyes. The lips used to be painted from a red material called 'red ochre', with this material they used to paint their cheeks as well. The colours yellow and orange were used on their fingernails.  That time people thought that it was a rule that when the Pharaoh dies, he would be patched up with make up so he would be well presented when he went to meet the gods. As how much make up was important to them they also decorated their paintings and statues with the same design they do.

People are using the Egyptian designs as part of their make-up routine for everyday or for occasions. The cosmetics that we use today are safer and more efficient than the people were using that era. Although they are keeping the same designs, they are changing some things now on them and editing more colour for the eye shadow rather than just green and blue.

2009. Pharaonic Egypt [online] Available at: <http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/hair.htm> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014]

 2012.Egyptian Make up [online] Available at: <http://www.historyembalmed.org/ancient-egyptians/egyptian-make-up.htm> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014] 

2000. Pharaonic Egypt [online] Available at: <http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/cosmetics.htm> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014] 

Egyptian Jewellery

In that time jewellery wasn't only for women but for men and children also. Jewellery was mostly worn by the Pharaoh his wife and wealthy people who could afford it.  The people also thought that when the Pharaoh would pass on, they would dress him in the finest jewellery.  The jewellery was used to be made out of stones metals and animal products. The wealthiest people used to own lapis lazuli, silver and gold.  The necklaces mostly were collar shaped going from the neck down to the torso covering a bit of the shoulder; after they started making bracelets and bangles and they were decorated with beads and stones, and also finger rings which they held on the finger with two scarab wire twisted together.  

Artist these days are really getting inspired from the Egyptians jewellery designs. Collars are becoming popular by the seconds in this era but the thing is people don’t see from which the inspiration the design are getting it from they just see it shine a vibrant and they buy it. These pictures give an example of how they kept the same design and added some colour and some of them are completely manipulated and design in a modern way. The ring is an inspiration from the dog’s head as I shown a picture next to it, you can see how the artist kept that thought that’s it’s a dog but in a modern way.

 

2014.Polyvore [online] Available at: <http://www.polyvore.com/egyptian_inspired_jewelry/shop?query=egyptian+inspired+jewelry> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014] 

2003.Nilestone [online] Available at: <http://www.nilestone.com/jewelry-history.htm> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014] 

Egyptian Clothes

The Egyptians used to wear white clothes made out of linen and cotton, this was necessary because Egypt has really hot climates. Women used to wear full straight dresses and while men used to wear a skirt and sometimes also a shirt. Most clothes were only affordable by the wealthy people, because that time the fabric was a bit expensive. As years were passed, they started to decorate their dresses with beads to look more appealing because they didn't know about colour dye. There didn't stitch a lot in their clothing because they used to hold everything with a belt.

Many artists are all getting inspired again from the fashion they used to have.  You can see how artists these days manage to keep the style while make them look modern.  These clothes look more alive with the colours added to the design but the artists still keep the lines and patterns in the clothes. 

2000. Pharaonic Egypt [online] Available at: <http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/clothing.htm> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014] 

Egyptian Pottery/ Sculptures

Pottery and sculptures was another important thing for the Egyptians, with them they represented gods and even told stories about them. When they used to make sculptures, the artists had to stay with the rules they had, when they started sculpting seated persons they had to do their hand on their knees, the Egyptian god had to be always seen as the falcon and Anubis the god of the funeral must have the jackal head. The people thought that the appearance of the Pharaoh would also be preserved so they told artists to sculpt their face.  Sculptors used clay, wood, metal and stone to carve into. Their pottery used to be made out of soft stone, this material allowed them to carve in it and afterwards they used enamel to decorate it. 

People today are getting inspired from the design they used to do. They started building sculptures with sand at the beach and their detail is really impressive. The other two pictures show how artists nowadays are manipulating the designs and creating modern sculptures which still indicate that they are taken from Egyptian culture.

 

Anon.Ancient Egyptian art, Paintings, Sculpture [online] Available at: <http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptart.html> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014] 

Egyptian Paintings

Their art was one that didn't mind if it was beautiful or not but the most important thing is that it was completed. There technique was one that shows a story instead of focusing on the painting itself. They had different perspective of angels, lines and colours. They always use to draw in profile; the human figure always looked sideways. Their presentation looks much more like tribal artists did years before them. In the paintings the artist had to paint the Pharaoh bigger than his slaves and wife and also the skin of the man is to be darker than the woman’s. Along with the paintings they used to write so they could understand it better.

Egyptian art is becoming a big influence in these times. Graphic designers and artists are using their designs to create modern art. Here you can see 2 paintings done by modern artists, one is with colour only and the other one is a collage done with paper that’s designing Egyptian art. Their colours are more colourful than the older design but they still use the same dimensions and proportions.

Anon.Ancient Egyptian art, Paintings, Sculpture [online] Available at: <http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptart.html> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014] 

Egyptian Pyramids

The Pyramids were constructed around the year 2630-2611 BC. To build these huge structures they used to have thousands of slaves working on it due that every block of it used to weigh around 2.5 to 15 tonnes. The pyramid was used to be built for the Pharaoh, because he was considered a leader amongst them and that after his death he would return to the Gods from whence he came.  That’s why the people use to structure the pyramids to be built as high as they can to the sky so that it would help the Pharaoh to make his way, sometimes the size of the pyramid depended on how wealthy and powerful the Pharaoh of that time was.  The three largest and still preserved pyramids are located in Giza.

 The world largest museum is the Louvre which is located in Paris. It is an inspiration taken from the pyramids; a four sided triangle. Its design is exactly the same but it is made from metal and glass and a geometrical design. Inside the museum there is the most famous painting every human being ever heard of.  

1999-2013.  Tour Egypt [online] Available at: <http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pyramids.htm> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014] 

2014. a view on cities [online] Available at: <http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/louvre.htm> [Accessed on 19th may, 2014]