Hollywood Beauty School – Change your Coiffure

Change your hairstyle regularly, says Hollywood – 1930s Hairstyle Report from Carolyn Van Wyck There are two schools of thought on the hair question. One holds to the idea that once you have developed a characteristic coiffure, you should hold on to it for dear life. The modern theory is for constant change. This gets my vote every time. With…

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1930s Beauty – When Winter Comes

1930s Tips to guard your skin against the elements – “O Wind, if winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” I suppose that Shelley, being a poet and romantic, could visualize budding blossoms, even while still facing the cold blasts of winter. But us ordinary mortals find it harder. Now that the biting cold and blustering wind is upon us,…

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1930 Hollywood Beauty Tricks – Oct 1932

All the beauty tricks of the stars – 1930s Beauty report by Caroline Van Wyck 1. Fall Coiffures. Joan Bennett presents the Riviera bob, her first distinct departure in coiffures in three years. Heretofore her bob has been long. This new coiffure emphasises three important trends. The bob is short. The ends are curled. The neckline is revealed. From a…

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1930s Hollywood Beauty Tricks – Neck Stretch

“Necking for beauty’s sake!” says Jean Arthur in 1932 – Actress Jean Arthur shows us a movie star beauty trick for a pretty neck. First, lie on a divan, allowing the head and shoulders to droop over the edge. Second, turn the head from left to right fifteen times. Third, raise the head from the shoulders and lower it. Fourth, complete…

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Hollywood Beauty Comes From Within

Fundamentals beauty hints – 1929 1920s Makeup report by Anne Van Alstyne Not so long ago I talked to a Director of motion pictures. He a lot to say about beauty. ” A pretty face is just – a pretty face, ” he said “It gets by, but it doesn’t get far. if there’s not something underneath, something that shines…

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Hollywood’s Most Perfect Noses -1930

The secrets to a beautiful nose – 1930s beauty report by Rosalind Shaffer. How often does one hear that expression to describe a close race? Then there’s the story about the horse that stuck out his tongue and won the race. Modify this a little and you have a true story. The girls of Hollywood tip-tilt a perky nose, languidly…

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1930s Beauty – Joan Blondells Beauty Secrets

So what’s this about cottage cheese Joan? – Ann Boyd 1930s beauty report for Glamourdaze. Joan Blondell, that delightful blonde, has some pretty original ideas on beauty and care of the skin. She certainly has that youtful pep and radiant beauty which we should all love to have! She believes beauty is more than just skin deep; that bodily health…

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1930s Beauty Tricks in the Sun

Hollywood Beauty report by Carolyn Van Wycks – July 1934 – SUMMER ought to mean the happiest season for us all. But there’s a darker side. And it’s spelled in three words – sunburn, freckles and tan ! A few minutes of protection as demonstrated by these lovelies will save you hours of correction. Linda Parker is wisely planning her campaign for…

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The Sisters G – Mirror Image Beauties – June 1930

 What two peas can be more alike than the Sisters G? – Modern Screen features The Sisters G –  two unlikely stars of Paul Whitemans talkie revue ” The King of Jazz”. Direct from Paris – these two rubber legged Dutch bobbed beauties have become unexpected stars in their own right after their dazzling performance. Karla ( or is it…

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1930s Beauty Tips – Claudette Colbert in 1933

Claudette Colbert tells How to be Beautiful in Spite of Your Face ! Carolyn Van Wycks 1930’s Beauty Shop – The actress who reputedly insisted that she be filmed on only one side – her pretty side – revealed herself to be a very amusing deprecating woman to Carolyn Van Wycks in 1933 and explained that while ” everything is…

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