Many clergy members spoke out against those with “painted faces”, and were determined to bring modesty to all women in Britain. Queen Victoria was outspoken against makeup during her mourning period. Only prostitutes or actresses applied such gaudy makeup, and it was of no use to gentlewomen. During the 1850’s, however, women began to apply makeup very subtly, using only white cream bases to hide blemishes. An example is “Crème Céleste”, made of white wax, spermaceti, sweet almond oil, and rosewater. Another way women kept up their appearance was tending to their facial hair. Body hair was rarely removed, and hair on the head was kept very long, but ladies sometimes trimmed their eyelashes or plucked their eyebrows and hairline. Waxy balm was applied to the lips with a very subtle colour from beet juice or carmine, made from beetles. A poisonous flower called belladonna was liquefied and applied to the eyes to dilate the pupils, but made vision weaker. To clean the eyes, a drop of orange or lemon juice did the job, but probably hurt very badly. The Victorian Era had a view of cosmetics very different from our own