Elizabethan original style make-up
These are a few portraits of Elizabethan make-up, very pale, powdery white complexion, with rosy cheeks and red lips. This was the ideal and what everyone woman wanted to look like, they were inspired by Queen Elizabeth I, this reflected your wealth and status. So I gathered some images to show what I needed to produce.
http://jillelainahaley.com/elizabethan-era/
https://ladiesof2318.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/elizabethan/
During our lesson we talked through different of creating the look you are after. To create a cracked appearance on the skin you can use a face mask and use a white base over the top, as when it drys it will crack on the skin. For a more powdery effect mixing baby powder with white skin base. Mixing products together is key to enable us to get the base we desire. For a more lumpy, gritty look mix baby powder for a couple other products e.g. supra color and illamasaqua white base foundation, using different textures of products will create this effect well on the skin.
The routine of the Elizabethan Make-up
Make-up before make-up application
Photographs taken in class
Skin Assessment:
Combination skin type
Dry within the nose area
pale complexion with yellow and pink tones
Then cleansed, toned and mositurised
Products and Brushes used to carry out Traditional Elizabethan Make-up:
- Matte primer by Illamasqua
- White base illamasqua
- White Supra Color by Kryolan
- Blusher Palette Pink by Kryolan for cheeks and lips
- Loose powder by Illamasqua
During our technical lesson our task was to create the elizabethan design on our partner to create the base you wanted to achieve. I prepped the skin with cleanser, toner and moisturiser, I then used a matte primer by Ilamasqua to help the make-up stay and to give the matte look, as I felt this was very elizabethan, as they would use lead on their face which appeared very dull and matte looking.
I used the Illamasqua white base foundation over the skin and blended well, it gave the dry, powder effect which I was after, as I could imagine their skin was very cracked and dry back in Elizabethan times.
My Elizabethan style make-up, with the use of a white base, I wanted the complexion to look powdery and not just painted white to give the true Elizabethan look. With the use of pink blush to make the cheeks rosy with slight contour and a pink/ reddish lip colour to fit the stereotypical Elizabethan make-up.
Elizabethan classic style make-up
Side view of make-up with the of contour with the pink blusher
Front on view of Elizabethan style make-up
Another photograph of the make-up design from a different angle.
