Sarah Jane Downing: Beauty and Cosmetics in the Time of Jane Austen (Non-Fiction)

During the annual survey this year, a Regency Reader asked for more non-fiction reviews. What a good excuse for me to start up something I Continue

During the annual survey this year, a Regency Reader asked for more non-fiction reviews. What a good excuse for me to start up something I Continue

This recipe appeared in The Art of Beauty; Or, the Best Methods of Improving and Preserving the Shape, Carriage, and Complexion. Together with the Theory of Continue

Wash balls, infrequently also called soap balls, were common for centuries before the Regency, but they would have been a normal part of bathing, shaving, Continue

Moniker/Name Valancy Stirling Source of Question Just curious Your Question What sort of concealer would a woman have worn for a makeup-no-makeup look in the Continue