Wrinkles have always been a trouble for women. The Edwardian beauties were no exception. Remedies of old time were plentiful as as we find now: facial massage, "beauty bulbs" which amounted to little suction cups for the skin, bands worn about the face at night to press and smooth, as well as "specialist" treatments received at what we'd nowadays call a spa, where one could get masques made from calamine and glycerine applied, or a nice old fashioned electrode treatment for the face.
Still, it was understood that preventing the wrinkles was superior to any efforts to eradicate them after they'd already formed. The Edwardian advice for youth and beautiful skin basically amounted to "Thinking too much gives you wrinkles." They advised at least that a girl never furrow her brow or frown, as this would surely wreck her face forever. The sages of beauty agreed that the only "lovely" wrinkles would be those obtained from constant smiling. (And even those, they confessed, showed one's age.)
For the next few days I'll be posting some old fashioned anti-wrinkle cures and tactics for your enjoyment.
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