Get The Look- 1930's Style

Hi guys!
I enjoyed doing the previous get the look post so much that I thought I'd do a 1930's inspired one!

Clothes

The thirties are often quite an overlooked era, but they have a lot of amazing fashions. Key essentials in the 30s included calf-length hemlines, A-line skirts, large buttons, mustardy, muted jade and reddish-brown tones, cap or puff sleeves, neckline details such as a peter pan collar, T-bar stacked heels, tilt hats, lace up ankle boots with rounded toes, full length, cut on the bias and draped evening dresses, dark velvets in jewel tones, deep v-necks (front and back) full length skirts, fishtail skirts, scalloped edges and art deco cut jewels.

A classic 30s look with a tilted hat, collar, gloves and a vintage clutch.

This look also includes a hat along with a calf-length ribbed dress and high collar.

Hair

1930s hair included styles from the 20s such as finger waves and pin curls with a few adaptations.

Hair was smooth at the roots but fluffy with bouncy curls at the ends.

Make Up

Eyeshadow was champagne coloured and shimmery, with a neutral light brown colour through the socket. Eyebrows were extremely thin as you can see in the photo above, and were often all plucked off and drawn on, but you can just define yours with an angled brush. There were lashings of mascara with a subtle peachy blusher on the apples of the cheeks. Lips were full with a rounded cupid's bow. You may need to line outside your natural lips to create this!

A great guide for this look is the Style Me Vintage Make Up, Hair and Clothes trio, as it is a companion for creating any vintage inspired look!

I hope you enjoy recreating this look for a party, a night out, or just for fun!

El

Get The Look- 1920's Style

Hi guys,

I'd thought I'd start a new section of posts specifically about getting the look of a particular era. Today's is the 1920's.

Clothes

The war had finished 2 years prior to the beginning of the twenties; skirts were higher and waists were dropped. Cloche hats, lace-up ankle boots, pleated skirts, pearls, sequined dresses, feather headbands and long ties were all part of the era. Simple jersey knits, rounded shoes, sandal shoes, chain bags, and collars are also key essentials. Many celebs today recreate this style with a modern spin.

Drew Barrymore goes all out with a 20's style headpiece, long sheer dress and sparkly clutch

The overall twenties look was quite black and white. Make up was dark and dresses were black  with contrasting white  detail.

Hair

Hairstyles changed dramatically in the twenties. Hair was either cropped or bobbed, no longer than shoulder length. Finger waves and pin curls are 1920's staples, as well as bobs with feathery headbands or sequined headpieces. Cloche hats were worn also.

The Trademark bob

Christina Aguilera often recreates 20s hairstyles.

Make Up

In the twenties, make up was fairly dark. Eyes were often covered with black eyeshadow and kohl liner, eyebrows were very thin and angled and lips were dark red or burgundy in a well-defined rosebud shape. 

This 1920s Clara Bow inspired make up look is from the Style Me Vintage Make Up Book

So there you have it! Your instant guide to creating a twenties jazzy/flapper look, everything from clothes to make up! Comment if you would like more 'get the look' era posts! 
Hope you liked it!

El

More Posts Coming Soon!

Hi guys!
I just wanted to let you know that there will be more posts coming soon, so please follow my blog! The long-awaited Style Me Vintage Book review will be soon appearing, as well as other vintage posts. Don't forget to comment on any posts- questions will be answered and all comments will be read! I have also purchased the Lekeux Cosmetics eyeliner, lip paints and brush so I will be doing a review/tutorial when they arrive!

El

Vintage Inspired Make-Up

I am so sorry that I haven't been blogging lately! It's been a very busy year and I haven't had the time lately! But I can assure you that I am back to blogging!

Now, make up is a very important part of the vintage look. It can tie together an outfit perfectly, but sometimes it's hard to find the right equipment and make up to do so. With the guidance of Katie Reynolds' Style Me Vintage- Make Up book, I have been able to pick out key and affordable pieces. So here's my list! WARNING! It's gonna be a long one...

Equipment

I was surprised at how hard I found it to get my hands on affordable yet quality make up brushes, so I was very pleased when I found this set of 4 brushes (and the roll!) for £6 in the Boots sale! I don't know whether they are still in the sale but another alternative would be the Model's Own 5 piece brush set for £10, also available at boots.

Cheeks brush

Eyes brush (angled)

Eyes brush (shadow)

Lips brush

Full Set (Brush Roll included!)

To be honest, I don't think you need any more than this, maybe a foundation or powder brush, but you don't need to go out and buy expensive brushes to get a vintage look!

Make Up

I don't tend to use a foundation as my skin is still fairly young, but if I had to pick one I would choose the Soap and Glory Show Good Face foundation for £11. It is a 2 in 1 primer and foundation, which is great if you want your make up to stay and have a flawless finish. I love the packaging that it came in, in fact all of the Soap and Glory products have a vintage look as well as a pun or quote for the name! Another alternative would be the Maybelline Dream Matte mousse foundation, available from Boots for £8.(I should probably mention now that most if not all of these products are available from Boots!) This is a mousse foundation and also has a good coverage. If you already have a foundation/powder/primer that works for you then stick to that! Don't feel pressured to buy something that you don't need!!!

