Elizabethan Hair Styles And Hats, these were all part of Elizabethan everyday looks.

Curling with tongs

The key to achieve the perfect curls is to hold the curling tong vertically as closest to the hair root. That way the curl will have a nicer shape. Also, the smaller the sections the tighter the curls. After you curled a section, make sure you hold it in place with a hair grip, the curl will be tighter and last longer.

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In the Elizabethan era people were very hair-conscious refered to hair as their most prized possession. As it was with the clothing and makeup; the wealthier you were, the bigger and better your harstyles were. The key was to attract attention and success in court. Mens hair and beards were equally important as womens hair was. They spent hours and hours waiting in line to get their hair done, and you could get almost any look you wanted. Cost was not an issue for the upper class, but lower classes had to do their own hair.

Young women wore their hair down, which was a sign of their purity and virginity. It meant they were not married and that they're ready to be. It was a favourited look for a bride on her wedding day and they would usually put flowers in.  Once they were married, they would wear it in a bun.

The front sides of the hair received most attention as it was the area that was mostly displayed. Fringes were not in fashion, they combed the hair away from the forehead making a centre parting. The hairstyles were characterised by high, frizzed hair (favoured by the Queen) and often placed over wires or pads to create a heart-shaped frame around their head. Women wore a lot of hairpieces; hair net was the most popular. Hair nets for royalty were made out of silk (gold trimmings and jewels were added) and poor women made their out of crepe. In 1545 first metal hairpins were invented. Hairpins and combs were added to the net gave the hair a better look. Also, they emphasised the look by wearing pointed hats. 

There were quite a few different hats in fashion; the coif, french hood, attifet, caul and the pillbox style hat.

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A Coif (the 'biggin') was worn by all children. It was a closed fitting cap tied under the chin. Material was plain white linen; royalty used to decorate theirs with blackwork embroidery. Coifs were used to keep hair in place under more elaborate hats.

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The French Hood is a half moon or crescent style band or brim sloping away from the face. The edges were usually decorated with glass jewles or pearls and a veil covered the back of the hair. The French Hood was introduced from the French court by Anne Boleyn, 

I know this is Beyoncey  the reason why i added her was because, she pulled of the whole elizabethan look in one of these adverts which was on tv at some stage. She made the style look sexy and exquisite, she just looks good as an elizabethan young woman obviously back int he era it wasn't that glamourous. Its amazing that hair stylist, make-up artist manage to pull this look off she looks incredible.