I really want to have dewy skin for my final design to make it more contemporary. Dewy skin today represents youthfulness, healthy and beautiful skin which is what Elizabethan women wanted back then. I still want to make the skin really pale but I just want to have that glowing highlight as I think it would look really effective with the rest of the Elizabethan look.
Dark lips
The normal Elizabethan look is very bright orange red lips where as I want to opt for a more dark grunge red lip. This is more to represent my character's personality of having a dark side to her and the fact I want her to look different to the other women of the era. I feel like she would be a manizer of her era and the dark lips would definitely lure men.
Gold accents
I wanted gold to be included somewhere in the makeup because to me it represents royalty and wealth which my character is. I didnt want her to be covered in jewels or anything really dramatic as I think she would of been the sort of women that was really beautiful without trying or wearing extravagant makeup and clothes. The gold will be really simple and will only be to highlight certain parts of the face.
No eyebrows
I definitely want my makeup to have no eyebrows as I think this is one of the main features that screams 'Elizabethan'. Although I do want the hairs to still be visible but maybe just lightened using a white colour or maybe even bleach. I think this will really help get the message across that it is an Elizabethan makeup and it makes the other features of the face stand out more.
Adornments to the face
Even though I want the makeup to be really simple I do want to add some sort of adornment to the face just for the extra detail. I really like the idea of pearls as they are really delicate and pretty without being too much. I think I will use really small pearls to decorate the face in some way to represent wealth and also just to make the makeup more detailed.
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