Rationing made its way into every aspect of citizens lives in WWII. Metal rationing was one of the biggest. In the beauty industry it affected a woman’s access to many
I wish I had time to go to estate sales. I so wish I did. I know I am missing so many wonderful goodies out there. Luckily for me, some
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
Coming across vintage salon capes isn’t easy. We hairstylists put these capes through a lot of stress and staining. Ones from the 1950s were actually often pink or blue, so
The English Parliament passed an act in 1770 decreeing that any woman who sought to betray one of His Majesty’s subjects into marriage by “scents, paints, cosmetic washes, artificial teeth,
A couple months ago I posed a question on the Bobby Pin Blog. It centered around the thoughts of young people and their experimentation with vintage looks. You can see
Pastel Hair Color like lavender, pale pink, and blue are a very vintage hairstyle concept. Pastel Hair Colors like pink, lavender, and pale blue may seem new and fresh, but
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
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
I was talking on the phone with a friend and he questioned why on earth we would call something we put on our skin to smell good after the place
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