Illustrated vintage 1940s makeup guides, tutorials and tips for women.
12 Steps to a 1940’s Hollywood Makeover. Paramount Studio make-up guru Eddie Senz reveals his beauty secrets to Modern Beauty Shop in 1943. An exclusive behind the scenes look at a 1940s Hollywood makeover. A step by step guide of adapting the Hollywood makeup look for a 1940’s beauty street look. Eddie Senz ” The …
1940’s War Fashion – Paint your own stockings! Q: What’s a 1940s wife more afraid of finding on her man than lipstick on his collar? A: Leg paint on his back! [Quote from Oak tree Vintage ] The Great Stocking Shortage. Nylon stockings exploded into the average American woman’s life in 1939, when Dupont began …
The Four Keys to Beauty for Women during Christmas 1941 A 1940’s British War Time Woman’s Beauty Guide. Back in December 1941, Britain was entering it’s third Christmas at war. Here you can read some of the makeup and fashion advice that was read by many women that cold month as they prepared for what …
British War Time Christmas Beauty Tips for Women in 1941 A touching and a unique record taken from the 1940’s British fashion periodical Good Taste – Dec 1941. The writer envisions various date scenarios and dishes out advice on the appropriate clothing, hairstyle and makeup to wear for these very special occasions with their soldiers …
1940s Style Make-up Application – Vintage guides to download Become the 1940s glamour pinup of your dreams! The famous Westmore’s were Hollywood beauty kings in their day and when they published their make-up secrets in magazines across the US – women eagerly scanned them to pick up the latest Hollywood trade secret! The classic 1940s …
History of Mascara – Maybel Williams and The Maybelline Story The Maybelline Story Glamourdaze talks to author and Maybelline heiress Sharrie Williams. How many women in the world are aware that they owe a debt of gratitude to a young lady called Maybel Williams – who – following an accident in 1915 – singed her …
Sealed with a kiss – 1940s Lipstick kisses to servicemen 1940s American women sent lipstick kisses to the soldiers Life Magazine – 1942 There were many ways of maintaining the morale of a fighting man, but the simplest of these was the eagerly awaited letter from a soldier’s girl. A common message of love from …
A link back to The Daily Mail whose femail editor has posted an article about our 1940s vintage makeup tutorial. Thanks girls. Read the full post on The Daily Femail.
1940s makeup beauty – Kathleen Bryon in Black Narcissus Some 1940s makeup images from two beautiful expressionist films made in wartime Britain by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger – Black Narcissus and A Matter of Life and Death. This short beauty post celebrates both the amazing cinematography of Jack Cardiff who shot both films, and …
The 1940s Face – 7 Make-up Secrets by Gabriela Hernandez. Excerpt from her book Classic Beauty – The History of Make-up Gabriela Hernandez shares her basic 7 points to a 1940s style face. The 1940s Face – Seven Secrets 1. 1940s Eyebrows are manicured and are kept natural in thickness. 2.Dark brown pencil is used …