Boys with Pink Hair in the 1960s?
April 26, 2024
Yes, there was a Pastel Hair Craze in the Atomic Era, and it turns out it wasn’t just for women. According to an Associated Press article from 1960, some adventurous
Pastel Hair Craze of the 1950s and How to Do it Today
April 17, 2024
Pastel Hair Craze of the 1950s and How to Do it Today Many people are familiar with the common aesthetic of color in the 1950s, especially pastel colors. Among the
Love Vintage Hair: 1930s hairstyles vs 1940s hairstyles vs 1950s hairstyles vs 1960s hairstyles
February 15, 2022
So we know we love vintage hair, but which decade are we really emulating? In comparing these 1930s hairstyles with 1940s hairstyles and also with 1950s hairstyles and 1960s hairstyles,
Shampoo Commercials from the Golden Age of Television
January 3, 2022
I love commercials from the 1950s, especially haircare product commercials, as you can imagine. These vintage shampoo commercials from the Golden Age of Television will add a little brightness to
The best heat protection setting spray to use with your curling iron? Here are some reviews.
June 29, 2021
I originally wrote this post about the best heat protection setting spray to use with your curling iron a couple years ago. And as is common in the beauty industry,
Vintage Nail Polish Styles and Fingernail Shapes of the 1930s
December 23, 2020
The vintage nail style for women in the 1930s inspired this post today. It was unique in shape and unique in the way nailpolish was tinted or lacquered. Tapered Point
3 Weird Vintage Hair Tools I Only Just Discovered Thanks to the SFO Hair Exhibit
December 9, 2020
There are so many weird and wonderful vintage hair tools that have been invented for the sake of beautification. Here are 3 items that I’ve only recently discovered thanks to
Red Lipstick and Suffragists’ fight for a Woman’s Right to Vote
August 19, 2020
Red Lipstick is a bold makeup statement, so of course suffragist women of the early 1900s wore it as a symbol of their intelligence and independence in the fight for
For the black hairstylist, by the black hairstylist – Vintage Beauty Trade magazine
June 16, 2020
Today I am sharing a beautiful black vintage hair tutorial published in the November 1961 issue of Beauty Trade. Copies of Beauty Trade are a rare find. The magazine, first
Drug Store Longwear Lipsticks Reviews
March 19, 2020
Drug store longwear lipsticks are so important to the wearer of red lipstick. The sad day came when I ran out of my favorite stay-all-day red lipstick color and of
