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Beauty History: Cosmetics in the Edwardian Era

Gio — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:04:00 +0000

Want to know the beauty secrets of The Edwardian era? The Edwardian era takes its name from the brief reign of King Edward VII, son of Queen Victoria. He ruled England from 1901 to 1910. It also goes under the name of Gilded Age or Belle Epoque. It was an era of opulence and social […]

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Beauty In The Victorian Age

Gio — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:03:00 +0000

Can we talk about beauty in the Victorian age? You’d think an 18 year old girl becoming queen would give the beauty industry a boost. Surely, such a young girl loved to play with makeup, try the latest lotions and potions, and launch trends, no? Wrong. Queen Victoria loved to party and dance into the […]

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Beauty History: The Elizabethan Era

Gio — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 08:19:00 +0000

Let’s talk about the beauty secrets of the Elizabethan era. Pale, alabaster skin. Curly, red hair. Thin, arched brows. Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry XVIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn, perfectly personified the beauty ideal of the era. All the women at court wanted to look like her. Here’s the lengths they went through […]

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Beauty History: Cosmetics Secrets of the Ancient Romans

Gio — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:07:00 +0000

Let’s talk about the beauty secrets of the Ancient Romans… Did you know that the Ancient Romans started using cosmetics for ritual purposes only? But as time went on, makeup and skincare became a natural part of women’s everyday lives. Wealthy people bought imported makeup from China and Germany, while the poor could only afford […]

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Beauty History: Cosmetics In Ancient Greece

Gio — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:07:00 +0000

When I was researching the beauty secrets of the Ancient Greeks, I realised, the more things change, the more they stay the same. There as now, we all want what we can’t have. The Ancient Greeks were no different. Dark-haired and bronze-skinned, their ideal of beauty was the total opposite: long and curly golden locks, […]

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Beauty History: Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt

Gio — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:07:00 +0000

Beauty in ancient Egypt was big business. It didn’t matter if you were a man or a woman, rich or poor. Everyone used makeup and ointments. It was part of life. Blame it on the climate. They Egyptians needed something to protect their skin from the boiling desert sun and the incessant insect bites. Cosmetics […]

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