Beauty Brands That Received Queen Elizabeth's Official Approval

Queen Elizabeth II exuded class, beauty, and elegance, and this was shown especially through her appearance. Her makeup was timeless and often subtle, usually with a statement lipstick and a hint of blush. The queen had such a liking for certain beauty brands that she even issued them royal warrants so they would exclusively provide products to her. She was very loyal to the makeup brands she issued royal warrants to, using some of their products, like Elizabeth Arden, for decades. A royal warrant recognizes a brand as a regular supplier of goods and services to a royal court. Often, when brands do receive a royal warrant, there will be a seal on the company's website or product advertising that they have received the honor (per Royal UK).

One of the queen's staple beauty products that did not receive a royal warrant was Essie's nail polish in the shade ballet slippers, a light nude-pink shade. Although this product didn't receive the official stamp, the queen made sure to always have it on hand. In 1989, Queen Elizabeth's personal hairdresser wrote a letter to Essie to request a bottle of its nail polish in that shade, because it was "the only color" she would wear (per Glamour UK). From then on, the color became one of Essie's bestsellers.

Receiving a royal warrant is one of the biggest compliments a brand or product could possibly receive, so let's take a look at some of the brands that got Queen Elizabeth's official sign of approval.

Queen Elizabeth's favorite lipstick brand was Elizabeth Arden, so it's fitting that the company has held a royal warrant for more than 50 years (per Hello). She was often seen reapplying Elizabeth Arden lipsticks at different functions — basically making her the brand's top-tier ambassador. The exact shades she used were highly coveted, but many sources have a few guesses as to what they were. According to Glamour UK, one color the queen was known to use was Elizabeth Arden's Beautiful Color Lipstick in the color fig, which is a cool pink. Some of her other go-to lipstick shades typically ranged from soft neutrals to bright pinks and reds.

Another product from Elizabeth Arden that the queen was fond of was the Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant, which she applied morning and night, according to Glamour UK. The cream promises to deliver long-lasting deep hydration to soothe and protect the skin.

According to Elizabeth Arden, "The name 'Eight Hour' was coined by a devoted Elizabeth Arden client who used the cream on her child's grazed knee, and eight hours later, it was magically better."

Kent Brushes was established in 1777 — making it the world's oldest brush manufacturer. It has also probably held one of the longest royal warrants for nine consecutive reigning monarchs, ever since Queen Victoria took the throne in 1837.

In 1955, three years after Queen Elizabeth II took the throne, Kent Brushes received a new royal warrant as an exclusive brush maker for the queen. The brand was such a favorite, it even received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the international trade category due to the company's success in international sales.

Kent hairbrushes are unique, especially in their craftsmanship. Each brush is handmade by up to 12 people in Kent's factory with high-quality luxury materials such as ebony and fine natural bristle. Just one brush can take up 540 hours of work from start to finish to produce, according to the Kent website. On the listing for one cherrywood brush, the company describes their brush as able "to enhance the condition of each strand, from root to tip, stimulating your scalp for faster growth, distributing your hair's oils for natural nourishment, while giving all-over luster and shine."

Boots was one of the earliest recipients of a royal warrant from Queen Elizabeth ll. In 1955, Boots received its first royal warrant as "suppliers of soap," but without any mention of specific products (per Boots). Just a few years later, the warrant was extended in 1958 to include agricultural and horticultural goods.

Boots is a popular health and beauty store in the U.K. that is very similar to a drugstore in America but provides more high-end products from luxury beauty brands like Clinique, Estee Lauder, Lancome, and Bobbi Brown. It also produces some of its very own exclusive brands, one being a leading skin care brand, No7, which has extended production to other retailers in the U.S., including Target and Walmart.

In 1970, Boots posted its royal warrant in the window of its store in Windsor. According the company's website, it said: "For it is this branch that most of Her Majesty's requirements of Boots goods are obtained by the queen's housekeeper and the steward of Windsor Castle. While Her Majesty's purchases range over much of our inventory the emphasis is laid upon chemist lines and horticultural and agricultural goods for which, of course, we hold the royal warrant and we are particularly proud of the fact that supplies for the royal gardens are delivered to the manager of Windsor Great Park."

The secret to the queen's youthful skin and beautiful complexion may have been due to an exclusive emollient skin cream made just for her by Murray Deeside Marketing.

Murray Deeside Marketing is a skin cream manufacturer that received Queen Elizabeth's royal warrant for skin care products in 2009. The emollient cream was first used by the queen's mother, and it was made exclusively for her by retired pharmacist Ian Murray and was later used by Queen Elizabeth (per Express).

Murray played with the idea of selling the emollient skin cream to the public but did not follow through due to a fear of the demand being too high to manage. In an interview with Express, Murray said, "I'm still not ready to go ahead. It would be quite a lot of work, but I'm still thinking about it. It's a really good cream and I know the demand would be there. Whether I'd be able to cope with it is another thing."