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
Adding Hair Pieces to your Vintage Hairstyle – A History of the Hair Switch
November 5, 2019
In my studies of hairstyling, I come across something very common. History repeats itself. If you want to know what women use to do to create their beautiful hairstyles, you
Exotic Eyebrow Makeup Trend of the 1950s
September 4, 2019
Here is an interesting makeup style from the 1954 book, Top Secrets of Hair Styling by Victor Vito. Vito also wrote another great book called Be Your Own Hair Stylist
Where can I find the vintage style hair tape?
February 1, 2019
I’ve been asked many times where to find the vintage style hair tape. The bad news…nowhere. The good news…there are substitutes available. But first, what is hair tape for? A
A 1947 4-Pin-Curl Formula for vintage waves tutorial
November 9, 2018
From the October 1947 issue of Modern Beauty Shop, Carmen Dirigo, a head hairstylist at Universal Pictures, illustrates a 4-Curl Formula she sculpts and pins on the starlets she styles.
Vintage beauty books and some retro haircare advice for dry hair
July 10, 2018
It’s summer and you might be experiencing dry hair issues right now. So here are some tips from some vintage beauty books on how to get your locks back in
Feel like you are applying Vintage Mascara without the Vintage Germs
June 13, 2018
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.
Demystifying Pin Curls – A Simple Tutorial
July 24, 2017
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
Vintage wet set with the Primrose pin curl set!
July 10, 2017
The pin curl set I have named Primrose uses the basic fundamentals of pin curling and the wet set to style this beautiful classic vintage hairstyle. This hair design can
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.
