And much respect to Deadspin for not letting this one go and publishing what they have. Read more
Twiggy is wonderful, but I image searched her and whoa, what the fuck
For one scene, they made her a pair of stockings out of gold. At the time, they cost $3,000. Just for one scene of her descending stairs.
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Yardley was the bomb! They made lip glosses in the best shades- frosted whites, champagnes, silvery pink, as well as a pale blue and yellow, for real thrill-seekers. Their most coveted lipstick came on a long chain and had a whistle on the end. Big target of my early shoplifting career. Read more
...quoted, with a variation by the Violent Femmes in “Prove My Love.”
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—also to give proper credit- "Henry the Eighth" by Herman's Hermits.
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I love this series SO MUCH and I was just thinking the other day about when the next installment would be. Read more
Oooh! I’ve been waiting for this so I can share my recent joy- plus I like the way you write. Read more
And then you grow up and realize that body decoration is human and that there isn’t a culture in the world that doesn’t send messages through appearance. No make up or layer in on an inch deep—it is all a form of self expression. Read more
Going through the links, it looks like they are all heavy, very bold eyes and pale lips. As I sit here with just eyeliner, mascara, and red lipstick, I have to say that it isn’t a look for me. Read more
“– the 1930s through to the 1950s were basically same verse, same as the first” Read more
As we’ve worked through the last several decades of makeup trends in North America and Western Europe, you may have…
“If you’re trying to pull off a true 1950s look, you should probably go rooting through your Caboodle for that blue eye shadow you bought at Claire’s back in 1998 when you thought that baby blue eyelids would just win over your adolescent crush. Just look at me, Brad! Look at me! I even wore body glitter, you ignorant… Read more
Well, we did it. We’re finally here. We’ve finally made it to the era that everyone thinks of when they think of…
On Sunday, I watched the deflating end of Liverpool's season from various points along Anfield Road, not far from…