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72 days ago by Caroline Rance

This double advert shows only a fraction of the cosmetics range sold by Alexander Ross. He sold several products for the hair, including his famous Cantharides (Spanish Fly) Oil for curing baldness, and Golden Hair wash that turned the hair “a golden colour after a few usings.” Other products includ ...

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74 days ago by Caroline Rance

As someone with a “countenance of moderate pretensions,” I can see the allure of some of these products … TRICOSIAN POWDER. For rendering Red or Grey Hair and Whiskers a beautiful Black or Brown. THIS POWDER, which is a very curious dis- covery in Chemistry, will be found, upon trial, much superior ...

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81 days ago by Lorna

The 20th Century has seen a huge interest in physical beauty particularly for women. Plastic surgery has thrived on women’s quest for beauty. Definition of beauty in the 20th century , when referring to physical beauty, are nearly always constructed in terms of outward appearance and sexual attracti ...

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94 days ago by Caroline Rance

This is another of the ads from Defoe’s A Review of the Affairs of France, which I have mentioned previously. COSMETICON: A most excellent wash to Beautifie the Face, &c., rendring the Skin sur- prisingly white and clear: It takes away all Hard- ness, Tan, Sunburn, or other Discolourings: All Morphe ...

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105 days ago by Caroline Rance

Image: Whiskerandos, by John Leech, 1854. Courtesy of the John Leech Sketch Archives from Punch LUXURIANT HAIR, WHISKERS, EYEBROWS, &c. THE TESTIMONIALS daily received by Miss DEAN establish the fact that CRINILENE is the only preparation that can be perfectly relied upon in producing those acknowle ...

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109 days ago by Skin Care

by Rachel Greene We may think that cosmetics are a relatively new invention but the truth is that they have been around for centuries. Women (and sometimes even men!) have historically used cosmetics to enhance their appearance and to make themselves look and feel more attractive since ancient times ...

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109 days ago by Modern Medicine

Title: A History of Cosmetics, Part 1 Word Count: 400 Summary: It might seem like womens make-up is a fairly modern social norm, but the practice of cosmetics is a really old concept. Here is some history behind why women are always having to wear make-up now. Keywords: adult acne, acne cure, acne t ...

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113 days ago by Skin Care

Posted by Rachel Greene on Mar 15, 2009 in Health | Subscribe Tags: Beauty, cosmetics, Health, skin care equipment, skin care supplies

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115 days ago by Caroline Rance

This is the oldest advert featured on The Quack Doctor so far – it’s from a 1705 edition of Daniel Defoe’s periodical A Review of the Affairs of France. Defoe began the publication in February 1704 as a weekly opinion piece, but by the time of this example he was publishing it every Tuesday, Thursda ...

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119 days ago by Caroline Rance

Image: Portrait of Madame Récamier, by François Pascal Simon Gérard FEMALE ATTRACTION TO obviate the unpleasant sensation experienced by those Ladies who may have SUPERFLUOUS HAIRS growing on the Face or Arms, and to render their persons more lovely and attractive, was the chief motive that induced ...

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