Title: Makeup and Hairstyles of the 1700's - Straight Ahead Beauty
Headings: Makeup and Hairstyles of the 1700’s
Makeup and Hairstyles of the 1700’s
Content: Makeup and Hairstyles of the 1700's - Straight Ahead Beauty
29 Jun
Makeup and Hairstyles of the 1700’s
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Posted on June 29, 2017
In honor of Independence Day we decided to see what women and men were doing with their hair back in the 1700’s. The 1700s was a time of big hair, elaborate fabrics and heavy makeup for both men and women. Just as in modern times, hair and makeup styles changed over the course of the century, going from big and bold to low and simple — and back to bigger and more extreme than ever before. The middle classes mimicked the styles of the wealthy on a more modest scale, as did those in colonial areas including the Americas. During the first decades of the 1700s, women wore a hairstyle called the fontange. The hair at the front of the head was curled, waved, frizzed or teased to produce a very high and round style, particularly surrounding the face. The hair at the back of the head was styled simply and close to the head, often with a few curled tendrils of hair down the back. Middle-class women with the time and resources could mimic these styles with relative ease. Aristocratic men wore wigs, typically heavily powdered. The allonge style wig was long, flowing and powdered.