Queen Elizabeth I, around 1588. Talk about highbrow. During the 16th century, nobles pined for red hair crowning a high forehead to look more like the powerful — and extremely vain — Tudor ...

One of Queen Elizabeth I’s most well-known features was her stark white makeup — but the face painting was applied for a deeper, darker reason.. Elizabeth I’s makeup, along with the bold red ...

Factor in the amount of hair dye needed for Queen Mary I (played by Saoirse Ronan)'s eyebrows, how Shircore researched without the internet, and the makeup it took to re-create Queen Elizabeth I's ...

Robbie wears a wig of soft curls meant to be Elizabeth’s natural hair, worn long. Then, tragedy strikes. The queen contracts smallpox, causing boils and blisters to cover her face.

Elizabeth I’s makeup, along with the bold red wig she was known to sport, became a part of the legacy of the Queen who reigned from 1558 until her death in 1603.