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She wore a lot of makeup to be ugly. She wore a lot of makeup to be ugly.

She wore a lot of make up because in those days it was fashionable to do so, and they didn't know the dangers of lead poising which most of her make up contained.

She didn't not think it was ugly.

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She whitened her face with a mixture of egg, powdered eggshells, poppy seeds, white lead (a lethal ingredient), borax, and alum. (Vickie Power; "Vanity, A Very Peculeur History")

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