Jewellery was a very important part of Egyptian culture.
Status was often portrayed through the style of jewellery one wore. Ancient Egyptians felt jewellery made them appear more appealing to the Gods, so they would wear as much as they could. They often wore bracelets, necklaces, rings, fanciful buttons, earrings neck collars and pendents. The jewels had an Asian influence with its bulky appearance.
The higher class a person was, the more gold and precious gems they would use in the making of the jewellery. The most common gems were Turquoise, Lapiz-luzuli and Camelian. the lower class would still decorate in lots of bulky jewellery, although they used pottery beads or glassware for decoration rather than gems.
Both men and women would wear make-up. The most notable was their dark, heavy eyeliner that they used along both the lower and upper eyelid. This was usually made up of a black kohl, which is a very common lead ore taken from a mineral called galena. they lined their eyelids not just for beauty, but also because they believed that it protected the eyes from dust and dirt.
The same black kohl was used to darken eyebrows and eye lashed. Above the eyelid, eye shadow was used, which was usually in a shade of blue or green. Both men and women would colour their lips and nails with henna dye. They would use this same dye to put colour into their hair and to decorate their skim. Although they often decorated their hands with henna, only the lower class got tattoos. This was not a fashion that the upper class shared.
The ancient Egyptians also used a red powder called crew on their cheeks and lips when they did not used henna. Unfortunately, there were a lot if harmful substances used in their make-up that had adverse effects.
This led to many illnesses, although the Egyptians were unaware of what caused their poor health.
Whether poor or rich, the ancient Egyptians were very particular about how clean they were.
(Information from "Owlcation")
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