Pemberley House - Hand-made Body Care
In the course of the same morning, Anne and her father chancing to be alone together, he began to compliment her on her improved looks; he thought her "less thin in her person, in her cheeks; her skin, her complexion, greatly improved; clearer, fresher. Had she been using any thing in particular?" "No, nothing." "Merely Gowland," he supposed. "No, nothing at all." ... "I should recommend Gowland, the constant use of Gowland, during the spring months. Mrs Clay has been using it at my recommendation, and you see what it has done for her. You see how it has carried away her freckles." - Jane Austen, Persuasion.
We do not know what cosmetics Jane Austen used. Gowland's lotion was a commercial preparation that contained the rather dangerous chemical mercuric chloride and this is not the sort of thing we would recommend for skin care.
Our research has uncovered recipes, dating back to the early 19th century, for skin care products that Jane Austen might have used. The Pemberley House range represents a small collection of these - creams and tonics with simple ingredients and fragranced in the traditional manner.
They will be available to purchase very soon from
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