What Makeup did women really wear in the 1940’s ?

What Makeup did women really wear in the 1940’s ? Gabriela Hernandez Time for a short retrospective. One of the main cosmetic products pushed now is foundation. The obsession for a smooth skin, no matter what your age. Back in the 1940’s, very few women wore foundation at all. Just lots of creamy colored powder …

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Vintage 1930’s Makeup Skincare Guide

Daily Beauty Rituals 1937 1930’s Makeup and Skincare Guide with Constance Bennett. Produced for the Educational Films Corporation of America. Ms Bennett starts her day with a good bath, prepared of course by her attending house maid !! “Before starting off, one should start off with a clean slate as it were!” “Stimulation is the …

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Vintage Makeup Guide – Archive 1940’s Makeup Tutorial

1940’s makeup Tutorial – Face contouring / Lipstick and Hairstyles. The classic Vintage Makeup Guide to the 1940’s from Miss Ratherly Stern. Transcribed with illustrations.!! The ideal facial contour is supposed to be the oval. But some of us have round faces,square faces or long faces. What can we do to make our faces appear …

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