Victorian Ideal Beauty
Victorian Era -
Victorian women were very body conscious, they wanted the smallest waist possible. To achieve this look women wore corsets which were done up so tight that women couldn't even sit down let alone breath normally. Some women were so body conscious that they would break ribs to get their waist down to 12 inches.
Upper class Victorian women were expected to wear minimal makeup because in Victorian times it was seen as uncouth, and the victorians that did wear a lot of makeup were prostitutes.
Hair -
The Victorian era is where hair started a drastic transformation, in the early Victorians the hair was flat on top and usually parted in the centre and then into a smooth knot or bun, which was as high as the crown but usually lower. A popular hair style was having ringlets at the side of the face. Another popular hair style was to have a middle parting in the front of the hair, then to draw the two strands in smooth loops or in one or more braids down the side of the cheeks and under the ears, this is known as the Agnes Sorel or a La Clothilde which was introduced in the early 1830s but did not appear to be popular until some years later.
In the early to mid Victorians caps also became popular, the cap suited the occasion and time of day. Also Bonnets where very popular between 1837 and 1860.
Late Victorian hair styles changed quite a lot from the early Victorian hair styles, they required quite a lot of hair, the large amount of hair being made into a large knot on top or towards the back of the head and held in place with a large ornamental hair pins or decorative combs.
Hair -
The Victorian era is where hair started a drastic transformation, in the early Victorians the hair was flat on top and usually parted in the centre and then into a smooth knot or bun, which was as high as the crown but usually lower. A popular hair style was having ringlets at the side of the face. Another popular hair style was to have a middle parting in the front of the hair, then to draw the two strands in smooth loops or in one or more braids down the side of the cheeks and under the ears, this is known as the Agnes Sorel or a La Clothilde which was introduced in the early 1830s but did not appear to be popular until some years later.
In the early to mid Victorians caps also became popular, the cap suited the occasion and time of day. Also Bonnets where very popular between 1837 and 1860.
Late Victorian hair styles changed quite a lot from the early Victorian hair styles, they required quite a lot of hair, the large amount of hair being made into a large knot on top or towards the back of the head and held in place with a large ornamental hair pins or decorative combs.
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