Regency Beauty: Wash Balls

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

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

This ad appeared in La Belle Assemblée’s January 1818 issue.

This ad appeared in the January 1807 issue of La Belle Assemblée.

I love this bizarre ad so much (La Belle Assemblee, July 1819), as perfumer James Atkinson (est. 1799) offers a reward for turning in counterfeit Continue