It is worth considering the fact that each sultan or shehzadeh had their own ideas about female beauty. But in general, tastes did not diverge much during that era.
1. Often girls with bushy eyebrows, like Frida Kahlo's, were recruited into the harem. It was believed that such girls are very devout. After all, the Koran forbade plucking facial hair. But at the same time, girls of Slavic appearance were popular. But thick black eyebrows are not typical for them.
2. In the series, there are few girls who were painted brightly. But in reality, all the concubines painted their eyes as brightly as possible. Remember the TV series "Clone", where oriental girls used rich eyeshadow colors and black eyeliner. Because they usually wore a burqa. In the "Magnificent Age", traditional costumes were changed for the sake of a beautiful picture.
3. The body had to be smooth, and for this the girls did something like a modern shugaring.
4. Of course, every sultan loved girls with different shapes. For example, one of the overlords Ibrahim in history adored women with curvaceous forms. But few people loved such thin girls like Firuze. Such thinness was considered painful.
5. White skin was fashionable, so the concubines actively used white.
6. Preference was given to girls with steep hips. Then they still believed that lush volumes make it easier to give birth.
