The ingredients in finest powder are mixed in a mortar by prolonged trituration, then water is added in small portions to form a doughy mass to be filled into shallow porcelain dishes about the diameter of a dollar. If the rouge is desired darker for the use of actors and dark-complexioned persons, the proportion of carmine should be increased.
Rouge en Tasses.
| Carthamin | 1 oz. |
| Talcum powder | 1 lb. |
| Gum acacia | 1½ oz. |
| Oil of rose | 15 grains. |
This rouge, when dry, has a greenish metallic lustre; it is prepared and sold like rouge en pâte.
Bleu Végetal pour les Veines.
| Venetian chalk | 1 lb. |
| Berlin blue | 1¾ oz. |
| Gum acacia | 1 oz. |
To the powdered solids add sufficient water to form a mass to be rolled into sticks. For use, a pencil is breathed on, rubbed against the rough side of a piece of white glove leather, and the veins are marked with the adhering color on the skin coated with pearl white. Of course, some dexterity is required to make the veins appear natural by the use of this blue color.
Rouge Alloxane (Alloxan Red; Murexide Paint).
| Cold cream | 1 lb. |
| Alloxan | 75 grains. |
Dissolve the alloxan in a little water and mix it intimately with any desired cold-cream. The mixture is white, but when transferred to the skin gradually becomes red. The preparation sold in Austria, etc., under the name of “Schnuda” is identical with this alloxan paint.