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
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
I am a collector. There, I said it. What is a collector? Someone who is so obsessed with items from a certain genre that they are incapable of passing by an
Just in time for Halloween…I just happen to be leafing through a vintage 1957 American Hairdresser magazine yesterday, looking for something completely unrelated to Halloween. And then I cam across
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.
1950s Vintage Beauty Magazine…1,000 Hints. We all scour antique malls, thrift stores, and the internet for clothes and such to put together that perfect vintage head-to-toe look. But there is probably
The Fashion Dos and Don’ts series from the 1940s produced this little 48 page booklet – Hats, Hairdo’s, Makeup. Fashion Dos and Dont’s was written as a fashion and beauty advice
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
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
I’m kind of obsessed with this vintage women’s magazine called Charm right now. As it’s tagline states, it is, “for the exciting woman with a job.” I’ll let you digest that statement
