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For today’s vintage beauty breakdown, we’ll take a look at the lovely Lana Turner. With her smoldering eyes and luscious tresses, it’s no wonder Lana made the perfect femme fatale! Here she is on the cover of a 1945 Movie Life, in full vintage glamour!

To recreate this look, apply a foundation of your choosing, stippling on a thin, even layer. Set with a colorless or translucent powder, such as Ben Nye Neutral Set or Coty Airspun. Then, apply a warm rosy pink blush to the cheekbones—La Femme Pink Velvet or MAC Pink Swoon are good choices. Contour the cheekbones with a shade of powder or foundation slightly darker than your skin tone.

For the eyes, apply a sheer wash of soft white or cream shadow to the lid and brow bone—a shimmer shade, such as MAC Vapour or Joe Blasco Pearl, would work well for this very clean look. A slightly darker pinkish beige shade—La Femme Beige Pink, MAC Malt, or Joe Blasco Isis–can then be applied to lightly contour the crease. Using a soft brown or charcoal shade of liner (pencil or cream formula will work—try Revlon Colorstay liner in Black Brown, L’Oreal HIP Cream Liner in Brown, MAC Fluidline in Dipdown, or Joe Blasco Ultamatte in Medium Gray Brown or Dark Gray), work the color into the base of the lashes to create a lush fringe. Apply false lashes if desired,and top with 1-2 coats of mascara. For the brows, use a neutral brown pencil, such as Shu Uemura Hard Formula in Seal Brown or Maybelline Expert Eyes in Light Brown, to fill in and define your brows into thin, rounded arches.

For the mouth, line and fill the lips with a true red shade, such as Rimmel Red Diva or MAC Russian Red. Then fill in your mouth with a creamy lipstick to match—good choices include Revlon Love That Red or Certainly Red, Julie Hewett Femme Noir, and MAC Red or Russian Red.

And there you have it—the face of Lana Turner!

I am so excited to be moving right along into the spirit and fashion of Christmas! Obviously for this month’s fashion post. I will be concentrating on the elements of Christmas. Using small signature pieces such as colors, fabrics, flowers & jewelry from the season, again in a graceful way. To [...]]]> Hello fellow Vintage fashion enthusiast!

I am so excited to be moving right along into the spirit and fashion of Christmas! Obviously for this month’s fashion post. I will be concentrating on the elements of Christmas. Using small signature pieces such as colors, fabrics, flowers & jewelry from the season, again in a graceful way. To incorporate into your Vintage fashions for all of the Christmas parties, dinners & events taking place in late December!

I decided for this fashion article, I was going to pick an outfit from each era. Beginning with the 1930’s and ending in the 1950’s. Giving a broader spectrum of inspiration for enthusiast of several era’s of fashion.

First up on the list is a gorgeous green 1930’s era inspired dress from Able Grable. Simply 1930’s screen maven glamour in every way. This dress is perfect for an elegant Christmas evening.

In fact it is called the “Dream Girl 1932” and is shown here modeled by the lovely Fleur De Guerre.

In my mind, the perfect accessories for this dress, are Deco emeralds! Here is an idea of what I’m referring to. I saw this divine necklace on Etsy.

To make the look complete, here are a pair of amazing 1930’s gold lame shoes!  Perfect for a glamorous night of dancing and recreating some of Ginger Rodger’s fancy footwork! Available from Etsy store Adeline’s Attic.

Now, lets catch the Topeka or the Santa Fe right into the end of 1945! As soon as the war was over. People were able to dress up in a little more ornate attire again. Using  lovely bright colors,  higher end fabrics and embellishment’s. Which were not available in war time, due to the rationing effort. Dressing extravagant was considered unpatriotic!

This fabulous red dress right out of the mid forties, is just strikingly beautiful. Vibrant with color and complete with rhinestone decorations. This dress is located at Lulu’s Vintage.

And just look at these silver 1940’s platforms from Dorothea’s Closet Vintage! There is no doubt that they would look amazing with this dress!

A 1940’s up-do to show off some Vintage rhinestone accessories such as this 1940’s era pair from Etsy. These would be a perfect match to complete this Christmas ensemble of 1940’s fabulous!

And last but not least, let’s “Rock around the Christmas Tree” into the early 1950’s!

The 1950’s was a much more relaxing, prosperous, happy and playful time. The war was over and G.I’s had returned to the home front with big dreams of college, careers and success. In return, the economy in the 1950’s was booming and so were the playful, extravagant fashions. With more fabric to spare, the dresses of the 1950’s became fuller in circle and elaborate in style.

What better way to celebrate that era at Christmas time, than with this playful 1950’s  dress! Inspired by Santa Claus himself and available to purchase at Posh Girl Vintage.

I couldn’t write this fashion article without mentioning Christmas’s symbol flower. Not just any Poinsettia’s, but some that sparkle!

These one of a kind Poinsettia dress slip-on’s are from the early 1950’s, and absolutely gorgeous in every way!,  They have all that glitters in Christmas colors sparkling all over them. I just can’t tell you how magnificent these would look with the gold 1950’s Christmas dress! They are available to purchase from Black Cat Vintage.

Yes, I have found the perfect 1950’s rhinestone clip-on earrings to match! You kittens can find these little lovelies on Ebay.

Take any of these wonderful eras of fashion, full of Vintage Christmas inspiration. And you are sure to be “The Cat’s Meow” at your next Christmas bash!! I hope I have inspired the Holiday season and  I look forward to writing more Vintage fashion articles in the new year.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

XOXO,

Syd Divine

Vintage Stylist, Model & Lifestyle Enthusiast

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