Mastering the Wing: Keeping Your Eyeliner Sharp and Bold When it comes to modern pinup makeup, winged eyeliner is iconic. Eyeliner, especially the dramatic winged look, can be a powerful tool for enhancing your eyes and adding definition to your face. But smudged, faded eyeliner can quickly ruin your look. To avoid this, I've created … Continue reading How To Keep Your Eyeliner Sharp and Bold
The quest continues to find a lipstick refill to fit my vintage lipstick compact; it's time to once again gather the horses and ride at dawn. For Part One, click here. https://youtu.be/loxBA3mKi1I When we last embarked on the quest to find a lipstick refill for my vintage lipstick canister, I was in Canberra and determined … Continue reading The Quest to Refill a Vintage Lipstick Compact; Part II
Gather the horses my friends, we ride at dawn. Back in the 40s and 50s, many makeup products were sold as refills which you would put into reusable packaging. As plastic wasn't as readily available and used as widely as it is today, many makeup canisters and tubes were made of metal which was durable … Continue reading The Quest for a Vintage Lipstick Refill
Have you ever put on a true vintage dress only to find it doesn't sit right? Well, that might be because you're not wearing the right foundation garments. The way we dress today is vastly different from how we dressed in the 40s and 50s; back then, shapewear and undergarments were just as crucial as … Continue reading Best Vintage Reproduction Lingerie Brands
Petticoats are wonderful things, as my niece refers to them, they turn any outfit into a princess outfit. For those inclined in the vintage ways, a petticoat is the perfect way to add that 50’s silhouette to any outfit and of course, they make any circle or swing skirt look absolutely magical. I’ve been wearing … Continue reading The Petticoat Guide