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Mesoamerican women would cover their face in make up from red lipstick, to dying their hair a deeper shade of black with ash, to covering their entire face in yellow paint. Is there a religious/philosophical reason for this or were they just popular colors?

by /u/9Wind in /r/AskHistorians

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