If you know me then you know I was born in the wrong era I would have traded places with my grandma in a minute!! When women were ladies and men were gentlemen. Women had to go to the salon and beauty regimens were limited to what was available, unlike this day in age there are tons and tons of make-up and beauty products with promises of a youthful glow and forever young.
Take a look at your grandmother photos she was perfect and beautiful. They managed all this during wars and depression. Now we have spray on tans and Sephora... and now some ladies don't take care of them selves "Oh I don't have time the kids, cooking, cleaning or my job these ladies did all and more while our men were over seas fighting the war. So step it up...especially when times are ruff and we don't have money for those expensive luxuries.
These are my favorite ladies and their beauty recipes and regimens.
Lana Turner (Wow)
Eyes
Heavy brows were the theme of the Forties for women, the most daring item in the WW2 woman’s make-up bag for eyes was charcoal. Eyebrows were often completely shaved off with charcoal then being drawn on to create a full-brow affect.
Olive oil or petroleum jelly was applied on top to make the brows shine. During the daytime, women would use the petroleum jelly on their eyelids to act as an eye-shadow too. This brightens up your eyes and is great if you’re in a rush or just want to go Au-natural.
Mascara was not widely used but it wasn’t unheard of. Women would make it from petroleum jelly and coal dust pressed together to then be applied to the lashes with a fine brush. Now I don’t suggest you make your own mascara, :) especially as there are so many low-priced mascaras on the shelves that would give the same affect, but we admire the great lengths women went to in order to ‘Put Their Best Face Forward’ but keep safe.
Rita Hayworth (So pretty)
Cheeks
If you don’t fancy pinching your cheeks every five minutes to attain the rosey-red affect as the perseverance of the Forties women did, there is another vintage way to achieve that healthy glow. Red lipstick – made famous by the previously mentioned iconic female stars – had more uses than perfecting the pout. Women would rub a little of their lipstick onto a rag and then rub in circular motions onto the cheek.
Lips there were only a few shades of red or crimson. Eye shadow wasn't as various as now, they had grey or brown. So keep it simple. Just like the classic beauties did.
Take a look at your grandmother photos she was perfect and beautiful. They managed all this during wars and depression. Now we have spray on tans and Sephora... and now some ladies don't take care of them selves "Oh I don't have time the kids, cooking, cleaning or my job these ladies did all and more while our men were over seas fighting the war. So step it up...especially when times are ruff and we don't have money for those expensive luxuries.
These are my favorite ladies and their beauty recipes and regimens.
Lana Turner (Wow)
Eyes
Heavy brows were the theme of the Forties for women, the most daring item in the WW2 woman’s make-up bag for eyes was charcoal. Eyebrows were often completely shaved off with charcoal then being drawn on to create a full-brow affect.
Olive oil or petroleum jelly was applied on top to make the brows shine. During the daytime, women would use the petroleum jelly on their eyelids to act as an eye-shadow too. This brightens up your eyes and is great if you’re in a rush or just want to go Au-natural.
Mascara was not widely used but it wasn’t unheard of. Women would make it from petroleum jelly and coal dust pressed together to then be applied to the lashes with a fine brush. Now I don’t suggest you make your own mascara, :) especially as there are so many low-priced mascaras on the shelves that would give the same affect, but we admire the great lengths women went to in order to ‘Put Their Best Face Forward’ but keep safe.
Rita Hayworth (So pretty)
Cheeks
If you don’t fancy pinching your cheeks every five minutes to attain the rosey-red affect as the perseverance of the Forties women did, there is another vintage way to achieve that healthy glow. Red lipstick – made famous by the previously mentioned iconic female stars – had more uses than perfecting the pout. Women would rub a little of their lipstick onto a rag and then rub in circular motions onto the cheek.
This can be done now with a cheap red lipstick and it gives an immediate rose-tint. Face powders were used too – though we do not recommend covering your freckles up, as they did. Their powder was essential as it doubled up as a tool to create a matte base if going out after working in a boiling hot factory.
Elizabeth Taylor
Ava Gardner
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