1930's Makeup Tutorial

[Drea]

Here is a 1930's make up tutorial one of my best friends made.. I think it can be used 1940's aswell..enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLgIgI0xbcg

Sorry I couldn't just post the video..couldn't figure out how to do it!

thanks everyone xo

 

[Tatum]

Oooh, I can't wait to try that! Thanks for posting!

 

[ShrinkingViolet]

Ooh, thanks for posting!
I've been wondering how those spider-leg lashes were done, like Jean Harlow's in this picture:

Especially the lower lashes. Do you think it's just mascara, or are they false? They could also be painted on. My mom says she drew on her lower lashes in the mid-sixties, for Twiggy eyes.

 

[Lillemor]

I found the tutorial yesterday and posted a short comment. I'm 'DrearSkaa'. This is the only place where I'm Lillemor. I'd change that if I could.

 

[Laura Chase]

ShrinkingViolet, I can achieve that look with just layers of mascara, so I think it depends on how thick Harlow's lashes were. Many starlets needed false lashes applied, I know they had individual false lashes back then too. I would think it would look more unnatural if they had been drawn on, but who knows, they used all sorts of tricks for the photos.

 

[swinggal]

All the moviestars wore false eyelashes in 20s, 30s and 40s. There are some pics you see where they have their natural lashes all mascare'd up - but in most glamour shots the long, thin top lashes were nearly always false.

Single lashes were used often on the bottom lid and in the corners of the top lid to extend the natural look of the lashes. I do this sometimes. Even Twiggy (above) wore falsies. There were hugely popular in the 60s. They even used little feathers sometimes...hehe.

 

[Drea]

Ooh, thanks for posting!
I've been wondering how those spider-leg lashes were done, like Jean Harlow's in this picture:

Especially the lower lashes. Do you think it's just mascara, or are they false? They could also be painted on. My mom says she drew on her lower lashes in the mid-sixties, for Twiggy eyes.

Use false eyelashes the strip ones with eyelash glue! and I think Maybeline Great Lash is still my favorite mascara of all time! the one with the *pink bottle and the *green lid..it makes mine really rich and thick looking and liquid eyeliner is for sure a must! which is really good for doing those 60's cateye looks aswell!

 

[Lauren]

Actually, in the 20's and 30's in the movies a lot of time they would melt wax onto the eyelashes. If you look at some of the extreme close ups you can tell. They started doing this in the 1910s.

 

[Laura Chase]

Actually, in the 20's and 30's in the movies a lot of time they would melt wax onto the eyelashes. If you look at some of the extreme close ups you can tell. They started doing this in the 1910s.

Oh, that's interesting, I wonder how they did it, I will be looking for that when flipping through Doctor Macro's. In this stunning photograph of Gloria Swanson you can really see how wonderfully her lashes are made up.

Wonder what happened with her left eye here, maybe some make up smudging.

Clara Bow's lashes 1
Clara Bow's lashes 2

 

[ShrinkingViolet]

Actually, in the 20's and 30's in the movies a lot of time they would melt wax onto the eyelashes. If you look at some of the extreme close ups you can tell. They started doing this in the 1910s.

That's so neat! Is that the same technique they used for beaded eyelashes, as in this famous Man Ray photograph, with a little wax bead at the end of each lash?

 

[Drea]

Actually, in the 20's and 30's in the movies a lot of time they would melt wax onto the eyelashes. If you look at some of the extreme close ups you can tell. They started doing this in the 1910s.

Thats really interesting!! I don't think I could do that though..I'm so glad there is much easier ways to achieve those looks these days! is there any other tutorials anybody would be really interested in seeing? this way more tutorials can be made

 

[Laura Chase]

That's so neat! Is that the same technique they used for beaded eyelashes, as in this famous Man Ray photograph, with a little wax bead at the end of each lash?

Oh, I love that photograph, isn't it Kiki de Montparnasse? She was so wonderful. Her eyes look almost like venus fly traps... With drops of early morning dew.

 

[Lauren]

Yes, exactly- it was very popular to have the beaded drops on the ends of eyelashes. I wouldn't try it now, though- eyes are too sensitive to risk it and just think of what would happen if you scorched your eyelashes!

 

[Lillemor]

Wasn't the melted wax mascara the only one available in the 1920s? I had a friend in high school whose mother still swore to the hard cake kind you brush on. We tried it and failed miserably but I guess it's a matter of habit and preference. Her mother also swore by old fashioned kohl. I heard that kohl's high in lead though so I never tried it. Maybe it's just a myth.

 

[LelaViavonie]

Those Lashes are amazing!

I think I will give it a try and see if how the flase lashes look on the bottom of the eye.. im curious..

 

[Lauren]

Wasn't the melted wax mascara the only one available in the 1920s? I had a friend in high school whose mother still swore to the hard cake kind you brush on. We tried it and failed miserably but I guess it's a matter of habit and preference. Her mother also swore by old fashioned kohl. I heard that kohl's high in lead though so I never tried it. Maybe it's just a myth.

Yes, it was either melted wax with pigment or Vaseline mixed with coal (the first Maybelline makeup). The way we have it now with a tube and a wand didn't come out until the 50's. I actually found a cake mascara here, and more if you do an internet search.

 

[cherry lips]

fftopic: Laura Chase you have the eye of an artist.

Oh, I love that photograph, isn't it Kiki de Montparnasse? She was so wonderful. Her eyes look almost like venus fly traps... With drops of early morning dew.

 

[ShrinkingViolet]

Yes, exactly- it was very popular to have the beaded drops on the ends of eyelashes. I wouldn't try it now, though- eyes are too sensitive to risk it and just think of what would happen if you scorched your eyelashes!

Urgh no, my eyesight is already poor enough as it is, thank you
I bet there's false eyelashes available somewhere that recreate that beaded look.

Laura Chase, I didn't know it was Kiki de Montparnasse in that photograph ... but she seems to have been photographed a lot back then ... erm, in every imaginable way

Does anyone else have tips or experiences with 1930's eye makeup? What about the vaseline on the eyelids trick? I'd love to hear more.

 

[LelaViavonie]

Oh I have never heard of vaseline on the eye lids.. althought now that I think of it.. I think my grandmother does that... I will have to ask her.

 

[Lauren]

Totally. Vaseline on the eyelids was so popular. I wouldn't do that, though- have you ever read the contents of Vaseline? I use this product by Benefit to get a similar look, not so shiny, but it works. They're actually discontinuing it! Sad...

And rouge around the apples of the cheeks in circles for the girl next door look.