Authentic natural 1950s makeup history and tutorial with. The classic 1950s makeup look consisted of strong and full lips, with obviously madeup, yet elegant eyes. Also very popular in the 60s were signature fragrances. I may not venture past my front door in some of these patterns but i still love the whole vibe. But it was her interesting approach to eyelinera long curved line that sat in the creasethat many remember most. The natural makeup trends were also similar to the previous decade. Following on from 40s wartime austerity, the 50s was a time of growth and prosperity. Her fabulous, imaginative creations continue to wow people in the industry and is a fantastic inspiration for students. The 60s eye makeup look is still very popular among women all over the world. A powerpoint in pptx and pdf form stating the trends in mu, the look and the kit needed to achieve these looks today student slide handouts 9 week. By the mid 1960s, this evolved in to a simpler girlish style, typified by the likes of british models like. During 1960 the eyes were the focal point of the face smoky, dramatic eyes, cat eyes, curled and long lashes, dark eyeshadows. Jun 09, 2014 heres our look at womens 1950s makeup.
Hehe veronika i didnt right away search it up, i knew i had a pictorial of a 60s makeup dou somewhere in my photo album. The 1960s marked a transition between the ladylike looks of the 50s and the freespirited glamor of the 70s the mod subculture was at its peak during the early and mid 60s, which brought about a more playful approach to makeup and the use of color. Around the middle of the decade, fashions arising from small pockets of young people in a few urban centres received large amounts of media publicity, and began to heavily influence both the haute couture of elite designers and the mass. Women wore either bright, rainbow color clash hues in their eye makeup or really dark shades, for dramatic eyeliner looks or smoky eyes. Countercultural movements celebrated ideals of natural beauty, including a rejection of makeup altogether. Skin is pale, often from foundation or powder called translucent. Focusing on the 40s, 50s and 60s, bav puts a funky twist to the vintage styles of each period. Our online makeup trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top makeup quizzes. Elizabeth taylors makeup in cleopatra 1963 is a good example of how current was mixed with historic, creating a trendsetting 1960s cleopatra.
The westmore brothers are legendary in american cinema history for doing the hair and cosmetics of the greatest film stars of the period. The first step for creating a 1960s look is to create the base. Feb 14, 2016 1950s makeup tutorial for creating a natural 50s makeup look using authentic 1950s beauty books as our guide. If you see any gaps in your cat eye line, simply fill in with your liquid eyeliner. The hippies did fit into each of these categories, but they also inspired a number of aspects of our country that most. Mar 15, 2015 15 videos play all makeup history loepsie. Exemplifying the 60s, her big lashes and cropped hair started trends worldwide. Mar 17, 2015 the completely naturally hippie look, demonstrated by people like musician janis joplin, was a true no makeup makeup and washandgo hair with the washing part optional for some. It may seem to be trivial, but its really important if you want your makeup to last all day or all night long.
As far as the beauty industry, max factor, revlon, covergirl, coty, maybelline and yardley were the big players in the american market. Here, longer layers at the crown work to enhance natural waves, so the cut feels effortless. By the 1950s and 1960s, teenage girls were commonly wearing makeup and cosmetic companies devised separate marketing campaigns to target the younger age groups. The westmore brothers are legendary in american cinema history for doing the. Techniques for applying the vintage look lauren rennells on. The 60s brow was mostly defined by neatness and didnt. The reemergence of feminist movement effected women in two ways in regards to beauty. Apr 16, 2016 today is a throwback to sixties fashion, with four outfit ideas from the era. Twiggy, the face of 1966, had one of the most iconic makeup looks of all time.
Eighties makeup featured dramatic eyes, heavy foundation and powder and an even heavier blush contouring of the face. One of the most trendsetting innovations was doping this kind of shading with black and white. Many economies around the world blossomed and grew. The cleopatra phase started before the films actual release, with companies like revlon leading the way with cleopatrainspired makeup colours and design. Read more in gabrielas book classic beauty the history of makeup. The text below provides some historical context and shows how we can use these products to explore aspects of american history, for example, the links. The early 1960s makeup look was all about elegant eyes, pale pink hues and loads of powder. Techniques for applying the vintage look is a bestselling history.
The photo titled makeup from 1963 where did that come from. Excerpt from her book classic beauty the history of makeup, gabriela hernandez shares highlights the five top makeup tips for achieving the 1960s face. Apr 09, 2020 a comprehensive database of more than 30 makeup quizzes online, test your knowledge with makeup quiz questions. Most of the time, whenever people think of the hippies, they think of drugs, parties, naked people, etc. Oct 12, 2011 the 60s were my favorite time for fashion, makeup, and hair.
