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Blush powder

Accessories
Inventory number
2021.3.8.9ac.AC.CS.C1980.FR
Author:
House of Bourjois (French, founded 1863)
Description
Small round box for blush "Fard pastel" by Bourjois. The tone of the powder is "Rouge Incarnat". The box is in burgundy colour plastic with a net engraved on the top. Comes with a small original puff inside.

"Fard Pastel", the brand's dry blush in its small round boxes, was first marketed in 1912. Tt will later take different names depending on its colors: Cendre de rose, Rouge mexicain, Rosette brune, Rose de ville, etc. The success of this product is huge: for decades, the brand will mention, at the bottom of its advertisements, the line "Bourjois - creator of Fard Pastel"
Materials
Plastic
Powder
Origin
circa 1980 France
Dimensions
Width : 4.5 cm
Length : 4.5 cm
Height : 2 cm