All things 20's:
Mary Jane ankle strap shoes
Cloche hats
Short hair with waves
Patterned rayon stockings
Gangsters
Flappers
Fox Trot / Swing / Jazz
Model T car
Smoking with a long cigarette holders
Silent movies - Charlie Chaplin

The Roaring Twenties started in North America and spread to Europe as the effects of World War I diminished. In Europe, the period after the First World War was marked by a deep recession and many years of rebuilding and coming to terms with the vast human cost of the conflict.

During the early twenties cream or ivory colored face powder was used by most women. Later in the middle of the twenties a powder corresponding to the nature hue of skin - perhaps a nuance brighter - came in fashion. For rouge the colors rose, raspberry, and around 1925 also orange were popular.
From the middle of the twenties on lips were colored in deep red, deep brownish reds, plum and orange. The shades changed later at the end of the twenties. Colors like rose, raspberry and medium red were new trend.

Lipstick was applied as a "Cupid's-Bow" (Armor's Bow) to the upper lip. Also the lower lip was exaggerated a bit and the width of the lips de-emphasized a little.


Usually eyes were held quite dark. To get this effect the whole eye was edged with a black eyeliner and then the margins blured easily. The eyelid shadow was often painted in dark gray. Besides gray, colors like turquoise and green were also in fashion. To further emphasis of eyes eyelashes were also painted black.

Very popular were thin, black and downward sloping eyebows which were inked with a black or brown eyeliner.

The fingernails were painted only in the nail center. The half-moon and nail tip were left bare and white.











Personally, I love the 20's look. In the past, I have tried to do my hair with the curls (when my hair was shorter), but never succeeded. It's not easy to do!

Great Theme!


*Louise

Wow, interesting info on how they wore makeup back then!

Yes, great theme!!

I'd love to find some pics of the nail painting technique, I don't think I've ever seen, or noticed, that before!

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I'd love to find some pics of the nail painting technique, I don't think I've ever seen, or noticed, that before!

I had a pic of it, but it's MIA. I'll try to find it again.

If I could travel back in time, I think the 20's would probably be my first stop - this period always fascinated me.

Melissa,
Thanks so much for all of the "good read info" you post along w/the theme ideas!

well, i tried curling my hair to make this look somewhat presentable but i could only find my 2" iron...argh!!!! anyway, i'll post a few pics anyhoo.

brows: lined with umber and ebony
eyes: amelie, circe, umber, and ebony
cheeks: chantung colorwash
lips: lined with capri, infrared & marron lipstick

Beautiful, Nadja! You remind me of that actress in the Mummy movie with Brendon Fraser.

Nadja, this is simply gorgeous! My gosh, am I envious of your red lippie ease! I love a red lip, and wear it occaisionally, but never with the aplomb with which you do so!

-b.

nadja.. You Rock ! or should I say Flap !You gorgetomus flapper you! Movie star beautiful.

U R the cat's MEOW!
Gorgeous!
Love the necklace, too! Is that the one you won on Ebay?
Melissa

Absolutely beautiful! And, yes, your lips look awesome!

You totally fit the bill.

Nadja, this is just painfully gorgeous!!!!

You look like you just dropped out of a time capsule!



K

OMG I have to agree with all the ladies so far...

Ok Nadja, fess up. You are channeling Clara Bow aren't you?! I have to say I think this is my fave look so far, because anyone can immediately tell that you are inspired by the 20's for this look.

Love Love Love!!

I love the first photo the best. The props, textures, colors and your expression are amazing. Taken right out of a movie glam magazine circa 1923. Kathy

Just delightfully beautiful!

Ditto everybody! You have the prettiest lips I've ever seen!

Nadja,
Speechless here - I really don't know what to say - all of the pics you've posted so far have been beautiful because, well, because you're beautiful - but these 20's style pics (especially the first one) are just beyond beautiful......

WOW!

Nadja, you're stunning.

you guys are too sweet! i absolutely love this era.

yes, that's the necklace i recently got off ebay. it's absolutely gorgeous and had to wear it in these pics cuz it was dated 1922. i have a lot of jewelry from the 20's & this one is one of my absolute favorites. unfortunately the cigarette holder isn't an antique.