Welcome to the Jazz Age, The Great Gatsby era, flappers, speakeasies, the rise of Hollywood; and when we said good-bye to film without sound forever and hello to talkies that transformed film and later television and every other device afterwards and the birth of modern make-up and beauty tricks that are still used today! All of which hadContinue reading “25 Beauty Secrets Women Actually Used in the 1920’s”
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Ancient Greece and Rome, and Medieval Europe: When Lipstick Meant Power, and Scandal
Long before lipstick became a symbol of glamour, it was about identity. Ancient Greeks viewed lipstick more than a cosmetic item. Respectable women were expected to appear natural, while bright lips were associated with courtesans. But here’s the twist: those same courtesans were the ones who perfected early lip pigments, using crushed mulberries, red ironContinue reading “Ancient Greece and Rome, and Medieval Europe: When Lipstick Meant Power, and Scandal”
How the Fashion World Reacted to Dior’s Death
It was the news that shook the fashion world; Christian Dior passes away in 1957. This sent a shockwave, it was a gasp that only happens when powerhouse has fallen. Paris had lost its most influential couturier, the man who had resurrected French fashion after the war and restored the city’s claim as the capitalContinue reading “How the Fashion World Reacted to Dior’s Death”
Hubert de Givenchy arrives at Lucien Lelong
The couturier who shaped a generation and the young designer. When people talk about the lineage of French couture, they often jump from Chanel to Dior to Givenchy but the thread that connects them is Lucien Lelong. He was a quiet gentleman of modern couture, the man who kept Paris fashion alive during the war, and the mentorContinue reading “Hubert de Givenchy arrives at Lucien Lelong”
1920s Beauty Ads
Even as women quietly rebelled with rouge, and lipstick, beauty companies had to tread carefully. Makeup was still considered bold, even going so far as to refer make-up as improper, so brands developed a clever vocabulary that let women buy cosmetics without ever admitting they were buying make-up. Here are some of the most commonContinue reading “1920s Beauty Ads”
Mercury, Arsenic, Belladonna, Vermilion in Makeup, Oh My!
Other Toxic Beauty Ingredients of the 18th Century The beauty routines of Mozart’s world were glamorous, theatrical, and let’s be real shockingly poisonous. Lead wasn’t the only wicked ingredient in makeup, perhaps lead in makeup is considered villainous. Gasp! Lead in makeup?! How about these other common go-to just as equally dangerous, villainous, wicked ingredientsContinue reading “Mercury, Arsenic, Belladonna, Vermilion in Makeup, Oh My!”
