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Retro Makeup: Techniques for Applying the Vintage Look - paperback

$60.00

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Description

Retro Makeup: Techniques for Applying the Vintage Look is a bestselling history and application tutorial book on recreating vintage makeup!

See the evolution of makeup fashions from the 1920s jazz age flapper, through the 1930s art deco era, the 1940s WW2 era, the atomic and prosperous 1950s and the mod 1960s. Included are start-to-finish instructions on applying makeup to emulate the trends through the mid-twentieth century decades.

  • Learn how to do retro makeup styles like the cat eye wing makeup for different eye shapes for the perfect pinup makeup.
  • See the differences in the popular eyebrow and lip shapes of different decades.
  • Choose the right red lipstick shade for different skin tones.
  • Also see a breakdown of tools and products you can use.

The book explains the basics of what vintage cosmetics women had available to them at the time to make themselves up. Each decade describes historical events and innovations in products that affected makeup trends, popular shapes, and colors.

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Please allow 3 days to process your order.  Generally, orders are shipped using Australia Post (using Standard Parcel Post) and you will be emailed a Tracking ID. However small orders such as 1 pair of stockings will be sent by Regular Letter Post and will NOT have a Tracking ID. 

About us

About us

Hi, I am Miss Dale Velvet-Rose. Welcome to Velvet-Rose's Pin Up Dressing Room - A Vintage Department Store Tailored to You!

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Our Vintage Studio

Immerse yourself in an authentic vintage experience while you shop true vintage and vintage inspired clothing & accessories!

Discover more vintage surprises in the studio than on the website!

While the studio is be a store, it also hosts events and vintage styling workshops where you can learn to create your personal vintage style.

Or, you can just pop in for a complimentary cuppa & old school bickie, and enjoy the atmosphere!

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Bring out the Inner Vintage Pin up within - every aspect of our service aims to help you gain positive body image, self-confidence, strength and inner beauty!

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