Ladies with Glasses

Fab 1950s Spectacles.

Links: Wigs for African American Hair

Check out these links to see some neat vintage wigs designed for African American hair:

Dull Tool Dim Bulb
http://dulltooldimbulb.blogspot.com/2012/10/vintage-v-african-american-weaves-wigs.html

Hair Hall of Fame
http://thehairhalloffame.blogspot.com/2012/01/martin-luther-king-day.html

Link: The Vintage Inn shares some American Hairdresser Magazines

The Vintage Inn shared some scans from one of my favorite magazines, American Hairdresser. (The post is from last year, but I just discovered it.)
http://www.vintageinn.ca/2014/02/american-hairdresser-magazine-1947-and-1948/

Follow the link to find out how to do the Careerist and other hairstyles.

Link: The History of Women and Their Eyebrows

http://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/makeup/a9381/eyebrows-through-the-years/

Madam C.J. Walker

We were watching Antique's Roadshow (as one does), when a copy of "Text Book of the Madam C.J. Walker Schools of Beauty Culture" (1928) came on.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/201307A06.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/fts/kansascity_201307A06.html

They showed this image in the book, which caught my eye: "Bobbed Hair Types"

The story of Madame C.J. Walker is fascinating. Born Sarah Breedlove, Madame Walker was known as the first female self-made millionaire in America. She developed many beauty products for African-American women and trained "beauty culturists." She is often miscredited with the invention of the hot comb, which was used earlier in France in the 1800s, however she received a patent for a version with widened teeth.

Further reading by Henry Louis Gates. 

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/100-amazing-facts/madam-walker-the-first-black-american-woman-to-be-a-self-made-millionaire/

(Totally random side note: I met him on a plane once and he was one of the nicest and most interesting people.) 

Valentines Hair

Thinking about putting your hair up for Valentines Day? I think I found the hairstyle for you. I'm impressed with her volume.

Don't forget to check out the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/beautyisathingofthepastblog where I just put up a photo album with some Kreml ads.