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Haresfoot & Rouge Death Makeup Demo

1877 How To Make-Up; A Guide for Amateurs & C. by Haresfoot and Rouge, a poem included in the guidebook before the description of the death makeup.

Death stage makeup (using modern makeup products) inspired by the “Death” makeup facechart in How to Make-Up; A Practical Guide for Amateurs & C. by Haresfoot & Rouge (1877). Find free full color scans of the whole book here!

1877 How To Make-Up; A Guide for Amateurs & C. by Haresfoot and Rouge, introduction of death makeup description, with a bit of advice and a list of characters that the makeup should be used for.

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  • 1877 How To Make-Up; A Guide for Amateurs & C. by Haresfoot and Rouge
1877 How To Make-Up; A Guide for Amateurs & C. by Haresfoot and Rouge, close-up of the death plate (Plate 5).