The toilet preparation, a mix of soaps and waters, were part of most women’s beauty routines. There was Almond lotion designed to reduce freckles and wrinkles, dilapidator… See more

Face powders were sold in three basic shades: white or ivory, pink or flesh, and brunette or olive called rachel. Pure white was very trendy but made women look like ghosts. Ad… See more

Red rouge was sold to theater actors and actresses for years before they were remarked to the masses. Theater rouge was a cake of sticky red grease. Rouge for ladies was … See more

Liquid or cream rouge was applied to the lips. It acted like a Beetroot stain which many women continued to use at home. Later in the 1910s tubes of cream rouge became th… See more