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Victorian Beauty is a complete contrast to Elizabethan Beauty. When Queen Victoria Came to the throne she hated makeup. She thought it belonged on the streets with prostitutes and on stage with actresses. Women did, however, wear makeup they just wore makeup that was more natural. The no makeup makeup look. The makeup ingredients didn't much change from the Elizabethan times too.
Eyeshadow- Lead and Antimony Sulphides
Lipsticks- Mercuric Sulfide
Blusher- Beet juice
Eyebrows- Slightly Plucked for a clean natural shape.
Powders were used sparingly on the face and only over an oily complexion. Rice powders were just one example.
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Victorians did go through different phases as Victoria had a long reign and fashion changed through her life time which then filtered through to the aristocrats of that time. Applying rouge to the cheeks and lips was a short lived trend and it was used to ecentuate the under eye circles. Women at this time also used to draw blue veins on there face. This was all to look paler as this was seen as beautiful.
These tricks were to capture the natural beauty of a woman. That meant that you had to take extra special care of your skin to ensure that you didn't need makeup. Victorian women became very practical when it came to home remedies. They would concoct these creams, oils and potions (Almond oils and waxes, Toners were a mixture of water, roses, lillies or violets) in the hopes of keeping blemishes and other unsightly marks at bay. Beauty parlours also became very important places for women of a higher class to go. They would usually go in secret and with discretion from the women who worked there. Beauty product specialists like Guerlain in Paris were celebrated by women including the Empress Eugenie and Elizabeth of Austria. It opened its doors in 1828. Rimmel in London was a 'perfumer by appointment to the princess Alexandra. Rimmel opened in 1920. The fact that 3 royals used these products created a stir. These women were celebrated for there beauty, from writers in fashion journals to artists across the board. Notibly the Artist Winterhalter. He was known for painting women like photographers capture Hollywood stars. He loved capturing the makeup application and natural beauty look.
Hair was also an important part of female beauty in the early victorian days. A beauty manual declared in 1839 'It is the hair that adds the principle feature to a beautiful female- it is the luxuriant tresses that frequently arrest the attention and excite the admiration of the opposite sex'.
The hair was always parted in the middle with curls and ringlets the most popular style to frame the female face.
A ritual of hair washing.
'Women were advised to wash their hair in tepid water, with alkaline soap, and when it was dry ' a little marrow pomatum, bears grease, or fragrant oil, should be sparingly used'; two brushes were needed (one a polishing brush) and they were dipped in eau-de-cologne before being used. As for hair-styles.'
Women needed to be skilled in the art of hair styling and if they weren't they should have a ladies maid that was able to not only be a good dressmaker, cosmetics expert but also a hairdresser. It was of the up most importance that they looked there best at all times. The Victorian times were all about polished, finished and styled looks. Everything about they're appearance had to be perfectly harmonised. Everything complemented each other from the dress, the hat/bonnet, the accessories to the hair and minimal make up.
These tricks were to capture the natural beauty of a woman. That meant that you had to take extra special care of your skin to ensure that you didn't need makeup. Victorian women became very practical when it came to home remedies. They would concoct these creams, oils and potions (Almond oils and waxes, Toners were a mixture of water, roses, lillies or violets) in the hopes of keeping blemishes and other unsightly marks at bay. Beauty parlours also became very important places for women of a higher class to go. They would usually go in secret and with discretion from the women who worked there. Beauty product specialists like Guerlain in Paris were celebrated by women including the Empress Eugenie and Elizabeth of Austria. It opened its doors in 1828. Rimmel in London was a 'perfumer by appointment to the princess Alexandra. Rimmel opened in 1920. The fact that 3 royals used these products created a stir. These women were celebrated for there beauty, from writers in fashion journals to artists across the board. Notibly the Artist Winterhalter. He was known for painting women like photographers capture Hollywood stars. He loved capturing the makeup application and natural beauty look.
Hair was also an important part of female beauty in the early victorian days. A beauty manual declared in 1839 'It is the hair that adds the principle feature to a beautiful female- it is the luxuriant tresses that frequently arrest the attention and excite the admiration of the opposite sex'.
The hair was always parted in the middle with curls and ringlets the most popular style to frame the female face.
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A ritual of hair washing.
'Women were advised to wash their hair in tepid water, with alkaline soap, and when it was dry ' a little marrow pomatum, bears grease, or fragrant oil, should be sparingly used'; two brushes were needed (one a polishing brush) and they were dipped in eau-de-cologne before being used. As for hair-styles.'
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Women needed to be skilled in the art of hair styling and if they weren't they should have a ladies maid that was able to not only be a good dressmaker, cosmetics expert but also a hairdresser. It was of the up most importance that they looked there best at all times. The Victorian times were all about polished, finished and styled looks. Everything about they're appearance had to be perfectly harmonised. Everything complemented each other from the dress, the hat/bonnet, the accessories to the hair and minimal make up.
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