Make-up: A Glamorous History
Make-up: A Glamorous History
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Make-up: A Glamorous History

7.0 / 10
2021
1 season
3 episodes

Georgian dandies, demure Victorians and decadent flappers. Make-up artist Lisa Eldridge reveals the beauty of bygone eras, using make-up as a window into the world we live in.

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  • Georgian Britain

    1.Georgian Britain

    20-04-2021

    Lisa Eldridge explores the peacocks of British history: the Georgians. This was a period of extreme ostentation, but the glamour of the look stemmed from the turbulence of the age.

  • Victorian Britain

    2.Victorian Britain

    27-04-2021

    Lisa Eldridge explores how the Victorians prized natural beauty above all else in an era when make-up was frowned upon, but where women still found sneaky ways to paint their faces...

  • Britain in the Roaring 20s

    3.Britain in the Roaring 20s

    04-05-2021

    Lisa Eldridge takes us back to Britain in the 1920s. She explores how the look of the flappers reflected the new freedoms of the era and recreates a classic 1920s look.

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