History’s Strangest Beauty Trends
It’s impossible to meet the incredibly unrealistic and changing beauty standards of our world, and many of us have already spent way too much time trying to pluck, paint, or contour ourselves into stacking up. It may not be a surprise to learn that this is basically a timeless issue, but some of the beauty ideals of the past are really hard to imagine as fun or glamorous.
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@cakeisavegatable
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
00:07:08 the whole baby head shaping thing still is a thing. And not “foreign” back in the 50s Americans did it to their kids I can speak for Poland idk about other ethnicities
@LostwithCairo
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
The Receiding hairline one makes me feel good about my big ass forehead
@lesliegill4193
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Wow women have been going through shit since day one. The cleavage , foot bonding , black teeth , corset paleness , was a lot .. we been strong 💯💪🏻
@Mewmew-gn5ul
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
The black teeth started because of the geishas. The white makeup makes anyone's teeth look yellow and gross no matter how white their teeth were. So black teeth fixed that problem
@mintavia
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
I cant wait for the whole trans thing to go out of style. That and the weird colored hair. Its like they are taking a play out of the flashers handbook. No matter what era..there is always going too be the insane race to see who can be the most shocking or attention grabbing. This era though…beyond fasion into the disturbing and deviant. Truly sad and scary.
@kurisurisuku
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
😭
@ankhpom9296
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Skull shaping of babies is thought to mimic the head shape of ETAs.
@ankhpom9296
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
It’s pronounced re-NAY-sance.
@urdadsbigtoe123
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
victorians were so damn freaky
@MadinaSodiqova-y7n
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Unibrows are still considered beautiful in Uzbekistan
@VeBombs
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Hi 👋 from NY
@ReynaldoAmmons
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Imagine risking lead poisoning just to have that "glow." Historical beauty standards were on another level.
@nicholashumphrey901
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
You guys go crazy with commercials towards the end of the video. Gonna have to stop watching your videos. Otherwise, great work. Just don't be so greedy.
@VenusMiñon
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
u sound like captain jack sparrow😂😂😂
@charlenemock333
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Queen Elizabeth 1 had Rotted Teeth so of course they were all black. Everyone saw it as a Symbol of Status Because Queen Elizabeth Was The Queen. So it became a Symbol of Status Beginning With Queen Elizabeth The First. 👍✌️
@YanestraAgain
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Lame start, lethargic storytelling. That surely stretches watchtime.
@roeszx
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
can we talk about how when i was in middle school i was made fun of because of my ddd breast but women were getting praised for it in the 1600's like..? where my crown?
@Stukupgorgeous1
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Im into mens calves😌😅 i like em alot…
@CarbonScience-q7l
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
10:06 sounds familiar, kinda to a music artist i think?/silly
@slickchick2267
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
From this video, let's all just chill out about how we look, fitting or not fitting what's considered "beautiful" these days; let's be beautiful to OURSELVES, however we were born, and forget what the trends say; I personally felt more relaxed in this way after watching 🙂
@gsssprocket
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
NEVER!!! , VERY LOW SELF ESTEEM, AND SLAVE MENTALITY, AWFUL WAYS TO LIVE
@gerdabyrd7861
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
perverts stinky
@DeannaJones-u3y
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
The 17th century sounds fun lol. I'm pale af naturally
@matthewsandifer2673
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
The cod piece should make a comeback
@jociemarie
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Blurring binded feet? This is nothing compared to a man openly bleaching his backdoor.
@shadowymist81
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
I love how dude narrates he adds the perfect straight up history with some awesome humor 😂😁
@JSMITHSTONES
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
It must’ve been painful to have bound feet
@lisaahmari7199
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
And, in 2024 a.d., women (and some men) voluntarily allowed their faces to be sliced open and the skin pulled tight, then sewn around the edges with needle and thread. They allowed their noses to be sliced open, broken, and reassembled. They allowed their breasts to be sliced open, toxic plastic to be shoved into the space, and the breast tissue to be sewn back together with needle and thread. They allowed their legs and stomachs to be sliced open and vacuum cleaner hoses to be shoved in, sucking the fat tissue from where it sits….sometimes near vital organs. Women and even girls voluntarily would get toxins injected into their faces and plastic injected into their lips. In other words, I would say our own timeline is the most barbaric of all.
@kenyahearns1269
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Chinese foot binding was just dumb. Cuz now u just got ugly feet and severe pain
@treasalynam8940
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
I could never pierce my nipples. Gone too far South now anyway but the fear of getting it caught on something 😮😮😢😢😱😱😱😱😱especially something moving 😩😩😩😩😩😨😨😨🤮🤢🤢😨🤢😨🤯
@pontoS_17
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
1:05 WHAT!? OH HELL NO!
@megbuchanan1630
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Funny those sticker patches back then and the face stickers today look similar
@megbuchanan1630
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Lol about the calves. My husband has huge muscular calves. He is always getting comments and questions about them. So funny that it was trendy way back!
@ZC-hw6xb
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Interesting video. I would try/wear black teeth
@hallabel3003
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
is that hyperpigmentation??????
@LongLostInideQueen
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
I would have loved to be an outlier on all fronts. Except maybe the eyebrow painting. That’s pretty cool.
@botlhalebuda
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Small teeth gummy smile considered sexy? I've been born into the wrong era 😭
@ultimatestrawberryfan
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
listening to some of these trends (LIKE THE FIRST ONE.) has me clutching my pearls
@mindyourbusiness302
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Now we have botox fish lips, huge butterfly eyelashes and BBL's 😅
@Annie261.
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
BCE?? No, just BC.
@officialsimp333
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Beauty patches are still in fashion today
@WeirdEssentials
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Very insightful, love it!
@akkusingh517
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
fashion trend which men like but on women🙂
@EstelleWilde
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
WHOA THOSE NAILS SLAYED 💅💅✨✨
@Christwhopowersme
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Jesus loves u
@Frederiekje221
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
These have in common that women could be shamed for whatever came natural.
@gloriamontgomery6900
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
The actor John Barrymore, who famously played Hamlet onstage, had one calf much narrower than the other. He remedied this with a pair of custom tights with padding on one side
@juyeoninthehouse3073
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Norfarhana Jamaluddin wear corset
@kroavla
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
People should just be happy with how they look and not try to modify. No plucking, shaving/waxing, no hair dying or perms, no teeth whitening or straightening, no Botox or fillers, no tanning or bleaching, no make up! Just embrace your natural beauty
@kroavla
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Why blur history?
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