Many of the concepts that suddenly appeared in our lives and now have replenished the vocabulary of many people that appear on the pages of magazines are not completely understood by the majority and require detailed explanations. This also concerns the next fashionable, but not very clear word. Glitters come from the fashion industry - what is it? Just an unfamiliar word until you see it in the spelling. Glitter is an English verb that literally means "shine, sparkle, shimmer." In the Russian language, this word came no longer a verb. Now glitters are called spangles of chemical origin used in cosmetics, the manufacture of textiles, printing and paints - in general, wherever shine and brightness are needed.
A bit of history
The pursuit of beauty is the oldest incentive for the development of mankind. In nature, there is a lot of beauty that a person always wanted to try on for himself, to be better, to stand out among his fellow tribesmen and attract attention. So some ancient lady, just learning how to express her thoughts in words, cook at the stake and wash with warm water, had sometime observed, for example, a dragonfly flying. I watched the sun shimmer, reflected in her unusual wings, and decided to chop this dragonfly with a stone knife in order to decorate her face with beautiful shine. Then the first glitters appeared. It is known that throughout the history of mankind various substances have been used to decorate people's drawings, clothes and bodies with glitter that reflects sunlight or the fire of a fire, turning into magic right before our eyes. For these purposes, stone dust, glass, plants, mica, and even the scales of fish and snakes were used.
Millennia have passed since then, everything in our life has changed, except the desire for beauty and for dissimilarity to other representatives of the human race. And today there are glitters. What it is? This is all the same opportunity to become a little better in appearance, to decorate yourself. Only today glitters are produced in a completely different way. Thanks to technological progress, it was possible to obtain various brilliant substances chemically.
What is glitter?
The generally accepted definition of glitters says that these are particles of chopped polyester film of various shapes and colors, small in size. You can meet these little sparkles almost everywhere, especially where embellishment is welcomed. Here in a women’s handbag, for example, there are a lot of glitters. In eyeshadow, in nail polishes and even in lipstick. In general, the appearance of these particles in their new form brought the cosmetic industry to a whole new level. So, the glitter for nails that appeared not so long ago allowed women to create whole works of art at the ends of their fingers, without which it is now impossible to imagine a modern representative of the weak and beautiful half of humanity.
They use sparkles in other ways of decorating the human body. So, now glitter tattoo, made with the help of paints with interspersed sparkles, is very popular. Such tattoos look especially and perfectly. Due to the reflecting particles, it is possible to create a stereo image effect, and this makes a really strong impression.
Convenient use
The wide distribution of glitters is due to their properties. In addition to all external attractive features, these particles do not dissolve in water, are not exposed to many chemicals, and even sunlight can not harm them. Very strong and stable initial connection allows the use of glitters even in such industries, where you can not do without exposure to very high temperatures. Even candles are made with sparkles, using glitters for this. What did this innovation bring to our everyday life? It turns out that thanks to these particles, a great many opportunities have appeared to fantasize, invent and implement their most daring ideas.
Beauty element
Beauty attracts everyone and makes you create. Unbeknownst to ourselves, we spend a lot of time looking better, and we do this by decorating ourselves and our lives in every way possible. So it was and it will be so. And glitters, what is it? Only one such way.