Ooh la la! Vintage hairstylist Miss Betty shares her style secrets
June 24, 2010 by Admin · 3 Comments
Miss Betty is a one woman glamour machine. Able to unlock the elusive beauty secrets of decades long passed with a graceful flick of her comb and some ingenious curl-magic, this is one hairstylist who lives and breathes elegant vintage style.
Going to Ascot today? Let Dita von Teese inspire your 40s make-up!
June 19, 2010 by Lena · 4 Comments
Add some vintage glamour to Ascot with a glamorous Forties hair and make-up look and you’ll turn heads for all the right reasons. Natalie Dale has an easy step-by-step guide on how to replicate Dita Von Teese’s vintage look.
Back in fashion: Sixties hair styles
June 9, 2010 by Lena · Leave a Comment
From beehives to boyish crops – Sixties hair styles are as prevalent now as they were then. Martha Hayes takes a look at different Sixties styles and their modern day interpretations.
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The beauty and the beast? Vintage beauty advertisements compared to today’s
June 4, 2010 by Lena · 2 Comments
To begin, a few facts. A recent survey found that during an average day an American will see 3,000 commercial messages across all forms of media. An incredible number you may say, but the next time you walk to work, take a look around and you’ll notice you’re being bombarded at every angle. Adele Baxby takes a look at vintage beauty adverts compared to today’s.
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Grace Kelly hair tutorial
June 1, 2010 by Lena · Leave a Comment
Grace Kelly is the epitome of Fifties glamour and sophistication. Her golden locks were always perfectly coiffed into elegant up-dos or shoulder-length styles. Here we have found an amazing video tutorial that teaches you how to copy the princess’s traidmark hair style.
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Video How To: How to brush out a vintage curl set
May 30, 2010 by Lena · 5 Comments
One of our lovely readers has pointed out to us YouTuber LisaFreemontStreet and her amazing vintage hair style and make-up tutorials. We are officially hooked! So much so that we just have to share this fantastic video tutorial on how to correctly brush out a vintage curl set.
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Our Vintage Queen no 17 shares her beauty secrets: How to get luminous skin – the vintage way
May 27, 2010 by Lena · 7 Comments
Our lovely Vintage Queen no 17, the fabulous Fleur de Guerre, vintage lover and Forties aficionado, is letting us in on a little secret: how to get luminous, flawless skin just like hers. Here are her vintage beauty tricks!
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Top make-up products to achieve a Forties look
The striking looks of the Forties reveal just how much women did to look polished, making today’s neutral make-up seem so bland. Max Factor make-up artist Caroline Barnes gives us some expert guidance in how to recreate bold, heavy-lidded eyes and Yanar Alkayat selects the tried and tested mascaras and eyeliners to achieve this look.
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Video tutorial: how to do the perfect cat eyeliner
May 16, 2010 by Lena · 2 Comments
The easiest way of adding a bit of vintage glam to your every-day look is by wearing black eyeliner. This might seem a little tricky at first but fear not, we’ve found this excellent video tutorial giving you step-by-step instructions for drawing on your eyeliner perfectly.
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Tried and tested: the best red lipsticks!
May 13, 2010 by Lena · 8 Comments
One of the easiest ways to add a touch of vintage glamour to your makeup is to wear red lipstick. It adds a sense of occasion to the mundane, and can transform you from office worker to Hollywood starlet at the swipe of a stick. Isabella Buckland has been on a one woman mission to sort the lipsticks that will give you the perfect cherry pout from the ones that make you look like a deranged clown. After vigorous testing that included snogging, nights out, snow, cakes and cups of tea, here are her top 3 that any vintage girl should add to her make up kit!
