How To Do A 1950's Makeup

1950's Makeup Lesson

A History of 1950'due south Makeup

(A snippet from the ' Retro Makeup Volume')

"Afterward the conservative years of WW11 came to an end and the cosmetics industry defenseless back up with demand, makeup styles took the biggest turn seen to appointment.  Along with bright coloured kitchen appliences and couches, came bright and shapely makeup, with well defines eyebrows becoming the look of the day"

The base of operations for the 50's style makeup was a foundation cream, creating a pale, mask-similar complexion which was topped off by patting on a flesh coloured powder to set it.  Once your base was gear up, then "slowly, comes the metamorphosis"

The eyebrows of the 1950'south were generally thicker in the inner corner and then tapered out to a make clean bespeak.  But they varied in styles; the inner corner could be rounded or squared.  The rise could be a straight line or pointed to a pinnacle. A gradual rounded eyebrow was very popular, equally was straight!  It was customary to take what yous had, tweeze information technology to a make clean line and and then use a pencil to darken in and possibly thicken.

Adjacent cameeyeliner, past the mid fifty's the winged/cat eyeliner was a very important part of the decades makeup looks, and that besides had many variations, from striking to soft.  The various products on the market place included pencil, liquid and gel eyeliner. The possibilities for the wing eyeliner were endless. By irresolute the length, thickness, flip (fly) and colour, the advent of the eye and the rest of the makeup changed dramatically.

Lip shapes in the 1950's, for the regular girl, followed the basic shape of the natural mouth, but in Hollywood, they began to customise it! They began to taper the fall from the meridian to the outer corner for a droop that almost mimicked a pleasant, innocent smile. Sultry movie stars like Marilyn Monroe and Sylvia Lopez were over-cartoon their top lip for a fuller look.

The most duplicated look of the era is Marilyn Monroe'due south. Her blond 'bombshell' image, complete with sultry red lips and thick eyeliner, is one that has been sought subsequently for many years.

By following these simple steps we will help you capture the essence of the 50's Bombshell await , with her glowing skin and sultry eyes.

The Bombshell (Retro Makeup Book p.82)

• Apply a foam foundation (that matches your skin tone) all over your skin, including eyelids and lips. Then gently pat on a flesh coloured powder that is light merely gives a expert coverage, like Besame Cashmere Powder Compact (which comes in 2 shades - light or medium. And also has refills available)

• Next comes the eyebrows, which are essential to ascertain as they frame the confront. The high pointed eyebrow of Marilyn is created by first brushing the inner half of the eyebrow upwardly and to the correct with a wand coated with eyebrow gel (or clear mascara). The outer part of the eyebrow is combed downwardly and to the right. Then make full in the peak of the countenance with an eyebrow pencil like the Masterline Eyebrown Pencil

• Apply a light, neutral Eyeshadow to the entire eyelid. Then apply a fine layer of a chocolate-brown colour, like Besame Eyeshadow in Socialite Brown, to the upper eyelid. Be sure to concentrate the colour in the area of the crease of the eyelid.

• Using a black pencil eyeliner, similar the Besame Masterline in Kohl, depict a soft line that begins at the inner corner of the eye and runs along the lash line of the upper eyelid to the outer corner. Draw a small wing out that begins just above the outer corner of the eye. This naturally gives a rise to the appearance of the eyes. If the wing is too depression, it makes the center appear to droop.

• Add 3 or four single eyelash clusters to the outer corner of the heart to increase the doe-eyed effect. Finish the eye makeup with a workout black mascara, like the Besame 1930's Mascara, one of the most natural mascaras on the marketplace.

• Use a warm bronzer (the Besame Eyeshadow in Socialite Brown can also exist used for this) below the cheek and on the lower part of the apple of the cheek, to add contour. Always blow on the castor to dispel some of the powder before applying it, otherwise you'll become a mass of colour which will look unnatural and be hard to blend. Yous can ever add more colour, just it's harder to take it abroad.

• Use a warm shimmer cream to add highlight on the temples and upper part of the cheek bone. Marilyn Monroe'southward makeup often had a glimmer to it that gave her a healthy sun-kissed glow.
  

• The Hollywood Bombshell look wouldn't be consummate without glamorous red lips! Lips are over-fatigued to give the appearance of fullness (manifestly if yous already have full lips you don't demand to do this) and the upper lip is given a full round cupids bow. You lot lips should already have foundation and powder on, this helps to prolong the lipstick and create a blank sheet for you lot to work with. Employ a dull point lip liner in a shade that matches your lipstick - for instance, if you're using Besame Red lipstick and then you would apply Beseme Masterliner in Carmine - Draw the desired lip shape and then make full the lips with the same liner. Utilise a luscious blood-red lipstick , similar Besame Ruby lipstick. Cover your lips entirely. You can utilise a castor if y'all find it easier. Carefully clean whatever difficult edges or smudges with foundation and a cotton bud. Lastly lightly sweep a light coloured (white or cream) matte Eyeshadow around the bottom lip and the cupids bow, blend. This actually makes the lips pop.

For more advice on how to acheive 'Retro Makeup', check out the ' Retro Makeup Book ' by Lauren Rennells, sold at Deadly is the Female  (this volume is currently out of stock but we will be getting more than copies very before long)

Words (in Italics) and photographs taken from the 'Retro Makeup Book' by Lauren Rennells

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