Today’s blog is Make up in Victorian times
We continue to look at make up through the ages and next is Make up in Victorian times
Make up in Victorian times is the next in line for our make up through the ages blog’s.
During the Victorian Era, women didn’t wear a lot of makeup. It was considered immoral and was mostly reserved for prostitutes. However if they did wear make up then they would often use lemon juice to lighten their skin and only used a little bit of powder.
However the Victorian era did show advances in cosmetics and beauty products, by the nineteenth century, zinc oxide became widely used as a facial powder, replacing the more deadly mixtures of the past. However, Victorians unknowingly continued to use other poisonous substances for eyeshadow (lead and antimony sulfide), lip reddeners (mercuric sulfide), and powder to make eyes sparkle and continued to use belladonna, or deadly nightshade. At the same time, Queen Victoria’s commitment to strict morals and modesty among women created a backlash against cosmetics. During the Victorian era, cosmetics were considered the devil’s making and that’s why they were associated with prostitutes and women of questionable morals.The Victorian era saw a number of advances in cosmetics and beauty products. By the nineteenth century, zinc oxide became widely used as a facial powder, replacing the more deadly mixture of the past. However, Victorians unknowingly continued to use other poisonous substances for eyeshadow (lead and antimony sulfide), lip reddeners (mercuric sulfide), and powder to make one’s eyes sparkle (belladonna, or deadly nightshade). At the same time, Queen Victoria’s commitment to strict morals and modesty among women created a backlash against cosmetics. During the Victorian era, cosmetics were considered the devil’s making, associated with prostitutes and women of questionable morals.When makeup regained acceptance in the late 19th century, it was with natural tones so that the healthy, pink-cheeked look could be achieved without giving in to the moral decadence of full makeup, which was still seen as sinful.
That’s Make up in Victorian times and tomorrow we move onto the 1940′s as we have already covered 20′s & 30′s.
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