Uh, welcome to Face Review... Just kidding
I don't possess a lot of skills that I'm like 100 percent confident in,
but guessing what historical era someone's face would look good in is one of them
I have mentioned that before, but if I had a dollar for every time I had to stop myself from
running after someone to tell them they look like they were born in 1585-
Let's just say it wouldn't be Jeff Bezos launching that rocket, that would be me-
because, you know, that would be so many dollars that I would be
Now because reviewing pictures of strangers that I
found on the internet would kind of be a delicate matter
A while ago I decided to ask you to submit your own photos for my entertainment
and I thought, you know, somebody will have to be willing to do this, right?
And I was wrong, because EVERYBODY was willing to do this
and I ended up with 5234 submissions, and naturally, because I felt bad
I- I looked through every single photo that was submitted, and it took me two full days
So not gonna lie, around picture 500 I had a lot of things to think about
First of all, the amount of unique features, incredible faces,
but most of all, the amount of beauty - and I'm not saying this to be nice, like
genuinely, all the 5234 photos were so [ __ ] beautiful that-
I mean, have I googled some of the pictures because I was unsure if they're fake? Maybe
Have I shown some of them to my friends because people were so unbelievably gorgeous? Perhaps
You know, around picture 1292 I had a small
existential crisis when I realized that all those photos represent separate people,
each one of which leads their own life and has their own troubles and hopes and joys
*dramatic Interstellar music*
And eventually I was like, "How the hell am I going to fit it in a video"
So by the time I was like halfway through all the submissions, I already knew that
I had way more historical faces than I needed
Like, I picked over 300 of the best of the best then I narrowed it down to 200
and then I just picked whatever I felt like editing
So because there are so many of the good ones still left out there,
there is a possibility that there will be more than one video about this BUT!
I'm not promising anything because so far, whenever I titled a video "Part one",
there was literally never a part two, so let's just- not go there for now, okay
And also if you submitted your photo but you don't feel comfortable about
me using that photo anymore, just let me know and we'll cut it out
Without further ado let's jump right into it
Jesus Christ where do I get the energy from because like, this ain't it
First up we have this lovely picture of Mariel - ahah, I'm gonna pronounce
all these names impeccably, I have a feeling
with a beautiful bunny and I mean, as soon as I saw it, I was like *claps* "This one's medieval"
And I had this specific style of wimple in my head that I couldn't quite place because I'm uneducated
and I couldn't remember which century it was from,
but eventually I found out that I think it's 13thth c-centuryy?
And now keep in mind that I cannot draw, right
and let alone using color, and let alone using photoshop
and let alone using color using photoshop using my sister's drawing tablet so
This is not gonna be great, just letting you know, like don't get your hopes up
All of these are kind of like mediocre middle school style, but I just wanted
to see what people will look like in like, the historical hairstyles and the outfits
So here's what I think Mariel would look like in a, um, 13th century style wimple
Next up we have Dekyiah (I hope) and Dekyiah's photo gave off like, Regency era vibes to me,
like you know, a sassy main character in a Jane Austen novel, so I tried giving them those like,
iconic regency curls and I think it worked like I- I don't think it's an easy style to rock
Then we have Anthéloresa and I mean, y'all have no business being this gorgeous, let me just say that
I think Anthéloresa's face could work in a variety of eras,
I think 1790s might work here with all of the curls and, you know, voluminous hairstyles,
but I decided to go for like 1890s ballgown style, mainly because of the off-shoulder
blouse that already gave this vibe, but I think it is a look, like not gonna lie
Kelly's photo screamed mid-Victorian to me, so I went for this sort of voluminous, like,
1850s hairstyle and my lack of drawing skill really shows in this one, like I feel like
it would be so much better if someone skilled actually did it, but you probably get the idea
I felt like Tegan's face could work really well with 16th century Dutch portraiture,
but after like five botched coif drawing attempts I just took an
actual 16th century portrait and I just posted Tegan's face inside it,
and proportions or angles aside, I think it works, like I think this could be a thing
Uh, Spurthi has very distinguished features I think so I decided to go for this like,
Cleo de Merode style of the mid- to late-1890s, and I think Spurthi really rocks the high collar
A minute of silence to all of the people that sent me their pets,
I should probably do a separate historical pet review
Jenna's face reminds me of the faces I've seen in like numerous 16th century and 17th century
paintings, so I decided to give a late 16th century kirtle and coif a try and see if it works,
and I think it worked nicely, I'm just a little sad that I had to cover Jenna's stunning hair
Eris- uh, okay, how are y'all even real - Eris seems to be going for a little bit of a
60s inspired hairstyle here, but I thought the overall features and face shape remind me of,
again, the Regency era, and I thought a bonnet might work nicely,
and again, my Photoshop skills failed me a bit here, and I feel like it's not doing
Eris justice, but just imagine Eris as a fierce napoleonic era heroine
about to inquire about a lover who's stuck in a prison, you know, you get me now?
