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.
A Vintage Compact Story: Powder, Foundation and 1954 Beauty
04 April 2026Vintage beauty advertisements often feel as if they were written for one single woman, sitting in front of her mirror. The Angel Face advertisement by Pond’s, found in a 1954 issue of Para Ti,...
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...