Friday, March 15, 2013

Elizabethan Beauty

Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn, ascended to the throne of England in 1558. With her pale complexion and curly red hair, she was considered to be beautiful for the standards of her time. Once Queen, Elizabeth would start to set trends and wealthy women would go to great lengths to look like her. Beauty was viewed very differently in this era. Research what people perceived as beauty and post your findings. How did they attain this look?

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    1. What do you mean????????????????.....

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    2. Ya what do you mean that does not make sense

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  5. They used beauty back then people used makeup so they could achieve a white complexion

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  6. Elizabethan make-up included mineral makeup which was a loose powder foundation that women used as a base for their make-up,

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  8. In the elizabethan era they wore white makeup that was made out of lead and they thought bathing in breast milk made them look younger.

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  9. They used white lead and .vinegar. They used white makeup to hide the women's aging. c:

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    1. They used any kind of milk and often used urine to bathe. The upper class women would use makeup only

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  10. The men killed there wife's if they did give what they wanted. Elizabethan Women were subservient to men. They were dependent on their male relatives to support them. They were used to forge alliances with other powerful families through arranged marriages. There was little dispute over such arrangements as Elizabethan woman were raised to believe that they were inferior to men and that men knew better!
    "Upper class women, the Nobility, of the Elizabethan era wore make-up. Queen Elizabeth I set the fashions and as she grew older she more wore elaborate make-up which was useful for hiding wrinkles and other signs of ageing. At one time Queen Elizabeth had contracted small pox which had left some scarring on her face. The heavy white make-up also helped to hide this and maintain her illusion of beauty." All the women wanted to be just like Elizabeth.

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  12. In the Elizabetha era, upper classes women wore makeup

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  13. In the Elizabethan era women would use make up to hide signs of ageing

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  14. "- Elizabethan make-up included mineral makeup which was a loose powder foundation that women used as a base for their make-up, unfortunately they also lightened their complexion using a poisonous mixture of vinegar and white lead called ceruse, prior to the Elizabethan Era it had been considered vulgar to wear make-up and the use of perfume had been frowned upon by the upper classes."

    http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-make-up.htm

    Only upper class wore makeup . Some of the make up such as vinegar and white lead were poisonous . If you wore makeup and perfume it was considered vulgar .

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  15. In Elizabethan time period they will wear white make up to cover to hide their aging. They will also dye their hair for more fashion.

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  16. The wealthy they take a bath with donkey milk or breast milk.(Jessica and karissa)

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  17. For skin care methods was rosewater, lemon juice or mixture of eggshells, alum, mercury and honey. The wealthy would also bathe in ass’s (donkey) milk

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  18. Inspired by italian woman, the elizabethan lady would also give a healthy glow to there cheeks by using lead-based rouge colored and dye. She'd colored in her eyebrows, lips and even blue veins with alabaster pencils.

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  19. Elizabethan was pale and she had curly hair but she was considered beautiful. The make up the women use to achieve white complex. One of the methods was "lemon juice or mixtures of eggshells, alum, mercury and honey."

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  20. In the Elizabethan Era they used white makeup to hid the signs of ageing ,
    and it was acquire a pale look.The white makeup was made out of lead ,witch could kill them.Elizabethan Hair Styles for women were designed to compliment the upper class fashions.long hair for men was required to be curly.it was fashionable for men to have beards.

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  21. Every women that was upper class wore make up, they wore this white make up that sometimes an kill you. Some people bathe in donkey milk, and some people wore wigs.

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  22. Upper class women, the Nobility, of the Elizabethan era wore make-up. Queen Elizabeth I set the fashions and as she grew older she wore makeup.

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  23. Back then all the upper class women would wear makeup so they would impress the men like the king. The king would get the most beautiful women in the kingdom

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  24. Allan&aAlexandra
    Women of the era were also know to bleed themselves to achieve the coveted pale look of nobility.Raw egg whites was used on the face to achieve a smooth complexion and hide wrinkles.
    Mercury was used as a facial toner to help women achieve soft and fresh skin.

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  25. Women in the Elizabethan Era, wore white makeup that was made out of Lead. They also used black kohl to rim their eyes and make them look darker. Rouge cheeks and lips were very popular. Women would use different substances to dye or bleach their hair, like urine. They also bathed in donkeys milk. (:

    http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/05/20/beauty-history-the-elizabethan-era/

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  26. For the white make up ingredients it had lead and vinegar, It was poisonous. The upperclass women sometimes dye their hair yellow, the ingredients was saffron, Cumin seeds, celandine, and oil. This was a homemade dye in the Elizabethan time the hair dye was expensive. By Stephanie&Joshua.

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    1. Why was it poisonous ?alexandra&allan

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    2. Matthew & Marleene

      Why would they dye their hair yellow????

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  27. Everyone wanted to look like Elizabeth in the Elizabethan era. From hair, to make up, to hair. A snow pale white looking face was only for upper class people. The pale complextion was a standard of wealth and nobility. The pale face a mixture of WHITE LEAD AND VINEGAR that was favored by the nobility and by those who could afford it.

    Evelyn Salmon Victor Lopez

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    1. *Elizabethan Era
      Victor Lopez Evelyn Salmon

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  28. (Matthew&Marleene)

    Women would use drops of BELLADONA in their eyes which dilated the pupils to achieve that bright sparkle and then they outlined their eyes with Kohl enhance their size or make them appear more wide set. Plucked eyebrows were a must as was a very high brow. And they take a bath in donkeys milk.

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  29. In these days the woman would where make up to make than men fall for them.

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  30. The pail skin was a sign of good health. Also they used Black for their eyes to make them look darker. All of the make up products can cause skin damage. The woman took a bath in donky milk.

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  31. "The Elizabethan ideal beauty was one with alabaster white skin, red lips and cheeks, bright eyes and fair hair. Pale skin was extremely important to the definition of the courtly beauty of the time. It was s sign of nobility, wealth and delicacy." -–-http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com/2007/11/standards-of-beauty-elizabethan-ideal.html- this means that women had to be white. Being white is more beautiful then anything else. Men also liked red lip stick. Men loved the long red hair and even red cheeks.

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  32. Everyone wanted to look like Elizabeth in the Elizabethan era. From hair, to make up, to hair. A snow pale white looking face was only for upper class people. The pale complextion was a standard of wealth and nobility. The pale face a mixture of WHITE LEAD AND VINEGAR that was favored by the nobility and by those who could afford it.

    Evelyn Salmon Victor Lopez

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  33. Back then women would bleed themselves to make them look pale

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  34. Back in the Alizabethan times having pale skin was a sign of wealth some people actually cut them selves to get a pale complexion

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  35. Wealthy women bathe in ass's milk while they wipe there face with mercury

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    1. What do you mean by "Ass'" ?
      Victor lopez

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    2. use appropriate language such as "donkey"

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