Title: Makeup & Hairstyles of the 1700s | LEAFtv
Headings: Makeup & Hairstyles of the 1700s
Makeup & Hairstyles of the 1700s
Content: The goal was to achieve hair the height of the head, or even 1 1/2 times the head height. For middle-class women, as well as those of colonial regions, this tall shape was favored, with teasing or hair rats made of sheep's wool providing height on a smaller scale. After 1780, women's hairstyles became shorter, wider and rounder in Europe. The hair was powdered. American women's hairstyles became significantly simpler after the American Revolution, with curls surrounding the face and simple, neatly pinned hair in the back. Some women in America adopted the wider and fuller styles favored in Europe. Men's wigs and hairstyles did not change during this period, either in Europe or America. Cosmetics were widely used by both aristocratic men and women during the 18th century. Cosmetic use built up during the course of the century, peaking in the 1770s, and then fading into a more natural or less artificial look by the 1780s. Britain consistently favored a less made-up look, but cosmetics were still widely used.