This is a sociological and cultural history of eye make-up over the centuries and across the world, from the Egyptians to the Latinos. As much as its use might get a woman killed in one country, in ather it allows a woman to assert her personality and express political dissent. In the last chapters, the author also studies of celebrities, professionals and specialists in makeup, ahd explores how their use of eyeliner underscores how it haunted oer inspired their careers,.