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1940s Beauty Rites with Julie Bishop

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Glamourdaze

How to Stay Young in 1942 – No matter how busy you may be, you don’t neglect those little beauty rites so necessary to comfort and appearance. Make up your mind that no matter how rushed and difficult your life may be you are going to look your best all the time. Keep young, look younger than you really are….

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1940s Beauty Class – The Christmas Facial

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Winter Facial and Complexion Makeover – Dec 1941 – 1940s Beauty report – Carolyn Wyck This coming yuletide season, many girls are hoping for some time off. A chance to throw off the uniforms and feel like women again. Here’s a good visual guide to a facial which anyone can do, followed by some basic skincare tips. The Winter Facial….

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1940s Beauty – Eye Make-up Lesson 1941

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Mascara, Shadow and Brow Tricks – 1940s Beauty correspondent Carol Carter: Your eyes may be merry and soulful for the dark winter days ahead. But a little touch of magic from mascara, accents of shadow or wisps of brow pencil will make them appear larger, brighter, deeper and altogether more beautiful and exciting. This lesson is in two parts. The…

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1940s Lipstick Tutorial

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Mary Martins Lip Tips on Loveliness 1941- 1940s Makeup – Lipstick Tutorial. – by Carol Carter for Glamourdaze.com Model your lips carefully! Use a deep clear red lipstick. You can make them wider, or shorter, fuller or thinner, to give your face better proportion. If they’re too heavy, use a medium or rose lip rouge to make them less noticeable….

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Famous 1940s Hollywood Faces and their Make-up

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Reference the looks of iconic 1940’s women – In high resolution, a quick peek at some of the most beautiful and iconic female faces in the Hollywood firmament, photographed by some of the greatest photographers of their time. Gazing out at us from the past, with all the red lipstick glamour that the era evokes. What we love about these 1940s photos is…

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Pin Up! The Movie – The All American Girl

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Reclaiming the art of the Pin up – We all know the style! – pin curls, wiggle dresses, 1940s era bullet bras, seamed stockings, cat-eyed make-up and redder than red lips! The recent explosion of interest in vintage fashion – in particular the era spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s has brought with it a revival of the pin…

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Besame Cosmetics scores a hit with Agent Carter

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Glamourdaze

At Vintage Nostalgia Show 2015  Wiltshire – Vintage Nostalgia Show is a unique summer vintage festival in the heart of the UK’s Wiltshire countryside and takes place 29 – 31 May 2015. Now in it’s fourth year, we find vintage cosmetics line Bésame Cosmetics head-lining as official show sponsors for 2015 ! Glamourdaze spoke to Sharon Holloway, Director of Bésame…

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Celebrating Nina Leen – Life Photographer

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Exhibition of her surreal and glamorous world – New York art gallery Daniel Cooney Fine Art are launching a unique and I must say ‘overdue’ exhibition of that unique photographer Nina Leen – on March 26th which will run till May16th. Her often conceptual and surreal work should easily fetch the same attention of contemporary photographers like Cindy Sherman, though…

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The Beauty Business of Helena Rubinstein in 1941

The Story of Helena Rubinstein

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Glamourdaze

A Day in the Life of Helena Rubinstein – How a little girl from Krakow, helped build the 20th Century beauty industry and outsmarted Wall Street. Full of thoughts, Helena Rubinstein begins another day with a bath, followed by rubbing liquid powder over her body. She studies her face in the mirror before applying her makeup. From her wardrobe, she pulls…

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1940s Beauty – Priscilla Lane sells cosmetics for a day.

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Glamourdaze

Actress Priscilla Lane learns how to be a salesgirl – 1941 – In Million Dollar Baby – Priscilla Lane plays a department store salesgirl. To get first hand experience she spent a day incognito at Sears, Roebuck & Co’s big general department store in downtown Los Angeles. At 8.15 she punched in, went to the locker room to straighten her…

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