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updated: 22/01/2006

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Star Trek makeups: the Vulcans

T’Les
V’Lar
Subcommander T’Pol
Sakonna
Lieutenant Selar
Lieutenant Valeris
Lieutenant Saavik
T’Pau
other Vulcans

The Vulcans are closely related to the Romulans but, unlike the Romulans, Vulcans are trustworthy albeit calculating. Both have been around the Star Trek universe since the original series.

The Vulcans’ makeup design has changed little over the years – essentially pointy ears and slanted eyebrows – but then came an alarming tendency for Vulcans to adopt unflattering Romulan hairstyles: indeed it had got to the point where it appeared that most of the actresses playing Vulcans or Romulans were sharing a single wig. Too late, too late they suddenly started to show a little individuality again at the end of the final season of Enterprise.