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 ›
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In Their Eyes, Oracular: 1920’s Vintage Vamp Makeup
Darlings, just a quick post today on this lovely vintage vamp makeup tutorial. This look from the silent film era began emerging in the mid-1910’s and continued to play strongly into the post-WWI emphasis for heavier makeup and more sexualized… Read More ›
Call in the Spirits, Wherever They’re At: Haunted Mansion Hair and Makeup
My darlings, I’m sure it’s a surprise to no one that I have a certain appreciation for Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. From the grisly corpse of the hanged host, illuminated in the cupola of the stretching elevator by flashes of lightning,… Read More ›