Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A. The bigger and bushier the moustache, the more effective they’d be at filtering pollution. (At least, that’s what the Victorians believed – it’s not completely clear if it made much of a difference.)
However, taming such a big, bushy moustache was not straightforward – and it sometimes required the use of an intriguing contraption called a moustache trainer 🥸
To find out more about the Victorian gentleman’s grooming routine, head to our YouTube for our full-length tutorial with Dominic Skinner, and watch him transform into the spitting image of his great great uncle, Thomas Hardy.
And if you’re London-based, come see the moustache trainer in all its real-life glory at The Cult of Beauty. Our latest exhibition runs until 28th April 2024.
#TheCultofBeauty #beauty #malegrooming #beardstyle #beards #moustaches #wigs #shorts #shortvideo #glowup #bbcglowup #dominicskinner #dominicskinnermua
[Video alt text: We see Dominic Skinner – makeup artist and judge on the BBC show Glow Up – sitting on a stool, wearing a Victorian-style outfit. He has a fabulous moustache, which is neatly groomed and curled upwards at the ends. On the left of the screen, there are jars of what looks like Victorian-era hair care products. And on the right, an easel with a board full of black-and-white pictures featuring moustached Victorian men.]
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A. The bigger and bushier the moustache, the more effective they’d be at filtering pollution. (At least, that’s what the Victorians believed – it’s not completely clear if it made much of a difference.)
However, taming such a big, bushy moustache was not straightforward – and it sometimes required the use of an intriguing contraption called a moustache trainer 🥸
To find out more about the Victorian gentleman’s grooming routine, head to our YouTube for our full-length tutorial with Dominic Skinner, and watch him transform into the spitting image of his great great uncle, Thomas Hardy.
And if you’re London-based, come see the moustache trainer in all its real-life glory at The Cult of Beauty. Our latest exhibition runs until 28th April 2024.
#TheCultofBeauty #beauty #malegrooming #beardstyle #beards #moustaches #wigs #shorts #shortvideo #glowup #bbcglowup #dominicskinner #dominicskinnermua
[Video alt text: We see Dominic Skinner – makeup artist and judge on the BBC show Glow Up – sitting on a stool, wearing a Victorian-style outfit. He has a fabulous moustache, which is neatly groomed and curled upwards at the ends. On the left of the screen, there are jars of what looks like Victorian-era hair care products. And on the right, an easel with a board full of black-and-white pictures featuring moustached Victorian men.]
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/wellcomecollection
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/explorewellcome
See us on Instagram: instagram.com/wellcomecollection
