Bogus Vintage Beauty Claims
January 30, 2018
Since the dawn of time, new technologies, inventions, and fads have brought along with them tales of danger and health risks. It was thought at one time that watching television
28 Pictures of Vintage Hair Snoods (that will make you want to wear a snood tomorrow)
December 5, 2017
Snoods, in the form of knitted or crocheted hairnets, have been around since…well…a long time. Hairnets date back to the 11th century, but they were widely worn during the Middle
Mugshot Halloween Costume Idea for the Vintage Lifestyler
October 9, 2017
Every year I try to come up with ideas for Halloween costumes for those of us that love vintage and want to incorporate it into our costumes in creative ways.
Harmonizing Lipstick and Nail Polish Color
July 31, 2017
I’m in a colorful mood today. Summer is sticking around and before Fall takes root, I thought we should celebrate bright summer colors a little longer. Did you know, makeup
Beauty Ten Commandments – 1923 Beauty Secrets for Every Woman Magazine
May 17, 2017
I am a collector. There, I said it. What is a collector? Someone who is so obsessed with items from a certain genre that they are incapable of passing by an
The Cobra Hairstyle circa 1957…bangs with a bite
October 7, 2016
Just in time for Halloween…I just happen to be leafing through a vintage 1957 American Hairdresser magazine yesterday, looking for something completely unrelated to Halloween. And then I cam across
Atomicpunk!!! My vintage-inspired Halloween costume this year
October 22, 2015
Midcentury science fiction was wonderfully imaginative. And the character designs on magazine and book covers and in, both domestic and foreign, sci-fi films are iconic. The artists imagined that women
Vintage Salon Uniforms for the 1920s and 1930s
June 25, 2015
This Rosalia Beauty Uniforms advertisement shows such stunning examples of vintage salon uniform fashions for a hairstylist in the 1920s, but not so much the 1930s. The advertisement came from
Vintage Deadstock Makeup Containers from a historic Colorado Barbering and Cosmetic Supply Company
March 26, 2015
I wish I had time to go to estate sales. I so wish I did. I know I am missing so many wonderful goodies out there. Luckily for me, some
Tips for healthier fine hair from a vintage hair nerd
December 11, 2014
This post on tips for healthier fine hair from my own vintage hair nerd perspective use to have a different title. “100 times a day is an extreme, but yes…for
