Queen Elizabeth II never forgot to take care of the skin on her hands, relying once again on the French beauty brand
Queen Elizabeth was famously crowned wearing Clarins cosmetics, after commissioning the company to create a shade of lipstick that went with her coronation robes. It's rumoured that its Ever Matte powder was among the Queen's must-haves.
The key to her vibrant complexion, Hello magazine claims that the secret to her skin was Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hour Cream Balm, used every morning and night.
Royal residences reportedly keep Yardley soaps on-hand, and per Marie Claire, private guests to Windsor Castle are given Yardley products, too. Queen Elizabeth has issued royal warrants to brands like Clarins, Elizabeth Arden, and Molton Brown. Here, her favorite beauty products, from make-up to perfumes.
Yardley London English Lavender Soap is apparently stocked inside the royal palaces, such is the Queen's love of the fresh smelling product.
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth reportedly wore Guerlain L'Heure Bleue, a spicy citrus with a powdery dry down. It's been a classic for the fragrance house ever since the scent was created in 1912.
Demineralized Water, Mineral Oil, Glycerin, Methyl Paraben, Cocoa Butter, Lanoline, Parfum (Fragrance).
These days, the brand no longer maintains a monopoly, but it retains a royal tie. Royal residences reportedly keep Yardley soaps on-hand, and per Marie Claire, private guests to Windsor Castle are given Yardley products, too.
Particularly in recent years, Mills notes the Queen looks like she\x27s barely wearing any eye makeup at all. “A touch of mascara would be the ...
Hair. The rumored royal shampoo of choice that keeps Kate's locks so bouncy? Kerastase Discipline Bain Oleo Relax smoothing shampoo. While the princess has never confirmed her use of the product, there are a few more potions that appear to have a more confirmed pedigree.
The Queen has always loved a classic lipstick. According to royal insiders, among her favourites are Elizabeth Arden's Beautiful Colour lipsticks, which she has been spotted applying during functions.
The Queen often embraces colour in her make-up looks, adding red or pink lipstick to compliment her outfits. A new official photo of The Queen was released to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee which showed off her signature make-up style. According to Lisa, The Queen does all her own make-up.
A vigorous skincare routine
So how does she get that radiant Markle sparkle? She has stated in interviews that some of her favourite brands include Tatcha for exfoliating, Biore cleansing cloths, Kate Somerville face serums and Laura Mercier primers.
It's long been said that the Princess of Wales is a fan of the Swiss skincare brand Karin Herzog, so much so that she incorporated it into her pre-wedding beauty regime. In particular, she's said to have favoured the gentle-yet-effective Oxygen Face Cream – the brand currently offers an iteration for problematic skin.
“She is very conservative with her eye makeup, she never oversteps it and relies more on her lip color to make the impact,” says Mills.
Karin Herzog Skincare
In 2010 the Daily Mail reported that Kate Middleton uses a range of products from Karin Herzog. They include the Oxygen Face cream, Professional Cleansing gel and Vita-a-Kombi face cream.
White Rose by Floris: Queen Elizabeth II's perfume
The perfume house, founded in 1730, is an institution in the UK. According to Harper Bazaar, Elizabeth II chose this unique floral fragrance, which she wore on her wedding day.
So, while Queen Elizabeth became known for her bright, bold outfit choices and lipstick colours, it seems there might have also been an ulterior purpose for whipping out her lipstick and topping it up in public – to make a swift exit.
“I believe there's etiquette that ladies do not make their faces up in public,” the former royal footman explained, “but she had her bag over the side and she would take her lipstick out and put it on with no mirror or anything, and that was a signal to the ladies that she was ready to leave.”
Darren, who also worked at Kensington Palace for four years, said of the Queen's savoury choices: "For a main course she loved game, things like Gaelic steak, fillet steak with a mushroom whisky sauce, especially if we did it with venison. The former royal chef revealed the Queen loves chocolate!
The Mint Ice Cream Bombe Royale
This is yet another treat on our list that the Queen served at her wedding. To learn firsthand from Darren McGrady, watch this 10 min video about making the original bombe for world leaders when they visited the Buckingham Palace.
The Mirror reported Queen Elizabeth II's favorite drink was a Dubonnet and gin. The drink sold out on Monday.
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.
The mogul has been a fan of Philosophy's Hope in a Jar Moisturizer, naming it one of her “Ultimate Favorite Things” in 2010 and commenting that it's “hands down the best moisturizer I've ever used.” And per shoppers, the two finds on sale, Philosophy's Hope in a Jar Water Cream Hyaluronic Glow Moisturizer and Hope in a ...
The late Queen's hands were 'mottled' which usually occurs when the heart is no longer able to pump blood effectively.