Elizabethan Era Book Research

'Fashion in Make-Up; 

From Ancient to Modern Times'

(Pages 102 - 120)

'Corson, R. (2005). Fashion in Make-Up: From Ancient to Modern Times. Universe Books. Peter Owen.'

Majority of my work, whatever subject I may do, is usually internet based research. 

So I wanted to wide my knowledge by including some books into my blog. Obviously they have to be about the Elizabethan era, so I went to the LRC at the university library & took out two books to help me with my research.

This book helped me to understand a little more on how the women did their make-up in the Elizabethan era. It also taught me on the different techniques & methods that they used in order to achieve their desired looked which is still so iconic in today's times! It even shocked me to find out that some of the products that they created themselves were actually poisonous yet they still used it in order to be beautiful. This is why Queen Elizabeth's ages so drastically after years of being the beautiful fashion queen. 

From reading through this section of book, it has already helped me to gain more of an understanding on how to apply the make-up in the same way that they did then & also what it actually does to the skin, which is more interesting than anything. 

'History of Hair'

(Pages 42 - 49)

'Bryer, R. (2000). The History of Hair: Fashion and Fantasy Down the Ages. the University of California. Philip Wilson.'

This book, 'The History of Hair', strengthen my knowledge of Elizabethan hair because it taught me some things that i didn't already know. It states that 'Elizabethan wears her hair long and loose, its golden hue contrasting with the white of the ermine and merging with the gold of the cloak.'  
This talks about the picture that is to the right side. It also demonstrates the depth of an Elizabethan forehead, the black rim around the head is where a normal hair lines should be compared to an Elizabethan one. This book also taught me that majority of Elizabethans would shave their head back to make it look fashionable like that Virgin Queen. 

I don't normally use books as a source of research because I find it difficult to pin point certain parts of the book or just get too confused because there is too much information to chose from. I think I did well though to get this information as it did really help me to understand a bit more about the era and their hairstyles.