An Easy 1920s Makeup Look Tutorial For Flappers

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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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How to Apply Lipstick 1960 Makeup Tutorial

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Learning how to apply lipstick in 1960 usually involved some serious artwork as seen in this vintage tutorial How to Have Beautiful Lips in 1960 Makeup Tutorial Film Lipstick Colors In the late 1950s and early 1960s, lipstick colors were diverse, ranging from soft, understated shades to vivid, striking hues. Popular colors included: Application and …

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A Course in Cosmetics by Colleen Moore 1922

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The young actress shows her daily routine – Just on the verge of her success in Flaming Youth, where she played the first truly iconic screen flapper, Colleen Moore gave this little makeup tutorial to Photoplay. It was so successful that Photoplay made makeup tutorials a regular thing.  Colleen Moore’s chief screen rival Clara Bow …

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1930s Makeup – The arrival of the Concealer

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Covermark brand brings out new class of cosmetics – A beauty booklet curated by Cosmetics & Skin extols the magic of  Covermark Cream the forerunner of skin imperfection makeup such as Vichys Dermablend and still a world leader today.It covered all manner of skin blemishes like varicose veins, burns and in particular severe birthmarks. It’s …

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1920s Makeup Booklet for all Flapper Types

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Vintage advice from the 1920s era – The leading seller of face powder in the post World War One era, and ‘liquid stockings’ in the 1940s, the Armand cosmetics brand is all but forgotten now. Here is an excerpt from their 1929 beauty booklet curated by Cosmetics and Skin. Develop your own Type – Cleopatra …

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1950s Makeup – Color Harmony in 1951

Color charts for make-up hair and clothes 1951 – 1950s makeup tutorial from Carolyn Earle Bright ideas in 1950s makeup and effective use of costume colors accentuate your good looks and compliment each other. In this post are four complexion types – blonde, brunette, brownette, and titian – together with color suggestions that you can …

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