When I saw this picture of Jackie it immediately reminded me of those
early 1900s photos of Edwardian actresses, like Evelyn Nesbitt- or Nesbeettt- ahuhm
or Lily- Leel- *weird computer malfunction sounds*
Lily Elsie, why did I- I know that name, what happened to me
and I feel like Jackie's features and especially hair
would result in a very successful acting career back in 1906, so consider that
MrCoffeeHead delivered a photo with detailed captions regarding
all the surroundings, in case you were confused
and at first I thought this face might work in a late 18th century context,
but then I was like "Hmm, it's giving Leyendecker" so I attempted Leyendecker style hairstyle and
suit and not gonna lie, the suit is not my best work, but I think we can all agree that
MrCoffeeHead here rocks this sleek hairstyle
The person who described themselves as "Likes listening to sad music and has two thumbs",
at first I thought they would look great in 16th century style cap,
but then I thought, you know what, there's other 16th century styles that I have to consider,
and lo and behold, turns out Italian 16th century portraiture is their jam
As soon as I saw Berkley I knew we have something 18th century going on here,
and I think maybe because of the makeup, which reminded me of the early- to mid-18th
century makeup style, but also in general I think Berkley could definitely pull off
a robe a la francaise, which is not something easy to pull off
So initially when I saw this photo of Ava, I thought the whole look with the sweet smile
and the pose reminds me a lot of like, 1920s dancers, but when I was working on the pic
it started leaning sort of to 1930s, and I decided to just go with it
and eventually it looked so much like a vintage ad,
that I just swapped the phone for a Coca-Cola bottle and honestly, if it was slightly better
done and then uploaded on Pinterest, I'm sure it could pass for like an original ad
Next up we have G and I feel like there's already a vintage vibe to this pic and to G's features,
which I decided to *further accentuate* by turning them into, like a 1920s style vamp
and not gonna lie, like some of you know what you're doing, like you know what you
look good in and you know what style suits you and G is an example of that I think
Next up we have Rollo, who I thought had this like joyful 17th century
style appearance, and again, I was trying to work on a- on drawing a 1670s wig at first,
but eventually gave up and I just photoshopped Rollo into an actual portrait
Matias straight up already looks like it's 1880s so there wasn't a lot I had to do,
but I photoshopped Matias into an actual 1880s photograph and I
think I accidentally exposed a vampire, so let's move on because I don't want to die
Anastasia's smile, together with the middle part, made me think of 1830s
It's a hairstyle not many could pull off, but I feel like Anastasia can and again,
my photoshop skills failed me and Anastasia looks sort of like a 90s Disney character here,
which is not a bad thing, like I would 100 percent watch that movie
Aziza looks so radiant in this photo that it
immediately made me think of, again, Edwardian actresses
And it could be because of the side glance, and like, over the shoulder look,
but I thought Aziza would look fantastic as a sort of like a Gibson Girl postcard
I thought Amy's face would look great in something like, rigid and structured,
I thought, well rigid and structured screams 16th century to me
Dare I say I wasn't wrong
Lillian's pose and expression and the hair as well
made me think of our growing Edwardian Actresses Club
And also it's a bit crazy, because when I saw that photo I was like, "Oh,
this kind of looks like Lillian Gish" and like, turns out it is a Lillian, like how weird is that
Then we have another Anastasia- Anastaysia- Anastasiya-
And can we have some commotion for Anastasia's stunning face, because
it is just so unique and beautiful
I think it could work in a number of historical eras to be honest,
like I couldn't really decide between 18th century or like, 1920s
or mid-Victorian, but I eventually went for an 1850s style and I think
it works really well, like I- I could easily imagine this being daguerrotype- daguerrotype?
