The word "make-up" comes from the French grime - «old man." This is a special kind of art, the object of which is to change the appearance. History makeup goes back to antiquity, when people face covered special coloring to distinguish belonging to different tribes, camouflage while hunting and rites. The first dyes for coloring the face were made of natural materials - juice of berries and plants, clay, ocher. As an attribute of a theatrical production started using make-up in the Ancient East. By the way, its history is inextricably linked with the history of makeup. Later, during the heyday of the theater, to the makeup began to also include special pads on the face, wigs, hairpieces - anything that helps to change the appearance.
Now the art of make-up is so developed that it can be used to change a person's appearance beyond recognition, while achieving astonishing realism. Grim - a mandatory attribute of any concert or theatrical performances, television or cinema shooting. Paints for makeup made of various materials - natural and synthetic. The most popular paint on fat basis.