A little bit of advice needed.

[RedRose]

Hi there I'm so glad that I found this site. I'm a brand new member and this is my virgin post.

A little about me first.
From a very young age I've been fasicinated with all things vintage the clothes, the cars and especailly the movies. I've idolised the women from Mae to Rita all the way through to Marilyn. I love the glamour, beauty and feminity of the era and have always wanted to recreate it and only recently discovered that it is possible to live the dream.

However I am a wee bit of a late bloomer and this is, hopefully, where you all come in.

I'm looking for beauty and make-up books that are reasonably easy to attain and not too expensive. Of course I know that the best way to recreate the look is too get books from the era itself and I am curretly spending every spare moment in used book stores but I'm wondering if you have any suggestions. I have seen Vintage Face by Angela Bjork and its not what I'm after it's black and white an dthe instruction is patchy at best. However I've heard that Kevyn Aucoin's Making Faces is a great book. I would welcome any advice and pointers on vintage make-up tips especially from the 40s.

Thanks

ps. sorry if this question has already been done to death.

 

[ShortClara]

Hey RedRose!

I don't have very many books I can recommend, however I can second anything by Kevyn Aucoin and Making Faces is amazing! GREAT place to start for makeup in general and for the world of vintage as well.

Good luck and have fun!!

 

[RetroModelSari]

I have both Kevyn Aucoin books on make up and they are fabulous!!! For books on Vintage hair you should check out the ebay seller blsk which has reasonable priced reprints of hairstyling books that I love a lot. I can´t do pincurls, but they are great for reference.

 

[Kishtu]

Good morning RedRose from drizzly Cornwall!

If you have a Past Times (don't buy the powder compacts!- erm... ) they have a book called "The 40s Look" which is quite a nice little overview.

My copy was in the sale, so it might be worth having a look to see if they still have any left, cos they'll be reduced

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

You can buy The 1940s Look from Amazon too. It's only for inspiration though, it doesn't contain much in the way of directions.