Side combs are a must have vintage hair tool. The possibilities for ways you can use them are endless. I’ve collected a number examples here to share with you. Note: This is 1 part of a 2 part blog series. Please see the other post
The classic Grip-Tuth® Hairtainer combs’ journey began in the 1920s. They rose in popularity significantly during WWII as a replacement for metal bobby pins that were hard to get because of metal rationing. And, thanks to a U.S. company owned by a woman devoted to
I’ve been asked many times where to find the vintage style hair tape. The bad news…nowhere. The good news…there are substitutes available. But first, what is hair tape for? A Google search for hair tape these days will bring up a lot more about extensions
I work best when I am organized. The same goes for when I am doing my hair. Organization helps me stay focused on the task and keeps me from getting overwhelmed by it. So I was so excited when I picked this vintage hair curler
Rationing made its way into every aspect of citizens lives in WWII. Metal rationing was one of the biggest. In the beauty industry it affected a woman’s access to many hair tools, especially her hair pins. Women were expected to save their hair pins and
These ideas for gifts for a vintage girl’s bathroom live somewhere between being tacky and being cool. … depending on who you ask. I’ve done a number of posts on ideas for gifts for the vintage girl. Since this blog is devoted to vintage beauty, I try
As promised, I am posting some pages from my 1931 American Hairdresser Magazine that I picked up at the Vintage Fashion Expo in Santa Monica back in May. Hairstyles in the early part of the 1930s were a crossover from what was popular in the 1920s. Fashionable women still wore finger waves
Online resale marketplaces like Ebay and Etsy are the best places to find vintage hair and makeup tools. I have found some lovely items in antique stores as well. The hunt is always the fun part. I keep hoping Etsy will create a system, like
Metal Rationing and The Beauty Salon Production for everything your beauty salon used from hood hairdryers to hair pins to lipstick canisters slowed due to metal rationing during WWII. People at home were asked to donate any scrap metal they had and also do their
Want to know what some of the cool beauty tools women used to be beautiful? An ebay or etsy search will give you a fun adventure into vintage hair and makeup tools that I’m not gonna lie. I have some “not buyers” remorse. I look
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