We’re incredibly grateful to all of the women of the Second World War for their vast contributions to the war effort, that extend far beyond the realm of cosmetics. We would also like to extend our thanks to you, our viewers, for your suggestions that helped us to bring this history-inspired makeup tutorial to life. If you'd like to learn more about the history of the Wrens, we suggest taking a look at the Association of Wrens website: wrens.org.uk/history/ The best way to learn more about Dover Castle’s role in the Second World War - and indeed across nine centuries of English history - is to plan a visit of your own. For more details, visit www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dover-castle/

@christinethornhill

4 жыл бұрын

This video has been a wonderful reminder of what my dear old Mum told me about . She was a 'Land Army Girl ' throughout the Second World War . Times were really hard for everyone , but the women did their utmost to keep some form of Beauty going forwards ! The lack of stockings was pretty awful , especially when trying to pencil in a 'seam' , apparently !

@trollololol4601

4 жыл бұрын

Where did u get the tips and tricks from for the mascara and stockings and whatnot? I went on ur Instagram but couldn’t find much, I’m just rly interested in the variety of things people tried

@mygreenfroggy

4 жыл бұрын

You can still buy the Tangee brand of lipstick and cosmetics if you want an original look. They are a little hard to find but a google search turned up quite a bit when I looked. I remember using Tangee lipstick some in the 60's or 70's, though there were more era appropriate colors I loved, lol.

@lunastella2323

4 жыл бұрын

Bésame cosmetics makes a lot of replica colors from various eras and powders too. I think it would be relevant to recreating this type of look.

@allim.5941

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a female and an Iraq Vet and Marine. Lol, maybe they will be doing tutorials in 100 years on my ghetto ways I wanted to look nice for special days like Xmas. Basically, I used the pink hydrocortisone cream as a foundation. I used talc powder for powder for foundation powder, just a tiny bit so I didn’t look like a ghost. That’s basically it. I could have used the red off-brand powder-aide that we’re in MREs for a lipstick stain, but I would have got in trouble.

"This is an original 1940 powder" I could see the model's face screaming on the inside...

@daniellewinterholler2373

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing lmao 😂

@arisistance1006

4 жыл бұрын

I saw and felt it too!! 😂 It’s prob just a novelty copy of the originals.

@ernestscribbler2294

4 жыл бұрын

I always thought makeup expiration dates were a suggestion, not a rule. 😁

@joannecarroll5504

4 жыл бұрын

Powder is ground from minerals that come from the earth. If they've been in the earth for thousands of years before we use them, a couple of decades sealed in a clean box isn't going to hurt them. Expiry dates on non-edible products are mainly just litigation-protection for manufacturers & a fear-based marketing ploy to make you buy more product while you still have some open product that's been unused for a while. How cosmetics etc. actually 'expire' is by humans sticking their germy fingers & their unwashed powder-puffs & brushes into the product repeatedly, consequently filling the products with bacteria.

@ErinDavila76

4 жыл бұрын

@@joannecarroll5504 lol what?

government: wear makeup for morale, ladies! Also government: *adds a luxury tax to makeup*

@rocksgio

4 жыл бұрын

@I know it all. I know it all. living up to your username I see.

@kalliste01

4 жыл бұрын

@I know it all. I know it all. It's more that they're saying it's a luxury when they're also making people feel obligated to do it. So, which is it? I'm assuming makeup was already taxed before they added the luxury tax

@kiki29073

4 жыл бұрын

@I know it all. I know it all. Maybe the royal coffers?

@arlocourtney4594

4 жыл бұрын

@@ernestscribbler2294 women's dresses take much more fabric than men's trousers

@SirParcifal

4 жыл бұрын

that's the beautiful thing of freedom - you don't have to wear it or buy it

My friend's mother-in-law said that she and all of her friends would go to their local auto repair garage where cars could be painted, and the guy who painted the fine detail lines on cars would use auto paint and paint the fake seam lines down the backs of their legs! She said the girls and women drew quite a crowd of boys and men when they came to get their lines painted, because they'd have to stand on a table and hold up their skirts above their knees so that the painter could make the lines for them.

@TracyD2

4 жыл бұрын

E. Urbach nice

@frenchartantiquesparis424

4 жыл бұрын

Oh My! Shocking.... lol

@arisistance1006

4 жыл бұрын

He started skin airbrushing?! 😂 GENUIS Ahead of his time.

@e.urbach7780

4 жыл бұрын

@@arisistance1006 LOL! Something like that!

@misscatalina711

4 жыл бұрын

How naughty! Sounds like something my grandmother would have done.

Rebecca's hair and Amber's turban are a perfect match 😂

@User77cool37

4 жыл бұрын

Hana05 evenmore Rebecca’s lipstick matches with Amber’s hair.

@AllieRouge

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a turban from maker Sarah's DooWop Dos to me. Great seller.

@rah62

4 жыл бұрын

That fact scares me nearly to death.

@sianrohde8714

4 жыл бұрын

@@rah62 wow you scare easily don't you lol

@sharid76

3 жыл бұрын

That's EXACTLY the first thing I noticed when they showed them together at the beginning of this!

