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Crazy and scary beauty tips from the 1920s. Are you people mad?!
We are wusses compared to women back in the day. We worry that ratting our hair too much with damage it, when these ladies were burning it to make it
We are wusses compared to women back in the day. We worry that ratting our hair too much with damage it, when these ladies were burning it to make it
Paper Curling 1. How is a paper curl given? The hair is divided into small strands which are formed into flat ringlets held in place by means of a folded
And now class, let’s move on to the next installment of the Manual on Theory and Practice of Beauty Culture. My copy apparently belonged to a Doris Haworth who went
I never saw the 2008 version…probably won’t ever, but I ADORE the 1939 original version of The Women. There is not one man in the entire 1930s movie. Go Girls!
Here in Denver, our shopping is starting to dwindle. My friend Chanda, who sees shopping for vintage as her personal crusade, just informed me that Buffalo Exchange is suppose to
Your recommended makeup color in the 1930s? Here’s a great chart! It comes out of a vintage beauty school manual I have in my prized collection of vintage beauty books
…but it wasn’t bad for a first attempt. I was hired to do hair and makeup for a romance novel cover in a style like a Gibson Girl. I, of
Pomades are, in my opinion, the most versatile category of hair product. Pomades, depending on their consistency, can act the same as many other products filling our medicine cabinets. A
I came across this video and think it is a perfect resource for getting creative with your turbans. If you need something nice to protect your hair at the pool
A reader requested that I offer directions on how I did the Victorian bride last summer. This was a quickie. When I did this hairstyle on Laura it took almost
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