Glamorous and Asymmetric Vintage Hairstyles
December 15, 2021
‘Tis the season to be glamorous and to fancy ourselves up a little. So here’s a tip for taking your vintage hairstyle a step further from your pretty vintage curls
Fall into Winter Makeup Trend for post war 1940s – Jewel Tones
November 18, 2021
Beauty magazines love to talk about beauty trends for the season. It’s been the same for many decades. Just look at this 1940s Modern Beauty Shop. Today I am sharing
Classic Horror Movie Hairstylist Carmen Dirigo and Her Craft
October 23, 2021
In celebration of spooky season, let’s talk about the horror movie hairstylist. Carmen Dirigo was hairstyling department head at Universal Studios where many of the Universal Monster movies were made.
Techniques for Shaping and Forming Vintage Hairstyles – A Chignon Tutorial
September 24, 2021
Hair shaping techniques for forming vintage hairstyles use basic techniques that anyone can do. In the 1940s, the curve and curls of a hairstyle started with design and planning. The
I Can’t Keep this Going if Things Don’t Change. My personal story of Patent Design theft.
August 4, 2021
Your TL;DR (Too Long Didn’t Read) I’ve had my patent design, my intellectual property, stolen and sold back to my community at an impossibly low rate and it really sucks.
The best heat protection setting spray to use with your curling iron? Here are some reviews.
June 29, 2021
I originally wrote this post about the best heat protection setting spray to use with your curling iron a couple years ago. And as is common in the beauty industry,
7 Different Vintage Hairstyles on just 1 Model
June 1, 2021
Imagine trying 7 different vintage hairstyles on yourself in one sitting just to see which one is most flattering. It sounds daunting doesn’t it? It doesn’t need to be. There
3 Hilarious and Weird Things I Saw in My Vintage Beauty Magazines
April 11, 2021
I have many vintage beauty magazines. They bring me joy and also make me laugh sometimes. There are some really weird things that advertisers use to try to sell us
Easter hats and cute vintage hairstyles in 1960
April 4, 2021
Hats, like these Easter hats in this vintage 1960 Seventeen magazine, were a major part of fashion in history. I get asked a lot about hairstyles to wear with vintage
Vintage 2-Toned Hair Scarf Tying Video Tutorial
March 8, 2021
What do you know about tying a vintage scarf? I know it sounds easy. And it is! But here is a tutorial that combines 2 colors of scarves creating this
