Weird Old Ways Women Used to Dry Their Hair in History
August 24, 2024
Weird Old Ways Women Used to Dry Their Hair in History Techniques women used to dry their hair, that were common to see more than 100 years ago, could seem
Advertising Fans: Another vintage beauty tool
June 20, 2024
I find many things appropriate to share on this blog that you may not consider part of your beauty repertoire. Other than just your basic hair and makeup products, there
Red Lipstick and Suffragists’ fight for a Woman’s Right to Vote
August 19, 2020
Red Lipstick is a bold makeup statement, so of course suffragist women of the early 1900s wore it as a symbol of their intelligence and independence in the fight for
Ode to the Vintage Women’s Magazine
June 18, 2019
I’m in the middle of several new content projects right now and my shelves of vintage women’s magazines, as usual, are here to inspire me. Flipping through and reading these
Vintage false eyelash styles, trends, and techniques
June 4, 2019
Ways women wore false eyelashes in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s… I have seen what I would call an explosion in the use of false eyelashes by everyday
A little history about Vanishing Cream on the vintage makeup vanity
October 22, 2018
During the Victorian Era, makeup was often frowned on. It was considered acceptable only if you were on the stage. And, also, it was worn by prostitutes. Later, starting around the
I don’t think I did this Gibson Girl hairstyle quite right…but it was fun anyway.
June 3, 2010
…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
