Photographer’s Note
Le khôl, est une poudre minérale composée principalement d'un mélange de galène (ou de malachite), de soufre et de gras animal, utilisée pour maquiller les yeux. Le khôl peut être noir ou gris selon les mélanges. Si le khôl est d’abord utilisé en tant que cosmétique, il a aussi des vertus médicinales. On l’utilise en tant que collyre pour prévenir et soulager des infections oculaires, mais aussi pour protéger les yeux des fortes réfractions de la lumière du désert.
Khol is a mixture of soot and other ingredients used predominantly by Middle Eastern, African and South Asian women, and to a lesser extent men, to darken the eyelids and as mascara for the eyelashes. Kohl has been worn traditionally as far back as the Bronze Age (3500 B.C. onward) by the Egyptian queens. Kohl was originally used as protection against eye ailments. Darkening around the eyelids also provides relief from the glare of the sun.
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smarcell
(14073) 2009-06-08 1:19
An excellent work as usual !
Great colors, and the smiling little girl with the make up makes such a great contrast with the mother, hiding her face.
Regards Stefano
bukitgolfb301
(4425) 2009-06-08 14:18
Hello again my dear Patrick
Nice framework, sharpness and nice shutter chance as usual. Hers expression is excellent, and contrast with her mother(maybe refusing being taken photo) is interesting.
Congratulation on your great shot !
Thanks for sharing and best regards,
Takero
Photo Information
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Copyright: Patrick HUBERT (yquem46)
(7772) - Genre: People
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-03-25
- Categories: Daily Life
- Camera: NIKON D200, Nikon 17-55 F/2.8 DX
- Exposure: f/3.2, 1/250 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2009-06-08 0:25








