
Analyzing vintage hair to design your own look with the 1940s movie The Big Sleep
For a great study of hair design elements that make a beautiful vintage 1940s hairstyle, let’s analyze the movie The Big Sleep from 1946. It is full of so many

For a great study of hair design elements that make a beautiful vintage 1940s hairstyle, let’s analyze the movie The Big Sleep from 1946. It is full of so many

For this installment of the Vintage Makeup for Darker Skin Tones series, I am exploring makeup during the Atomic Age, mostly taking place during the 1950s. To know more about this series, please

For this installment of the Vintage Makeup for Darker Skin Tones series, I am exploring makeup during the 1930s. To know more about this series, please read my disclaimer. The Great Depression and

For this installment of the Vintage Makeup for Darker Skin Tones series, I am exploring makeup during the Jazz Age. To know more about this series, please read my disclaimer. Finding

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

Beauty after WWII After the end of WWII, style didn’t really go through major changes for the first couple of years. Women continued to sport about the same style of

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

What hairstyle do you think of if I say “Picture an early 1960s hairstyle”? The answer can be different for everyone. There are 2 different sides to hairstyles in the

Some girls are born with a beauty mark. Other women have the freedom to draw them on where they see fit…like Jean Harlow. Something to consider when choosing a space

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

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