tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post5230872997331133604..comments2024-02-28T04:16:37.844-05:00Comments on History Undressed: A Victorian Lady's Toilette, by Kathleen Bittner-RothEliza Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209596240914705136noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-62606508800216195122012-09-02T13:35:44.948-04:002012-09-02T13:35:44.948-04:00What an awesome resource. Thanks for having this a...What an awesome resource. Thanks for having this amazing guest post.Stephanie Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387990591934896201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-71458587930808297532012-06-11T22:08:00.724-04:002012-06-11T22:08:00.724-04:00@MissOlean: colored nail lacquer was not used at t...@MissOlean: colored nail lacquer was not used at this time. However, ladies did use tinted nail powders to buff the nails (they added a pink tone) or would rub their face rouge onto their nails to tint them red.<br /><br />I have a blog at http://gibsonglamor.blogspot.com which has a focus on late victorian and edwardian era beauty including beauty recipes, you might find some more information there.Gibson Girl Edwardian Fashionhttp://gibsonglamor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-30144753238319464032012-02-19T20:06:03.151-05:002012-02-19T20:06:03.151-05:00I had never heard of ladies using nail lacquer. O...I had never heard of ladies using nail lacquer. One trick that I have used myself for blush is geranium petals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-90186450779554158592011-11-06T01:20:11.256-05:002011-11-06T01:20:11.256-05:00By chance do know what color nail lacquer was most...By chance do know what color nail lacquer was most common?MissOleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330040390656912850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-44764951432365967722010-11-27T07:28:55.298-05:002010-11-27T07:28:55.298-05:00I was writing a western; now, two after the trinke...I was writing a western; now, two after the trinket girl in the first demanded her own book. Telling me the hero was boring; just shooting Indians, card cheats and back shooters. After all Big Boy, dealing with being preggy in 1881 was much more interesting than all that. Well, she will do anything for a friend. Murder, or worse is what she gives her enemies. <br />I needed then the tools of a Victorian beauty. The sugar trick is something I can use. With proper detail, gives the time and distant morality and it's lack.<br />Thanks for the help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-34305002154579395082010-06-23T22:12:34.896-04:002010-06-23T22:12:34.896-04:00Hi, great post, I think you will be very intereste...Hi, great post, I think you will be very interested in my blog The Ladies Compendium, Bath & Beauty Recipes from Antiquity to the Edwardian Era. http://www.ladiescompendium.webs.com<br /><br />Thanks again for a great post, I am glad to see I am not the only one interested in these old recipes! LOL<br /><br />GraceGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581508408018361307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-21381658079305765482010-04-07T16:35:22.103-04:002010-04-07T16:35:22.103-04:00That is so interesting. I love it! Thank you, Kath...That is so interesting. I love it! Thank you, Kathleen, for sharing it with us :) I'm definitely going to try the sugar scrub.<br /><br />Have you heard of a book about this subject? That would be really interesting to go into every detail and receipe of the Victorian lady's toilette. Your article made my mouth water (if one can say so speaking of this subject... but we're talking of sugar and strawberries, so... :)) !Camillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-63274217078898057092010-04-05T08:44:30.290-04:002010-04-05T08:44:30.290-04:00great post. I love these old victorian recipes. Th...great post. I love these old victorian recipes. The beet juice was diluted with fats and talc or cornstarch. If you diluted it, then I can see this working nicely. <br /><br />I don't know any nail recipes off the top of my head either but I do know that they used an old Turkish beauty secret to color their nails - henna. I used to love henna when I was a kid because you could change your hair color without damaging it. Today, I need something a bit stronger for those stubborn grays. Sigh.Bearded Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06182921236123895352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-13919046171468007292010-04-04T03:34:27.054-04:002010-04-04T03:34:27.054-04:00Yes, a highly diluted form of beet juice, one drop...Yes, a highly diluted form of beet juice, one drop to every 20 parts of orange flower water. This quote is from a Victorian lady's diary: "The Chinese have, however, discovered an inoffensive rouge, made of the diluted juice of beet- root, with which they redden their cheeks."<br /><br />And yes, lead. No ownder there was Bedlam!Kathleen Bittner Rothhttp://www.kathleenbittnerroth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-38682549843414554412010-04-03T23:45:25.056-04:002010-04-03T23:45:25.056-04:00Sorry, no recipes for victorian era beauty product...Sorry, no recipes for victorian era beauty products. I question the rouge made from beet juice. I have grown beets in my garden for years and when washing and cutting them up, you get beet juice on your hands. It is a dark red initially, but stains. It turns a brownish black with time and is impossible to get off. It has to wear off. Maybe they used a very diluted solution.