1940s Vintage Nails – The polish, the shape, and more
June 15, 2016
How much can you really say about 1940s nail polish and shape? It turns out… quite a lot. As I dug into my magazines, I found more than I expected.
Hats, Hairdo’s, Makeup – Vintage Fashion Dos and Dont’s for Head and Face
November 16, 2015
The Fashion Dos and Don’ts series from the 1940s produced this little 48 page booklet – Hats, Hairdo’s, Makeup. Fashion Dos and Dont’s was written as a fashion and beauty advice
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
“keep busy…and keep beautiful.” Doing “men’s work” in factories during WWII had an adverse effect on some women’s feminine self-image, but women still did their best to stick to their
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
