1930s
Talking behind her back: 12 really mean vintage ads that could give anyone a complex
The judgments are harsh, and nobody is worried about subtlety in these ridiculously mean vintage ads that ran in popular magazines years ago.
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1950s
Women: Do you have the ideal figure? Here’s what ‘they’ thought in 1950
Direct from ’50s fashion experts come these tips for calculating a woman’s body measurements for the ideal figure. See how much things have changed!
1960s
How gals in the ’60s got such gorgeous legs: Retro leg workouts & stretches
If women of the ’60s needed slimming or trimming for their legs, they might have tried these retro leg exercises, created for maximum leg-watching appeal.
1960s
“You’re soaking in it!” Vintage Palmolive ads featuring Madge the Manicurist
Remember the old Palmolive dish soap ads, featuring Madge the Manicurist (actress Jan Miner), who was always telling women how terrible their hands looked?
1970s
Vintage Lip Lickers flavored lip glosses (’70s & ’80s)
Girls who grew up in the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s: Do you remember these little ‘Lip Lickers’ brand of lip glosses that came in metal slide-top tins?
1970s
Cosmo’s Marvelous Men: Inside the cringeworthy ’70s guide to love & sex for women
Find out about Marvelous Men, Cosmopolitan’s 1974 bestselling guidebook for women, with dozens of tips on ‘how to know’ guys & ‘make them love you!’
1970s
How to get Farrah Fawcett’s famous long feathered hairstyle from the ’70s
America flipped over Farrah Fawcett’s famous feathered hair back in the seventies, and the trendy retro Farrah hairstyle was copied by millions of women.
1920s
1920s dresses & flapper-style clothing: The most fashionable fabrics, lengths, necklines & more
Here’s a look back to the most beautifully stylish vintage clothing for women from the mid-1920s, with tips on how to choose the finest fashions.
1970s
Vintage Tinkerbell manicure set & other groovy retro ’70s beauty goodies for little girls
Look back at these vintage Tinkerbell manicure kits and other beauty treats marketed to little girls back in the ’70s. Lots of memories here!
1940s
50+ sexist vintage ads so bad, you almost won’t believe they were real
Not only would these sexist vintage ads not sell well today, but they’d also cause a huge social media backlash. See 50 of the most obnoxious examples here.
1950s
28 summery vintage ’50s swimsuits for women, when strapless one-piece suits with ruffles were hot
These vintage swimsuits from the ’50s said they’d ‘slim the hips, diminish the waist, and give your bustline the gently rounded new look.’ See
1960s
How to use false eyelashes to get a real big-eyed retro look: Vintage tips & examples
If you want that gorgeous, ingenue-like retro makeup style popular in the ’60s and ’70, here’s how to apply false eyelashes just like they did back then!
1960s
How to create the pretty retro pastel eye makeup look they loved back in the ’60s & ’70s
What was the retro pastel eye makeup look all about? Making the eyes look big and soft by creating a natural look with pale eyeshadow shades. See it here!
1800s
Lillie Langtry: The life and loves of the scandalous Jersey Lily
Legendary beauty Lillie Langtry was a statuesque blonde with blue eyes, a perfect complexion and a ravishing figure. She was acclaimed by the social set, and became the mistress of The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.
1980s
How to get awesome & authentic on-trend ’80s eye makeup, like multicolored eyeshadow
To see where each shadow color should go for the different eye looks, just follow the diagrams.
1980s
How to make the perfect ’80s hairstyles: Tips for her from 1986
See how to recreate and color 11 different ’80s hairstyles with this step-by-step guide and retro beauty tipsheets from 1986!
1980s
Actress Lynda Carter on leaving her Wonder Woman superhero image behind, and beginning new adventures in the ’80s
Here’s an interview with Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter from 1980, when she was just about to star in her own CBS special – and just before she started to model for Maybelline makeup.
1980s
Remember tasty vintage Maybelline Kissing Potion, Kissing Glosses & Kissing Slicks from the ’80s?
Vintage Maybelline Kissing Potion, Kissing Slicks & Mini Kissing Stick – different ’80s lip glosses in mouthwatering flavors like strawberry and cherry.
