The beauty tricks the late Queen Elizabeth II used for 50 years that still work today (2024)

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Did the Queen wear a lot of makeup? ›

Not every day. Makeup for Elizabeth was stagecraft. If she was granting audiences, or traveling out among her people, makeup could help with the illusion of agelessness.

Known for her porcelain complexion, the queen employed a skincare routine that included a mixture of egg whites and powdered lead. While this may sound alarming to us today, it was a common practice at the time, as the lead powder was believed to provide a fair and radiant complexion.

As seen with her confident reapplication while on duty, the Queen nearly always did her own make-up. According to Kelly, aside from her annual Christmas address when professional make-up artist Marilyn Widdess worked with the Queen, Her Majesty would frequently make herself up.

As cult as they come, Eight Hour Cream was created in 1930 and has been beloved ever since. The Queen, who has bestowed the royal warrant (which denotes a company that regularly supplies goods or services to the monarch) on Elizabeth Arden, is said to use it twice a day to moisturise and prevent dehydration.

A more recent addition by The Royal Warrant Holders Association is Molton Brown. Known for their bold shower gel fragrance combinations such as Rhubarb and Rose and Fiery Pink Pepper, every product is still blended by hand in England. Stocked at many top hotels and it seems the Queen's residences too.

6. Her Chosen Soap. Also among the Queen's favourite beauty products are Yardley soaps – and she isn't the only Royal to have requested that they be stocked in Buckingham Palace. Over its 250-year history, this British soap country has held six Royal Warrants to different members of the royal family.

She had a few favourite lipstick products, namely the Elizabeth Arden Moisturising Lipstick in the shades Pink Punch or Rose Petal. Elizabeth Arden held a Royal Warrant, which recognises companies that supply goods or services to the monarch.

According to Brian Hoey, author of Not In Front of the Corgis, the queen regularly gave her old clothes to her dressers. From there, they could either keep the pieces, wear them, or sell them. Hoey notes that if pieces were sold, buyers couldn't know that the clothes came from Her Majesty.

Queen Elizabeth I was likely a natural redhead and probably had wavy or curly hair. However, most of her life she wore wigs. She chose to keep to the bright shade rather than opt for another colour. Her signature locks were so popular that some courtiers dyed their beards auburn as a trend.

By the time Queen Elizabeth died aged 69, she had lost her hair and most of her teeth.

How often did the Queen have her hair done? ›

In later years Her Majesty's hair was coiffed by Ian Carmaichal from the Trevor Sorbie salon, who reportedly tended to the Queen's hair twice a week for two decades, up until the end.

Prior to sugar, Queen Elizabeth's dental care consisted of brushing her teeth with honey. However, when sugar became available, she replaced honey with sugar. In fact, the sugar paste became known as Tudor Toothpaste.

Yardley London

Apparently the royal household is stocked up with Yardley soaps and hand washes, ensuring that guests and residents alike are suitably scented.

' Mitchell's products likely appeal to Kate as they're British made, organic, fragrance free and cruelty free. Plus, Heaven skincare is a carbon neutral company and sell their beauty products in recyclable packaging. Kate received the Bee Venom facial a few days before her wedding in 2011.

Magazine​, is that Queen Elizabeth was particularly fond of Yardley London, a luxury soap company. The brand has a history of over 250 years, as the Cleaver family began Yardley London back in 1770, only to become one of the most successful soap and perfume companies in the United Kingdom.