Black & Red Currants â A Currant Affair. The black currant has long been popular in Europe, especially as a juice in beverages and desserts. Noted for significant amounts of antioxidant Vitamin C, this berry offers a rich flavor and dark purple color originating from its high content of anthocyanins.With popularity growing in the US market, black currants:lack & Red Currants â A Currant Affair. The black currant has long been popular in Europe, especially as a juice in beverages and desserts. Noted for significant amounts of antioxidant Vitamin C, this berry offers a rich flavor and dark purple color originating from its high content of anthocyanins.
Burnt Almonds were used along with minerals to create eye and brow colour. They used goose fat to create cosmetic pastes. Egyptian eye make ups were packed carefully in jars, pouches or shells. The other kind of eye makeup produced by the Egyptians was derived from a dark gray ore obtained from lead. It was known as Mesdemet and could be derived from both antimony sulfide and lead sulfide. The area of Aswan was particularly rich in deposits of galena and so was the Red Sea coast.
Cleopatra and her kin knew a thing or two about crafting an alluring smoky eye. Now French researchers suggest that the ancient Egyptians' heavily painted eyelids did more than attract admirersâthey also protected against eye infections.