Calculated Brevity

Source: American Hairdresser, June 1946

Flatter Your Profile...

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Source: Modern Beauty Shop, January 1943

Your Hair (and more Lemons!)

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Source: Lemons for Loveliness, 1935

The photos in this little book are just fabulous.

How To: Make Clip Curls

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Source: 55 Hair Styles (Dell Purse Book), 1972

Related: How to Use Clip Curls

Señorita Spring Clasp Curl Clip

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Source: American Hairdresser, September 1932

Link: 1940s Hair and Makeup from Forties Fashion

I love these post on 1940's makeup and hair from Forties Fashion (and not just because of the reference to this blog...):
http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-acheive-that-natural-look-of.html
http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/authentic-wwii-era-hairstyles-how-to.html

Awesome job Rebecca!

Pageboys

"Back again and more beautiful than ever -- the page boy with the center part, a style never surpassed for simple, understated elegance."
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Source: Hairdo Magazines, March 1964

Drene's New Hairstyling Service Now Brings You "Symphony"

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Source: Modern Beauty Shop, January 1943

Sister Act

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Source: Modern Beauty Shop, April 1943

Sandra Dee's Dos By the Dozen

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Source: Hairdo, March 1964

Seeing Sandra Dee's name, all I can think about is that song from Grease. "Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee. Lousy with virginity."



I'm sorry if anybody else now has that song stuck in their heads.

Chew Wrigley's Double Mint for Exercise

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Source: American Hairdresser, September 1932

Your Skin (and Lemons!)

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Source: Lemons for Loveliness, 1935

That last photo is just beautiful.

Lemons for Your Hands

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Source: Lemons for Loveliness, 1935

Links: Life Magazine

More gems from Life Magazine:

http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/39902/girls-in-curls-a-hair-raising-look
(Check out the beer can rollers, slide 17!)

http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/31562/20-hairstyles-of-the-last-100-years

American Styles

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Source: American Hairdresser, September 1927

I have a problem...

I decided to organize my magazines and put them in chronological order. It's a good thing I did because there were some magazines I forgot about.

In case you're curious, the biggest stacks are from the 40's.

A few of my favorite things

Do you have any favorite posts from this blog? Mine is the overlay pomp.

Cutting (...)

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Source: American Hairdresser, April 1937

Someone cut out the picture that was on the other side of this article so a big chunk is missing at the top! (You can see part of an image that is cut off.) It doesn't seem like it took any of the instructions, but I apologize that it is incomplete. I'm not sure what the complete title is either.

When I bought this the seller didn't mention that there were big sections removed. That's so frustrating! Not the first time I bought a magazine that was missing some of the important parts.