Wigs.

Wigs have been used for thousands of years for many different reasons. They were first worn by the Ancient Egyptians in order to protect their heads from the sun. The use of wigs then diminished until the 16th century when they worn worn to improve appearance as well as protect the head from head lice, hair was often shaved and a wig was worn instead. In the time around the 1660's wigs were used to show social status with men from a high social rank wearing them which made wig making become prestigious. 17th century wigs were very elaborate and expensive to make, made from human hair and sometimes horse and goat hair as a cheaper alternative.

During the 18th century wigs started to become smaller and elaborate, and were adopted by professions such as barristers and ministers as part of their uniform. The use of wigs to represent social status then died out, they became used by some armies as part of their military outfit and are now used today by a number of people and for many reasons: for example to disguise hair loss and to change the appearance of hair.

fantasy make up

The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland: To recreate this look I would firstly use white foundation for the base, I would conceal the eyebrows and then draw eyebrows in using liquid eyeliner and use blue eyeshadow going all the way to the brow bone. To complete the look I would use red lip line to line the lips giving them a heart shape and then fill in with red lipstick.

The White Queen from Alice in Wonderland - To recreate this look I would use white foundation and powder for the base, fill in the brows to make them look more dramatic then use pale pink/red shadow around the eyes and then use a dramatic dark red on the lips.