<br /><br />Thanks for the interesting post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-58063066704876683842010-04-03T11:21:18.822-04:002010-04-03T11:21:18.822-04:00Thanks for a delightful post and the sugar facial ...Thanks for a delightful post and the sugar facial advice - I'm going to try it!Alyssa Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978259122676814979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-39575949716753710312010-04-03T09:19:24.555-04:002010-04-03T09:19:24.555-04:00Not only arsenic, but lead. This may have been ea...Not only arsenic, but lead. This may have been earlier, but I vaguely remember ladies using lead on their faces to disguise wrinkles. (!)Blythe Giffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935846960877972760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-89226699573226359242010-04-03T08:31:45.839-04:002010-04-03T08:31:45.839-04:00Fascinating, Kathleen. I love these little tidbits...Fascinating, Kathleen. I love these little tidbits about how people lived their daily lives.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-44468394479778453972010-04-03T01:57:51.372-04:002010-04-03T01:57:51.372-04:00I have a manuscript where the heroine paints her t...I have a manuscript where the heroine paints her toenails and was asked by several judges in a contest if I hadn't checked my history. I have always been fascinated with the personal care side of history, so I knew the nail lacquer had been around awhile. Whenever I visit a catle, I always ask the tour guide, "so, where's the toilette?" Some look askance, but I have had others take us on a special tour. lol I digress.Kathleen Bittner Rothhttp://www.kathleenbittnerroth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-69262368684044629752010-04-02T15:03:38.061-04:002010-04-02T15:03:38.061-04:00Loved all the ideas, Kathleen. Interested especia...Loved all the ideas, Kathleen. Interested especially the fingernail lacquer. I had made a mention of finternail polish in my western the other day and my critique partner asked me if they had it in 1853. Thanks for giving me the answer...Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-84406861555411090232010-04-02T13:48:14.174-04:002010-04-02T13:48:14.174-04:00What a great comparison...arsenic to botox. A hund...What a great comparison...arsenic to botox. A hundred years from now people are going to be saying, "Can you believe what those women did back then?" As for the sugar scrub, the dermatologist said it has the natural ingredients of some kind of acid (as do the strawberries) that people are paying alot of money for. Put it on wet skin and don't scrub too hard at first. Then it will melt until it is a nice film and kind of leave that on a bit and then rinse off. Thanks for stopping by everyone.Kathleen Bittner Rothhttp://www.kathleenbittnerroth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-63818841002128531752010-04-02T10:35:48.436-04:002010-04-02T10:35:48.436-04:00Great stuff, Kathleen! I'm going to try the s...Great stuff, Kathleen! I'm going to try the sugar scrub!!!<br /><br />TessyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-79431684725145514952010-04-02T09:31:02.761-04:002010-04-02T09:31:02.761-04:00wow such an interesting read. it's funny how t...wow such an interesting read. it's funny how things come in a circle, times when we look to the past to bring back old tricks in beauty. I see sugar scrubs in various stores.<br /><br />wow at arsenic, then again I guess we have botox now :)Bombchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497517646806902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-84952290603746879582010-04-02T08:57:11.691-04:002010-04-02T08:57:11.691-04:00Oh, sorry about neglecting the arsenic. Do you kno...Oh, sorry about neglecting the arsenic. Do you know they even had it in the wallpaper (and Victorians wallpapered everything) so they were inhaling it as well. I also forgot to mention that several years ago I visited a dermatologist who advised me to give up expensive creams and facials and led me on a much less expensive path...for a facial scrub he suggested sugar once a week! About fell over. Use it to this day.Kathleen Bittner Rothhttp://www.kathleenbittnerroth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-52345034635097695262010-04-02T08:03:11.585-04:002010-04-02T08:03:11.585-04:00So interesting! I love it! It's funny how many...So interesting! I love it! It's funny how many of those ideas i still read about today in magazines. Just goes to show you, that in many instances, those Vic. women knew what they were talking about.Lori Brightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335697597111546883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861175623849452396.post-19130841629448854062010-04-02T07:56:16.276-04:002010-04-02T07:56:16.276-04:00You didn't mention the scariest one of them al...You didn't mention the scariest one of them all--arsenic. It was believed that taking small doses of it was a great beauty aid. It was also made into a face wash used to get rid of acne.<br /><br />Talk about dying to be beautiful.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.com