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
Ode to the Vintage Women’s Magazine
June 18, 2019
I’m in the middle of several new content projects right now and my shelves of vintage women’s magazines, as usual, are here to inspire me. Flipping through and reading these
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 little history about Vanishing Cream on the vintage makeup vanity
October 22, 2018
During the Victorian Era, makeup was often frowned on. It was considered acceptable only if you were on the stage. And, also, it was worn by prostitutes. Later, starting around the
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.
Harmonizing Lipstick and Nail Polish Color
July 31, 2017
I’m in a colorful mood today. Summer is sticking around and before Fall takes root, I thought we should celebrate bright summer colors a little longer. Did you know, makeup
Creative vintage wig hair color in the 1950s and 1960s included blue, purple, and aqua!
May 25, 2017
Daring bright alternative hair colors were more common than you thought in the 1950s and 1960s. We forget that sometimes. Blue hair, pink hair, lavender hair, aqua hair…They were all
Vintage Salon Uniforms for the 1920s and 1930s
June 25, 2015
This Rosalia Beauty Uniforms advertisement shows such stunning examples of vintage salon uniform fashions for a hairstylist in the 1920s, but not so much the 1930s. The advertisement came from
Jazz Age Bob Hairstyles from my 1931 American Hairdresser Magazine
June 24, 2015
As promised, I am posting some pages from my 1931 American Hairdresser Magazine that I picked up at the Vintage Fashion Expo in Santa Monica back in May. Hairstyles in the early part of
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
