A close up portrait captures an attractive early twenties woman looking directly forward with a composed expression, exemplifying period-accurate Victorian cosmetics. Her fair skin is treated with a heavy application of face powder, giving her face a noticeably pale, soft matte finish while still preserving the natural texture of her skin, subtle pore details, and delicate contours beneath the layer. She has a soft jaw, plump lips, small nose, wideset large eyes and is nubile and neotenous.
A subtle pinkish-red cheek rouge is softly diffused over the apples of her cheeks, imparting a gentle flush that allows her underlying skin texture to remain clearly visible. Her lips are painted with a light soft red lip rouge applied in a subtle, low-density layer that gently enhances her natural lip tone, finished with a mild fruit wax sheen that preserves all the natural vertical creases and texture of her lips without adding excess gloss. Her light blue eyes are framed by full, dark, unadorned eyebrows, with a minimal tracing of kohl along the upper lashline and brushed delicately onto the eyelashes to offer subtle definition.
Her dark hair is neatly parted in the center and styled in looped side braids embellished with small white floral accents behind her ears. She wears an elaborate cream lace 19th century Victorian gown with voluminous shoulders and an intricate, multi-strand pearl choker.
