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Showing posts with label victorian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label victorian. Show all posts
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Eastern Essence

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3 oz patchouly extract 1 oz verbena extract Mix together.
Saturday, August 16, 2014

Creme Celeste c1894

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National Drug the following formula in a foreign journal: 80 Parts White cerate  80 Parts Spermaceti  600 Parts Oil of sweet almond  ...

Petrolatum Cold Cream c1902

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Petrolatum white 7 ozs  Paraffin oz Lanolin 2 ozs  Water 3 ozs  Rose oil 3 drops  Alcohol 1 dram  A small quantity of borax may b...

Oxford and Cambridge Bouquet Perfume

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11 minims Oil of lemon  1 dram Oil of bergamot  1 oz Tincture of storax  3 oz Essence of musk  3 oz Essence of patchouli  4 oz Spiri...

Royal Osbourne Bouquet c1855 and Osborne Bouquet by Rimmel c1856

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Royal Osbourne Bouquet c1855 1/2 pint Extract of orris  1/4 pint Extract of vetiver  1 pint Extract of sandalwood  1/2 pint Extract ...
Friday, August 15, 2014

Various Solid Perfume Formulas

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 Frozen or Solid Perfumes with Parafinne The solid perfumes simply consist of hard paraffine which when melted is perfumed with a corres...

Celestial Water

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Take: 1 ounce Cinnamon 1 ounce Nutmegs 1 ounce Ginger  1 ounce Zedoary 1 ounce Galangals  1 ounce White Pepper 6 Lemon peels, pare...

Victorian Cold Cream

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Take: 10 drachms of spermaceti 4 drachms of white wax half a pound of prepared lard 15 grains of subcarbonate of potash 4 ounces of ...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Mysolia Perfume c1900

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26 fluid ozs ess bouquet perfume  25 fluid ozs Jockey Club perfume  12 fluid ozs tincture of heliotropine  Method: Mix and tinge a l...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

The Language of Flowers

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How beautiful and yet how cheap are flowers! Not exotics, but what are called common flowers. A rose, for instance, is among the most beau...