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Rose Complexion Powder
1908 original recipe
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Available in three convenient sizes:
~Sample Size: 5 grams
~Regular Size Tin: 1 1/4 oz black screw top tin
~Refill Size: 1 oz, 35 g plastic window kraft envelope
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A very light tint of pink
Original Recipe
Powder Only
A loose, lightly tinted powder from a 1908 recipe, with a light hint of rose! This powder was advertised as being, “smooth, velvety, and rivaling the fairest flower in its freshness and refinement.” It is invisible, pure and absolutely Historically correct. Made with crushed rose petals- How Divine!
In Victorian times a freshly tinted and soft complexion was what women were trying to achieve. Now you can try an authentic complexion powder from 1908!
Use this product like you would any facial powder. A light dusting before and/or after you are finished with your makeup!
The original 1908 complexion powder ad would read like this: “This complexion powder answers all the questions of the most exacting user. It readily absorbs perspiration and leaves skin cool and fresh without that shiny look, so much disliked by the lady that values her appearance. Exposure to wind and sun has no terrors for the user of our 1908 original recipe Rose Complexion Powder”
Los Angeles Herald, Volume 35, Number 105, 15 January 1908
HOW TO ACQUIRE A GOOD COMPLEXION
• “The latest style In complexions calls for a skin that Is creamy in tone. ..The following formula for a toilet preparation that Is probably the most effective I have known for producing the rose-tinted complexion now so desirable”
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