Lavishly illustrated history of vintage makeup guides, tutorials and tips for women
1930s Makeup Techniques – The Platinum Blonde Look. Excerpt from Makeup & Beauty – 1930s Makeup guides The “platinum blonde” is an artificial blonde. She is the delicate type and her hair, through treatment, has a bluish white color that Hollywood stars have made famous. Dark brunettes, as well as ash blondes, have become light …
History of Mascara – Maybel Williams and The Maybelline Story The Maybelline Story Glamourdaze talks to author and Maybelline heiress Sharrie Williams. How many women in the world are aware that they owe a debt of gratitude to a young lady called Maybel Williams – who – following an accident in 1915 – singed her …
The Decade of Red Lips – The 1940’s, despite a world war, saw a huge leap in women’s use of daily cosmetics. If ever there was a decade for lipsticks then this was it. With more and more women working on the home front and as army nurses, the convenience of the roll up lipstick …
Advice from a Society Dame in 1927 – Advice from a society Dame to women on the ‘art of making up’ for that ‘ special night out’ ! Adapted from ‘ Home beauty Course’ by Marjorie Oelrichs -1927. ( Excerpt from Make-up & Beauty – A 1920s Guide – available from vintagemakeupguide.com ). Darling – …
Glamourdaze has already written in-depth posts on 1920’s Make-up and 1920’s Hairstyles, and we were delighted that Julie Hewett – the Make-up Designer for The Artist has agreed to be interviewed by Glamourdaze . More on that soon. In the meantime we’ll take a quick look at her work on this amazing film. To achieve …
1940’s Makeup and Beauty guides. Want to be a 1940’s bombshell beauty ? Then this fabulous and beautifully restored 1940s make-up and beauty book by famous Hollywood make-up artists, is the answer. No better way to achieve the 1940s pin-up girl look of this glamorous decade, than to learn from the masters. Beautiful and inspiring. …
Vintage Style Compact MirrorsGabriela of Besame Cosmetics has added another little treat to her makeup bag of glamour goodies.Handmade petite pocket mirrors for that on the go face touch up.You get it delivered in a beautiful gold gift card with a choice of six different designs. A cute gift for your loved one.That’s all!
The Helena Rubinstein 1940’s Makeup Guide 1940’s Makeup for Blonde hair For blonde hair, Shades of fuschia and gold colors. And for the soft spoken effect. depend upon the discreet muted blue greens 1940’s Makeup guide for Medium Brown Hair Your very own colors with medium brown hair are glorious sunset shades. Your most arresting …
Helena Rubinsteins Beauty Advice Below is a unique vintage 1940’s beauty and makeup guide followed by some quotes from the famous Helena Rubinstein, originally published in December of 1922 .Enjoy! By that stage, she had been a beauty specialist for nearly thirty years and was hugely famous, with salons in London, Paris, and other European …
Shiseido – The History of the Japanese Beauty Culture Memoirs of a Geisha Girl reminded the world of just how steeped in the beauty culture Japanese women have been since ancient times. Lip rouging such as the Komachi Beni style had been around for centuries. Like Max Factor in the USA, in Japan, there is …