In the modern world it is enough to go to any cosmetic store and you will be offered dozens of brands of mascara for choice: here and water resistant, and to increase the volume, and different shades. But even in the 1980s, mascara mascara was limited to a few brands on the territory of the USSR. It was Evening, Terry and legendary Leningrad, which is released today, and which some women enjoy even with the current huge selection of mascara.
What was Soviet mascara?
At the time, mascara was quite a scarce commodity, so women often even used different substitutes based on petroleum jelly and soot, burnt matches or crushed pencil lead. The fact is that there was no specialized release of this cosmetic in the USSR, and mascara was produced in theatrical factories as an element of makeup, along with theatrical makeup or glue for mustaches, so it was not easy to find it on the shelves.
Leningrad mascara for eyelashes
This legendary Soviet mascara was produced (and, by the way, is still produced) in the form of briquettes complete with a brush. It was this cosmetic accessory and the popular name - "spittle". The story of his appearance is funny and simple: in order to make up eyelashes, the ink needed to be soaked, and the Soviet women of fashion usually just spit into a box of dry mascara before typing it on the brush. Since the brush (similar to a miniature toothbrush) was not very convenient for uniform application of the carcass, and soaked dry mascara is not always uniform, the eyelashes were glued together and a needle or sharpened match was used for their separation. Frankly speaking, this is not the safest way to apply carcasses. However, now things are much simpler, and those who use this ink simply buy special brushes separately or take them from another carcass so as not to risk their own eyes.
According to reviews, Leningrad ink gives a rich color and even a good volume , so women use it even today. The main drawback of this carcass was that when it hit the eye it caused severe burning and irritation, so it had to be removed in just a few seconds, otherwise you could go all day with a reddened and sore eye.
Composition of the Leningrad carcass
If you look for and find the very same Soviet mascara, then on the box you can read the composition. It includes soap, stearin, beeswax, ceresin, vaseline oil, soot, perfume. As we see, mascara did not contain any specific harmful ingredients. It can be said, it was a natural product, without the frightening many preservatives and various harmful compounds. The fact that soap was present in the composition was the cause of irritation when the carcass hit the eye, but no other dangerous consequences were to be expected from it.
Since the brand was very famous and popular throughout the USSR, it is still on sale and worth a penny. However, if you look at the current composition of the carcass with the name "Leningradskaya", which can be found in some market,
That is why you can meet reviews about the fake Leningrad carcass, although it would seem, who needs to forge cheap, not waterproof , dry mascara, which is quite difficult to apply. But, nevertheless, fans of the "classic" Leningrad carcass can quite speak about forgery in comparison with the version so popular in the 80s of the XX century. Hence - and contradictory feedback, from enthusiastic to neutral and negative.