“Kohl” ( kuhl, kahal, or kohol) is a black substance used by the women of Ethiopia as an eyeliner and as eyeshadow.
Apart from making the eyes look brighter and larger, kohl was once believed to have value as a protection against eye disease.
It’s blackness also controls the sun’s glare , and thus it is used by both men and women from the desert area.
Kohl is powdered antimony, a brittle metallic elementary body of bright bluish-white colour and flaky crystalline texture. ESB Secret organics prepares and sells both light and darker grades of kohl of fine quality.
The “kohl” pencils used in modern makeup are a completely different item and should not be applied in the manner the powder is applied, next to the eye.
HOW TO APPLY THE KOHL
1) a small stick or large toothpick which has both ends rounded off.
Place this in olive oil overnight so that it soaks into the wood.
IMPORTANT: If you wear contact lenses you must apply kohl BEFORE inserting lenses( it might damage ur contact lenses ).
To proceed with application: pick up stick in right hand to apply to right eye.
Dip tip of stick into kohl powder.
Hold stick parallel to eye, and starting at the inner point of the eye, run it between the eyelids.
Re-powder stick, pick up in left hand and repeat on the other side.
you may also enhance ur eyebrows, or draw points off the end of your eyes.
You will feel when it is in the correct location, and you will have your eyelids nicely black around the roots of the eyelashes with no white skin showing. Kohl is water-proof.
A tiny amount of powder will last you a couple of years, and it’s much healthier for your eye than commercial cosmetics.
Excess powder will gather at the corner of the eyes and you can remove it. It is much less artificial looking than painting a line outside the lids with commercial eyeliners; people will notice your eyes, but, they won’t be quite sure why!
ESB – Ethiopian Skin Beauty
Churchill road across from Lycee
Melka Tower 1st floor – shop no 110
Chechnya road right across from the NB building.
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+251911459537 / 0118133013
Ethiopian Beauty – The Art of Using Kohl Powder
