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Elizabeth I’s deadly beauty routine
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Looking like a flawless porcelain doll takes immense effort, especially when your makeup is violently dissolving your skin. To hide smallpox scars, Elizabeth slathered her face in 'Venetian ceruse,' a horrifying mixture of vinegar and white lead. While it gave her the iconic virgin queen aesthetic, it slowly gave her heavy metal poisoning, causing hair loss and eventually accelerating her death.
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