where did mascara originate from
Eugene Rimmel invented the first mascara in the late 19th century. A more modern mascara was invented by T.L. Williams in 1913, and it was a cake like substance. The mas â¦ cara that we see today was invented by Helena Rubenstein.   The word mascara derives from the Italian maschera, which means mask from Middle Latin masca or Arabic Maskhara or from Old Occitan masco.     Source: ht â¦ tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascara.