Make-up: A Glamorous History

Overview

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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Episodes

Georgian Britain

S01E01 Georgian Britain

April 20, 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

S01E02 Victorian Britain

April 27, 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

S01E03 Britain in the Roaring 20s

May 4, 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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Lisa Eldridge
Lisa Eldridge
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