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Take a tour of my Vintage hair and makeup tips and tutorials. Hi! I'm Lauren Renells. As a hairstylist, makeup artist, writer, and generally artistic over-achiever, the Bobby Pin Blog is my outlet for thoughts and research about vintage hair and makeup trends and how to recreate them today.
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3d ago
Many people are familiar with the zeitgeist aesthetic of color in the 1950s, especially pastel colors. Among the powder blue kitchen cabinets and wall to wall green carpet though, not many people know there was a pastel hair color trend as well. When did the ..read more
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6M ago
In the classic 1960s television show, The Addams Family, Morticia Addams was the perfect, ghoulish midcentury housewife. With all of her many duties around the house, she kept up her hair and makeup routine in classic style. Morticia’s Classic Midcentury Makeup The Addams Family television ..read more
Bobby Pin Blog
7M ago
So we know we love vintage hair, but which decade are we really emulating? In comparing these 1930s hairstyles with 1940s hairstyles and also with 1950s hairstyles and 1960s hairstyles, I thought I would use a series of my vintage hair magazines all from the ..read more
Bobby Pin Blog
7M ago
The victory bob was touted to women as the ideal WWII hairstyle in the early 1940s. Along with other V mode hairstyles, the victory bob was functional for war service work and these small symbols of solidarity at home instilled pride and hope that WWII ..read more
Bobby Pin Blog
7M ago
There are many options for you if you want to style a vintage bang… or a bang style that goes with your vintage look. Throughout the 20th Century, famous stars, like model Jean Shrimpton in the 1960s and pinup Bettie Page in the 1950s, influenced ..read more
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7M ago
The 1945 classic Mildred Pierce is one of my favorite noir films of all time. And it is a wellspring of inspiration for 1940s sculpted hairstyles. What is the best way to describe a 1940s hairstyle? Describing what separates 1940s hair from other decades is ..read more
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7M ago
Finding unique last minute gifts for the lover of vintage isn’t easy. You might not trust yourself at picking the right item at the antique store. We are now out of time for shipping in time for gift giving and maybe you don’t have a ..read more
Bobby Pin Blog
7M ago
The vintage haircut is a commitment. I have read so many haircutting books from the 1920s, all the way up to the 1960s, that describe major layers and lots of hacking away length. I’m not trying to dishonor the vintage haircut or short hair. I ..read more
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7M ago
Illustrator Warren Meek was a renowned artist in the beauty and fashion world during the mid-20th century. His art is credited with being the main reason that so many of the books his hairstyle art appeared in had sold so well. Meek’s work appeared in ..read more
Bobby Pin Blog
7M ago
A perfect bob haircut and style can offer many looks for you when you are styling your hair vintage. With different curls and varying the volume, you can emulate a 1920s hairstyle, a 1940s look… all the way up to 1960s bouffant. This 1960s bob ..read more