beauty history

Have you heard of Madame Rowley’s toilet mask? And before you cringe, toilet masks are just sheet masks. Yet sheet masks are nothing new. They were all the rage already in Victorian times! Ok, they had a different name then. They went by Toilet Masks, probably because they made you look like you were about […]

Did you know that Pears’ Soap is the world’s oldest continuous brand? Founded in 1789, their almost transparent amber soap bars are still an iconic presence in many households 200 years later. So iconic that, when Uniliver changed the 220+ year old formula, people started a Facebook campaign to bring back the original. Yep, people […]

Would you drink gold to stay young and beautiful? Diane De Poitiers did. Kinda like those women who die today during a liposculpture or a boob job gone wrong, Diane thought the chance of wrinkle-free skin was worth the risk. She paid for it with her life. Her golden elixir killed her before her time. […]

If you’re a history buff like me, you may be curious to know the beauty secrets of Empress Sissi. After all, her beauty, even in old age, was legendary… Sissi was one of the most beautiful women of her time – and she knew it. It was her beauty that captivated the Austrian Emperor Franz […]

The Second World War (1939-1945) is one of the most tragic events in human history. Sixty million people – the majority civilians – lost their lives in the conflict. Europe was left a barren land. But during this terrifying time, while their towns were bombarded and people were dying all around them, women still worried […]

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 […]