A partnership, a collaboration all began publicly in the 1950’s, to curate Hepburn’s wardrobe for her new film, Sabrina. She wanted to be transparent with whom she is, through expression of fashion, her style. Audrey has grace, elegance, class, dignified with a bit of rebellion in her heart, or shall we say, a lady with someContinue reading “Audrey Hepburn x Givenchy: The Tiffany Dress and More: The Birth of a Long-Lasting, Collaboration and Friendship”
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let’s take a stroll through history, shall we?
Hi, everyone! Let’s take a stroll through history, shall we? From beauty secrets that have been forgotten, history of make-up, make-up routines of the decades and from whichever in time of civilization. Oh, and of course, hair-care, hair styles and what have you will be included. What can I say, I love history. Here’s aContinue reading “let’s take a stroll through history, shall we?”
25 forgotten beauty secrets women in the 1950’s part 1: Pond’s cold cream and Vaseline petroleum jelly
I sometimes wonder if I were to embark on some of these beauty routines, rituals from the women in the 1950s, what the results will be. From using beer to curate volume and vinegar for shine and lemon to brighten my hair, you know your typical, common hair rinse of the decade. Or, how aboutContinue reading “25 forgotten beauty secrets women in the 1950’s part 1: Pond’s cold cream and Vaseline petroleum jelly”
25 forgotten beauty secrets women in the 1950’s part 2: ice water facials Joan Crawford’s secret to tightening pores, pin curls, hair rinse!
It is so fascinating to discover or re-discover beauty secrets from the 1950s, specifically with women. From Pond’s Cold Cream and Vaseline petroleum jelly, such as did you know Kleenex facial tissue was invented in 1924, by Kimberly-Clark through the global phenomenon of Pond’s Cold Cream? How about cream-based cleansers and cleansing balms that evolved fromContinue reading “25 forgotten beauty secrets women in the 1950’s part 2: ice water facials Joan Crawford’s secret to tightening pores, pin curls, hair rinse!”
Father of Make-up, Max Factor: the man who invented make-up and “make-up”
You may have heard of Ben Nye, let’s take it back even further to the father of Make-up, the gentleman who invented make-up and “make-up”, the legendary Max Factor. Every make-up artist wouldn’t be where they are today if it weren’t for Max Factor. Let’s throw it out there. Not only is Max Factor the fatherContinue reading “Father of Make-up, Max Factor: the man who invented make-up and “make-up””
What Happened When Nylon Stockings Were Scarce During WWII? Women Got Creative! Plus, the Birth of Sally Henson Leg Makeup
During World War II nylon stockings largely disappeared from civilian life, because nylon production was re-directed to military uses (parachutes, ropes, tire reinforcement), prompting rationing, black markets, creative leg-make-up solutions came into play and intense post-war demand that sparked the so‑called, the infamous “nylon riots.” Nylon was invented in the mid‑1930s and introduced to theContinue reading “What Happened When Nylon Stockings Were Scarce During WWII? Women Got Creative! Plus, the Birth of Sally Henson Leg Makeup”
