Cosmetic Timeline...

[Ilora-Danon]

Hey everyone, I'm sort of new here and thought I'd write my first real post.
I'm studying Makeup Artistry and have to do a huuuge history project - I'm here asking (or begging) for your help! I have to collect as many pictures of historical makeup/faces/hairdo's in a looong timeline from Ancient Egypt to the present day. I start my quest at a British Museum on friday...

If anyone has pictures (photographs, portraits, anything!) of a certain era, could you post it in here? I'm asking because I know how clued up you lot seem to be here.

Many many thanks in advance, X

 

[Hanne]

What an extremely interesting project Ilora-Danon..

I'd love to try and help you out.'

I have a book with make-up images (Kevin Aucoin).. there is a section dated from 1920 to 1990 I think.. ..It's late here.. but I'll be sure to scan some pictures for you tomorrow.

I hope a lot of members will help you out.. I for one can't wait to see this thread grow

 

[Hanne]

Oh you should have a look at our subforum Icons of the past.. there are a lot of images of icons of the 20th century..

 

[Ilora-Danon]

That's wicked, mucho thanks!

 

[Hanne]

All images scanned by me from 'The Art of Makeup' by Kevyn Aucoin.

A wonderful coffee table book I'll at a few cue words from the text..

20's

Janine Giddings by Thierry Le Goues for Harper's Bazaar.
prohibition - rebellion - flappers - short hair / skirts - legs - charleston -
Mary Pickford - wide expressive eyes - cupid's bow mouth - Theda Bara -
Josephine Baker - emphasis on eyebrows (long, arched, thin)
and lips (cloaked - almost black-red lipstick)



30's

Carrie Salmon by Michael Thompson
austerity - depression - new deal - antithesis of funloving flapper
and the am. ideal - Dietrich - Garbo - steely androgynous look - emphasis on
eyebrows (highly arched, extremely thin) and lips (brownish-red elongated
cupid's-bow lips). no/ very little blush was used in this period.

40's

Christy Turlington by Patrick Demarchelier for Harper's Bazaar
color - female workforce - screen heroines - Joan Crawford -
Bette Davis - Barbara Stanwyck - Katharine Hepburn - healthy glow -
classic simplicity - bare eyes w. a touch of mascara - light dewy foundation -
hint of blush - powder not hardly used in this period

50's

Eva Herzigova by Steven Klein for Norma Kamali
Isabella Rossellini by Michael Thompson
conflicting decade - Marilyn Monroe > < Audrey Hepburn
vargas - glamour queen - glossy pouty lips - arched bows - false lashes - liquid liner - cat's eyes
gamine - sophisticated yet innocent - most noticeable feature : thick eyebrows

60's

Beri Smither by Steven Klein for Allure
Vanessa Paradis by Ellen Von Unwerth for Vanity Fair

extreme - rebellion - beatles - woodstock - Mary Quant flower child
twiggy - Bardot

70's

Naomi Campbell by Michael Thompson
purple - disco - glitz - escapism - frosted - glitter

 

[sofialuv]

You can also look for some info here (mainly 60´s 50´s makeup)

I don´t know if you know french, but here you can find some v. useful information on this subject.

Anyway, i would advise you to search by era in Google images, and find the proper pictures for each era.

For certain eras, you can search by films, ex: for egyptian makeup look for Cleopatra the movie, for Elizabethian times look for Elizabeth the movie and so on.
That way, you will have good images and not only portraits of the time.

The theme is just great, but it will be v. hard work!