Spit Black: The Cake Mascara Era of the Shared Wand
Before the twist-up tube of 1957, mascara came as a cake you wet with a brush, often with spit. Inside the forty-year era that shaped the flapper lash.
June 6, 2026 · Layla Hassan
Tag
#mascara history
Every article tagged mascara history, newest first.
-
history -
history Eugene Rimmel and the 1872 mascara that changed lashes
A French perfumer in London patented the first commercial mascara in 1872, naming it for an Algerian city and setting lash chemistry for half a century.
May 18, 2026 · Maya Chen
-
history Lash Lure: The Eyelash Dye That Built the FDA
In 1933, a Cincinnati eyelash dye called Lash Lure blinded sixteen women and killed one. The lawsuits forced Congress to finally regulate cosmetics.
May 17, 2026 · Sienna Park