Ancient roman makeup in the movies: http://www.themakeupgallery.info/period/rome/index.htm - Various photos at bottom of answer.

"The most common form of makeup used was face paint, called fucus, spread all over the face to make it appear white. This white paste might be infused with a red dye to make rouge for the cheeks or the lips, or tinted with soot to darken the brows or the eyelashes. People also coated their bodies in oils, either plain olive oil early in the Roman Republic (509–27 B.C.E.) or fragrant oil later in the Roman Empire (27 B.C.E.–476 C.E.)."

What did women of Ancient Rome use to make their cosmetics?

Ceruse: a white lead pigment, used to lighten the face.

Sweat and dirt from sheep’s wool: This was the equivalent to today’s lanolin. It served as a paste to which pigment was added.

Bears’ fat: This was used as a wax base to which pigment was added.

Soot from the fire: This was mixed with bear or other animal fat and then used as black eyeliner.

Red ochre: A clay that added color to cheeks and lips. It was often mixed with an animal fat to make a paste.

Wine: The dregs were used to color the lips.

Saffron: An expensive spice that is yellow-orange in color, was ground and applied as eyeshadow.

Chalk: This was used to whiten the face.
Source(s):
http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/The-Ancient-Worl...
http://allnaturalbeauty.us/ani8.htm
http://www.themakeupgallery.info/period/rome/index.htm


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