Elizabethan Hairstyles

When studying Elizabethan portraits I have noticed a number of reoccurring themes that I believe to be identifiable characteristics from this era.

http://tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/queen.html

http://www.npg.org.uk/research/programmes/making-art-in-tudor-britain/the-phoenix-and-the-pelican-two-portraits-of-elizabeth-i-c.1575.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portraiture_of_Elizabeth_I_of_England

• ·         Colour – Deep red, strawberry blondes and different variations of these colours.
• ·         Texture – Frizzy, thick and very small ringlets of curls.
• ·         Shape – Often circular or in heart shapes, with a thick structure and extremely high hairline.
• ·         Adornments – Plenty of pearls, crowns, ribbons, bonnets or small hats.