Beauty guides from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and the 1960s. Ive been experimenting with getting a 60s makeup look lately and came across these pics in my inspiration folder. By the mid 1960s, this evolved in to a simpler girlish style, typified by the likes of british models like twiggy and jean shrimpton. Do you want to learn just how groovy 1960s fashion really was. What i find especially enthusing about the westmore beauty book is the authors stance on beauty. Concise history of 1960s makeup with images vintage makeup. Whether dressing up for a 1960s themed event, finding a costume for a play, or doing research for a book these articles should help you create the sixties fashion look. This is a very interesting book sharing the beauty habits and trends of women. The end of rationing opened up the way for new products and consumers had more spending money available. The 1960s started off as the dawn of a golden age to most americans. The quote above, while not exactly poetic or electrifying ad copy, was actually a somewhat revolutionary sales pitch for its day. One of the most defining characteristics of 1960 s makeup was the drastic change in eye makeup application.
Jan 01, 2009 frank, bud and mont originally published this book in the mid1950 s, it had been long discontinued, but now, here it is rereleased in an exclusive, limited publishing. The makeup and hair trends of the 1960s are detailed in our 60s beauty guide, with indepth tips and tutorials to help you get a 1960s beauty look. The mod look was all about big hair and dramatic eyes whats not to love twiggy led the way with her signature bold eye makeup, so i thought id show you how to get the look just in time for your swingin 60s halloween costume. A comprehensive database of more than 30 makeup quizzes online, test your knowledge with makeup quiz questions. The 60s were my favorite time for fashion, makeup, and hair. Dark eyeliner was applied all the way around the eye, and eye shadow was applied to the entire eye lid. Films both influenced and embraced the trends of the day.
During the 1960s, popular beauty and makeup trends were divided into. Kiss online kiss chronology the complete history of kiss. Heavily lined eyes continued through the 70 s and 80 s with a wide range of eye shadow colors. The hippies were an important part of american society, even if they presented their ideas in a somewhat unorthodox way. During the 1950 s women tended to play it more on the natural side by wearing a neutral shadow paired with the classic winged liner, but by the mid 60 s this has totally changed. Heavily lined eyes continued through the 70s and 80s with a wide range of eye shadow colors.
Jun 19, 2012 1960s makeup looks were at both ends of the scale, from the au naturel look of the hippie brigade to the dramatic black and white eyes of mod highfashion, with elegance nestled inbetween. This product is included in our bargain bundle pack of vintage makeup tutorial books. At the other end of the hair spectrum was the cropped gamine cut. Prime your eyelids using either a primer or a concealer. Gone were the heavy matte foundations of the previous decades, the long false eyelashes that twiggy donned in the 1960s, lip liners and dark or bright lipsticks, and heavy mascara. On trend vintage is bhavnas second book on hairstyles. This is was age of face creams and tinted moisturizers, cheek stains instead of blush, clear lipgloss, and sparse eye makeup. Unlike the natural hippie look of the same era, mod makeup was all about drama. This was achieved with a brow pencil, and is miles better than the painful to look at 1920s thin and high arched brows. Fashion of the 1960s featured a number of diverse trends. During the 1950s women tended to play it more on the natural side by wearing a neutral shadow paired with the classic winged liner, but by the mid 60s this has totally changed. Whether dressing up for a 1960s themed event, finding a costume for a play, or doing research for a book these articles should help you create. Kiss in the 1970s early 1970s kiss traces its roots to wicked lester, a new yorkbased rock and roll band led by cofounders gene simmons and paul stanley.
Westmore beauty book a complete 1950s guide to vintage. Learn about the most important figures and events of this decade. Learn all about 1960s fashion history and how to dress in 1960s style clothing. However, contouring using a dark bronzer underneath cheekbones. Todays trend seems to have reverted to the more natural look with a blending of styles. Big, dramatic eyes were the ultimate fashion day or night.
Many designers looked to the 1960s as the source of inspiration for the beauty looks they used in their respective shows. In the late 1960s, using makeup became politicized. Retro makeup is a best selling how to book on creating vintage and pinup looks. It was a decade that broke many fashion traditions, mirroring social movements during the time. Frank, bud and mont originally published this book in the mid1950s, it had been long discontinued, but now, here it is rereleased in an exclusive, limited publishing. A combination of both the 1920s and 1940s eyebrow trends, one of the most iconic 1960s makeup trends was the perfectly sculpted eyebrows, full of body, but wellgroomed. Eyes, of course, had been the universally agreedupon centerpieces of aesthetic beauty for eons, but in maybellines worldview, the natural shape of your eyes or the color of your iris was all quite secondary to the window dressing around them. A brief history of 1960s makeup the early 1960s makeup look was all about elegant eyes, pale pink hues and loads of powder. Westmore beauty book a complete 1950s guide to vintage makeup, hairstyling and beauty techniques bud westmore, perc westmore, frank westmore, mont westmore, wally westmore on. Apply an eyeshadow base its essential to apply an eyeshadow base in order to make your eye makeup stay put on for longer and to avoid creasing.
