For a long time freckles were not wanted. Today they fake them with make up or even tattoo them on.
They are spots that come as soon as the sun comes out. They are cells which have more melanin than others.This is the pigment that makes sure we tan in the summer and our skin gets nice tanned and bronzed.
Freckles are genetic. Especially red heads have them the most. They and all other light skinned people have them very often.
Back in the day, especially the victorian times, the lighter you were the higher in status you were. Tanned skin was associated with manual labor outside, like on the fields. Being pale meant your are rich and in the house. Already back then they used powers and medications to keep as pale as possible. Also poisons was part of the tinctures.
But today all is different. There is a Freckle Mania. This is also because the picture of being wealthy changed. Today wealthy stands for jet setting and being active in the outdoors. But suntanning is not trendy either, because of health reasons, but the freckles are in. On YouTube and TikTok you find countless videos that show how you can fake freckles. There are freckle pens or longer lasting versions with henna. There are even extremes and many permanent make up studios offer to tattoo freckles as well. But the expert can tell if they are fake, and now you too, if there are there in the winter as well, they are fake.
