Historical Natural Face Foundation | Vintage Makeup Primer

“An Excellent Paint for the Face”
Regular Size: .5 oz screw top tins
Modern Label
18th Century Recipe
Natural BB Cream
NOTE: These are now potted in Black Tins.

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, or wool (to be historically correct) otherwise, I have been using my fingers. You also could use cosmetic sponges. A little goes a long way.

To Use: A little goes a long way! Apply desired amount by using a piece of linen, silk, or wool (to be historically correct), sponge, or fingers, over dewy moisturized skin.

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.

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