For as long as we’ve existed, moles have had a presence in more than just skin. The spots, specks, and dots have commanded attention in royal courts and video games, stirred controversy, and been emulated with both textiles and metals. They’re the marks that may not grab attention at first glance, but have the power to alter lives forever. Below is a short history of our moles, because they are more than just beauty marks.
18th Century: When men and women wore mouches, velvet patches made to look like moles and cover up scars from smallpox, popularized by fashionable women like Queen Marie Casimire of Poland.
8: The size (in bits) of Ms. Pac-Man’s beauty mark.
10 to 40: The approximate number of moles a person has on her body by adulthood.
100: The number of moles a person is likely to have on their body if they appear to have over 11 moles on their right arm.
¼: The width in inches of a typical mole. (FYI: If it is bigger than a quarter inch, it should be examined by a dermatologist.)
1959: The year in which Marilyn Monroe’s signature mole, located on her lower left cheek, disappears and is replaced with a mole on her chin.
$30 to $80: The price range for a Marilyn Monroe piercing, a stud meant to imitate her signature mark.
21: The age at which Dita Von Teese tattooed a mole on her left cheek.
25: The age that moles usually appear by.
2012: The year Chanel sent models down the runway wearing black velvet “beauty mark” face stickers in the shape of the brand’s interlocking-C’s logo.
300 million: The number of Americans who have moles.
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