Retro Halloween Costume – Paperdoll
October 27, 2010
If you have a little bit of drawing capability you can pull this off. Just buy a big piece of matte board from your local art supply or a big
Retro beauty tricks from your medicine cabinet
October 22, 2010
Here are just a few ideas I’ve heard for some at home quick fix beauty techniques. I haven’t tried these, but I would love to hear from you ladies if
Quick Vintage Halloween Costume Idea – No Sewing Required
October 17, 2010
Vintage Inspired Halloween Costume with no sewing required… Running out of time? Need a fast halloween costume and you like things that are vintage or retro? Can’t sew or paint
Vintage Halloween Costume Idea – Hitchcock’s The Birds
October 13, 2010
Hitchcock’s The Birds: One of my past Halloween Costumes This has been one of my past Halloween costumes, based on Hitchcock’s The Birds. It is very simple to do. And
What my 1930s cosmetology book says about face powder
September 29, 2010
From the Manual on Theory and Practice of Beauty Culture 1939: Powders 11. For what purposes are face powders used? Face powders are used to improve the appearance of the
Simple Vintage Bridal Hairstyle for Medium Length Hair
September 24, 2010
Wedding season is starting to wind down and the rest of the weddings I am working on for the next month or so are for other stylist friends in which
Crazy and scary beauty tips from the 1920s. Are you people mad?!
September 19, 2010
We are wusses compared to women back in the day. We worry that ratting our hair too much with damage it, when these ladies were burning it to make it
1939 Waving and Curling Theory Part 3
September 14, 2010
Paper Curling 1. How is a paper curl given? The hair is divided into small strands which are formed into flat ringlets held in place by means of a folded
More 1939 theory and practice of beauty culture Part 2
September 5, 2010
And now class, let’s move on to the next installment of the Manual on Theory and Practice of Beauty Culture. My copy apparently belonged to a Doris Haworth who went
The (beautiful) Women Bumper Bang and Curls Vintage Hairstyle Tutorial
August 20, 2010
I never saw the 2008 version…probably won’t ever, but I ADORE the 1939 original version of The Women. There is not one man in the entire 1930s movie. Go Girls!
