Popular hairstyles and make up of the Teleri of Beleriand* and Aman (roughly mid First Age, pre-dagor bragollach) | Day Five: Culture & Diversity for @tolkiengenweek
*They aren't really Teleri at this point, but I used that name instead of Nelyar, since most started the great journey, they just didn't finish it; also the nandor are their own, second & third age posts.
North Sindar Lady: I wanted her hair to look similar to the Iathrim Lady, but more practical; she doesn't have the privilege of girdle. Since her people are regularly around the Ñoldor, the make up is vibrant in colour (more so than everyone else's), similar in style to the Teleri Lady, as it is a trend brought over from Aman. As a point of contrast she's got a fringe - an indication that her people regularly snip their hair for fun, a bit taboo among the Ñoldor (but not for long).
Laegrim Lady: I wanted the hair style to look the most severe, something you could make with only slight effort if you've already got the tools on hand. It has no free curls, complex ties or use of pomade. The make up is made with what you've got on hand; but in style it's influenced by the Ñoldor. Her big poof in the front of her head is another Ñoldor influence - it's very characteristic to some of their hairstyles.
Iathrim Lady: I wanted to make her look the most culturally "pure" - not a real thing, but something that might have been believed. I like the fanon that Sindar have mostly loose hair, but only to a point; so I gave that to the Iathrim, who for the most part can afford loose hair. The similarities in hairstyles between her and the North Sindarin & Falathrim lady I think is pretty evident. The make up is similar to her sisters on the coasts far and near. Her brows are finely painted and that's one hundred percent an Amanyar trend brought over - the Falathrim & Teleri lady have it too.
Falathrim Lady: Círdan's people are one of the first to encounter the exiled Ñoldor, as such they got to have a hot iron curler; before that cold curling methods were the norm, but they can be messy as seen on the Iathrim Lady. They took their new method of curling to new heights, setting a trend for tidy, but fun hairstyles; they got their curlers, from the sons of Fëanor, not their host, but the lords themselves - both Caranthir and Curufin curl their hair regularly, they didn't leave Valinor without either the schematics or one curler each. The make up is the same shade as her sister across the sea, because I found it cute.
Teleri Lady: By design her look is the most foreign with only a few points of similarities. She has no curls of any kind - the ones on her tiny fringe are done with pomade or a substance of similar properties. She's got a headband stitched with pearls, obviously. The rest of her hairstyle is a style shared with the Ñoldor, but without the tiny combs of gold and jade, or the small bejewelled hairpins, or big bejewelled hair pins or ... ; you get the picture. Her make up is similar to the Sindar, but less focus is put on the eyes, then on other parts of her face.
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