Ovid, Roman poet born in 43 BC and died on 17 AD, has left us many interesting texts, aimed at "educating" women - and men - amateur art and body care. But
poses an interesting question: is it better take care of your appearance and look, or is it better to take care of their own character? You have to read the different treaties to come to understand that, finally, is given good care first, but it is certainly a must cultivate natual life care during the second. In
Medicamina facie Feminae (cosmetic tips for women) is designed so the Roman:
"Learn, or women, which makes the face care, and how to preserve your beauty.
... What is looked like: they cover the tall buildings of gold and the black earth is hidden under a layer of marble. The same wool is dyed several times in the boilers of Tyre, India provides to our refined carved ivory.. " And turning to the delicate women of her time telling them: "... want to cover your body in golden raiment, you want different hairstyles for your hair smelling, you want hands on you admire precious gems, you encircle the neck with stones imported from the East, and so great that it is a burden to bear two ears. It is not inappropriate: take care of pleasure, as your fine old men know.. "
Therefore, on the one hand, we find it practical to offer advice, it does not go unnoticed is the warning about what the "real" beauty. Here's the valuable lesson: "For one thing, or women, with attention to your character: If the character is nice also like the look. The love for nature is secure, the beauty the devastate the years, and will face once attractive furrowed with wrinkles. A day will come that there will be bitter look at the mirror, and the pain it will cause additional wrinkles. Honesty is enough and last long time, and there are well founded, that lasts for years, a love. "
poses an interesting question: is it better take care of your appearance and look, or is it better to take care of their own character? You have to read the different treaties to come to understand that, finally, is given good care first, but it is certainly a must cultivate natual life care during the second. In
Medicamina facie Feminae (cosmetic tips for women) is designed so the Roman:
"Learn, or women, which makes the face care, and how to preserve your beauty.
... What is looked like: they cover the tall buildings of gold and the black earth is hidden under a layer of marble. The same wool is dyed several times in the boilers of Tyre, India provides to our refined carved ivory.. " And turning to the delicate women of her time telling them: "... want to cover your body in golden raiment, you want different hairstyles for your hair smelling, you want hands on you admire precious gems, you encircle the neck with stones imported from the East, and so great that it is a burden to bear two ears. It is not inappropriate: take care of pleasure, as your fine old men know.. "
Therefore, on the one hand, we find it practical to offer advice, it does not go unnoticed is the warning about what the "real" beauty. Here's the valuable lesson: "For one thing, or women, with attention to your character: If the character is nice also like the look. The love for nature is secure, the beauty the devastate the years, and will face once attractive furrowed with wrinkles. A day will come that there will be bitter look at the mirror, and the pain it will cause additional wrinkles. Honesty is enough and last long time, and there are well founded, that lasts for years, a love. "