Unhappy with the direction of wicked lester, simmons and stanley part ways with the other members in 1972 after epic records rejected an album recorded by the group. Westmore beauty book a complete 1950s guide to vintage makeup, hairstyling and beauty techniques. For original 1960s makeup tutorial books, direct to your device, we suggest visiting vintage makeup guides. Facing beauty is not intended as a fairly straightforward history of makeup nor is it strictly art history with a dash of cosmetics.
Get the mod swinging sixties groovy chick look of twiggy. I am definitely no makeup expert, let alone makeup mediocreist its a word, right it is a super simple process, made daunting by just how fantastic and aweinspiring the end result is. Aka date night ends with a gulp 1 chapters updated mar 23, 2016 09. So i was beyond excited when maybelline new york asked to team up to create a stepbystep guide on how to do 1960s makeup enjoy.
With the 60s and the hippies came a more liberated makeup look, from white lips and egyptianlined eyes to painted images on faces. Yes, audrey hepburn famously went short in 1953s roman holiday, but it was the mia farrows and jean sebergs of the world who drove the point home. To style, simply muss the hair, using your finger to lift up at the roots. Aug 19, 2016 the 70s held on to that feel good attitude the 60s birthed, hence the name. Emphasising eyes, while retaining a natural glamour, was key.
This look is still seen and is still worn today in various ways on celebrities and the average woman. The 1960s were characterized by culture clashes and conflict, but also saw great progress with regard to social and environmental issues. Towards the end of the 1960s, feminism largely influenced womens. In the 60s, it was finally up to women what they wanted to do. Simple yet stunning, this dark version of the 60s look was inspired by icons like jane birkin. Shimmer shadows are used on the eyelids with mascara on the top and bottom lashes eyebrows are kept natural, brushed, and tamed with clear mascara. Below is also a fun 60s makeup tutorial i found on youtube. If youre interested in having a 1950s look, this is the book to have. Today is a throwback to sixties fashion, with four outfit ideas from the era. Some revolted and didnt wear makeup at all, while others embraced makeup and wore it as a badge of honor, like many suffragettes had done some 50 years before. Cosmetics and personal care products in the medicine and science. Although the book is much smaller than i expected, measuring about 5. Elizabeth taylors makeup in cleopatra 1963 is a good example of how current was.
On january 20, 1961, the handsome and charismatic john f. Lips are pale or glittering, rarely showing dark shades. Im trying to track down a vintage beauty book my mother had, and i could swear. Biography of charles manson, cult leader and mass murderer. Dramatic eyes, featuring mascara used heavily, producing spiked lashes. With the 60 s and the hippies came a more liberated makeup look, from white lips and egyptianlined eyes to painted images on faces. This lookbook covers the biggest 60s trends, like mod.
Eyeliner and mascara were used to create the main definition to the eyes, and one shade of eyeshadow was worn on the upper eyelids brows were arched and strong, and pencilledin to define shape and frame the eyes. The baby boomers were coming of age and defined the decade as their own. Nov 02, 2019 modern 60 s makeup the mod look, as it was called, was comprised of thick eyelashes, eye liner, layered eye shadow, and a nude lip. This lookbook covers the biggest 60 s trends, like mod. Lips came in bright glossy pinks, reds and oranges. This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you purchase through our links. Apr 07, 2020 the decades most characteristic shadow was a fusion of the banana shape over the eyelid crease with the upper lid outlined with shadow.
The 60s were all about massive lashes and extra strong eye makeup, so make sure your falsies are extra bold. Popular 80s books goodreads meet your next favorite book. Also very popular in the 60 s were signature fragrances. American first lady jackie kennedy influenced a whole generation with her elegant outfits, bouffant. Modern 60s makeup the mod look, as it was called, was comprised of thick eyelashes, eye liner, layered eye shadow, and a nude lip. On trend vintage is bhavna s second book on hairstyles. Beauty through the ages 1960s harley medical group. Vintage fashion and beauty ads book is a fascinating time capsule of ads from the groovy 60s. Voluminous hair, lots of eyeliner, and the pixie cut also made their way into mainstream style during this decade. Instead, women who followed the 70s makeup trends looked almost luminescent, a fad that has begun to reemerge in the world of cosmetics.
The dos and donts in late 1960s makeup looks for modern hippies. Concise history of 1960s makeup tutorials glamour daze. For more vintage makeup reading, check out the full history of 1960s makeup over on glamour daze. Eighties night or the end of the world with plants. See more ideas about 60s makeup, makeup and 1960s makeup. One of the most defining characteristics of 1960s makeup was the drastic change in eye makeup application. Elizabeth taylor s makeup in cleopatra 1963 is a good example of how current was mixed with historic, creating a trendsetting 1960s cleopatra.
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