1960’s Style embraces the First Lady’s look – The spectacle of the First lady and her husband has set hearts racing for many reasons, but Jackie Kennedy fashion has set a look and style that is setting the national pace this year! College girls copy the Jackie style casually, suburban housewives faithfully. Millinery shops are …
1930s beauty report – by Anne Van Alstyne for Glamourdaze.com It was all perfumes and powders this festive season. We scurried about amongst the cosmetic counters – as usual at the very last minute. According to our sources, the popular names this year included Coty, Helena Rubinstein, Elizabeth Arden, Tangee lipsticks, Richard Hudnut,DuBarry, Houbigant among …
Famous Hollywood Beauty expert shares his secrets – Supposing Christmas morning you could go out to that brightly trimmed tree – and find a pretty little package addressed to you – and labelled ‘ new beauty ‘. I know that actually you can find it – only in this case you’ll have to be your …
It’s all furs for winter 1928 – Almost everyone can scare up a thrill for Christmas – it means snappy, healthy weather, beautiful foxy furs, perfumes, violets, theatres and candlelight. There is something bewitching about the dark hours of winter and the Christmas atmosphere – and every woman plans her winter wardrobe for this delightfully colorful season. …
Vintage sex appeal for the holiday season – Time for another shout out to our sponsor Blue Velvet Vintage. Founder and good friend Theresa Campbell McKee runs this unique vintage style online shop with the same classy and personal touch that evokes the early days of couture houses. Whatever era your female heart desires, Blue …
Life photographer Nina Leen captures post war America at Yuletide – In the last four weeks before Christmas – R.H Macy of New York, the worlds largest store, goes through a ‘retailing blitz’. America’s Christmas shopping season officially starts the day after Thanksgiving, and a staff of 14,000 sets about furiously to work on selling …
Christmas Beauty from Besame Cosmetics – Our annual look at the glamorous makeup gifts for Christmas from our friends at Besame Cosmetics. And what a delightful set of treats. If you want to treat your loved one, best friend to a gift of pure vintage glamour, then you can’t go further than Besame Cosmetics Holiday …
Christmas Party Dresses for the Vintage Girl – Well ladies, with the season of snow, red lips and mistletoe coming round the corner, Glamourdaze is taking a break from our time traveling to look at some drool-able vintage party dresses from our friends at 20th Century Foxy. 1930s Charm Dress – Teal Blue My personal …
Glamourdaze video featured in German top 100 tutorials – Late news – if it’s pleasant to hear – is still good news, and we only learned of Glamourdaze’s inclusion last July / August in a unique German exhibition of online video tutorials. Our popular 1969 makeup tutorial film was nominated. Below are some promotional shots …
How Helena Rubinstein, a little girl from Krakow, helped build the 20th Century beauty industry and outsmarted Wall Street. A Day in the Life of Helena Rubinstein Full of thoughts, Helena Rubinstein begins another day with a bath, followed by rubbing liquid powder over her body. She studies her face in the mirror before applying her …