Eye Liner in the 1920s

Beauty History

There was nothing subtle about eye liner in the twenties. Women simply weren't trying to make their lashes look thicker, they used black grease stick liners or khol pencils to thickly line every inch of their eyelid. Everything Egyptian was popular during that decade, thanks to the recent opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Exoticism was the flavor of that decade.

Source: "Vintage Face: Period Looks from the 20s, 30s, 40s, & 50s" - By Daniela Turudich - Published by Streamline Press