Historical Face Foundation | Natural Primer & Vintage Makeup

“An Excellent Paint for the Face”
Regular Size: .5 oz screw top tins
Historical Label
18th Century Recipe
Natural BB Cream

Now, you can have your very own pot of historical paint for the face that is safe and effective.

This paint goes on really smooth, so you can blend to the consistency you want. It won’t dry your skin out, and you’ll get awesome coverage while helping with things like breakouts and fine lines. It works well with rouge as it blends together rather than sitting on top of your skin. You can use it to achieve an all-natural look, as well as that of earlier 14th and 18th-century beauty standards. It works best with a moisturizer under.

It doesn’t sit in my crinkles- which is AWESOME! A little goes a long way. To apply this, you will need a piece of linen, silk, sponge, or wool (to be historically correct) otherwise, I have been using my fingers. A little goes a long way.

To Use: A little goes a long way! Apply the desired amount by using a piece of linen, silk, wool, sponge, fingers, or beauty blender brush and blend over dewy moisturized skin. A little- …like the tiniest amount goes a very long way!

To Remove: It is oil-based, which means the best way to take it off would be vinegar or cold cream (also super historically accurate). Water and soap work well if you have a light coat on.

Castor Oil is awesome for the skin on so many levels. It is a moisturizer. Win-Win! This is a recipe that I came up with based on a lot of 18th-century recipe reading and a reproduction of a 19th-century recipe, in which very similar versions were found as early back in the 16th century. My goal was to come up with a foundation paint that could be applied to your own liking (thick or thin) and would use historically available materials. This blends into the skin well. The Titanium Dioxide is cosmetic grade and specifically is for use on the lips and eyes. The mineral was found in the late 18th century but was not used as a base until the 19th century. However, it makes a comparable substitute. Make sure to apply it very lightly and work it into your skin.

I have crazy sensitive skin, and I have not had any sensitivities. I wear this historically as well as under my makeup as a product that makes the skin look blurred and flawless. As always, this is a natural product, so if you question how your skin will react, test it first.