Make up in Victorian times

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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18th Century make up

Today we are going to look at 18th Century make up

We have already looked at Ancient Egyptians and Elizabethan make which brings us to 18th Century make up

 18th Century make up  was use because   it was not only  considered attractive, and  not to forget they could hide the effects of age, blemishes, disease, or sun. Throughout the 18th century, both men and women in England and France wore obvious cosmetics, gender was less important than class cosmetics marked one as aristocratic

Makeup was not intended to look natural  and was in fact, called “paint” which was meant to  represent  a persons aristocratic identity as clearly as possible through cosmetics.

In France, nearly all aristocratic women wore cosmetics,the painting of the face was a key part of the public toilette,  which was an  informal ceremony where an aristocratic woman applied make up did their  hair before an elect audience.  French aristocratic women wore thick layers of white paint, as well as  large streaks of rouge, and beauty patches.

Cosmetics were not limited to the upper class,anyone with any hope of being accepted into that society wore make up but perhaps not as thick. Later on in the century make up became cheaper making it easier to to get hold of and was even made at home.

The middle classes tended to wear pink tones instead of red, and rouge  was  applied in circular patterns rather than streaks. Women and men showed their respectability and class through white skin, and heavy makeup  which was considered more respectable than naturally light skin.

Looking very ill was clearly thought to be a good look back then thankfully its not now, we hope that our journey through 18th Century make up has been informative.

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How to use eyeliner on the inner rim of your eye

Have you ever wanted to know How to use eyeliner on the inner rim of your eye

We are going to be discussing How to use eyeliner on the inner rim of your eye and what the benefits are.

It is said eyes are the windows to the soul, and women have been using makeup to draw attention to them, even though there is quite literally hundreds of different  types and brands of makeup for eyes alone. One of the most basic and yet complex types of eye makeup today is eyeliner. And we are going to look at How to use eyeliner on the inner rim of your eye. Applying eyeliner on the inner line as well as the outer rim of eyes can enhance the  eyes , but not everyone knows how to do it. We are going to be looking at how to use  eyeliner on the inner rim of your eye.

What can You Use to Line the Inner Rim of Your Eyes?

The most common product to use to line the inner rim of the eyes is eyeliner what  type of eyeliner is, of course, entirely up to you. But keep in mind that the thickness or thinness of the point you use can make a big difference in the way it looks as well the colour. Eye liners come in many forms from kohl pencils to kajal kohl crayons, liquid liner, gel liner, felt tip liners, and of course you can use eye shadow as a liner with a thin brush.

Will Eyeliner Colour Affect Your Look?

In short yes! Any colour applied to the inner rim of the eyes will  give a finished look, if you use white or a light color on your inner rims, you will give your eyes a more open appearance while brighter colors will give a pop to your eyes that really calls attention to them.

How do You Apply Eyeliner to the Inner Rim of Your Eye?

 Bottom Liner

Pull  the bottom of the outer eyelid gently and slowly draw a line at the outer edge of the inner eye.  When using a darker colour,  it is important to note that  it can  make the eyes look smaller  you can try stopping the line halfway or three-quarters through to prevent this from happening do the same on the other eye, if using white or nude colours draw all the way across.

Top Liner

Whilst looking down gently pull your lid up exposing the upper rim,  and gently draw the line close to the lashes on the upper rim this makes the lashes look fuller, when black or brown liner is used.  Because the eyes are moist it can disappear quite quick so try applying  a eye shadow powder  on top of the liner  with a brush this helps it last longer this can be done for top and bottom.

Lining the inner rim of your eye with makeup can be a great fishing touch , now that you know more about applying eyeliner to the inner rim of your eye, you can decide whether or not it is something you want to try. If you decide that you like how it looks, just  be very careful and follow every safety precaution. It is very easy to let a foreign object fall into your eye if you are not careful.

We hope that this blog on How to use eyeliner on the inner rim of your eye has been helpful

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Protecting your skin from the elements

Protecting your skin from the elements is an uphill challenge

Todays blog is about Protecting your skin from the elements

We are going to be looking at  Protecting your skin from the elements which is different for people who live in the city to people who live in the country side.

We all know that towns are dirty, so if you live in a town  your skin will be dirty, too. And, if you live in the countryside, it will be cleaner Right? But it’s not that simple to categorise your skin.

Living or working in the countryside!

If you live in the countryside, it’s important to take care of your face. most people  don’t want a weather warm looking face. But when your skin is open to elements regularly like prolonged periods out in the wind, rain and sun you will be traumatizing  the delicate skin on your face any further by irritating it with peels or harsh products.

Be kind to your face, apply moisturiser, lip balm and cream with SPF 15 or above. Eat lots of creamy food containing Vitamin E, such as avocado, or high-carotenoid foods such as tomatoes or salmon.

Don’t forget to look after your hands as you will get chapped, cracked skin that will also come with working and living in an outdoor environment. Cracked skin on your fingers can be painful and make tiny actions, such as closing a zip, very nasty. Remember to wear gloves – for gardening, skiing, cycling, running and washing-up – and keep a tube of hand cream beside the sink in your home, so you are prompted to rehydrate your hands each time you wash them.

Living or working in the city!

It isn’t only people who live in the country side that have skin  problems. Cities can be full  of pollution but by  regularly using exfoliators , face packs and scrubs will help to remove that layer of grease and grime off your skin. Pollution is a serious cause of skin damage, because toxins in the air can clog pores, cause acne and giving skin a dull appearance.

Washing your face twice a day will help  as will using products which offer anti-oxidation,  look for creams containing vitamin A, C and E and hyaluronic acid, for a brilliant skin plumping ingredient which traps moisture in skin cells.

Protecting your skin from the elements is important as you can see from the information above.

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