egyptpassion:

Mummification was arguably the most important of ancient Egyptian religious practices as it was believed it was necessary to gain access to the afterlife. They believed that after someone died and was properly mummified they would have use of their physical body during their journey. Part of this journey was judgement by Osirus( God of afterlife) and 42 judges. Anubis, the (God of mummification) would guide the deceased through their journey and Thoth ( God of of wisdom) would weight the soul of the deceased. The soul would also journey with Ra through the afterlife. Mummies were heavily made up to look lifelike in addition to being preserved. During the mummification process, the bodies of the mummies were coloured. Men were coloured red and women yellow. This began during the third intermediate period. Mummies had fake eyes made of glass or stone in this period and they often had wigs or yarns woven into their hair. Mummies of the late period were decorated with gold leaf applied directly to the skin. Some forms of make up - kohl (a charcoal based eyeliner. ) Ancient Egyptians even painted the nails of the mummies with a form of henna. Pharaoh Ramesses I was found with his nails a deep orange colour, indicative of henna or dye.