White Elizabethan Look

Sue wanted us to create a white Elizabethan look using a white base, blusher and white eyelashes and eyebrows. This could be a typical Elizabethan look or a contemporary version. I decided to go for a typical simple Elizabethan look to see what it looked like as whole look with modern products. 
Products used
- Illamasqua skin base
- White supra colour - eyebrows and eyelashes
- pink kryolan blush - cheeks and lips
Tools

-Foundation brush

-buffing brush

-blush brush

-mascara wand

-powder puff

-angled brush

I used the blush on the lips as I knew that Elizabethan women had coloured lips but it wasn't a lipstick formula therefore I did not think it was appropriate to use my lip palette. I placed the blush on the apples of the cheeks to create a more circular shape. Elizabethan women had pale or no eyebrows therefore I blocked in my eyebrows with the white supra colour as this was thicker in consistency. As I have naturally dark eyebrows I found it harder to whiten them completely as I tried to avoid getting it on the skin. I also found that the white on the eyelashes was not as visible as the supra colour does not have a curling effect on the eyelashes like modern mascara.
I was really pleased with the overall look as I was able to see the difference between historical Elizabethan and modern day make-up. It also amazes me how much make-up has developed over the years and the amount of products that people know use. Nowadays people want the opposite to what Elizabethan women wanted. 

Elizabethan Inspired 

The white Elizabethan look that I completed was created due to the white complexions that women in that era were seen wearing. A white face was seen as healthy and was a look that every woman desired. Images from the Elizabethan era were noticeable due to this aspect seen on all women. A white face was a typical look and therefore I could easily create this with the products I had.  They used cosmetics and products to change the colour of their skin. I had to use products on top of my original skin colour to change this.