[James20886]

As a couple of people have mentioned already, tanned skin on a white person is currently the fashion. The sun-damaged skin is portrayed, ironically, as an image of health. Those who are tanned get plenty of outdoor exercise and fresh air. Maybe they can afford holidays abroad. Back in Elizabethan times it was quite the opposite, where a very pale complexion demonstrated that a person was rich enough not to have to work outside in the fields. Make-up was used to achieve the ultimate pale complexion, often made with powdered white chalk or white lead. The frequent use of lead and mercury in make-up caused scars and blemishes, and eventually it became the fashion for men and women to wear patches, cut into a variety of shapes and patterns. It would appear that risking health in the name of what is currently perceived as beauty is not a new thing.

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Name : James20886, City : MBoro, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom, 

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