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 …
Came across this charming tribute film compiled by Blitz and Peaces to the women who served during WW2. Rare color footage of women in uniform and everyday 1940s fashion. Though some footage looks like it is from the early 1930s to me, but maybe it was a fancy dress party ! The finger wave hairstyles …
A short illustrated history of every woman’s favorite wardrobe item – the little black dress. Who invented it, who made it popular. That Iconic item in every woman’s wardrobe A big fan of single neutral colors, Coco Chanel was really just pleasing herself with this number. In mourning mode after the death of her lover …
The Cloche Hat – A 1920’s Guide to Color and Design Cloche Hat design and material The standout feature of women’s millinery in the 1920s was to frame the face, often hide it, either with narrow or wide brims. Angelina Jolie remarked on how wearing the cloche hats in the movie The Changeling, was good …
How to be chic on a low income.Schiaparelli extolls the virtue of one suit for all seasons. Acutely aware and empathetic of women on lower incomes, the famous fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli gave her cents worth of advice to Photoplay magazine in 1936. A woman can dress within her income and be chic almost no …
1950’s fashion – The Right Silhouette for your figure. Vintage 1950s clothing advice for the young woman.. Many women have just one little figure problem that really bugs them. Whatever it is, it can be made less apparent by wearing the right garment silhouette – with the right line. If you want to understand exactly …
Besame Cosmetics introduce Brightening Violet Powder. As the name suggests, this lovely powder brightens your skin and gives your face a youthful glow. use it to set your makeup, take away shine and minimize dark circles. From the moment you open the case, the delicate aroma of violets takes you back to a simpler time.the …
Gabriela’s Makeup History Facts -No2 by Gabriela Hernandez – owner of Besame Cosmetics and author of Classic Beauty – The History of makeup. 1870 Guerlain of Paris introduces the first bullet shaped lipstick in Europe. 1880 Lillie Langtry appears in an early cosmetic advertisement for Pears soap and Hunters Invisible Face Powder. 1950. Hazel Bishop …
Makeup History Facts -No1 by Gabriela Hernandez – owner of Besame Cosmetics and author of Classic Beauty – The History of makeup. 1834 Eugene Rimmel opens his perfumery in London and establishes the House of Rimmel. Eventually Rimmel goes on to produce other cosmetics – mascara being the most famous. The word rimmel is synonymous …
1920’s Flappers – Anything Goes – Cole Porter. Buy this fabulous 1920s flapper poster In 1934 – Cole Porter penned his masterpiece ” Anything goes” in tribute to the 1920s flapper era.When – anything went ! Young folks went dancing with old folks, corsets were abandoned, stockings were rolled, skirts rose everywhere, provocative dance steps …