Well if Hitler hated red lipstick then I’m wearing it.

@natalierussell7491

4 жыл бұрын

MissCaraMint Hugh Hephner also disliked red lipstick on anyone other than Marylin Monroe. He said it looked harsh and cheap.

@buddhabro.9130

4 жыл бұрын

I know right! If Hitler hated red lipstick then I'm wearing it too...and I'm a guy! LOL

@jessaguilar4747

4 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure this isn’t true. In fact, Hitler asked his ministers to ration out makeup gradually so not to upset Eva Braun. She loved her cosmetics and he didn’t want to upset her. That’s what I’ve read at least.

@MissCaraMint

4 жыл бұрын

Jess Aguilar Well I wasn’t being entirely serious. After all info used for propaganda purposes are notoriously unreliable.

@MissCaraMint

4 жыл бұрын

Jess Aguilar Though I am pretty sure Hitler would deffenetly not approve of men wearing makeup, like our friend above says he might consider.

Unlike those half-assed, inadequate, and inaccurate buzzfeed video of recreating each era's makeup look, this is so much better and well thought. I love English heritage like a lot because each of their videos are carefully researched, so they wouldn't be making videos that are misleading and offensive to people. Makeup is such an importance because it is also a part of culture and history. This is a great video!

@fireflyserenity31

4 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind the goal of the video. English Heritage is more about the history/historical interpretation; buzzfeed is entertainment.

@no-ln3nm

4 жыл бұрын

fireflyserenity31 i do think buzzfeed should stop doing make-up history themed videos then though because it looked horrible

@whutzat

3 жыл бұрын

BUZZFEED SUCKS in every way imaginable.

@AlbertaRose94

2 жыл бұрын

English Heritage’s Victorian Era How To Make Butter recipe can in extremely handy during Covid. As an added bonus I ended up with two cups of true buttermilk.

@mariayala2283

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! 👏👍 I couldn’t agree more!!

I remember my gran sitting at her dressing table putting on Ponds cold cream at night. She was so proud that she had it - she used to trade eggs from her chickens for ration coupons. She also got extra coupons by sewing for people, baking and making hats out of old clothes and shoes! She taught me most of these skills and everytime I make something, I think of her.

@RubyTwilite

4 жыл бұрын

...and now Ponds is made in Mexico and in the US there are problems with it containing lead!

@RubyTwilite

4 жыл бұрын

@Leela Brannigan Yes we do. I switched all my cosmetics and skincare to American made or Canadian.

@RubyTwilite

4 жыл бұрын

@Leela Brannigan ...and now with the Corona crisis we are seeing the TRUE cost of having everything made overseas. Most of the medical supplies and pharmaceuticals are made in China. Now we can't get what we need. A t-shirt maker in Georgia and a pillow maker in Wisconsin now switched to making masks. Distilleries in the US are making hand sanitizer.

@RubyTwilite

4 жыл бұрын

@Leela Brannigan Yes. We should. We have incredibly talented people. James Dyson, the genius inventor designed a ventilator he calls Co-Vent in 10 days and is producing 15,000 by early April, about now.

@whutzat

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

I've a 1940s sewing book that includes instructions for turning a man's suit into a woman's skirt-suit. When fabric was rationed, and the men of the household were in the military, their clever female relatives at home commandeered the closets of clothes their men had left behind. Some women even took their men's civillian shoes to cobblers' to be remade into women's shoes.

@sayhello5377

4 жыл бұрын

OofusTwillip That’s so interesting!

@e.urbach7780

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and men's hats reshaped into women's hats! I have a 1940s sewing book that says the same kinds of things!

@lunanova6651

4 жыл бұрын

Those men probably came home to find their closets completely empty😂😂😂

@kiki29073

4 жыл бұрын

@kshiftkometh Yes. She is speaking of #BernadetteBanner for those wondering. A KZreadr that specialized in authentic historical costuming and clothing design. Also #CathyHay.

@Dolleemixtures

4 жыл бұрын

Omg! I'd love to read that book!!!!

The burnt cork and Vaseline trick is much older than the 1940s. Thomas Williams adapted his sister Mabel’s trick of enhancing her lashes with Vaseline and coal dust to invent the first mascara/brow makeup in 1915. He created the first cake mascara in 1917. In doing so, he founded the company Maybelline, named for his sister.

@bread5414

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Maybelline was such an old brand.. it has such a fresh/poppy vibe now though

@tammysummers5892

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that! Interesting!

@aritreesengupta7566

3 жыл бұрын

That's really interesting. Thank you!

@riggs20

2 жыл бұрын

I was surprised at how well the Vaseline/ash mix worked!

I love how the hairdresser had the model's hair wrapped up in a bandana before she styled it. Very 40s.

@daniellewinterholler2373

4 жыл бұрын

Because she had her hair pinned underneath, I use a scarf or bandana too when I pin curl my hair 🤗💐

As you know, most people who served in WWII are in their 90's. About 20yrs ago I was visiting the Imperial War Museum in London and I happened to walk behind a group of 3 older ladies who would stop at each exhibit and say 'Do you remember when we used to do this during the war?' It was a privilege to hear their stories. It made history very real for me. They spoke about the burned cork for the eyes and said they mixed Bisto with water and painted it on their legs because they couldn't have stockings! They also said they used old parachutes to make wedding dresses! Quite honestly the courage and grit of that generation, especially the British people is a lesson to us all.