I have not used English for a while
Next up we have Jose and when I saw Jose, I immediately thought of 17th century,
it sort of has that 17th century self-portrait vibe
So I found one like, I found a 17th century self-portrait and I photoshopped Jose into it
Inna's face is very versatile, like I think it could work for multiple eras,
but there was something about the hair that made me think of like,
early 1900s and those like grand Edwardian portraits
Vanessa- first of all, the more time I spend looking at this photo the more I realize how
stunning it is, but second of all - I have no idea if some of you are like,
interested in different historical eras and you use them to your advantage,
if you know certain historical styles look good on you,
or if it just happens accidentally, but Vanessa has that like 1650s look nailed, like
I didn't even have to do much, because it already looks like- like a 17th century portrait
Jessica possesses some of the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen,
and I felt like Jessica's face could do really well in vintage styles, like 1940s, 1930s
So I went for this 1930s look and I feel like Jessica absolutely
rocks it, but I felt really bad for covering those beautiful eyebrows
Sam's photo immediately looked 18th century to me, so I wanted to try out like a powdered hair
look and not gonna lie, I think it kind of worked, like I could easily imagine a portrait like that
So at first I thought Brett will look really nice in Victorian styles,
you know, but then I was like, you know what, we didn't really get to see anyone
sporting an over-the-top 1770s look, and I thought Brett might pull it off
Poor photoshopping skills aside, I think I was right
Okay, Evangeline, now how do I say this - you ARE history
That's one of the most historically looking faces I have ever seen
You would be worshipped in medieval times, you would be painted in the Renaissance era,
you would be considered a masterpiece in the 18th century, you would be adored in the Victorian era
I genuinely didn't even know what to do with it, like I didn't know what to do here, so I
just left this as it is and guess what, it still looks like a painting, so that tells you something
Moving on to Aabha - Aabha's expression and the hairstyle made me think of like 1920s flappers,
you know those like really excited, joyful, energetic women
Not gonna lie, I had the hardest time trying to draw a damn cloche hat, like who would
have thought out of all these things cloche hat would be something that I would almost give up on
James, again I think is one of the people that know what they're doing,
like I'm sure that hairstyle and beard is not a coincidence
and either you are really fascinated by the 1870s, or you are trying to adapt to modernity as an
immortal being and you are failing miserably, because we all know that you were born in 1853
I want to take a moment to appreciate all of the submissions from the
veil-wearing people, and if you're wearing a hijab or some other head covering,
don't be afraid to get into historical costuming
It is absolutely okay if you want to make a historical costume but you
would have to adjust it for your modesty or for your preferences
It is completely fine, like we need you in this hobby,
so if anyone tells you otherwise they're not worth hanging out with
Speaking of veils, here is lovely Nabiya and Nabiya's smile immediately made me think of again,
Regency era, so I decided to try out a bonnet, I thought that a bonnet might work well here
And like Nabiya just looks like the type of a character in the Jane Austen novel that
gets into complicated, funny situations all the time
but is able to, uh, sort of handle them with grace
Next up we have Condottiere and I don't know if it's because of the facial hair or just
the general vibe, but I got a very distinct 17th century vibe here, so I just decided to go with it
Something about Josephine's face made me think it will look great in an 1840s get up,
and I mean it truly does, and it's not often that you see someone rocking a cap that well
Sadly this was the last face in this episode of "When Are You From" and I would love to include
all of the submissions here, but at the end of the day, one can only do so much, and not gonna lie,
after- after two days of photoshopping straight, my back was starting to do some strange things so
Thanks a lot for submitting your lovely photos, and I have to say it's one thing to like,
read your comments and interact with you online, but it's completely different to-
to actually see your faces and to realize that you all come from like, all sorts of backgrounds and
different corners of the world, and you are all different ages and different sizes and
different ethnicities, and it's honestly made me so grateful that you all decide to,
you know, spend some time with me here, every now and then
Soo thank you for that, it's getting a bit awkward, bye