Excerpt from the historical monologue "400 Years of English History" presented by artist/historian George S

Source- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy33ra-8lPQ

Elizabeth was a very interesting woman back then, she was powerful and elegant and some people agreed with her views, some people didn't agree with her views. George sums up everything about Elizabeth and the elizabethan culture he's a very interesting man.

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.

(source: http://web.comhem.se/~u31138198/whitecap.html)

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.

(source: http://conorbyrnex.blogspot.co.uk/2014_03_01_archive.html)

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.

Elizabethan Hair Styles

Wearing their hair long, women did not wear bangs. They scraped their hair back from the face to expose the forehead. Ladies braided and then coiled it -- encircling the head, coiling over the ears or forming 'horns' either side of the head. They covered these coils with increasingly elaborate head coverings that developed from simpler medieval forms. Ladies selected hoods and wimples with complex folds, high crowns, gables or peaks. Enclosing their coils in hairnets and snoods, ladies decorated these with gold, pearls or semi-precious stones. Poorer women wore cauls -- similar to snoods, these were cloth bags to cover the coiled hair. Noblewomen might also wear cauls, but theirs would be elaborately decorated. Renaissance society considered a large forehead to be beautiful. Ladies plucked all the hair from the front of their heads to make the hairline recede. Ladies continued doing this into the Elizabethan era -- consider portraits of Queen Elizabeth I with her high forehead and plucked eyebrows. Hairlines had receded and hats were much smaller by the late 1500s, displaying more hair. Ladies parted their hair at the centre and wore fashionable "French Hoods" set far back on the head. A French hood is a wide hair-band covering the ears. Ladies edged their hoods with decorative jewels or "billiments" and wore jewels in their hair.

Renaissance fashion admired blond hair. Italian ladies would spread their hair out in the sun to bleach it, after combing in a mixture of wine and olive oil. Renaissance ladies used alum, sulfur and the acidic juices of rhubarb, lemons or walnuts as hair bleaches. They brewed organic dyes from onion skins, cabbage stalks or saffron to enhance their hair's golden tones. Women gathered oak apples to make black hair dye and knew recipes for making conditioners. Noble women fragranced their hair and their hairnets with rosewater, cloves, nutmeg and musk.

http://www.ehow.com/info_8241969_hairstyles-renaissance-period.html

The Elizabethan continue.

People of high social rank often built the hair into towering masses on the crown of the head; but as a rule the hair was dressed plain, though frequently covered with jewels. The Elizabethan women, as well as the men, dyed their hair, not to conceal the fact that it was turning grey, but to please a passing fancy. There was no attempt to conceal the practice, nor was the same colour always used. In fact, the colour of the hair was made to harmonise with the garments worn upon any particular occasion. Those who did not care to dye their hair wore wigs. The Elizabethans revelled in wigs. The Records of the Wardrobe show that Elizabeth possessed eighty at one time. Mary Stuart, during a part of her captivity in England, changed her hair every day. So usual was this habit, and so great the demand for hair, that children with handsome locks were never allowed to walk alone in the London streets for fear they should be temporarily kidnapped and their tresses cut off. The upper part of a woman's body was cased in a neat, tightly-laced bodice that followed the contour of the body with a fair resemblance to nature. This, however, was the only part of the figure that retained any of its native semblances. The bodice frequently projected downward in a long sharp point over the abdomen; and was often open towards the top to show the breast, or the stomacher of brightly coloured silk beneath crossed laces. It wasn’t a healthy life style, they didn’t know about the dangerous consequences of hair dye, no wonder people died of illnesses it was probably because of lack of health.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=elizabethan+make+up+women

More Elizabethan Research

The Elizabethan Era was a highly fashion-conscious age, and prized a look that was elaborate, artificial, stylised, and striking. Men and women alike were concerned to be wearing the latest and most fashionable outfits. Elizabethan dress was gorgeous and elaborate, mirroring the prosperity and energy of the age. Queen Elizabeth herself provided an extravagant fashion model - an inventory of her clothing in 1600 included almost 300 gowns and several hundred other costumes, in addition to state apparel. Towards the end of her reign, English dress became increasingly exaggerated, following the eccentric tastes of the ageing queen.

Women in the Elizabethan times had many different ways of showing their fashion styles. Elements such as puffy sleeves, tight-fitting bodices of dresses, and ruffles showed status in society. They also used different types of clothing to make themselves appear more petite than they actually were. In addition, Elizabethan women wanted their clothing to look much like that of the men, with broad shoulders, wide hips, and slim waists.

http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-era-events-timeline.html

Elizabethan research for the project, i love this period of History.

1. Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. She was the most powerful woman of the elizabethan era, daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife  Anne Boleyn. Yes Henry was a busy bee, he would soon get rid of his wife and accuse them of all sorts, nobody would mess with him because he was Henry VIII I don't know how anyone could put with him quite frankly because he was vile. Elizabeth however when she was younger she was beautiful with long red hair, if you watch the tudors the drama series, they got a really good actress to try and look like Elizabeth you could tell she was going to be in power one day and well that came true didn't it. She was the most interesting woman sitting on the throne had high values, wore powered make-up, when she died she probably died of poising you know, because the stuff they would put on there face was probably highly dangerous so it probably killed her. They say she went into sphere depression after the death of several friends do we really know i mean cmon she was the most powerful woman on the throne a legend in fact. She was a fashion-nista back in the era, she looked proud to showcase her beauty and powerment, her red hair, red lips all symbols of beauty.
   

   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

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Induction- Week Charles H. Fox | KRYOLAN Talk

 Two women from Charles H. Fox- Kryolan came to the university to speak to us about the history and the products, i was fascinated with the talk and  how many products they had.  They are from a professional make-up company who don't just stand for beauty, they are the science behind the products. There was quite a broad diversity of products to suit everyone needs, because all of our skins types are different, some of us have sensitive skin, oily skin. Gemma introduced us to a wide variety of colours, and primers and foundations, eye shadows, lipsticks  it was wonderful to see the different kinds. She said to us her job was interesting because its something new everyday, you never get bored.  I was pretty impressed with her techniques, her knowledge and methods, and some of the projects she has worked on.  I wouldn't ever get bored if i was in that industry because, you never know what the project is your going to be working on, or who you are going to be making up its just fascinating wonderful creativity.  From someone who comes from an art background and has no experience of make-up and hair then talks what Gemma did are important for me and anyone else whose on the course that has come from an art background. I wear make-up its something that interest  me, i have learnt the different types of make-up there is but when it comes applying it professionally that's the bit i don;t know and its the same for hair with me. I have level 1 level 2 in hair dressing got that at school but were talking ages ago so i need my brain to be refreshed with new challenging projects.

Gemma also said that you don't just become a make-up artist its a career where it can takes ages to get established, and known. You have to work hard because there is so much to learn, and so much to take in so you will never be bored. Again its not just the products you need to know your product, how to apply it properly, you could be working on fashion shoot, you could be working on movie set, you don't know what your next project will be, so you have to learn as much as you can. Gemma showed us that and her work which was amazing.  The special effects side of things the amount of props, products for zombies, gun shots, accident scenes its just amazing and that is the career i want to go down pretty much, i have a open mind though.