The Magic of 1950s Makeup – Five Top Tips.

Achieve the perfect 1950’s Face – Gabriela Hernandez – founder of Besame Cosmetics –  and author of Classic beauty – The History of Makeup, shares with us the basics of achieving the 1950s look. The 1950s Face – Top 5 Tips. 1950s Eyebrows are thicker, darker and shaped with a prominent arch. Dow eyes of soft, full lashes,black liner, and…

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1920s Fashion – Hollywood Bathing Suit Styles of 1928

Beautiful 1920s swimsuits – Our Time traveling beauty consultant Carolyn Van Wycks reports from Hollywood in 1928. A collection of mouth watering bathing suits modeled by today’s favourite stars. Some outfits for the beach and some .. ahem .. for parading in front of a camera! Above – the darling Anita Page – who dons another Bradley model and dares…

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1920s Fashion – Create your own 1920’s style turban.

The latest report from our time traveling fashion correspondent Caroline Van Wycks – from 1926. The big craze this year was The 1920’s Flapper Turban! ZW4MPKGBYHPC The movie stars are all doing it, so we got directions for making this charming and inexpensive headdress for your own use. Step1. First, take a piece of soft, pliable silk – 36 inches…

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Iconic Bob hairstyles of the 1920’s

It’s 1926 and Hollywood’s Photoplay looks at the current crop of 1920s hairstyles, in particular the bobs which have turned heads, as well as the new rage from Paris – side whiskers! Bobs are ruled by shear beauty. The scissors menace the last few hairs of the Edwardians. Irene Castle started it – at least in the US. Her feet…

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9 Steps to the Correct 1940’s Face.

A simple but revealing guide on how to create the perfect 1940’s look, taken from from Makeup & Beauty – A 1940’s guide, published free on our sister channel Vintage Makeup GuidesWomen of this glamorous era really took pains to achieve the prefect feminine countenance, and while some steps are now part of the lexicon of face makeup, there are…

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Yale student attempts suicide over Clara Bow.

Hollywood Gossip 1926 – She plays the reckless younger generation – on and off screen. Little Clara Bow got her name in the papers recently when Robert Savage, untamed Yale student, tried to kill himself because Clara wouldn’t marry him. In the subsequent trial – everything seems to go to court these days- Robert testified that Clara kissed him so…

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Bebe Daniels – 1920s actress beats footballers to injuries.

Which is more dangerous to life or limb – Acting or Football? – Hollywood beauty icon Bebe Daniels considers football a cream-puff when compared to life in the movies. Not counting illnesses, due to exposure, here is a chart of Bebe’s enforced lay-offs due to injuries in the line of duty as an actress. Ms Daniels has had enough broken…

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1950’s Makeup – 9 Steps to a Party Face

1950’s Evening Make-up Tutorial for Teenagers – Acclaimed beauty columnist Helen Temple shares a simple guide to evening glamour for teenagers in 1954. Is this your first real grown up party season? Then follow these nine steps to a lovely, long lasting make-up. Even if you aren’t a beginner, you may find my tips a good refresher course for achieving…

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1930’s Fashion – Carole Lombards 8 Style Points.

It’s 1932 – Get the latest 1930’s style pointers from Hollywood screen siren Carole Lombard – Here they are. 1. A two-piece jacket dress that looks for all the world like a suit. But take my word for it, it’s a dress – 2. Not only a short jacket but short sleeves. getting technical – they’re three-quarter sleeves! 3. They…

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Glamourdaze back online after Hostgator server down.

For several hours – Glamourdaze was offline yesterday, due to a massive nationwide server failure which affected our hosts HOSTGATOR. Thousands of sites were affected across the US. Our apologies to any of our regular readers if you could not find us for a while. If you experience any further issues, please contact us.