Admin Post: March Prompt & Activity Post

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(*sidles sheepishly in*)


The prompt for this month is:



Make Up



This could be a reference to the “subtle” arts that Holmes uses in his disguises. Or perhaps it could refer to characters attempting a reconciliation. For example, perhaps out of curiosity the now adult younger son of Robert Ferguson searches out his older half-brother. Or maybe “make up” could be a reference to inventing a story, or making up a package or a bed…?



And the activity is:


Make Up Mrs. Hudson!


Here is a list of possible cosmetics, taken from Victorian Make-up Recipes on katetattersall.com:


Lip salve - for reddening the lips

Juice of elderberries - for blackening the eyebrows and eyelashes

Burnt cork - for blackening the eyebrows and eyelashes

Rouge - for the complexion

Pearl powder - for the complexion

Cold cream - to soften the skin

Emulsions of Almonds - to prevent and remove roughness of the skin, sunburn and chapped skin

Bloom of Roses - to give an artificial bloom to the complexion

Impalpable powder - to conceal discolourations




Make your selections to “make up Mrs. Hudson”, and state what the occasion is!



As always, you needn’t take part in this activity or use the prompt if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.

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