Five interesting aspects of the victorian period

1.Victorian Makeup
About the makeup of this time, women wanted to look like as fragile ladies. They compared themselves to delicate flowers and emphasized their delicacy and femininity. They always wanted to look pale and interesting. Paleness could be induced by drinking vinegar and avoiding fresh air.

 Sometimes ladies discreetly used a little rouge on the cheeks, but make-up was not seen very good, especially during the 1870s when social etiquette became more rigid.

Actresses, however were allowed to use makeup. Most cosmetic products available were still either chemically or homemade with kitchen colourings like berries and beetroot.

A pale skin was a mark of gentility. It meant that a upper-class lady did not work in the country so she was not dark-skinned .
Fine blue lines were painted on the skin to increase the appearance of delicate translucent skin and to look like veins.

2.Hairstyle

During this time it was thought that women's hair was the most valued thing on them. It was rarely cut, usually only in severe illness. It was also supplemented by false hair depending on the current fashion.

Hairstyles were very complicated. Hair was parted down the middle, curled or braided, then tied or pinned back. Only in informal occasions we can see the Victorian lady leaving her hair fall loose around her shoulders.

Later in the XIXth century, Victorian hairstyles became more elaborated. Bangs made their debut around 1880. Women began to use hot irons to wave their hair or add ringlets to it.

3.Weddings
Marriage was the purpose of courtship. And so it was taken very seriously by both parties. Marriage was for financial and ranking gain. It was hardly a bond of love.

 There were gradual stages. They would first be seen speaking with one another, then walking out with one another. The third and last stage was expressing and confirming the attraction. They could not approach each other, having to be reintroduced by a mutual friend.

4.Religion
The 19th century revolved around a revival of religious activity unmatched since Puritan times. The Bible was taken as the literal truth and was the foundation of moral behavior which became known as Victorianism. During this period, textbooks and games were based on religion and morality.

5. Life in towns.
At the start of the period, 20% of the countrys 20 million people lived in towns. At the time of Queen Victorias death, that percentage had risen to 75% with a total population of 40 million. The migration to the towns was the result of people seeking for work.

Project realized by:

Puiu Mara Serdenciuc Alexandra Seulean Edina Lerm Andreas Dornea Mihai Berecz Gabriel Puskas Mihai