1940s Vintage Nails – The polish, the shape, and more
June 15, 2016
How much can you really say about 1940s nail polish and shape? It turns out… quite a lot. As I dug into my magazines, I found more than I expected.
Hair Tips for Poolside Beauty Inspired by Esther Williams
April 12, 2016
There has been no one better at looking beautiful poolside than Esther Williams. In the 1940s and 1950s, featured in movies that showcased lavish swimming scenes with underwater chorus girls
More poolside beauty tips from Esther Williams – swimming turban tutorial
April 12, 2016
Are you getting ready to look fabulous by the water, whether it is the pool party at Viva Las Vegas or a beach getaway? Here is a quick way to go
3 Easy New Year’s Day vintage hairstyles you can do with your MORNING AFTER CURLS
December 29, 2015
Vintage hairstyles actually can be easy and here are 3 options to try with your curls from last night that you just slept on. So. It’s the morning after your
Hats, Hairdo’s, Makeup – Vintage Fashion Dos and Dont’s for Head and Face
November 16, 2015
The Fashion Dos and Don’ts series from the 1940s produced this little 48 page booklet – Hats, Hairdo’s, Makeup. Fashion Dos and Dont’s was written as a fashion and beauty advice
Pages from a 1940s American Hairdresser Magazine
May 29, 2015
I promised a few weeks ago that I’d share some of what was in the 1931 and 1946 American Hairdresser magazines I picked up at the Vintage Fashion Expo. I
Easy Vintage Hairstyles for Natural Hair Look 1940s/WW2
January 11, 2014
How to get vintage hairstyles with their natural curly hair is a common question I get from readers. So I decided to do some tutorials with naturally curly hair. We
Poinsettia Petals Hat – Vintage Christmas Hair Accessories Tutorial #1
December 12, 2013
I never seem to leave myself enough time to get ready these days. I have a lot of holiday shindigs to go to this month, from lunches to cocktails, and
Tying a Vintage Style Turban with a Basic Hair Scarf
September 27, 2013
When I wrote this post, I started worrying that I had written it already. I searched thru my history and found that I had in fact written about turbans or
View of the back of Veronica Lake’s Famous Hairstyle
August 9, 2013
Most of us have seen the movie wardrobe test images of old movie stars standing with a little chalk board next to them naming the movie and such the costume
