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Spermaceti, and How to Replace It
EDIT: You can buy a prepared spermaceti replacement at this link.The first time I ever heard of spermaceti, I was about 14 years old and was reading a 1930s era beauty recipe book I'd found in the...
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Real Women Have Points - Lina Cavalieri, 1914
The beautiful woman has points. Let us enumerate them: A figure graceful in outline, not too thin, nor too fat. A face that is fascinating, and by fascinating, I mean interesting. But to make it...
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Tangee Red-Red
We're down to the final days of the Tangee Red-Red Kickstarter. It's official -- the color will be limited edition, so if you're interested in acquiring a tube of this authentic 1940s/1950s red color...
View ArticleChloroform Shampoo Mystery
I've previously quoted a hair shampoo recipe given by Lina Cavalieri that goes as follows:Extract of witch hazel, 1 pint; eau de cologne, 8 ounces; chloroform, 3 drams.What is the purpose of chloroform...
View ArticleBiba Fever!
Not historically correct for the 1920s, but a good approximation of the Biba aesthetic.And for good measure, here's some additional Biba fashion information.
View ArticleA Night Out in the Roaring Twenties
The Paris Review offers excerpts from an account of the to-do things in 1920s New York.After a lovely late dinner at the Crystal Room you’d go over to Harry Richmond’s Wigwam Club. Of course it was...
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I Am a Disco Dancer! - 1980s Disco Look
Disco is heavily associated with the 1970s, but in fact its popularity continued into the early 1980s.For my recent birthday, I invited over some friends to watch the 1982 filmDisco Dancer. As part of...
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The Flapper and Immodest Dress - from "Safe Counsel"
For some strange reason too many of our modern girls seem to enjoy being called flappers. She glories in the lustful looks and vulgar comments which her appearance calls forth on the street. With...
View ArticleLiquid Foundations of Olden Times
In the 1910s, women who suffered from disfiguring skin diseases like acne and rosacea, for whom a coat of powder wasn't enough, could avail themselves of primitive coverup mixtures which would probably...
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The 1920s Gloria Swanson or 1970s Watercolor Eye
With a pink matte eyeshadow, make a little wedge shape on the browbone that goes down into the crease of your socket. Surround the rest of the upper eye with a deep blue matte shadow. Apply a thin line...
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Clara Bow Makeup Tutorial of the 1920s
Clara Bow has been classified as one of the silent screen's true flapper personalities (as opposed to Theda Bara's vamp or Gloria Swanson's diva.) Her heyday was mostly in the later 1920s, meaning her...
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The Italian Pale Look of the 1950s and 1960s
Over at Glamour Daze I came across The Italian Pale Look, a fashion of the late 50s that ultimately formed the 60s fashions.I mentioned reading about this "Pale look" to my mother, who would have been...
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The Watercolor Eye -- Make Your Eyes Like an Impressionist Painting
This old post from Gael Fashingbauer Cooper discusses the Watercolor Eye of the 1970s.It seems to have been another of the 70s makeup looks based on silent film stars, as Gloria Swanson looks to have...
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Tangee Makeup -- Authentic colors of the 1920s and beyond!
Tangee lipstick and blush debuted in the early 1920s (the earliest advertisement I've seen is from 1923.) The brainchild of George W. Luft, it was a cosmetic designed to look less artificial and...
View ArticleTheatrical Red -- The Classic Color for Women of the Past
The first nail polish I ever bought for myself, at the age of about 12, was a bottle of Max Factor's Curtain Call Red. I noticed that the French name for the item, printed on the bottle, was Rouge...
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Biba Fever! Learning All About 60s/70s Teen Makeup
I've been bit by the bug, and now I have Biba fever! I've been learning about this 60s/70s beauty and fashion company called Biba. It seems it was kind of the old time, British version of a Claire's...
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1980s Makeup Application Advice How-To
From Fashion Faces: 20 Stunning Make-Up Ideas (copyright 1982 by Artus Publishing Company, Ltd.)MAKE-UP ROUTINEChoose a foundation to match your skin tone, or one shade lighter, and apply with your...
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1970s All Natural Avocado Face Mask Homemade
From Jeanne Rose's Herbal Body Book: The California Avocado Facial Mask."Mash a bit of avocado with a bit of buttermilk and apply directly to the face. Walk around or lie in the sun and let the avocado...
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