Darlings, just a quick song to kick off the final week of September. This is Cab Calloway’s take on “St. James Infirmary Blues” from the 1933 classic Betty Boop cartoon, “Snow White.” The wildly imaginative animation was created by rotoscoping Cab Calloway’s… Read More ›
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While These Visions Did Appear: Fairy Costume and Makeup
Hope you all are enjoying a leisurely first weekend of fall, darlings. The gentle change of seasons has gotten me thinking of a fey, nature-inspired Halloween look: a lovely fairy. If a fair folk costume inspires you for Halloween, here is… Read More ›
All the Cheap Thrill Seekers: Glamorous Bearded Lady Makeup
Darlings, we are under the two month mark for Halloween and I am moving into high octane mode in the pursuit of a great Halloween costume. Yesterday I stumbled across Vintage Vivant’s gallery of Circus and Carnival Beauties from the early… Read More ›