Continuing looking into the Elizabethan popular makeup creations; In class this week we proceeded to work on a actual inspired traditional look. Of course back in the day the makeup would of been created with different cosmetics you wouldn't just be able to whip out your illamasqua white base foundation and get on with your day; no for a Elizabethan 'pale skin' look not only would the woman stay out the sun to stay pale but she would put a mixture of white lead and vinegar onto her face. The dedication. Woman actually bled to achieve the pale look; I wonder how many people were anaemic. Oh the price of beauty.
Anyway In lesson we had to create a traditional look pretty simple pale skin blushered cheeks and tinted lips. Lippy also back then would of been stained with berries, not a 24hr stay I'm sure.
So to start of the desired look Elizabethan women would pluck their eyebrows completely off and even pluck their hairlines to get the Elizabeth (seen as the role model of that times facial creations) beauty look. Imagine plucking your hair line now, the idea of it. blah.
Blocking out eyebrows is fun and simple there are two techniques in order to achieve this unusual look. The first way to block out eyebrows is using a bit of pritt stick with water and a spatula; basically work the pritt into the brow first the opposite way to the hair and flatten with a finger whilst doing it then with the hair to basically glue down and create a smooth barrier that will be covered with foundation to help remove the brow with the hideous shaving your eyebrows off look. REMEMBER THE EYEBROW IS THE FRAME OF THE FACE, without them you could look Elizabethan.
The other process of blocking out eyebrows is actually using a soap bar. cheap or expensive a bar will work. For this process though use a angled brush and make the paste into a thick consistency and then much like the glue create the blocking out effect using a spatula and using the finger to dab down to dry and conceal the hair.
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