In addition to fair skin, rosy cheeks were also considered a desirable trait. Women aspired to have soft and pink cheeks that were dimpled like a child’s. To achieve this look, they used makeup, pinched their cheeks, or bit their lips to give them a flush of color.

Sep 24, 2024 · During the Renaissance, the ideal woman was depicted with pale skin, rosy cheeks, and golden hair. But perhaps the most striking feature was the high, rounded forehead that became synonymous with beauty and intelligence.

Here I’ll explore the changing standards of female beauty and dress during that interesting cusp between the late medieval period and the Renaissance. Fashions certainly had their roller coaster ride across the medieval period. Waists were loose, then fitted, here low, there high.

Jun 23, 2024 · Renaissance beauty ideals were heavily influenced by classical antiquity, where symmetry, proportion, and harmony were paramount. The perfect Renaissance woman was often depicted with pale, flawless skin, high forehead, arched eyebrows, and rosy cheeks.

Nov 7, 2022 · White skin was fashionable, but it should have hints of pink in the form of rosy cheeks or similar. Fleshy arms and legs, broad hips and a round stomach were also all considered desirable – thinness was something of a problem in Renaissance Italy.

Dec 29, 2016 · The ideal woman had fair skin and hair, blue eyes, and rosy cheeks. But let’s go back a bit first. Makeup has been used since people first saw their reflection in standing water.

Nov 4, 2021 · From blonde, braided hair and high hairlines to putting poison drops in your eyes and leeches on your ears, here are the weirdest and most popular beauty standards in Renaissance Italy. Beauty in Renaissance Italy entailed exclusively pale skin and rosy cheeks.

Feb 11, 2022 · Glamour bonnet and other helmet-like structures became the fashion, promising flushed, youthful complexion. A new trend, rosy cheeks, was also attained by the use of electronically heated face masks. Skin-tightening wraps and vacuums are aimed at addressing issues like sagging skin, acne, and circulation.

Dec 3, 2024 · Pale faces and hands with rosy cheeks were desired, and while these effects came somewhat naturally, there were many concoctions made to enhance their effect. Beauty books were printed and circulated during the Renaissance that talked about the ideals of beauty, and how to achieve the “it” look.

Feb 24, 2021 · Unlike smallpox or plague, consumption did not disfigure. Rather, its visible effects—slender, delicate body, pale skin setting off feverish red lips and cheeks, sunken eyes, overly dark and large, whispered breath—made the consumptive seem more beautiful and romantic, not less.