Name: Queen Elizabeth I Makeup Tutorial | History Inspired | Feat. Amber Butchart and Rebecca Butterworth
Uploaded: 2020-10-11T19:25:17.000Z
Duration: 13 min 31 s
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Hi I'm Amber Butchart, Fashion Historian.

I'm here today at English Heritage's Kenilworth Castle.

In 1575 this castle welcomed Elizabeth I for 19 days

at the invitation of her favorite, Robert Dudley.

Elizabeth I's iconic look and discover what her makeup can teach us

So join me as we meet our Queen and we show you how to create

It would have taken Queen Elizabeth a good couple of hours to get herself up

I'm sure. Now Elizabeth I, one of the most recognisable women in British history,

there were three main parts to it so it was porcelain white clean, clear skin

she had rosy cheeks and then beautiful ruby lips

And how are you going to recreate that today on Annette?

equivalents of Elizabethan products or ones that are a little bit more

That's exciting! Now modern equivalents I'm assuming

that's because some of the original ingredients could be quite harmful?

Yes, so some of the ingredients that Elizabeth was using on her face things

like lead are actually toxic and we don't want to kill our model today so

we're using ones from modern times they give you the same effect

That's a release. So what are we gonna start with?

So we're going to start with our priming stage

Egg whites were used a lot in Elizabethan times and they were used to tighten the

skin, reduce the size of pores and also they help to prevent freckles from appearing

Oh, I see. So almost like of like a primer or a mask today?

Yeah, really similar to a primer or mask. I've actually been trying this

out on myself and I love it and my skin looks even better

I definitely, definitely will. It's kind of like a cooking show instead of makeup!

Great I'm so interested to see how it feels and and how it looks as well

So what I'm gonna do is use one egg white that I've foamed up so there's a little bit of texture in there

and then I'm gonna use a natural hair brush just to smooth it all over Annette's skin

close to what you would have used at the time so a bundle of animal hair on a

I am loving this: paint brush, egg whites this is not at all I was

So now I'm going to start painting it on I'll start up in

the forehead and work our way around the skin

It feels really nice actually, it's really smooth

Yeah, that is what it feels like actually

And actually egg white was used as a varnish and end stage to lot of makeup

And you'll know that it started to set when it becomes completely matte

So I'm gonna do two layers and then we'll leave it for 15 minutes to set down

So it's to the optimum amount of layers that you want?

Two is the optimum amount of layers yeah for maximum softness and maximum tightening

Ok, it's all set so now it's time to remove it

little bit like when you put PVA glue on your hands as a kid

And this is rose water is it? It smells delicious!

So rose water was known for its soothing and astringent properties and I'm

removing it with a linen cloth which is the Elizabethan equivalent of a wet wipe

So it's so much better for your skin isn't it, to use a linen cloth

It's so nice for your skin and it's environmentally friendly

So in the 16th century Elizabeth would have used ceruse as a foundation, tell me about that

So ceruse was made from white led mixed with borax or vinegar or lemon juice

and the thing about that is it's extremely toxic to the skin and

eventually the moisture from your skin would react with those chemicals and

So we're not using that today I'm hoping?

We're definitely not using that today, no

key to this; much easier and much more gentle on the skin

That really, really is white isn't it you can see it

giving you know that sort of idea of virginal purity that was so important to

And it's going on quite thick as well isn't it? My understanding is

that she would have to put more and more on as she got older to cover her skin damage

Yeah, and we know that Elizabeth had smallpox as a young

lady and those were scars that she was quite conscious of so she wanted to

cover those up and also as the effects of the ceruse took hold she had to wear

So the irony being that your skin is getting worse and worse

and you're putting more and more of this toxic substance on it to try and

cover up the effects of the actual product itself

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