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Gold and Silver Hair Powders for Fashionable Victorian Coiffures

When Empress Eugénie appeared at a Paris theatre in 1853 with her fair hair dusted in glittering silver powder, the fashionable world sat up and took notice....

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From Arsenic to Electricity: A Brief look at Victorian Hair Removal

Hair removal in the Victorian era was often a dangerous process, involving caustic preparations of arsenic, quicklime, and carbolic acid....

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Victorian Hairspray: A Brief History of Gum Solutions and Bandoline

Long before the twentieth century invention of aerosol hairspray, Victorian women were using sticky hair products to fix their wayward locks stiffly into place....

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A Passion for Auburn Hair: Victorian Views On Reddish-Brown Tresses

By the Victorian era, the passion for auburn hair had reached a fever pitch. ...

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The Beauty Rituals of 19th Century Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Sensitive to any perceived deficiencies in her appearance, Sisi embarked on a lifetime of extreme beauty rituals which have become the stuff of legend. ...

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Mimi’s books are also available at Penguin Random House, IndieBound and Powell’s, and at Amazon in the UK, Australia, and Canada.

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