Regency Cosmetics:

Date: Saturday 11th July

Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Duration: 6 hours, includes 30 minute lunch break.

Location: String of Horses, Long Room

If you have mobility concerns or require assistance accessing a first-floor room, please notify us as soon as possible via bookings@avoncroft.org.uk so we can accommodate your needs.

Course details: After a comprehensive introduction to the history of cosmetics from the earliest evidence onwards, we will use accurately reconstructed 18th and 19th century cosmetics to create a full Georgian and a Regency look, then set to work to make our own cosmetics and soaps to take home.

Participants will use cosmetically safe ingredients to create a personalised palette of Regency recipes including:

including:

-Pomade

-Face powder

-Two types of rouge

-Lip paint

-Eyebrow tint

-Washballs

-Aromatic vinegar

-Pearl powder (made using real pearls!)

You will also receive a booklet covering the recipe sources used in the class with notes on appropriate modern ingredients.

This is a rare opportunity to work directly with a cosmetic historian and places are likely to sell fast!

Tutor Details:

Sally Pointer is an archaeologist, author of ‘The Artifice of Beauty, a history and practical guide to perfumes and cosmetics’ and a regular consultant on historical cosmetics for media (including BBC ‘Jane Austin, Having a Ball’ 2013, and ‘Make-up, a Glamourous History’ 2021).

Fee: £90 per person and £85 for members.

Please note, the reduced members rate applies to members only.  Please list your membership number in the notes section at the point of booking.

Refreshments: The Museum tearoom, serving a range of hot and cold food options, will be open. Items can be pre-booked upon arrival.

Cancellation Policy: All workshops are non-refundable, unless the Museum is required to cancel.

FREE