A Brief History of Eye Makeup – by Gabriela Hernandez

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Eye Beauty – The Windows of the soul – excerpt from Classic beauty – The History of Makeup. The eyes are not only the windows to the soul, but powerful communication tools. A simple glance can reveal the true intentions of its sender. Throughout time, makeup has played a prominent role in accentuating the eyes. …

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20th Century Foxy – Vintage Style Chic

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Vintage Clothing? Look no further than 20th Century Foxy! World War Two and swing style tea dresses, 1940s style swing trousers, utility style fashions, in fact everything a land army girl could desire ! [ excluding the manure and pitch fork! ].1930s and 1950s inspired separates, wiggle dresses, scarves, the list goes on. 20th Century …

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New Retro Nautical Holiday Styles for 2013

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Take a Retro Nautical Style Holiday ! Modcloth Vintage have launched a delightful display of nautical styles to get you into a holiday mood. We’ve picked out a few little gems for you to drool over! Nautical Ensemble. Author Outings Dress Its retro hue, lightly textured stretch fabric, and see-through, crocheted details make this dress …

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Cosmonaut Vogue

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Cosmonaut Vogue New Yorker and Brooklyn born Arthur Elgort and famous Vogue photographer took these these super cool photographs of Russian model Natalia Semanova,  for the December 1999 issue of Russian Vogue. Taken in the Cosmonaut Training Center of Star City with genuine cosmonauts. It has an unusually retro 1960s look about it.   Original …

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Bernie Dexter Dress Ensemble

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 …

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Fleur de Guerre talks to Glamourdaze

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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 !’. …

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The History of Makeup – Lipstick Allure

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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 …

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1940’s Wartime Fashion – Paint your own stockings!

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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 …

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Inside a 1920s Chorus Girls Dressing Room

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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 …

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