Freckles, Complexions, Cosmetics, and Victorian Beauty Concoctions

While dimples and beauty marks were seen as attractive and stylish, Victorian Americans deplored freckles, "moth marks", suntans, and sunburns--most unfeminine! Commercial products promised to eradicate such unwelcome blemishes and guaranteed beauty! If potions and powders failed, one photographer promised no freckles showed in his cabinet cards.