The how - to beauty video did n’t jump with YouTube . Here are a few vintage video that instruct women how to put the good potential face forward .
1. “Secrets of Makeup” (1936)
" make up , whether after a tiff or as part of the privy , is an artistic production if only one knows how , " intonate the narrator of this forgetful how - to take . An prowess that plain call for prick for measuring . Women should draw a triangle as the " very limit of operations , " the narrator advises . " When the forehead , olfactory organ , and chin are of different lengths , the cheeky trigon is shaped consequently , thus prepare up in make-up what the face lacks in uniformity . "
2. “Daily Beauty Rituals” (1937)
In this tutorial , silver projection screen star Constance Bennett roll out of layer to dole out lots of smasher - refer advice , all the while being attended to by her maid ( who Bennett seems to get hold kind of annoying ) .
Bennett advise woman to set off with a blank slate by washing their look with cleansing cream . She likes hers because " for my erratic peel , it is neither too oily nor too dry — and above all , " she whisper , " it does n’t spring up fuzz . ” Next follow the foreplay cream , which Bennett aver is the basis of her skincare regime : “ Just like brushing your teeth is stimulant for your gumwood and hold your gums sizable , and brushing your fuzz is stimulant for your scalp and pass water your hair strong and healthy andoh , I could go on for hours ! ”
3. “Beautifying! Where to Put the Accent!” (1938)
In this shortstop , Women ’s Fairbeauty " editress " Jean Barrie shows women how to emphasise their eyes by play up their brow . " brow are extended slightly and shaped to provide a pleasing and artistic skeleton for the fluent orbs , " the narrator says . Adding eyeshadow complete the look . Also , if you have to get into chicken feed , check that they ’re as unobtrusive as potential — and check that to accentuate your mouthpiece to distract from them . " Girls , " the storyteller finishes , " it ’s up to you . "
4. “A Vintage Guide to Glamour” (circa 1940)
A woman named Mary is chatting with her girlfriends about glamor . " In order for glamor to be effectual , everything else must be right-hand , " she tell . " Glamour , and poise and enamor too , are all based on serious grooming . " Mary ’s job , obviously , is to go to shoal auditorium and lecture young ladies about their looks . At the school , she tells the pupil , " The way we look exerts so much influence on the manner we feel , and on the way other people feel about us , that it really is very important , " then compares wearing apparel , hairstyles , and makeup to the icing on the cake . " If the icing the puck is very honest , well that ’s all right , " she says , " but if the cake itself is n’t dependable , you ’ll soon suffer interest in the ice . " A casual bathing tub is the groundwork on glamor , as is brush your teeth and using deodourant . run through a balanced diet ( go easy on fried intellectual nourishment ! ) and get a in force dark ’s eternal sleep , at least 8 or 9 hours : " I ’ve see lot of sparkle eyes and honorable skin color sacrificed to get around record at bedtime … there is a stack of good sense in that old expression , ' dish sleep . ' "
5. “How to Apply Makeup” (circa 1940s)
Mary is back in what is presumably the second part of this tutorial , and now , she wants to talk about make-up . It commence with a dear base , which you could get with " a make-up rap or fly cream . " utilize the makeup pat sparingly all over your face with a damp quick study or a piece of cotton , and blend with your fingertip . But if you ’re using fly cream , " a light touch is equally important . … Spread it equally , clear up to the hairline . " habituate the tri - Department of Transportation system to apply rouge ; one Lucy in the sky with diamonds goes under the pupil of the centre , one on the malar and the third no lowly than the tip of the nose . filling in the Triangulum until the blusher disappears . " Nothing date you more than rouge that shows , " the narrator says . Next , the back talk : Use two stroke on the upper back talk and one long stroke on the lower . " sate in with up and down stroke , so that the lipstick choke with the grain of the skin , " the narrator suggest . Put on pulverization and make trusted the makeup become all the fashion around the side because " lots of people will see you in visibility . " And verify your makeup harmonizes with the rest of your outfit , from your fingernail to your dress .
6 . " Making Your Face Appear Oval " ( circa forties )
There are many slipway — good and big — to endeavor to make your face appear to be more ellipse - shaped , allot to Mary . If you have a round face , for example , a feathercut hairstyle " would n’t be too bad … if kept in hand , but an overgrown feathercut gives too much haircloth at the sides and frontal bone , and adds to the gist of roundness . " Do n’t wear too much lipstick — Mary stresses tone over quantity — or a neckline that ’s too high , which shortens the neck opening and make the face appear libertine . But a hairdo that ’s off the frontal bone and flat against the temples , with lipstick that follows the natural lipline , and a V - cervix shirt or frock , all enhance the illusion of ovalness .
7. “Removing Makeup” (circa 1940s)
Mary ’s back , now to state us how to remove makeup ! " Do n’t just slide a washrag around and call your face clean , " she says . The proper way to do it is to pin your hair back and cover it with a hand towel , then use insensate emollient , using gentle volute motions , " unmortgaged up to the hairline , and down under the jaw . Give extra attending to the scoop at the base of the nozzle and cleft of the chin . " Remove it with tissue paper , piss sure to throw to a fair side with each swipe , " so you do n’t track the grime correctly back again . " Then wash your face , and apply either skin freshener ( if your face is oily ) or tegument emollient ( if your face is ironical ) . I ca n’t be entirely certain , but based on the way Ponds tissue paper and other products have repeatedly pop up in all three of these tutorial , it seems dependable to say that they were in all probability produce by Ponds .
8. Correct Ways to Apply Makeup (1960)
This short and sweet film covers how to implement base ( " swob it on in spots , then smooth it in " ) , rouge ( " should be applied in three dit high on the cheekbones , near the eye " ) , and eyeshadow ( " should be stipple on to the corner of the eye")—all in mitigation , of course . " Powder is the only matter to be used extravagantly , " the narrator notify . " permit it stay on for about five seconds , then smooth it out . " Then apply mascara in two thin coating ( not one thick one ! ) , and lipstick with a brushwood .
9. “Go Easy” (1969)
" Go easy , or the results can become nonsensical , " narrator Marla Craig intones . " Take advantage of what ’s there . Accentuate the respectable points , and minimize the others . " Craig outlines the basics of apply base , and note that cosmeticians can help a woman pick out war paint that ’s right for her . " If you have disturbed hide , medicated makeups are available , " Craig says . To overcompensate up coloured circles , employ a foundation that ’s two or three clip light than the base , or a highlight pick . Apply blush " to give face a quiet glow . A good rule to follow is never let blush come nearer the nose than an imaginary demarcation drop vertically from the center of the optic . " Apply translucent powder with a disposable cotton hassock to set and blend your make-up . eyebrow draw attending to the optic and also facilitate to shape the nose . " To remove straggly brows , " Craig advises , " lube them with Vaseline or baby oil and pluck with pincer . " Also : Never plume above your forehead ! When applying eyeliner , make indisputable you ’re order it as close to the lashes as possible—“there should be no obvious hard line”—and only use black if you have very disastrous hair , because " black add together harshness to the eye . "
