I have found this editorial beauty shoot that featured in Haapers Bazaar in May 2015 titled Beauty Queens. The makeup was done by Kabuki for Diorshow and the hair was done by Akki. I am really fond of all the regal qualities of all the different make-up and hair looks in this collection but this image is the one that really struck me as having Elizabethan influences. For starters I first looked at the hair, it is styled in a deep clean centre parting that is scraped back to give the illusion of a high hairline and is also plaited into two triangular shapes, this made me think of the round shapes that Elizabethan women tried to achieve, however this is a completely modern interpretation, as it is triangular and is not a solid structure. The part of the makeup that made me think of the Elizabethan period is the light eyebrows as women during this time kept their eyebrows light. The pale base with little eye makeup and heavy blush is also typically Elizabethan to me, but I really like the modern application of blush, it gives a subtle contour to the face and also makes the face look longer, which is common to see Queen Elizabeth with a long face in her portraiture. The final thing that made me think of the Elizabethans is the high collar, this to me symbolises the ruff that the nobility of this time used to wear.
I really like this as a contemporary Elizabethan design, I like how is has a geometric theme and that there is a big focus on shapes, from the triangles in her hair, to the circles on her lips and ears, and to the rectangle shape that the blush makes on the face, there is a clear focus on clean lines and shapes, which could reflect on Queen Elizabeth's need for perfection.
Niedermair B. (Unknown). Carine Rotfield's Beauty Queens. Available: http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/photography/g5511/carine-roitfeld-portfolio-0515/. Last accessed 1st Dec 2015.
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