Off With Their Wigs! Mary Queen of Scots‘s Hair & Makeup Genius Jenny Shircore
*In the run-up to this Sunday’s Oscars telecast, we’re sharing some of our favorite interviews with nominees.
This holiday season we’ve been graced with not one but two incredible examples of hair and makeup mastery. The first came in Yorgos Lanthimos’ hilarious The Favourite, which captures the lunacy at court (and in the bedroom) of Queen Anne (a sensational Olivia Colman), who close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) goes to war,
Mary Queen of Scots‘ Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne
*In the run-up to this Sunday’s Oscars telecast, we’re sharing some of our favorite interviews with nominees.
Mary Queen of Scots is a gorgeous film to behold, with the dueling Queens looking period-perfect from head to toe. “You’ve got two queens, two powerful women, two women who have never met,” hair and makeup artist Jenny Shircore told us. “Yet they’re influenced by each other’s beauty and power.
Oscar Watch: Mary Queen of Scots‘ Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne
Mary Queen of Scots is a gorgeous film to behold, with the dueling Queens looking period-perfect from head to toe. As the film’s hair and makeup artist Jenny Shircore told us, “You’ve got two queens, two powerful women, two women who have never met, who are yet influenced by each other’s beauty and power. They are jealous of each other, afraid of each other, all the way through this is the story we’re telling.
Off With Their Wigs! Mary Queen of Scots‘s Hair & Makeup Genius Jenny Shircore
This holiday season we’ve been graced with not one but two incredible examples of hair and makeup mastery. The first came in Yorgos Lanthimos’ hilarious The Favourite, which captures the lunacy at court (and in the bedroom) of Queen Anne (a sensational Olivia Colman), who close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) goes to war, so to speak, with a new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) over the queen’s affection.
Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie Struggle for the Crown in First Mary Queen of Scots Trailer
The first trailer for Mary Queen of Scots is a stirring struggle of passion and power. I admit that I’m a royal enthusiast, but Elizabeth I has been done and done well. I wasn’t convinced we needed another regaling of the rivalry. And yet, I have been made a true believer. Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan are stunning.
The actresses never rest on the beautiful costumes and production design – although there is plenty of that.
Indulge in These Decadent Posters of Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots
The official posters for Focus Feature’s Mary Queen of Scots are out and we are pumped to see more of this medieval world. These queens really do it all, from Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan) confidently leading a pack of men on her horse, to Queen Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) standing tall as her servants pamper her hands.
The official character posters depict striking portraits of both the women- yet their differences are quite notable.
