tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post4218659436243404269..comments2023-10-29T12:03:31.248+01:00Comments on Isis' Wardrobe: A plea for powdered hairIsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-66147018670589714922012-08-08T11:56:21.659+02:002012-08-08T11:56:21.659+02:00Min self: I use was on my hands from when I start ...Min self: I use was on my hands from when I start fixing my hair, but I haven't tried powdering before I'm, done. I shall try that.<br /><br />I found a really delightful picture a few days ago painted 1730. The girl is clearly in a fancy dress and is wearing her hair i loose curls, but you can clearly see that she has a little powder in her hair, just at the front and on the upper side of the curls. :)Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-19242277619268250882012-08-08T11:04:36.269+02:002012-08-08T11:04:36.269+02:00I have used both talcum powder and cornstarch for ...I have used both talcum powder and cornstarch for my hair for costumes. I prefer the talcum powder since it stays whiter, but understand the starch is more accurate. <br /><br />I personally found I had to grease up my hair before starting to set it into curls or whatever, and got best results if I began powdering it over before the hairdo was completely finished (this allowed powder to get over more of the scalp.)Talia Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798780272848599312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-36300096425031170642012-06-22T16:08:15.233+02:002012-06-22T16:08:15.233+02:00Min Self: I can imagine it was a lot of powder aro...Min Self: I can imagine it was a lot of powder around! I predfer cornstarch, but then talc irritate my skin and I quite like the softer colour- but that is ore of a personal preference. Talc is known to irritate the breathing system though, which I think is something to be aware when you use it. :)Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-43035925311814836082012-05-24T08:56:18.022+02:002012-05-24T08:56:18.022+02:00I was in a really low budget movie that was set in...I was in a really low budget movie that was set in the future but the 'future' was all retro rococo with a few technological touches added. White wigs or even tinted hair spray would have been too expensive, so we used either cheap talc or cornstarch to powder our hair. I personally found the genuine talc to be better, because it kept a stronger white color. (Oddly, this was illegal in England: http://books.google.com/books?id=eH5RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA570&ots=DZXbN_z-lE&dq=alabaster%20hair%20powder&pg=PA570#v=onepage&q=alabaster%20hair%20powder&f=false )<br /><br />I am told the room we'd used to film the technoco scenes was full of powder the next day, after everyone went home...Talia Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798780272848599312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-92088789985172903292012-05-04T01:08:13.384+02:002012-05-04T01:08:13.384+02:00Kendra: I suspect modern views on beauty has a lot...Kendra: I suspect modern views on beauty has a lot to do with it- it can be very hard to see past it as one tends to see those things as natural and unchanging. Personally I think it is one of the charms with recreating another period to (try) to immerse oneself in the concept of beauty as it was seen then. I used to feel very self-concious without eye makeup when I did 18th century, but now I think it look strange with. :)<br /><br />Hair of different colours do look very different when powdered. My hair is light brown and I feel it looks all right powdered. I'm very keen on tryiing different colours, though, to see what difference it makes. I have a little project going on in trying out as many beauty recipes I can from the time and <i>The Toilet of Flora</i> provides recipes for white, grey and blond powder and I look forward to see the difference!Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-67954611748777270912012-05-03T08:56:37.701+02:002012-05-03T08:56:37.701+02:00I think the difficulty a lot of people have is, on...I think the difficulty a lot of people have is, once they get past the white hair Hollywood look, that grey hair = old and therefore unattractive in western culture. My personal issue is that I look terrible in grey! I recently bought a blond wig and am going to try powdering that to see if I can get a warmer, more flattering shade of white/grey -- we'll see!Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443641907078439193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-11822215293348245542012-04-30T17:36:15.997+02:002012-04-30T17:36:15.997+02:00Rhissanna: I can understand that, but with the way...Rhissanna: I can understand that, but with the way I do it, I never had any problems with powder falling down. :) I hadn't heard about "chalking" before- how funny!<br /><br />Natalie: I am sure there were difference between countries! France was much more formal than England for example. In England the "natural" look emerged earlier, so I'm not surprised that more portraits there are wihout powder. By the end of the century powder was falling out of fashion more and more and I think men kept to it much more than women.Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-55911717995050113652012-04-26T17:22:18.574+02:002012-04-26T17:22:18.574+02:00Dear Isis,
A very cool post. Have wondered a lot a...Dear Isis,<br />A very cool post. Have wondered a lot about powdering versus not powdering. If you look at formal portraits in England and America, there are numbers of occasions when women are wearing their own unpowdered hair -- it's glossy -- but usually the men are powdered. I am wondering if the practice varied by country as well as by occasion, and whether powdering in England and America might be saved for important visits and events. I am purely speculating, of course, but curious.<br /><br />Your experiments in the beauty line are really cool and I am so much enjoying this series!<br /><br />Very best,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088551086336264968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-46128374736749614452012-04-26T07:25:04.891+02:002012-04-26T07:25:04.891+02:00I can understand not wanting to wear powder in cas...I can understand not wanting to wear powder in case it spoils the beautiful gown that has taken weeks of work and yards of silk. There a new trend now, of colouring hair with artist's pastels, called 'chalking'. What's old is new again.Rhissannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001501916407616825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-45852385619684958922012-04-25T20:08:03.136+02:002012-04-25T20:08:03.136+02:00Susanne: övning ger färdighet, du vet. ;) Hår är a...Susanne: övning ger färdighet, du vet. ;) Hår är alltid lite knepigt tycker jag. Jag tänkte nog försöka göa mitt puder själv. :)Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-66801055715333232872012-04-25T19:48:22.490+02:002012-04-25T19:48:22.490+02:00Ska vi vara mest historiskt korrekta, då borde vi ...Ska vi vara mest historiskt korrekta, då borde vi falla på knä inför hårpudret. Men, som sagt, de moderna skönhetsidialen gör sig påminda.<br /><br />Jag tycker att det är svårt att veta (inte för att jag ännu provat någonting) vad man ska använda till puder. Men nu har jag ju fått några olika tips av dig, tack så mycket! (Men vad ska du använda när din produkt från AA tar slut? Du skrev ju att frakten blivit så dyr...)<br /><br />Svårast (och detta har jag gnällt om förut) är att veta vad man ska göra med håret. Men jag får väl öva, öva och öva lite mer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com