Soap and Glory Show Good Face- £11

Maybelline Dream Matte mousse- £8

For eyeshadows, I would recommend mainly neutral colours, eg brown, white, cream, in mattes and shimmers. Also a few pastel colours are nice, but you don't want anything to garish! I would recommend the Soap and Glory Lid Stuff sets, they contain 4 eyeshadows in each one, and are available in 3 different palettes, 2 of which I own. One is a smoky eyes set, but I own the Off the wallflowers and What's Nude sets. These retail at £10 each but in the boots sale they are about £7.50.
I would also reccomend the Soap and Glory Daily Double shadow and liner double ended pencil for £8.50 which can be used as a base for other shadows or on its own. Also, a white and black khol pencil liner are key- I suggest Barry M's white khol liner (£2.99) and Soap and Glory's smoulder khol black liner (£5) both from Boots. The most essential make up product is liquid eyeliner to create that trademark flick from the forties or exaggerated eye from the sixties look. I have the Borjous liner feutre liquid liner ( was £6.99 now £4.99 from boots) but I also suggest the Lekeux cosmetics Black Cadillac liner which was £11.95 now £8.95! In fact, the whole Lekeux Cosmetics line, a recent venture from vintage expert Lynsey Lekuex is designed for creating that vintage look! Check her website out by clicking on the liner link! Any black or brown mascara will do, but a volumising or lengthening one is best for luscious lashes.

Soap & Glory The Daily Double

Off The Wall Flowers- Soap and Glory

What's Nude (my fav)- Soap and Glory

Barry M white khol pencil liner

Black Smoulder Khol Soap and Glory Liner

Borjois liner feutre eyeliner

Last, but not least, blusher and lipstick. Again, the Lekeux cosmetics line is great for vintage lippy! Personally I love the Peachy Keen colour, but they are all great! I have the Super colour fabu lipsticks (£9 each but £6 in the boots sale) from soap and glory in super nude matte and red my lips. I find the latter more of a burgandy-pink than a red, but it is still quite vntage. A red lippy is essential though! I have the Soap and Glory (yes, I do love their products!) Love at first blush blusher which includes mixed pinky shades for blush, highlighting and adding definition!

So there yoyu have it! My vintage make up essentials list. As for the reccomendations, they are just that! My suggestions are simply guidlines and ideas from experience that I have had with the products. If your make up works for you, then stick with it! Hope you liked my list! Comment any other vintage cosmetics if you know of any or any reviews/ thoughts on the products mentioned.

El X

My Style- Vintage inspired Sewing Machine

Great news vintage lovers- Singer (the sewing machine company- no, it's not an opera group) have brought out a new vintage inspired sewing machine! it's a modern twist on one of Singer's first sewing machines, the Singer 160 is celebrating the company's 160th birthday. At just under £400 it's not something I'll be buying any time soon but I recommend it to any of you sewers out there. It combines vintage tradition with modern features, and I think it's a really cool product. But watch out! It's only available for a limited time- so buy one, and fast!

The Singer 160- £399

So that's what I think of one of the newest sewing machines? What d'you think?

El

Film Review- Funny Face

Ok, so you all know that I love Audrey, and so I thought I'd do another review on one of her films. Funny Face is a great film- directed by Stanley Donen, starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire- I mean what more could you want?! It's not as well known as Breakfast at Tiffany's, and it's a musical, but I really love it! So, here's my review on one of the best films from the fifties...

Funny Face (1957)

Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) is an ordinary girl who works in a bookstore. She loves books and philosophy, and really wants to meet philosopher Professor Floster in Paris. Her life is fairly ordinary until Quality Magazine editor Maggie Prescott and photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) barge into her bookstore with clothes to photograph on one of their models. Maggie wanted an intellectual background for her latest photo shoot, and she got one! After throwing Jo out of the shop and totally trashing it, she apologises and makes her way back to Quality HQ.
After proccessing the photos, Dick comes to Maggie with a great idea. Maggie wants a Quality woman; a girl with grace, elegance and pizzaz to appear in all the photos for her magazine.
At first, Maggie thinks Dick's idea is proposterous, but after reviewing the situation, she agrees.
"It's decided then- Jo Stockton can be the Quality woman!" she exclaims.
After a bit of persuading, Jo agrees to model for Maggie, and soon falls in love with Dick after a modelling trip to Paris. Soon, Dick realises that he and Jo were meant to be together...

A very iconic photo from Funny Face

My Style- Vintage Style Playsuit

So, as you already know, I love vintage. I was wandering around Matalan, and came across a lovely forties style playsuit for £14. It has the classic 1940's sleeves, and buttons down to the waist. I love it and wear it all the time!



Matalan Playsuit- £14

I really like the floral sprig pattern on it, and the purple/pink colour scheme matches many other items in my wardrobe!!!

I also bought a champagne coloured cardie from new look that I also love for £12.99!

So there you have it, a timeless forties look with a modern twist.

El