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Renaissance Beauty Secrets – Natural Cosmetic Making

Posted on July 28, 2012 by The Perfume Mistress

If my previous post on the 17th century beauty lecture I attended whetted your appetite, well exciting news… In conjunction with the ‘The Wild, Beautiful and the Damned‘ exhibition and as part of their events programme, I will be at … Continue reading →

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Courtly Beauty Secrets from the 17th Century

Posted on May 15, 2012 by The Perfume Mistress

2nd witch: “Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
 Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
 Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting,
 Lizard’s leg, and howlet’s wing,–
 For a charm of powerful trouble,
 Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.” Macbeth (IV, … Continue reading →

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