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Showing posts with label vintage make-up. Show all posts

Showing posts with label vintage make-up. Show all posts

Fake Beauty Spots

Norma Shearer as Marie Antoinette Although it's a subjective thing, I'm quite partial to the sight of a well-formed, well placed...

Cleopatra Eye Make-Up

The eye of Horus The ancient Egyptians certainly knew how to create drama in the human form. Their striking profile images of black-haire...

Red Matte Lipstick

Matte 40s lips Luscious 1940s Lips In old black and white films from the 1940s, women's lips often appear dark and smouldering, rath...

Arched Eyebrows

Marlene Dietrich The early 20th century penchant for highly stylized, arched eyebrows began in Hollywood in the 1930s. Brows were plucke...

Retro Hair and Makeup

Techniques for Applying the Vintage Makeup Look... Fancy those dark, high arched eyebrows of the 1950s? The smouldering red lips of the 40s...

1960s Makeup

1960s icon, Twiggy The Eyes Have it For most of the 1960s, makeup was an essential part of the mod look, with a heavy emphasis on the ey...

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