Have You Ever Wondered Why

The idea of the beauty mark began during the
smallpox epidemic of the 1600's, which left many
European women marred by the disease's blisters. To
divert attention from these blemishes, women began
wearing small beauty patches on their faces near the
eyes or lips. These patches were usually made of
black silk and cut in the shape of hearts, stars, or
crescents.

After Dr. Edward Jenner found a vaccine for smallpox
in 1796, the use of beauty patches decreased, but
women continued to decorate their faces with small pencil
marks, which they then called "beauty marks". Today
almost any dark spot on a woman's face might be
called a beauty mark.

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