The Powder Room – 1950’s Makeup and style tips

1950’s Fashion – Makeup Tips – GlamourDaze Other useful 1950’s fashion links: Famous Fashion Designers of the 1950’s   The Powder Room The sultry secretary style and makeup looks of the 1950’s that MadMen Joan Holloway epitomizes is showcased in this beautiful original archive film from the 1950’s . The whole film glows with that peaches and cream hue of…

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1950’s Fashion – The Real Mad Men

1950’s Fashion – Real Mad Men photo shoots Would you like to meet a real Mad Man ?Meet Eric Steinbicker , now a well known travel novelist, he started out in his youth as the studio manager to the famous fashion photographer Richard Avedon with offices on the famous Madison Avenue.He is writing a book called Assisting Avalon. In his…

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1950’s Fashion – Vintage Beauty Guide – Haircare

1950’s Beauty & Hair Guide Joan Holloway – Mad Men Step 4 – Hair Care We probably spend most of our attention on our hair. Our hair needs careful attention !Like caring for the skin, proper care of the hairrequires some understanding of its structure and function. A healthy scalp has plenty of oil to whichdirt will cling, so wash…

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1950’s Fashion – Vintage Beauty Guide – Hair Removal & Nail Polish

1950’s Beauty Guide Joan Holloway – Mad Men Step 3 – Hair removal and Nail Polish The removal of hair, is sometimes a problem.You can take care of single hairs with a pair of tweezers. But for leg and underarm hair, your best bet is a safety razor. Don’t worry that shaving your legs will make itgrow back faster or…

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1950’s Fashion – Vintage Beauty Guide – Skincare 2

1950’s Beauty Guide Joan Holloway – Mad Men Step 2 – Daily Skincare It goes without saying, that only cleanlingerie should go next to that clean skin! While it may not be necessary for all of you,some girls use a lubricating cream or lotion toprevent skin roughing or chaffing. Expensive creams or powders however aren’tnecessary. A healthy and beautiful skin…

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1950’s Fashion – Vintage Beauty Guide – Skincare 1

1950’s Beauty Guide Joan Holloway – Mad Men Step 1 – Skincare In addition to soap and water, there are othergood aids for cleaning your skin.One of these is cleansing cream ! Many girls find this helpful in removing cosmetics.However, nothing can take the place of yourdaily bath or shower ! This is the time to give your skin a…

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Makeup History – The Makeup Look from 1910’s to 1950’s

1900 Makeup Look Makeup Look 1920’s Makeup Look 1930’s Makeup Look 1940s Makeup Look 1950’s The Vintage Make-up Guide . To get the genuine vintage looks and styles of 1920s make-up, 1930s make-up, 1940s make-up and the 1950s makeup  – visit Vintage Make-up Guides ! MAKE-UP TIMELINE – The Makeup Look from 1910’s to 1950’s Further to the last big…

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Max Factor, Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein

The Three Giants of Cosmetics During the early years of the 20th century, make-up became fashionable in the United States of America and Europe due to the huge influence of Ballet, Theatre and the Movie stars of Hollywood. Chief amongst the make-up wizards who helped develop cosmetics into a global mass market were Max Factor Sr, Elizabeth Arden, and Helena…

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