A paragraph from Madeline Marsh's book titled Compacts and Cosmetics successfully defines "The classic image of Victorian beauty" - "A peaches and cream complexion, cherry ripe lips, a pair of sparkling eyes fringed by soft, fluttering lashes- was expected to be natural, a gift from God." Women were expected to achieve all of this without the use of cosmetics. It was said that the benefits of cold water, early rising, fresh air and temperance were the ways to have the perfect complexion. Really?!
Secret make-up was introduced and an innumerable amount of home-made recipes for whitening and preserving the skin were appearing in domestic manuals. I find it fascinating that cosmetics were considered indecent. Although applying cosmetics in today's society is a common practise, women still seem to be judged if they are caked in the stuff!
For both of my interpretations of Estella and Havisham its unquestionable that I'll use make-up, although the trick for these make-up looks is to make it seem as if no make-up has been applied ... This is definitely a vital technique im going to need to perfect as a make-up artist.
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