Hürrem Sultan, the wife of Suleiman the Magnficent, was one of the main characters of the series Magnificent Century, which reflects the most splendid periods of the Ottoman Empire.Women in that age mostly used elixirs which they found in nature to make themselves beautiful. One of the most important beauty qualities of that age was for the skin the be as pale as possible. Women tried to achieve this look by frequently going to the hamam, rubbing their skin with lemon or with egg white masks. In order to create a contrast with the skin they used pitch black eyeliner brought from Mecca to make their eyes stand out and shaped their eyebrows with kohl.Make-up artist Tuğçe Dilaver explains in detail how to apply in a simple way the make-up as worn today by Meryem Uzerli, who plays the role of Hürrem in Magnificent Century.Firstly, remove the colour differences in your skin with a pale foundation to give your skin a clear tone.Darken your eyes with the help of a black eye pencil, which will create a pleasant contrast with your skin.By sweeping through your eyebrows with a worn-out mascara brush you can achieve the effect of kohl.Instead of the crushed hibiscus plant used at that time to produce blusher and rouge, you can use blusher and rouge with peach pink tones.For the final touches, you can use highlighter to smooth over all the make-up with a brush.Hurrem Sultan , also known as Roxelana (Ukrainian: Роксолана; lit. ’the Ruthenian one’), was the chief consort and wife of the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. She became one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history as well as a prominent and controversial figure during the era known as the Sultanate of Women.
