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1950s Tutorial – White Lipstick and How to Wear it

Posted on May 20, 2016 by vmg | 0 Comments

1959 was all about colour blending – Lots if girls like to use the new white lipstick, but only a few can apply it as prettily as the ladies does above. Now the so called Italian look may be for some, and certainly will make an impression at an event, but perhaps not right for everyday wear as the girl below demonstrates….

1950s Makeup – Winged Eyebrows and Cat eyes

Posted on March 9, 2016 by vmg | 0 Comments

Winged Eyebrow Look and Cat Eye Liner – 1950s Makeup Report – Just compare model Geraldine Branson wearing the old look to the left – shining red lipstick, light eye make-up; to the new Latin look of enhanced eyes but more natural lips. Winged eyebrows and cat eyes The focal point of the new latin Look this year are the winged…

1978 Make-up Tutorial – The Bare Eye Look

Posted on January 20, 2016 by vmg | 0 Comments

Four Step Beauty Guide for Day and Evening – 1970s makeup guide published by Womans Weekly 1978 – The warm and natural look is the new vogue for 1978. The new trick – think of your cheek colour as an eye colour. When the blusher is an earthy shade, use it it across the eye area, particularly along the socket…

Vintage Lipstick and Rouge Chart – 1941

Posted on December 7, 2015 by vmg | 0 Comments

The Low-down to a 1940’s Hollywood Face – Firstly, you can cut out the chart above and use as a reference for all the beauty tips we discuss in this lesson. Below we examine in closer detail the key to correct use of rouge and lipstick. 1. How to Apply Lipstick and Rouge for your FACE. Oval face: Make up…

Cosmetics Shopping Guide 1948

Posted on September 30, 2015 by vmg | 0 Comments

Popular cosmetics in the late 1940s – For the college or career girl, September brings new adventures in beauty. A touch of fragrance for her hair ! Like an invisible halo of flowers, “The finishing touch,” by Lentheric, scents her hair and adds lovely lustre. The bottle is equipped with a fingertip atomosier, lentheric’s alone. In Tweed, Miracle, Shanghai…

12 Steps to 1940s Glamour

Posted on September 24, 2015 by vmg | 0 Comments

A 12 Step Guide to 1940s Glamour – For that 1940s glamour look, follow Miss Lane’s 12 step procedure below, concentrating on one feature at a time, and you too can probably achieve the amazing illusion of beauty pictured above. 1. A Properly cleansed face. 2. Applying foundation. 3. Distributing foundation. 4. Applying eye shadow. 5. Applying moist cheek rouge….

Autumn Beauty Tricks from 1932

Posted on September 6, 2015 by vmg | 0 Comments

1930s beauty Tricks from Carolyn Van Wyck 1930s Eye Make-up. Ruth Hall takes us through the four steps in the magic of Fall eye make-up. With the days ahead getting shorter and darker, a girls eyes need to be more definite looking. 1. Placing shadow – usually this should cover the entire lid only for day use. The space between…

Kiss and Make Up – 1930s Beauty Guides

Posted on August 4, 2015 by vmg | 0 Comments

Essential Beauty First Aids – 1931 – Let’s kiss and make up. or maybe we’d better make up first ! This is our chance to prove our artistry. Maybe we can’t paint a landscape or sculpt in marble, but how we can create new faces and carmine those lily cheeks ! We can make up our face to suit ourselves….

1930s Beauty Class – Summer Sun Secrets

Posted on July 16, 2015 by vmg | 1 Comments

Safe skin tips from Helen Twelvetrees – July 1932 – 1930’s beauty report from Ann Boyd – To prevent windburn and roughness from the dry hot breezes of summer, Miss Twelvetrees always rubs a thin cold cream over her face as a last minute touch before facing the outdoors. To the fair skinned – it was once the aches and…

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1930s Housewives Emergency Make-up Kit

Posted on June 18, 2015 by vmg | 0 Comments

Max Factor Make-up School – June 1935 – Your home is in a sense ..a stage – your own personal stage. Small or large, it should be the background for you, for the particular type of good looks that are yours. You know women – and so do I – who think beauty is for the street alone or for…

1950s Tutorial – White Lipstick and How to Wear it

1950s Makeup – Winged Eyebrows and Cat eyes

1978 Make-up Tutorial – The Bare Eye Look

Vintage Lipstick and Rouge Chart – 1941

Cosmetics Shopping Guide 1948

12 Steps to 1940s Glamour

Autumn Beauty Tricks from 1932

Kiss and Make Up – 1930s Beauty Guides

1930s Beauty Class – Summer Sun Secrets

1930s Housewives Emergency Make-up Kit

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