I’D like my husband to stay make-up free (Helen Mead column, The Press, January 27).
But when you read history, men have been wearing make-up since long before the birth of Christ.
In the 18th century, the makeup was white powder with lead in it, the face was covered thickly and then a touch of red on their cheeks and a little bit of lipstick.
Unfortunately the lead powder poisoned the skin. Women also wore the same kind of make-up.
Thank goodness cosmetics are not like that now.
Maureen Robinson,
Broadway, York
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