Original Elizabethan Look 01.11.15

Original Elizabethan Look

Health and safety:

Before I started the application of makeup,I ensured all my brushes were clean and there was no cross contamination in the products. Throughout the application I ensured I didn't cross contaminate the brushes or products by 'double dipping.' I assessed the clients skin and came to the conclusion she had normal skin with no contraindications. 



There are different way to get the effect of Elizabethan makeup; Elizabeth I would have use very thick and sticky textured products to create her white face, to recreate this in a contemporary way I can use different white products with similar textures. Kryolan white makeup is a greasy based product, good for creating a pastry look, this can be mixed with alcohol solution to make it thinner and easier to spend, but once mixed up this should not be applied to or around the eyes, (health and safety), it cannot be mixed with water as the product is not water based and therefore will not mix. 

Another way of getting an Elizabethan makeup effect is to use a face mask underneath the white base, this can be dried quickly with a hair dryer and will create a cracked finish, much like the texture or look of Elizabeths makeup, especially after Elizabeth developed small pox. Instead of using illamasqua powder, I can use baby powder and mix it will supercolour white base, this would create a very lumpy/gritty texture, also suitable to recreate the Elizabethan makeup. Another way to create a white base is to use children's poster paint, or to mix super colour with a pale foundation. 

Before I applied the Elizabethan makeup to the models face I ensured the skin was clean and fresh from any previous makeup applied.    

For this design I have used: 

• Illamasqua skin base mixed with Kryolan super colour white
• Illamasqua translucent powder, not blended to keep the look historical
• Kryolan white super colour for eyebrows and eye lashes 
• pink and red blusher for cheeks and lips, lightly applied with finger 

I used a mixture of Illamaqua skin base and white super colour, this mixture works best to create a full and thick white colour I wanted for the base. I covered the face ears and part of the neck, then I smoothed the base using a Kabuki brush.  

I used the super colour white and an eye brow applicator to apply white to the eye brows and eye lashes. In smooth back and forward motions I spread the colour to hide the hairs on the face.

I then applied a mixture of red and pink powder to the apple of the cheeks and the lips, this created a subtle colour to the lips but a strong colour to the cheeks, which is the result I wanted. Taking a photo, I wanted it to look more professional to do this I created a ruff. 

 

Some other ways of getting the same makeup affects as the Elizabethans are: 

• bleach eye brows
• bleach eye lashes
• rub colour to the lips to create a smudged and slightly uneven look, much like what the Elizabethans would have done, as they did not have the same makeup tools as we have today
• heavily powder the face
• make sure all parts of skin on show are covered with white
• block out eye bows and eyelashes 
• use pink on the apple of the cheeks, no definition was made in the Elizabethan era