Before Elizabeth was even considered for the role of Queen she was a regular Elizabethan time working class woman. She did not have any fancy dresses or wear any makeup. Her hair was red and long and wavy, which you could tell was her natural hair. Elizabeth is the half sister of Mary the Queen at the time so is next in throne when they find out that Mary is ill and is dying so a new queen of England needs to be found. At this part in the film she is very innocent and not powerful at all, her makeup is extremely natural if there is any.

As she came into power after Mary passed away, she was crowned Queen of England and remained still very natural however some rouge was worn on her lips. Her hair was down in a natural condition. Nothing really changed from before she was crowned, however she wore expensive dresses and looked a little more put together.


At this point in the film Elizabeth was a powerful queen, you can see she is wearing some sort of face makeup to create the pale look that Elizabethan women wore at the time. However, now you can see that her hair is a lot more put together, she also has pieces to go in her hair to show her wealth and power. Her hair is curled tighter and in an up do. She also is wearing rouge on her cheeks now as well as her lips. Her eyebrows are also covered to give the effect that she has none as this is what Elizabethan women did at that time to create the illusion of a larger forehead.


This is the final look that you see Elizabeth in. At this point in the film she has just become known at the 'Virgin Queen' she was 'married to her country' and is the most powerful person in England. Her makeup is a lot more extreme, she has a much paler almost white face and rouge on the lips and cheeks. Her eyebrows are non existent to create the illusion of a larger forehead and her hair is red and in an up do with pearls in to show her wealth and importance.


The looks that they have created within this film are an accurate representation of what portraits have shown that Elizabethan women looked like at the time. However, the looks have been adapted slightly for a contemporary audience as they are a lot less harsh and softer than what the women would have worn at the time. The colours are all what have been described through portraits and historical evidence, they have just been adapted for a more modern audience for a better understanding to people today.