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
Plum, Violet, Purple undertones… My Color Obsession for Fall Makeup
October 1, 2012
It isn’t the easiest color to wear, but for Fall I am really into makeup with purple undertones. Violets, lavenders, plums… or even Ruby and Wine. There are lots of
Convenient Salons for the Women at War in the 1940s
March 2, 2012
I wrote this article originally for WWII Re-enactors Magazine and thought you all might also be interested in this little bit of this historic information. Unfortunately the magazine is out of
The Book Retro Makeup is done! If you want it, get it while it’s hot!
April 14, 2011
My web designer has installed the button and Retro Makeup can now be purchased at VintageHairstyling.com. I will get the books from my printer by the end of business Friday and
Zhou Xuan – The Golden Voice of China
January 12, 2010
Here are, what I think, some simple hairstyles to try courtesy of the Golden Voice of China Zhou Xuan. A Chinese film movie star and singer, Xuan adopted her stage
Lena Horne’s Makeup Color and It’s Unintended Consequences
May 6, 2009
Lena Horne was an amazing singer and stunning on screen. Audiences loved her. But she was limited on the roles she could play. Being African-American, she could only play lead
The late 1930s saw a change in lipstick style to a fuller lip
January 24, 2009
Not every movie star shaped their lips this way, but this was a very popular lipstick style in the late 1930s and into the 1940s. You can tell in these
How Max Factor’s Pan-Stick Changed a Woman’s Makeup Kit Forever
November 13, 2008
An entire essay could be written on the history of Max Factor, but I am not going to do it right now. Instead I would just like to share with
Red lipstick palette – A glimpse into a 1940s Hollywood makeup artist’s tool kit
October 24, 2008
This is a wonderful, brief glimpse into the makeup case of a movie makeup artist in the 40’s. The image is from a sequence in the 1944 classic Covergirl starring
