The 1970s were a decade obsessed with the sun. Beauty culture shifted away from porcelain complexions and toward a bronzed, athletic glow that symbolized freedom, leisure and California living. Skincare became less about coverage and more about cultivating a healthy, lived‑in radiance. Women wanted skin that looked touched by sunlight, softened by ocean air andContinue reading “PART 2: 1970s Skincare + Tanning Products”
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The Chanel Camellia: White as Icon
Among Chanel’s symbols, none is more quietly powerful than the camellia. It is not dramatic like Dior’s rose nor exotic like Poiret’s blooms. It is simple, symmetrical and un-mistakably modern — a flower without scent, without thorns, without excess. In choosing the camellia, Chanel chose a symbol that mirrored her own philosophy: purity without fragility,Continue reading “The Chanel Camellia: White as Icon”
Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl by Renee Rosen
Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl is a glittering, fictionalized portrait of Estée Lauder’s rise during the golden age of American beauty. Set against the backdrop of mid‑century New York, the novel blends ambition, glamour, reinvention, and the intoxicating world of cosmetics. Rosen’s storytelling is lush and atmospheric, capturing the energy of Fifth Avenue, the elegance ofContinue reading “Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl by Renee Rosen”
Part 1: 1970s Hair Icons: Farrah, Cher, Bo Derek
The 1970s were a decade defined by movement, bodies in motion, hair in motion, a culture in motion. Beauty shifted away from the sculpted, set styles of the 1960s and toward something freer, more athletic, more sun‑lit. Hair became a symbol of lifestyle, identity, and attitude. And at the centre of this transformation were threeContinue reading “Part 1: 1970s Hair Icons: Farrah, Cher, Bo Derek”
1970s Beauty: The Era of Tanning + Dieting
The 1970s marked a dramatic shift in American beauty culture. Gone were the powdered faces and sculpted bouffants of the 1960s. In their place emerged a new ideal: sun‑kissed skin, athletic bodies and a lifestyle built around tanning, dieting and California‑coast vitality. Beauty was no longer something applied — it was something lived. This decadeContinue reading “1970s Beauty: The Era of Tanning + Dieting”
The night Yves Saint Laurent Shocked Paris, and Re-wrote the Rules of Fashion w/ His 1971 Scandal Collection
On January 29, 1971, little did Yves Saint Laurent knew, he would be walking into the history books — and at the exact same time, straight into a firestorm. His Spring/Summer haute couture show, later known simply as “The Scandal Collection,” was unlike anything Paris had ever seen. It wasn’t elegant. It wasn’t polite. ItContinue reading “The night Yves Saint Laurent Shocked Paris, and Re-wrote the Rules of Fashion w/ His 1971 Scandal Collection”
