I have a lot of vintage beauty and women’s magazines. It is a bit of an obsession of mine. The photographs are lovely and they are full of inspiration. April brought my home town some snow showers… and I am hoping the snow did not
Short with smartly styled pin curls was the common hairstyle formula of the 1950s and the wedding veils brides wore went well with these pretty vintage hairstyles. The veils coordinated well with the popular cinched-waste dress fashions and mimicked the evening hat styles of the
The Bang Dilemma I’ve heard it so many times, so many different ways from women…”I am tired of my bangs.”…”I regret my bangs and I’m thinking of growing them out.”…”I don’t know what to do with my bangs.” There are a ton of bang style
I get a lot of questions about how to wear your hair with vintage hats. This great little article has some great tips—especially on how to style the hair that will actually sit under the hat, which is the challenge with wearing vintage hats. Read
The vintage hairstyles and haircuts men wore in the 1950s were as varied as the women’s. Ducktail, flattop, pompadour, crew cut, the forward combed boogie and flattop boogie hairstyles, and jelly roll were just some of the hairstyles for men. DIG Magazine A family friend
Are you considering cutting your hair short? Did you recently cut your hair short wanting a major change and now you are left wondering, “Now how do I style this and not age myself or make myself look older that I’d like to look?” There
All of these vintage actresses look chic in these photos. And their simple vintage hair accessories are for sure helping. This morning, while going through the coat closet to find something, I came across my little basket of berets and scarves. They do not get
I am very excited to announce that VintageHairstyling.com now carries my favorite products from Jac-o-net! I have been a fan of the Jac-o-net brand for many years. There isn’t a lot of history available on it, but I have attempted to write an interesting blog
In today’s world of retro beauty, there are hundreds of resources offering directions on recreating the old glamour we all love so much. These resources vary widely in style and technique. Everyone has their own tricks and tools they suggest using to achieve beautiful results.
Daring bright alternative hair colors were more common than you thought in the 1950s and 1960s. We forget that sometimes. Blue hair, pink hair, lavender hair, aqua hair…They were all represented in the 1950s and 1960s. A Very COLORFUL Era The prim and proper ideal
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