Significantly intertwined with fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli's imagery are the watercolor paintings Marcel Vertès created for her beauty campaigns. Schiaparelli's fragrances Shocking, Sleeping, and Le Roy Soleil were brought to life through Vertès' bold brush strokes, pulsating candied colors, and a glittering cast of characters including harlequins and gamines.
Vintage Beauty: Elsa Schiaparelli's Perfumes
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Elsa Schiaparelli • Marcel Vertès • perfume • shocking • vintage beauty • vintage perfumeRetro Icons: That Girl
Saturday, October 29, 2022
andre courreges • articles • audrey hepburn • clairol • coty • cutex • jacqueline kennedy • marlo thomas • mary quant • max factor • revlon • that girl • vintage makeupBefore The Mary Tyler Moore Show, before Sex in the City - there was That Girl! The 1966 tv series revolved around actress Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas), struggling to "make it" in New York City. The hit show thrust star Marlo Thomas into the spotlight, and Ann Marie's Mod fashions and 1960s bubble flip hairstyle became just as iconic as her madcap misadventures.
Keep reading as we spotlight Ann Marie's signature fashion looks, favorite beauty products, and more!
Old Hollywood's Beauty Tips: the 40s
Sunday, December 5, 2021
1940s • articles • beauty • lena horne • max factor • merle oberon • old hollywood's beauty tips • perfume • rita hayworthWelcome to the 1940s installment of my Old Hollywood Beauty Tips series! Find out which famous perfume both Rita Hayworth and Merle Oberon loved, how Lena Horne was the original glamour girl to start a cosmetics line, and more!
Books I Read in 2020
As the pandemic wears on, I find myself reaching more to books for a much needed break. I read books set in the roaring 20s with glittering Bright Young Things, ornate Rococo palaces housing French royalty, writings on the houses of Dior and Givenchy, and found comfort in the familiar surroundings of childhood favorites, the history of beauty, and more!
Here are some highlights from the 40+ books I read this past year.
Favorite Beauty Products of 2020
Sunday, March 7, 2021
beauty • beauty bakerie • colourpop • miu miuFinally got a chance to wrap my very overdue end-of-year makeup 2020 highlights hehe. I didn't have time to try very many new products throughout the difficult year, but I still found a few gems! ♡
Old Hollywood's Beauty Tips: the 50s
Friday, November 20, 2020
1950s • articles • audrey hepburn • beauty • dorothy dandridge • elizabeth taylor • marilyn monroe • max factor • old hollywood • old hollywood's beauty tips • perfumeGlossy red lips, Max Factor "Pan-Cake" foundation, powder puffs, glistening gold compacts and jeweled lipstick bullets... Old Hollywood practically glittered with glamour. And the starlets that lit up the silver screen became beauty experts in their own right, learning first-hand from film industry professionals - from makeup and hair artists to lighting technicians.
I want to share beauty tips, tricks, and stories from some of the most iconic Old Hollywood leading ladies in the technicolor and sun-soaked 1950s!
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