1898 Film: Seaside Life on Scheveningen Boulevard

1898 film Seaside Life on Scheveningen Boulevard

An 1898 film by filmmaker William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson is brought to life. On a September day in 1998 pointed a camera at the afternoon crowd on Scheveningen Boulevard and pressed record. What he captured was unremarkable by design – people strolling, watching, being seen at one of The Hague’s most fashionable seafront addresses. Nobody was …

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1970s Makeup Tutorial: Vintage Instructional Film

1970s makeup tutorial

Watch this rare restored 1970s makeup tutorial film and discover how women created the decade’s most iconic beauty looks. Frosted eyes, glossy lips and feathered lashes. → Read the Full Guide: How to Apply 1970s Makeup This Rare 1970s Makeup Tutorial Restored — And It’s Fascinating Women learned the art of makeup the old-fashioned way. …

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Flappers, Psychic Readings and TikTok Tarot

tarot cards in the 1920s

Glamourdaze takes a psychic peek into the history and enduring popularity of psychic readings and seances from their first social trend in the 1920s and beyond. The Roaring 1920s: Flappers, Fringe, and Floating Ghosts Picture this for a moment – jazz trumpets blaring, dancers filling the nightclub floor and a flapper in an art deco …

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The History of Lipstick: How it Changed Over Time

history of lipstick

When it comes to the history of lipstick, if you think our little lip beauty pal is a relatively modern invention, you’re in for a surprise. The earliest evidence of lipstick goes back as far as 5,000 years ago. Yes, our Sumerians and Indus Valley ancestors are thought to be the first to wear lipstick! …

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Mary’s Daily 1940s Beauty Routine

Mary, a young 1940s factory worker, begins her day with her ritual 1940s beauty routine and gets dressed for work. Mary’s 1940s Beauty Routine Mary stands in her ivory satin slip, the fabric whispering against her skin as she turns sideways in front of the tall mirror. Her reflection is a study in contradictions—the soft …

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An Easy 1920s Makeup Look Tutorial For Flappers

1920s makeup look for flappers

An easy roaring 1920s makeup look for flappers to try. The cupid’s bow lips, thin, straight or arched brows and rouged cheeks. Tutorial by Irina @RetroFrog on YouTube. How to Create the Perfect Roaring 20s Flapper Face Cosmetics used for this 1920s makeup tutorial Early 1920s Silent Film Vamp Makeup Look Theda Bara, who first …

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The Real Author of A Visit from St Nicholas

Using author-attribution techniques of modern computational stylistics, I did some research to see if Clement C Moore really wrote the iconic Christmas poem A Visit from St Nicholas. He retrospectively claimed authorship to some 20 years after its first publication. The authorship of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (or “Twas the Night Before Christmas”) has …

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