1740-1810 Turkish Rouge | Vintage Lip & Cheek Tint

1740-1810
Solid Turkish Rouge
.5oz Screw top metal tin
3 gram twist up plastic tube
Historical Label
This recipe is all-natural-
New Formula, Same great color

Made from my own recipe with the idea of matching the color of the historical liquid Turkish Rouge

NOTE: You will need to “Dig into it” to puncture the top protective beeswax layer for more pigmented color.

So This Turkish Rouge has a looong story. The original recipe calls for Brazilwood and makes a liquid that is a lovely red color – Brazilwood doesn’t like oil. So I had to substitute historical pigments like Iron Oxide, Alkanet Root, Sandalwood, and Beet Root to come up with a close color match. The unique thing about this lipstick/ tinted lip balm ( depending on how you wear it) is that it changes color in various lighting, which you can see in the photos. This does have a lovely color. I first found the original recipe in an 1810 book and later found the same recipe in a book from 1740!