Links, Useful Stuff and Awards |
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This page is under construction, but I'm hoping to slowly and steadily add a list of useful links to more information on early cosmetics and perfume as well as a glossary of terms you might come across when researching this subject. |
The Roman Makeover page apparently qualifies me as a 'Phenomenal Woman of the Web'. I quite like the idea of being a 'phenomenal woman', so I'm very pleased to be able to display a little badge that says so! |
Links to other pages: Perfumes & cosmetics: The International Perfume Museum at Grasse in France has an excellent site, which offers a virtual tour through the history, ingredients and containers associated with perfume and make-up through the ages. If you need a good overview of the topic as a whole, this is a recommended starting point. I get loads of requests for homework help on Roman cosmetics. Unfortunately few of the relevant texts exist online in a useable format, but I'm working on a reading list that may help. Its here, and will probably get longer soon. Costume: I buy wool for felting from Wingham Wool Works.This is the stuff I use to make my Pointy Hats. I also find the plastic hatblocks made by Hatshapers very good and reasonably priced too. For corsetry supplies and other things to make underpinnings to go with historical costume, I recommend Farthingales. They stock the Laughing Moon Victorian corset pattern that seems the most accurate of the ones I've seen so far and they have many hard to find notions and fabrics. For natural fibre fabrics Wolfin Textiles are excellent, and for a regular (snailmail) brochure of discount fabrics try Croft Mill |
Useful resources: The EarlyPerfume group on Yahoo provides a forum to discuss and learn about early perfumes and cosmetics from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Its a friendly group with a great many knowledgeable participants, so do come and join us if you are intrigued by this topic. |
Other stuff: Calendars that you can print out from Hobs Green, including lunar cycle and wheel of the year. |