Eugene Rimmel was a French perfumer and business man in the 19^th century.

  He is accredited to being one of the pioneers of manufacturing and marketing commercially made cosmetics. One of his most famous creations was the mascara.

His last name Rimmel actually means mascara in several languages including Dutch, Portuguese and Persian. Mascara in definition means mask.

Basically, what this product does is it darkens and thickens the lashes of women for a fuller effect, which enhances and draws attention to the eyes.

 The first real commercial mascara was made by T.L. Williams from USA. He used a combination of coal dust and petroleum jelly to create a substance very much like Rimmel’s creation.

Intended for his sister named Mabel, he later ventured into a successful cosmetic company called Maybelline.

 Before, applying mascara was really different. Unlike today, a wet brush was used by rubbing it in the cake mixture mascara actually was first produced in. Max factor, also a famous cosmetic company actually was the first to ever come up with the wand applicator we are more familiar with today.

At present, modern day mascaras are no longer made of coal and petroleum jelly but of wax, film formers, preservatives and water.