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=HOW TO BE A TUDOR?=

As we all know, our beautiful royal family members have fine, expensive dresses and royal crowns or tiaras. And of course, we all want to be like them. Who would not have all these beautiful things? We have concerted some advices; helping you to be a Tudor. Follow them, and maybe you will get more attention and respect from your friends, neighbours and maybe also your enemies.

At the picture, you can see Elisabeth I. She is a heroine for many young ladies today. She is a beautiful woman, and has a perfect body. So we can understand the young ladies, why she is their heroine. We are now going to look at some make-up counsel for how to be a Tudor.

If you want to be a Tudor, you have to follow some of these advices:


 * Your skin has to be snow-white. You can keep your face away from the sun or just paint it white. If you are going to paint your face white, you can use a variety of foundations, like boiled egg white, talc or other white materials. Someone also mix the white lead with vinegar to make a paste called ceruse. You have to be careful with your new “skin”; to prevent it not will crack.
 * If you have a lot of wrinkles, you can use uncooked egg whites as a “galze” to the complexion, creating a smooth shell, helping you to hide them.
 * Black or grey eyeliner to take the place of kohl.
 * Your forehead has to be long/big. But if it isn't, you only have to shave your hair at the top of your head, to make it look longer/bigger.
 * If you use a collar, you look richer. If you have a plate of cardboard or something like that, you can only cut a hole in it and tread it over your head. And then, you have a brand new collar. As simply as that. And if you would make your collar look nicer, you can just decorate it with some pearls or feathers. It’s your choice.
 * Red cheeks and lips are also very attractive nowadays. You can make the blusher and lip colour by grinding down a bright red mineral called cinnabar or by grinding down the roots of a plant called madder. You can also redden your cheeks by adding a little cerise. To redden your lips, you can use fruit juice or cochineal.
 * Your hair has to be auburn or fair. You can wear a wig or just dye it.
 * You can now make your own perfume. A perfume made of musk, rose water, a mineral called ambergris and civet. It actually smells very good.

This was the first part of a divided article about how to be a Tudor. Until now, you have heard all about our makeup advices – hopefully helping you through the day. In the next edition of The Tudor Tattler – we are going to put focus on clothes. Do not miss it! You can look forward to the follow-up. I hope the advices would help.

Good luck!