Welcome to Part III (and the final segment) of the “Makeup Inspiration from Disney Princesses” series! This series explores makeup looks inspired by three eras of Disney princesses. As a reminder, these are the three time periods that divide these fantastic ladies:

• The Classic Era (1937-1959)
• The Renaissance Era (1989-1998)
• The Modern Era (2009-Today)

If you missed Part I: The Classic Disney Princesses and Part II: The Renaissance Disney Princesses, click the links and check them out! 

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The Modern Disney Princess makeup looks were largely inspired by the feminist revival dominating the 2000s and 2010s. Women in the past the were looked down upon when displaying masculine traits (i.e. career ambitions, performing physical labor), but countless female-supportive movements in these decades argued that girls should be independent, confident, and ambitious. Men can have those qualities, and females can have them, too.

Moreover, media in this time period began working to replace the old-fashioned view of woman as quiet, obedient housewives/mothers with a more realistic view that better reflected the variety of lives women lead today. Spoiler alert: there’s a far more diverse spread of life paths that women lead today than what existed back then.

Since they represent women of this new century, the lives of the modern princesses include elements not typically seen with the older Classical and Renaissance girls: Tiana works to support herself and to fulfill her dreams of opening a restaurant, Rapunzel begins a long journey to discover her true identity, and Merida lives a fiercely independent and physically active life that doesn’t focus on a romantic relationship.