Creating blush and lip stain
Victorian times in England was a strange time when it came to makeup. Apparently, Queen Victoria said that only actors and ladies of the night should wear makeup, leading many people to avoid it altogether. However, some people wanted to break the rules – and they would do anything to give their cheeks and lips a little extra pop.
It’s thought that people would bite their lips and pinch their cheeks to get the blood flowing and add some color to their face. However, judging by how long these colors lasted, women must have been pinching and biting pretty hard. We guess that some beauty routines seemed to be worth the pain as women wanted to look their best before they met their suitors.
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