In 1906 – Model Evelyn Nesbitt causes a stir at her husbands murder trial – with her outfit! Evelyn Nesbitt – one of the 20th Century’s first style icons was a young model /actress thrust into the limelight in New York when her name was involved in the infamous murder of Stanford White, a respected …
The Golden age of Hollywood make-up – by Gabriella Hernandez – founder of Besame Cosmetics. Excerpt from her book Classic Beauty – presented on Glamourdaze.com with kind permission. Gabriela Hernandez highlights the Six Top 1930s Make-up Tips for achieving the 1930s face. Eyebrows are plucked very thin and drawn high on the face. Curled lashes …
Beauty Tips learned from Downton Abbey. Thanks to Blaine of Daily Glow – who shared this fun photo feed of Downton Abbey Beauty Tips. Improve your complexion by standing only in candlelight.! A good anti-aging tip is to stand beside someone at least 30 years older than you. Never underestimate the power of red lipstick. …
Helen Temple’s Beauty Column 1938 Answers to women’s beauty questions from the late 1930s. First published in Woman – May21st 1938. Freckling: I have a large freckle on the tip of my nose, which isn’t at all beautifying – is there any way of making it disappear? Also – is walking a good way to …
Now that you’ve put away the decorations, the tree is down and the December colors of your outfits are already looking a bit – well wintery, lets look at some beautiful fresh dress ensembles for the new year. So after work, hang up your work suit, and celebrate your achievements at a party of your …
Glamourdaze chats to Fleur de Guerre vintage style model and authoress of ‘Diary of a Vintage Girl’ The vintage fashion blogosphere is certainly a strange country, populated mostly by women who have a distinct penchant for the ‘feminine’, but with an attitude that says sweetly but clearly ‘mess me with me and you’re dead !’. …
The History of Makeup – Lipstick Allure by Gabriella Hernandez – founder of Besame Cosmetics. Excerpt from her book Classic Beauty – presented on Glamourdaze.com with kind permission. Lip colors are considered the most widely used cosmetics ever invented. Women who typically do not wear a full face of make-up commonly wear lipstick. From 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 …
Inside a 1920s Chorus Girls Dressing Room – by a Chorus Girl in 1926. A-line-of-1920s-chorus-girls-from-the-show,-‘The-Girl-From-Cooks’.-1927 Many famous actresses started their professional careers as dancers in a chorus line including Marlene Dietrich, Ginger Rogers,Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck,Paulette Goddard,Bette Davis, Joan Crawford,Marion Davies,Shirley MacLaine,Rita Hayworth,Louise Brooks,Joan Blondell, Betty Grable – the list goes on. The …
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 …