1940s Makeup Tricks – Ladies Home Journal 1944

1940s Makeup Tricks – Ladies Home Journal 1944 See also The Correct Way to Apply your 1940’s make-up Make-up is the art of making the most of your looks – the art of subduing your bad-looking features, and emphasizing your good points, so the world will see you at your best. Certainly the desire to look your best is a…

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Vintage 1940’s Beauty Secrets – Hair and Face Contour.

Original 1940’s Hair and Make-up secrets from Vintage Make-up Guides.All 1940’s hairstyles, were generally swept away from the forehead. The correct make-up contour to match this look is imperative.So let’s look at the four female face shapes [ you’ll be one of these ! ] and howto bring out your inner 1940’s woman!The Round face | The Long and Narrow…

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Vintage 1940’s Make-up Guides – Introduction

Study your face closely …analyze your every feature deliberately, and then classify it as an asset or a liability. When you have done this, you need only an everyday knowledge of cosmetics, and a basic understanding of face types to achieve the 1940’s make-up effect which is most becoming to you. You cannot actually change the shape of your face,…

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Our Glass – Retro 1940’s Fashion Film

Beautiful film celebrating 1940’s and 1950’s iconic fashion styles. For detailed informative blogs on 1940’s women’s fashion and style – visit these links: 1940’s Fashion in the early 1940’s 1940’s Women’s Fashion after the war – the New Look. Also a popular post on 1940’s Make-up The plot centers round two women trapped in a 1940’s time warp, moving about…

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1940’s Make-up Guide – How to have lovelier lips

Nine Steps to achieving the Perfect 1940’s Pout – Excerpt from Make-up & Beauty – A 1940’s Guide. 1. Never allow the lips to appear painted, irregular or poorly defined. 2. Never moisten the lips before the application of lip rouge, as this causes the rouge to roll and gives it a caked  appearance. 3. Always make the upper lip…

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1940’s Fashion – The Correct Way to apply your Make-up

A summarised excerpt from Make-up & Beauty – A 1940s Guide. The full book is available for instant download from Vintage Make-up Guide. For a detailed and informative blog on 1940’s Fashion – visit these links: 1940s Women’s Fashion during the war 1940’s Women’s Fashion after the war Also for a more detailed blog on 1940s Make-up styles 1. Cleansing…

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Vintage 1940’s Makeup Tutorial – The Right vs Wrong Looks

We present an edited version of our popular vintage 1940s makeup tutorial video, with clear guides for face shape, hairstyle and makeup looks to achieve an accurate 1940s look . Enjoy girls! Don’t forget our fabulous vintage 1940s makeup guides. Also beautiful restored beauty manuals from the 1920s, 1930s and 1950s !

Glamourdaze – Vintage Face

This is our tribute to women’s long love affair with make-up. Enjoy ! Beautiful vintage make-up and beauty guides available for download at Vintage Make-up Guide.

The 1940’s Makeup and Beauty Guide

1940’s Makeup and Beauty guides. Want to be a 1940’s bombshell beauty ? Then this fabulous and beautifully restored 1940s make-up and beauty book by famous Hollywood make-up artists, is the answer. No better way to achieve the 1940s pin-up girl look of this glamorous decade, than to learn from the masters. Beautiful and inspiring. Restored and colourfully illustrated, learn…

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1940s Lipstick Color plan

Vintage 1940’s Lip colors You can’t go wrong with our good friends at Besame Cosmetics for a sparkling vintage 1940’s summer look. And a quick revisit to our 1940s makeup guide – specifically Lip colors The 1940’s Lipstick color Plan 1.The Mono Tone Light Reds Fuchsia Pink Red Orange Red. and 2.The Contrast Tone Deep Red Brick Red Mahogany Crimson…

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