Fancy a few drops of deadly nightshade in your eyes? Your partner will swoon when he sees your dilated pupils and - better still - you won't be able to see him at all. Or how about a little sugar of lead to bring a corpse-like glow to those cheeks of yours?

A complementary companion to our first episode on the bizarre and frankly death-defying beauty tricks employed during the 1800s. Just remember not to smile or laugh: you don't want to have to start the enamelling process all over again!