
Why an extreme side part is so important to your vintage hairstyle…
Having an extreme side part is so important to achieving a specific vintage hairstyle look. Imagine the hair rising high above the forehead, sweeping over to the side with a
Having an extreme side part is so important to achieving a specific vintage hairstyle look. Imagine the hair rising high above the forehead, sweeping over to the side with a
Many people know the story of Maybelline and it being the first commercially advertised eyelash dressing. A pharmacist saw his sister mixing kohl and vaseline to apply to her lashes.
Even with natural hair color, you can put colorful bobby pins to good use. You don’t have to have pink hair to wear pink bobby pins. Here are 6 ways
The basic pin curl for vintage hairstyles If you compare an image of a woman and her hairstyle in 1942 to an image today of a modern vintage hairstyle, you
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.
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
New Year’s Day Vintage Beauty Survival Kit Fast, fabulous beauty even with the biggest champagne hangover… Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard was my inspiration for this blog post. In the
9 Vintage Beauty New Year’s Resolutions New Year’s Resolutions are our opportunity to commit to making our lives better in some way, help us feel better about ourselves. Quitting smoking,
If you are not familiar with long wear or indelible lipsticks, their basic concept is that they start wet, dry after application, and you use a lip gloss over them
I just have to say YES…it is fine to wear your hair curlers or pin curls in public. Setting your curls is no small matter. It requires patience and planning.
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