
Venetian cerussa foundation: the toxic lead makeup used by Elizabeth I
If putting on makeup in the morning seems like a harmless and habitual gesture, a few centuries ago it could seriously put your life at risk. This is what happened, according to some hypotheses, to Elizabeth I of Englandwho died at the age of 69 on 24 March 1603 after 45 years of reign, and to many noblewomen between the ...








