were Egyptians the first to wear a form of eyeliner??

Answer 1

They do seem to be the first:

"Eyeliner was first used in Ancient Egypt as well as Mespotamia as a dark black line around the eyes. It was then often used by Arab women. In the 1960's, liquid eyeliner was used to create thick black and white lines around the eyes in the makeup fashion associated with designers like Mary Quant. In the 21st century heavy eyeliner has been associated with Gothic fashion. In Japan, thick eyeliner is worn for festivals."


"History of Cosmetics

4000 BC The Egyptians: Here we see the first archeological evidence of cosmetics. It seems affluent women applied a bright green paste of copper minerals to their faces to provide color and definition of features. They used perfumed oils and painted eyebrows on themselves with cream made from sheep’s fat, lead and soot. It might seem to some that they used the perfumed oils because of the face makeup. "

Dear angelkimia,
South Africa? Could you please an old skeptic by providing some documentaton for that claim?

Answer 2

actually, it was South Africa who came up with the first form of eyeliner.
as you know, Nefertiti wore eyeliner. but it was a gift from the south africans to respect her power, despite the fact that she was a woman.
hopethishelps

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Answer 3

Possibly, or the dinosaurs could of! =P