Illustrated vintage 1920s makeup guides, tutorials and tips for women from the flapper era.
Beauty guru Helena Rubinstein gives a facial massage lesson in her salon in 1929. AI enhanced with sound and color. Footage is courtesy of the Moving Image Research Collection from the University of South Carolina. Filmed on June 21, 1929. Helena Rubinstein beauty parlor–outtakes. Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved.Fox Movietone News Story 2-961University …
In Flaming Youth 1923, Colleen Moore propelled the 1920’s flapper makeup look to fame. We AI enhanced this charming clip from the surviving 11 minutes of footage. Colleen Moore’s Crazy Flapper Makeup Routine 1923 Colleen Moore and her iconic bob hairstyle, hair bangs and cupids bow lipstick. The way she lashes on gallons of powder, …
How to get cupid bow lips and flapper eyes. Authentic 1920’s makeup tutorial video from Glamourdaze’s Tia Semer. How to create an authentic 1920’s flapper hair and makeup look by Tia Semer.The 1920’s was the decade of raised hemlines, bobbed hair and bold cupid bow lips, I’ll show you how to get that iconic Great …
A Short History on Skin – By Jane Thomas Back in the early days of the 20th century, most women relied on one or two products or food ingredients to keep their skin looking its best. These vintage skincare routines have been passed down through generations, and some women still use some of the same techniques …
The young actress shows her daily routine – Just on the verge of her success in Flaming Youth, where she played the first truly iconic screen flapper, Colleen Moore gave this little makeup tutorial to Photoplay. It was so successful that Photoplay made makeup tutorials a regular thing. Colleen Moore’s chief screen rival Clara Bow …
Vintage advice from the 1920s era – The leading seller of face powder in the post World War One era, and ‘liquid stockings’ in the 1940s, the Armand cosmetics brand is all but forgotten now. Here is an excerpt from their 1929 beauty booklet curated by Cosmetics and Skin. Develop your own Type – Cleopatra …
Vintage 1920s/1930s color matching guide – These handy little color harmony charts fell out of my copy of The Art of Sewing and Dress Creation, a manual sold with the Sears clothing catalogues in 1929 and 1930. The Brunette Type Your color – Black or brown hair, brown or black eyes, olive skin – Makeup …
Besame’s lovely new packaging for cake mascara – 1920s style – Applied with a brush, as originally done by the flappers of the 1920’s, this luscious product from Besame Cosmetics really captures the era beautifully and is a very nice addition to your handbag. The effect is quite startling as the photo from Emily Bright …
By 1920s beauty artist Violet Dare – The appropriately named “Miss Dare” dishes out makeup advice to flappers “make-up moods” and “occasion make-up”and “Make-up to Hollywood types”. Remember that most womens faces are their own fault ! They want to be beautiful, yet they so often allow themselves to be limited by what they think they …
What colours did the silent screen stars really use ?- Talia Felix of The Gibson Girls Guide to Glamour shares with Glamourdaze her insights into some of the misconceptions of the 1920s make-up looks of the silent movie era – EVERYONE knows the classic silent film star look: deep, dark lipstick and smokey black and …