ocr: Makeup and Jewelry Both women and men wore makeup and jewelry, especially when they were dressing for a banquet. Egyptians wore lots of eye makeup. They blackened their eyebrows and traced their eyes with black. Then they applied green or blue eye shadow all the way up to their eyebrows. Women stained their lips with red ochre mixed with grease. (Ochre is a kind of iron found in clay.) Women tinted their fingemails orange with henna, a dye made from a plant. Sometimes they dyed their hair red as well. See Also: Men and women wore necklaces, Faience Maker bracelets, arm bands, and rings. Hairst ...