The Bizarre and Dangerous Beauty Trends of Ancient Times

The Micrometer

This may look like a medieval torture device, but this was actually used by cosmetologists to help people determine what location on their face needs the most makeup attention. None of these nails had points on them, and nobody got hurt using this, that we know of. 

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