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[edit] In the animal kingdom?

shouldnt ths be a seperate article? it doesnt really pertain to this as mascara is usually used on purpose

I've removed that section, as I can't find verification that the word "mascara" is commonly used in that way. Joyous! | Talk 03:03, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] mascara is not Spanish origin but Italian origin

Please visit below webpages.

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?LEMA=máscara On the page you can notice following phrase. " (Del it. maschera, y este del ár. masẖarah, objeto de risa)."

http://clave.librosvivos.net/verficha.asp?idelementoaver=25082 On the page you can notice following phrase. "ETIMOLOGÍA: Del italiano maschera, y este del árabe masjara (bufonada, antifaz)."

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/mascara.html On the page you can notice following phrase. "[Late 19th century. Probably < Italian maschera "mask"]"

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/mascara?view=uk On the page you can notice following phrase. "— ORIGIN Italian, ‘mask’."

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=mascara On the page you can notice following phrase. "Etymology: probably from Italian maschera mask" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Che829 (talk • contribs) 00:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC).


Thanks for the references, I have added one of them as a reference in the article. Sfacets 06:58, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weird mistakes

For one, mascara wands can easily be cleaned. I'm not even entirely sure what is intended by the suggestion that they can't. Also strange is the suggestion that waterproof mascaras clump less than non-waterproof ones. By all accounts I've ever heard, seen, or experienced myself, the reverse is true. Neither of these mistakes is harmful, just weird. I wasn't sure if changes would just be reverted so I thought I'd bring it up here before I did anything. Womanhood 08:18, 7 July 2007 (UTC)


Mascara was used by the ancient Egyptians/Romans...it certainly wasn't invented in the 19th century. Another mistake which should be ammended —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.66.106 (talk) 15:55, 12 April 2008 (UTC)