Freckles, Complexions, Cosmetics, and Victorian Beauty Concoctions

Freckles, Complexions, Cosmetics, and Victorian Beauty Concoctions

by | Oct 26, 2016 | Articles

While dimples and beauty marks were seen as attractive and stylish, Victorian Americans deplored freckles, “moth marks”, suntans, and sunburns–most unfeminine! Commercial products promised to eradicate such unwelcome blemishes and guaranteed beauty! If potions and powders failed, one photographer promised no freckles showed in his cabinet cards.

Celebrities Endorse Pears’ Soap in 1880’s Magazines

Celebrities Endorse Pears’ Soap in 1880’s Magazines

by | Sep 8, 2015 | Articles

Santy (Santa Claus) wasn’t the only celebrity to endorse the well-known, well-loved, imported English Pears’ Soap. Even when the method of celebrity endorsement was used to lesser extent, it’s still implied. Another ad run either in a magazine or newspaper in the latter portion of the century quoted, “I have found it matchless for the hands and complexion.”