Beauty and Cosmetic History
Discover with me ancient beauty manuals, antique recipes from old formularies and vintage feminine magazines that reveal how cosmetics were once crafted and cherished.
Make a 1930s Beauty Water - Original Recipe
20 October 2025How were cosmetics in the past? How did they smell, how was their feel? This is something that always fascinated me since I was a kid, imagining those antique dressing tables with precious glass...
What a 1954 Magazine Teaches Us About Perfume and Emotion
07 May 2025In my small collection of vintage feminine magazines, I often find myself getting lost in their elegant illustrations (like the ones by Raúl Manteola), the delicate beauty advertisements and...
The story of a princess and Neroli scent
26 August 2023This is the story of a princess that used to sparkle joy with the beautiful Neroli scent. Her name was Marie Anne de la Trémoille, known as Nerola princess, a French woman who lived in the XVII...