Health and Beauty of the 1950s

Girls Boys Flannel Pants Jeans Both Boys & Girls Penny Loafers Lettered Sweater Cashmere Sweater Cardigan Sweaters Poodle Shirts Pedal Pushers Blouses Bathing Suit

50s Hairstyles were soft and curtly. Short hair was in and straight hair was out. -Women got perms -Slept in rollers and curlers. -Poodle Cut Example Lucille Ball From I Love Lucy. Natural Curls we know of today were wild and crazy back then.

-Men would sometimes put a sharp side part in their hair to and comb it back. -They would also use many types of styling gels or creams to hold it back in place and to keep it looking smooth and shiny. -They would cut their hair short on the sides and longer in the back. -Men with more time would try to add small waves to their hair.

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Ladies usually wore the blouses with a long skirt making it look like a dress.

**Jeans were just starting to become popular back in the 50s **You were a rebel if you wore them.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Perfection and glamour are the trademarks in the 50s

Smooth on a foundation in your skin tone that gives your complexion a perfect finish your goal is to turn your face into a clean blank canvas which you are to paint over.

Groom eyebrows by brushing them back with a disposable mascara wand. Thick, expertly shaped eyebrows were in vogue in the fifties so get rid of stray hairs but maintain a full shape with a sharp, noticeable arch. Alter the shape slightly if your natural brows don't quite look like fifties eyebrows.

Apply eye makeup primer to hold eye shadow in place. Select a shadow color which has classic movie star glamour written all over it. This would be a soft, shimmer shade which does not take away from the rest of the face. Stroke shadow on from lash line to brow bones. Curl eyelashes and stroke on some black or soft black mascara.

Hand trim a pair of false eyelashes to perfectly fit your top lash lines. They should enhance your own lashes without looking obviously fake. Line over the false eyelashes on the lash line area with the black liquid eyeliner. (Create a cat's eye look by drawing a line that gradually thickens towards the outer corners, where they end in tiny extended wings )

Find a soft rosy blush and apply on the apples of your cheeks Blend well and fade hard edges away with a makeup sponge so that you appear to be simply naturally flushed.

Line lips with a waxy liner in a color with red tones. Red-infused pink and coral are very popular for a fifties makeup look. Line your top lip with the Cupid's bow exaggerated, so that your top lip appears slightly larger than your bottom one. DONE!!