![]() ![]() ![]() While a long day of lip biting sounds super fun, I'd advise you to embrace your inner hussy and just use a natural color lip balm instead. As for lip color, Victorian women were advised to bite their lips before entering a room. Choose blush in a natural rosy tone to add slight color to your cheeks, but don't use enough to make it obvious (unless you're cosplaying as a Victorian prostitute). If your character is an upper class Victorian woman and you're going the historically accurate route, use pale pressed powder to make your complexion as white as possible. Many women did sneak some makeup to attempt the "natural look," but that usually meant the tiniest bit of rouge on the cheeks and a little powder to absorb oil. Bright makeup was expected only of painted ladies like actresses and prostitutes. From historically accurate to covered in gears, here are a variety of Steampunk makeup ideas (including options for men)!ĭuring the Victorian era, pale skin was valued because it meant you were wealthy and not a poor worker, toiling in the hot sun.
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