Introduction to project

                                      

                                      

There are so many queens in the world. Even Elizabeth 1 had three thousands dresses, you could never be able to confuse with any other queen. She was an exceptional beauty queen. Her white skin and red hair had become historical.
Some of the facts in her biography are unknown, like the fact as why she remained unmarried?! This just makes it more mysterious and interesting. I made a collage of some Elizabethan's pictures to visualise that not a single dress can overshadow her exclusive beauty.

This is a short video, how to create image of Elizabeth. I love this video, because in a very short time you can see metamorphosis (from a simple old lady to England queen). Here is shown her looks basic details such as big red wig and white skin (powder), that makes an Elizabethans image. You can also see that the make-up artist shaving models hairline, therefore the forehead would look wider. The make-up artist using a big, curly and messy wig and some accessories, even so it reflects the real image of Elizabethan. 

Tudor Make-up

Elizabeth had a significant influence on the appearance of people, especially for women.  The rich women of the Tudors wore makeup as an indication of their status and rank. Makeup also had a practical use to hide the scarring of various diseases such as smallpox.

Elizabethans face  was enhanced by ceruse, a concoction of finely ground white lead powder, mixed with vinegar and applied over the entire face and neck. It created a luminous white, perfect, capable of smoothing away pockmarks, wrinkles and blemishes. Even it was a deadly poison, it was very popular at the time.

The red cheeks was very important as well. It was made of red ochre and brighter shades was achieved by a white lead base dyed with red crystalline of the plant ''Alkanna tinctoria'', which gave a deep burgundy.

Her lips were rouged with a pencil of ground alabaster or plaster of Paris mixed with a colouring agent, usually alkanet, cochineal or the dye from the East Indian brazil tree. Fetching porcelain shine was from the glaze of egg white.

Elizabethans high forehead was kept safely from the sun. It was very important to keep her skin white as milk, because her forehead was aristocrats ideal.

(''Beauty and cosmetics 1550-1950'' p.11-15)