This resource page continues the ideas from the book, Retro Makeup: Techniques for Applying the Vintage Look, with helpful articles, historical beauty research, and modern makeup suggestions. Retro Makeup is a vintage-style guide to the colors, shapes, and beauty ideals that defined not just makeup, but also skincare, manicuring, and makeup tools, from the 1920s through the 1960s.

Below you will find some of the best makeup blog posts from the Bobby Pin Blog, along with links to my favorite modern makeup products that can help you recreate vintage-inspired looks for the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.