16 min

Cassia meets the Emperor, Rome 10 BC Officine Universelle Buly presents: Ancient Beauty Rituals

    • Fashion & Beauty

In this first episode, we reveal the beauty rituals in vogue in ancient Rome, following a young noblewoman, Cassia, in her cosmetic routine, with Phoebe, her favorite ornatrix.
If their complexion was generally damaged by poor hygiene, illness or the composition of their makeup, 
The Romans were on the other hand renowned for the great care they took with their appearance, thanks to necessarily natural products: donkey's milk, fat extracted from sheep's wool, crocodile dung, but also oyster shell powder, swan fat and snail ash.
As a tale, L ‘Officine Universelle Buly tells you in detail about this ancient ritual.


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In this first episode, we reveal the beauty rituals in vogue in ancient Rome, following a young noblewoman, Cassia, in her cosmetic routine, with Phoebe, her favorite ornatrix.
If their complexion was generally damaged by poor hygiene, illness or the composition of their makeup, 
The Romans were on the other hand renowned for the great care they took with their appearance, thanks to necessarily natural products: donkey's milk, fat extracted from sheep's wool, crocodile dung, but also oyster shell powder, swan fat and snail ash.
As a tale, L ‘Officine Universelle Buly tells you in detail about this ancient ritual.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 min