Miss Havisham (Great Expectation)

Miss Havisham is one of the most interesting characters in this novel to me seeing her story unfold as it becomes clear why it is the way she is.

Miss Havisham is quite a dark cold character due to her past of being left at the alter being tricked into loving someone that was only out for her wealth. 

she lives in her wedding dress throughout the whole story 

never leaving the mansion that has been untouched since the day of her wedding and all clocks stopped to the time were her partner left her.

she is pale as snow due to the fact that she did not want any sunlight to be seen within her home her hair was unkempt possibly untouched since her wedding day.

Miss Havisham adopted a little girl after her partner left her and named her Estella what stared out as love Miss Havisham slowly taught Estella not to feel any emotion or to love so she wouldn't be hurt as she was

victorian Beauty!

Painted by : Emile Eisman Semenowsky

Wearing makeup in the Victorian time was highly frowned upon due to religious beliefs and was seen as immoral but was still worn very lightly by some but those with a string use of makeup were most commonly prostitutes or actresses.

In the Victorian ages women with pale faces were seen to be noble women due to the fact that it was a sign that they did not work out in the sun like the poorer class women with tans.

women would use zinc oxide to whiten there faces. some would also go as far a painting blue veins on them self for a translucent look.

although makeup was not a big thing back then skin care was, women would make there own solution from ingredients they had in there kitchen made with roses or lilies, creams were made with was and different scents