Practical: Egg White Application

In class we practised using egg white as it was a technique used during the Elizabethan era. Women would paste their faces in lead to create a pale conplexion and to reduce signs of aging. They would then glaze their faces with egg white to almost cement the lead and to achieve a glossy finish.

Here is an image of the base application before the egg white was applied. The idea was to create a slightly paler skin tone to replicate the skin they wished to achieve. 

Here, we can see a single layer of egg white applied to the left of the face and then a double layer to the right.

After a while, the egg began to crumble slightly and it became quite uncomfortable.