Jayne Mansfield has burst dazzlingly upon the theatrical world as a star of a Broadway comedy, and seems to be getting her name and photograph into more Broadway columns and movie magazines than any other actress alive.
109 colors of nail polish from 1981, from Super Platinum to Spunsugar Pink to Blackberry. The professional nail enamel you can use at home. Dries fast. Looks wet. Stubbornly resists chipping.
Any woman may make herself beautiful by thought — and here is the way to do it by Hereward Carrington Could you devote a little
From the scrubbed to the sensational look, here are some expert makeup and beauty tips on how to do your own ’70s-style makeover!
“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” “This was my perm two weeks ago.” “My hair was so dull and dry! And my conditioner made it
Radium face cream made its debut in 1905: ‘The radium in the cream energizes the cells of the skin so that they throw off impurities… producing the charming glow of delicate color.’
Choose the style that suits your hair type — we’ll tell you how to make it work for you!
Exercises to take off inches, and diet to drop off pounds – this program was planned for the readers of Woman’s Day by the famous beauty expert Elizabeth Arden.
Daintiness means a number of things. It calls for head-to-toe cleanliness. Clothes and lingerie must be spotless. Soiled white collars, gloves or other accessories detract considerably from a girl’s appearance.
Based on the state of plastic surgery in the 1920s, and with regular improvements in science, one journalist suggested in 1922 that soon women wouldn’t have to age – ‘I mean shriveled or waddling old and all that.’
This year’s crop of bathing suits demands the utmost decorum on the part of the wearer. If you must coat yourself with grease from forehead to toes, please don’t stretch out like a starfish.
Wrinkles come to the American woman at a much earlier age than they come to her European sister. And the pitiable things about it is that they are not wrinkles of age. Here is why Why American women look older than their years.
In her heart of hearts, any woman would rather have a beautiful neck than anything else in the world except, perhaps, a beautiful face, said soprano and actress Lina Cavalieri.
Winning new look When Kim Seelbrede, Miss USA 1981, asked us to give her a glamorous new look that would be easy to manage, versatile
A new age of cinema celebrities While fame itself was nothing new in the 1920s, the recent introduction of moving pictures had transformed the very
Photoplay’s own Beauty Shop Radio’s “Dr. Susan” (Eleanor Phelps) undertakes to remodel an “ugly duckling” — with results that will help you, too The
This highly-misunderstood process of applying make involves a lot more than just putting “a dab o’ powder” on your nose. Here, a top stage star from 1913 gives you her makeup secrets.
It is the day of the curly hairstyle, and nature never planted enough curls on anybody’s head, except perhaps on Medusa’s, to meet the requirements of the present fashions.
Office girls as shapely as models Is the working girl to be barred from the Venus contest now in progress, and which has already reached
Get unforgettable ’50s eye makeup with these vintage beauty tips straight from the fifties! Find out the best ways to use eyeshadow, liner, mascara & more.
“Even Europe never made shades more beautiful than lustrous, luminous Ultress.” – Linda Evans
The perfect American woman Measuring 50,000 of her sex to determine a standard The perfect American girl — how big around; how much does she
Imparts her secret for making her eyelashes more beautiful Dame Vanity, always seeking a new beauty secret to tickle the fancy of her feminine followers,
Betty Grable’s famous legs … always wear nylons washed with Lux flakes Lux flakes make even sheer nylons last twice as long. Betty Grable loves
Don’t be skinny! (1967) Look better by adding desired pounds this easy way… without pads, exercise or fishy oils Raquel Welch: “I can’t afford
Bobbed hair – is it here to stay? by Jean Van Evera The furor has almost been forgotten, but not so long ago, a woman’s
Dressing the hair to suit the facial type How the French, English and American woman makes the fashionable coiffure becoming Coiffures, like costumes, follow the
They didn’t call Cindy Crawford a supermodel for nothing! Below, check out a selection of her fashion magazine covers from the mid- to late-eighties. Cindy
Decorate your fingernails if you would be up to snuff Are you wearing gilded or decorated nails? We are not kidding, but talking the latest
4 new slick tricks: LipSlicks by Max Factor These are the tinted glosses that slick your lips. This is the brush of satin-y sable that
We are told that not one person in a hundred drinks water enough to keep the system in a healthy condition.
The hair is so arranged as to make the head a great fluffy mass, round like a globe. Not a small globe, either, but a great ball of beauty.
10 hints on how to perm Perming, done correctly, is one of the best ways to lock-in those super-popular curls. 1. Make sure hair is
Jewels! Which to wear and when to wear them – A lesson from Irene Hough by Idah McGlone Gibson A girl and every woman should be
Women have destroyed the beauty of their hands by trying to transform with the scissors the blunt, thick finger ends that belong on the practical or elementary hand into the dainty or tapering fingertips.
Fastest tan under the sun — — with maximum sunburn protection! Nothing flatters you like a beautiful tan. And… Hollywood stars know there’s no tan
Collecting hairpins a fad They were about to cross the crowded street when Arlington stooped and picked up something which he quickly thrust into his
Look back to the 1940s at Francois de Paris in New York City, and see ladies getting perms, dye jobs, manicures, sitting under hair dryers — along with a peek at the front desk staff running the business.
10 fast pre-party beauty tips The guests are arriving imminently and you’re still arranging the flowers rather than yourself. Here are 10 instant face-saving beauty
Cocoanut Shampoo Wet hair and apply shampoo C L Hamilton Co. — Perfumers — Washington DC Exquisite Creme de Rose For face and hands Use
Short hair for ladies? A letter to Louis A Godey, publisher of Godey’s Lady’s Book I know, Mr Godey, to an absolute certainty, from both
Never before a soap like Dial… stops odor before it starts! Dial smells good and Dial is mild Keeps you fresh round the clock Dial
Let’s stop this silly worship of youth! by Lester and Irene David Overemphasis on youth, say authorities, has created a cult that is producing unhealthy
Can you recognize fashion when you see it? … or does our name get in the way? Cutex, actually Cutex, flips fashion on its
Who is this masked woman? And why is she using Mudd in a tube? You may not recognize our lone star with her Mudd Mask
To every lady-in-waiting New “swaddling powder” gives baby “wetproof” protection against skin infection Long ago, mothers swaddled their babies in soft silks and linens. Today
Max Factor’s Garden of Christmas Treasures Come gather a bouquet of exciting new gift ideas. All the pleasures of Christmas dressed in rich and ripe California
3 steps to sensational! When Donna Famularo, a secretary, told us she wanted a more sophisticated look, we saw what she needed: shorter hair, wavy
Stefanie Powers talks about her makeup: “It’s MoistureWear. And it’s gorgeous!” “There’s a promise in the name MoistureWear. And MoistureWear makeup keeps it — with
If you’ve never had a pin-curl permanent… here’s why you ought to try Pin-It Just simple pin curls you can do yourself! A Pin-It permanent
Spring make up by Alicia Hart, NBA Staff Writer Revise your technique of makeup application when you switch to the innocent pink shades of powder and
Ann Sheridan says, “I’m enthusiastic” about Ayds diet candy (1950) Slim the way the stars slim! Sonja Henie says “I do” to Ayds (1951)
Want to remember to remember? Our weekly newsletter shows you the latest vintage, old-fashioned & historic stuff that we have published or refreshed during the past seven days. Sign up here.
Note: ClickAmericana.com features authentic historical information, and is not intended to represent current best practices on any topic. Material on this site is provided for education, criticism, commentary, cultural reporting, entertainment, historical reference, and news reporting/analysis.
