Historical Rice Face Powder | Vegan Translucent Shine Control

Mme. Nefer’s Rice Powder
Translucent
10g Full-size Small Puff Included With Tin
10g Refill Pack ( No Puff)
2g Sample Size ( No Puff)

Regency, Victorian, Civil War Face Powder
Great for sensitive skin!
Very Fine Face Powder
Regency, Victorian, Civil War, and more!

NOTE: Sample size comes in a little zip lock recyclable baggie without the puff. Only the full size comes, as the photos show.

Powder Type: Loose, which helps to remove glare, and if you are using it in a modern way, it helps prolong the effect of foundation and concealer. Rice powder was very popular with the Victorians. It will disappear into your skin and help create a flawless finish whether you use it historically or in a modern regime.

You have been asking for a long time, and we are so excited to finally bring to you Rice Powder For The Face, which is pretty timeless. We start seeing many references to it in the 19th century, but it was used before then. Rice Powder is made from grains of rice, known as Oryza Sativa. It has been used as a natural beauty treatment for thousands of years. Many times it was labeled and described as “For cleaning and softening of the skin.”
Powders like Rice Powder and different combinations of starches were also commonly used for face powders. In fact, the Geishas used it in the 16th century. It has a long history as a cosmetic beautifier.

Face Powder History: The early 19th century is the first time we see doctors pushing for a decline in face paint and replacing it with powder. It was easier said than done. Face paint was still being used, and we see references for and against it in the years to come. The younger crowds were more prone to using the powders because many of the magazines constantly continued to attack paint calling it part of the “Old Regime” in favor of the new face powders, and reading these new beauty magazines was the first step to achieving the knowledge to obtain the new and desired looks. Slowly, face powder became a necessary cosmetic for a woman’s toilette, and we see that by the Victorian period. As the 19th century progressed, we see a rise in the use of facial powders. We actually have an original wooden face powder container dating to 1862

Why is it called Nefer’s Rice Powder? Goodness, Pleasantness, Beauty

We chose Nefer because, in Ancient Egypt, the name held great significance. It generally meant = “Good, Pleasant, Well, Beautiful”. It is said that the hieroglyph represents the heart and trachea. “The term nefer was very popular throughout the ages with the ancient Egyptians. It appears with a dozen different meanings in their literature… all positive. It was also incorporated into many personal names, including those of the famous queens Nefertiti and Nefertari. The nefer hieroglyph was used to convey the concepts of “goodness” and “beauty”. This is poignantly illustrated in the statue to the right of Merytamun, the daughter of Rameses II. Her necklace is nothing but rows and rows of the ‘nefer’ hieroglyph. It also could carry the meaning of happiness, good fortune, youth, and other related ideas. The sign was used in amulets and other decorative jewelry. Vases were also sometimes produced in the shape of the hieroglyph. The White Crown of Upper Egypt was sometimes called “the Nefer” or “the White Nefer.”

Considering the history of women and cosmetics, we feel this is a valid name for many reasons, not only tying together the history and the rediscovery of Ancient Egypt many times though-out history, like in the early 19th century or in the 1920s – but also, if you think about the meaning of goodness, pleasantness, and beauty, we can easily relate it to how women were expected to act and look throughout history, so it seems the perfect name. Plus, when combined with the hieroglyphic symbol of the heart, we can see how women should be known for the beautiful hearts they possess and not just their pretty faces.