Learn The Secret Behind The Iconic White Makeup Of Queen Elizabeth I

Published on 06/02/2023
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Eventually, Queen Elizabeth I Returned To Full Health

Fortunately, Queen Elizabeth I’s ministers’ succession preparations fell through, and her majesty eventually recovered full health. Unfortunately, while her health was restored, her skin began to change. Her skin on her face was no longer smooth. It was now filled with the scars of smallpox sores, which would never go away no matter how many times her doctors wrapped her in a crimson towel.

Eventually, Queen Elizabeth I Returned To Full Health

Eventually, Queen Elizabeth I Returned To Full Health

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She Couldn’t Take Advantage Of Her Beauty Any Longer

Queen Elizabeth I used her beauty to her advantage before being diagnosed with smallpox. It aided her in influencing others in a male-dominated world. She was now scarred with scars, which the queen believed would jeopardize her status as ruler. So she started applying the Venetian ceruse makeup, hoping that the white paint would cover up much of her scarring. The queen was rarely seen without her face adorned after that.

She Couldn't Use Her Beauty To Her Advantage Anymore

She Couldn’t Take Advantage Of Her Beauty Any Longer

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