More Vintage Make-up History from Gabriela Hernandez – author of Classic Beauty – A 1938 Air Hostess has her make-up done Flying is not all a matter of machinery and weather reports, as would-be air hostesses for transcontinental airliners learn in their specialized training schools. Even lessons in “flight make-up” are a part of their …
Want to Know a Secret? – 1941 Eye Make-up Tips. Back to 1941 now as Hollywood Beauty editor Ann Vernon and actress Peggy Moran show how you can accomplish wonders with your eyes – and learn the secret of mascara application. BRIGHT EYES … Without clear sparkling eyes like Peggy Moran’s, you can’t hope to …
It Only takes a Minute – 60 Second Beauty Rituals from 1954 – Diana Day – the beauty editor for Woman in 1954 shares some invaluable basic 1950s beauty tips for maintaining a beautifully feminine complexion. FOLLOW these simple 60 second steps daily and your reward will be everlasting loveliness. One Minute Beauty Makeover Tips …
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 …
Mary Thurman’s Dutch boy – bob haircut Louise Brooks and Colleen Moore often get the credit – but it was actress Mary Thurman who first created 1920’s hairstyle “waves” with her ultra modern straight short bob hairstyle in the early months of the new decade. Her bob – also known as the Dutch boy, is …
What did a girls spring wardrobe in 1929 look like ? Well read on ! Katherine Albert reports for Glamourdaze.com. Women the world over are now copying the styles set by today’s stars. Hollywood is giving Paris a run for its money. In this 1920s fashion report you will see the latest frocks,hats, sportswear, afternoon-wear …
A fashion history timeline of 1930s millinery – as worn by Hollywood actresses Surrealism – was the order of the day when it came to 1930s millinery. The most celebrated being designer Elsa Schiaparelli‘s velvet ‘shoe hat’, an inverted design of a high-heeled court shoe. It was in no small way influenced by artists …
Caroline Reboux’s bell or ‘cloche’ hat of the 1920s took some years to evolve, as this 1920s cloche hat timeline of photographs show – originally published in Hollywood in September 1940. This timeline features the following Hollywood actresses of the 1920s – Aileen Pringle, Gladys George,Billie Burke, ZaSu Pitts, Irene Rich, Norma Shearer,Greta Garbo, Loretta Young, …
The Flapper creates headlines in 1922 – Flappers made the front page of an Arizona Weekly Journal on August 2nd, 1922. Typical Flapper You’ve often heard ’em called that, but did you ever really understand what it meant? This will straighten you out. It’s a picture of a 1920s flapper, 100 per cent, from head …
To bob or not to bob in 1924 The 1920s bob haircut craze of 1924 takes Hollywood by storm. The 12 Classic bobs.To bob or not to bob. Which actresses bobbed their hair.An exclusive interview with Colleen Moore, whose famous Dutch bob caused a worldwide rage. We also get the opinions of many other top …