1960s
Blue eyeshadow: The good, the bad & the ugly vintage makeup
See more than two dozen examples of vintage makeup, showing the evolution of blue eyeshadow from the ’50s to the ’80s. As you will see, sometimes it works… and sometimes it really, really doesn’t.
1950s
Here’s a retro shampoo commercial so gosh darn wholesome, it’s like a ’50s cliche in a bottle
Retro shampoo commercials from many decades ago were so achingly wholesome and sincere, it’s easy to see why some ’50s stereotypes persist today. Take a look!
1970s
How to create 5 different classic ’70s hairstyles (plus check out 8 more retro ‘dos)
’70s hairstyles were feathery – shiny – bouncy. Here are some real vintage tips from salon experts so women in the disco decade could always keep their hair stylish.
1920s
How to get the kind of expressive, dramatic 1920s eye makeup style popular during the silent movie era
See the kind of tips that millions of women used to get the beautiful and stylish 1920s eye makeup in the age of flappers, jazz clubs & speakeasies.
1900s
Old-fashioned haircare tips for more beautiful hair, the way they did it 100 years ago
Pretty hair should be fluffy, it should be glossy, and it should be even in color. Find out how to get these classic looks in this collection of old-fashioned haircare tips!
1950s
16 breathtakingly gorgeous vintage evening gowns with long skirts so full they’d make a Disney Princess jealous
This collection of vintage evening gowns is so over-the-top, you don’t have to even like fashion to appreciate the oomph factor of these formal dresses.
1930s
The perfect woman’s figure (1938)
The perfect 1938 figure must have curves, but it differs from the perfect figure of past decades in relationship of curves to straight lines.
1930s
17 Vintage Halloween pin-up girls from the ’30s & ’40s for a different kind of pumpkin cheesecake
See portraits of vintage Halloween pin-up girls from the 1930s and 1940s – themed photos featuring famous actresses and beautiful models.
1940s
Sexy vintage pin-up girls adore Mennen aftershave with the “He-Man” aroma (1940s)
I’d love to know you better ’cause… (1946) I like “smooth” men who keep presentable longer with Mennen Brushless Shave Cream I’ll wait until you call
1900s
Vintage hairstyles: How women in San Francisco accessorized their hair back in the olden days
Take look back – way back! – at a few ways that ladies in San Francisco during the Victorian and Edwardian eras used to style and accessorize their vintage hairstyles.
1910s
How to take care of your skin: Easy beauty tips women have used for decades
A hundred years ago, you wouldn’t have found too many products to help take care of your skin. Ladies back then relied on other little tips and tricks – explained here!
Vintage beauty & fashion
How to re-create 25 hot retro ’70s hairstyles from 1977
Curl it. Cut it. Blow it dry. Brush it. Tuck it. Let it fly. There’s no one way with summer ’77 hairstyles. Kenneth has done 24 marvelous styles for us, so now is the time for a pretty change! So pick a new do, get ready to enjoy a great summer.
1800s
How happiness can make you beautiful (1899)
The woman beautiful: The secret of charm Whether beauty be as evanescent as the legendary vapor which Psyche brought from Hades when sent there by
1960s
The Jackie Kennedy Look (1967)
7 pages of Jackie Kennedy and her fabulous clothes The elegance, the chic, the supertaste that comprise… The Jackie Kennedy Look (but what is that
1980s
The ultimate ’80s beauty basic: Hairspray
19-year-old Debbie was not even born during the heyday of the bubble, the beehive, the flip and the bouffant hairstyles — yet, she regularly performs a grooming ritual that dates back to that other era: she is a hair-spray fanatic.
1970s
Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific shampoo & conditioner (’70s-’80s)
Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific shampoo & conditioner are extra rich, extra thick — so it leaves your hair shiny clean and fresh. Slightly spicy. Slightly flowery. And ready for compliments.
1910s
Billie Burke: Wholesome cleanliness a must for womanly beauty (1912)
Cleanliness is the basis of all physical beauty. A famous old-time belle was asked for her secret of beauty, and she answered: ‘I have three: the first is cleanliness, the second is cleanliness, and the third is cleanliness.’
1960s
Vintage dating life: Should women court men? (1960)
How DOES a girl win a husband? By tradition, she waits until the right man comes along, then he woos her, pursues her, and leads her to the altar.
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