@pravinatawde5135

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Great that you got to hear their stories!

P.S. the morale: Hitler hated women who wore makeup - it was an international rebellion ;} LOL

@lucyvlogandart5166

4 жыл бұрын

Wow😯

@saskiacornish7126

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting

Bravo!!! Some of the war time habits were very hard to break - my granny was part of the home-front effort, she wore her red lipstick into her nineties till she passed several years ago! Thanks for shedding a bit of light on our dear ladies of the war 💕

@lastlyfirstofall2833

4 жыл бұрын

Heather Anne you had an awesome granny! Thanks for sharing xo

@tammysummers5892

3 жыл бұрын

My great grandma died at nearly 80 and red lipstick was all she wore!

@aprildavis2727

2 жыл бұрын

So did mine, pin curls and all.

I *knew* that was Lisa Eldridge's lipstick the moment she opened it! An amazing red color!

@maximilian9295

4 жыл бұрын

Do you know what red it is? I love it

@n.k.s74

4 жыл бұрын

@@maximilian9295, True Velvet by Lisa Eldridge

@BeckyThomson

4 жыл бұрын

Max I’m sure it’s Velvet Ribbon

@Scorpio_Moonshine

4 жыл бұрын

@@n.k.s74 Nancy is correct. It's in the description section. 😉

@n.k.s74

4 жыл бұрын

@@Scorpio_Moonshine I think Becky is also correct. True Velvet is the title of Lisa Eldredge's line of three shades of red lipstick. Velvet Ribbon is probably the shade used here. I can't be 100% sure but that looks right.

Lol I'm 32 but was homeless at 16 and had very little money and I actually used the beetroot as blush and lip tint and the burnt cork as my eye makeup including eye liner I also used rice flower or white chalk crushed up as face powders. All of these I learnt from my great grandmother as a kid and they did me well until I was on my feet and had a ok paying job. I actually still use the white chalk as a face powder/setting powder as I'm a very pale redhead. Lol little add on I still use sugar water as a setting spray for my hair and my girls hair if we want to put our hair in curls and it's the only way our hair will stay in nice organized curls.

@tammysummers5892

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry you had a homeless problem back then but sounds like your grandma's tips helped alot!

@songchanni

3 жыл бұрын

Tammy Summers sorry to hear ur past but so happy to hear that u are better now. also i love the tips!! love ur grandma!!

Now at 71, I'm finally a joyful fright and sloven 🌹

@ghostie6190

4 жыл бұрын

Good for you!

@scarletpimpernelagain9124

4 жыл бұрын

Good on you lovely, I’m aiming to be a thoroughly disreputable older lady myself 😁✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻🇬🇧

@rashimohan

4 жыл бұрын

Comments like these make me smile so much❤️

@randykirkland3927

3 жыл бұрын

Your never too old to be a sloven joyful fright ! 💋💋💋💋💋

I still have the ration book that was issued for me as a baby dated 1953 with about four coupons clipped out of it.

@labaccident2010

4 жыл бұрын

That is SUPER cool!

@louise-yo7kz

4 жыл бұрын

😍

@ln2559

4 жыл бұрын

Lovely!! I have my grandfather's Weekly Readers that were issued to him in school from the 40s. One of them has Hitler and Mussolini on the cover. They all consist of updates on the war with maps of the Allied Forces battle strategies.

@angelicgacha

4 жыл бұрын

My grandad has my great nans 1918 ration book for when she was a toddler and a young women making planes in ww2

My mum went through WWII in a DP camp in Germany, finally managing to move to England and work her way up from orderly to nurse. She learnt English and learnt to fit in amongst her English friends (she was actually Latvian). She'd tell me of the memories she had of being a young lady in London after the war. People made the best of things. To capture their lost youth she and her friends were avid about dancing, going out to the Palais du Dance as often as they could and climbing back over the hospital grounds wall to sneak back to bed. I believe she even tried beetroot when lipstick was hard to find. She always kept her set of vital cosmetics in a small leather purse which I would try on as a little girl. I would unwind the glorious red satin of lipstick from its golden tube and hold up the matching gold compact of fragrant pressed powder so I could pretend to be her getting ready to go out. Next there was a slim brow pencil and a touch of her Chanel No 5 perfume, that once applied, completed the essentials of beauty. My mum never deviated from those things as part of her routine.

Besame Cosmetics! They remake the exact lipsticks!

@RubyTwilite

4 жыл бұрын

The Vermont Country Store in the US sells Tangee lipsticks and blushes and all sorts of cosmetics that are still being made under the names of those manufacturers and match the same colors and formulas.

@apriljasso9731

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking

My grandmother always told me about helping her older sister draw lines on the back of her legs

Revlon's "Cherries in the Snow" is a classic red color for the 1940s makeup look.🍒

Burnt cork was commonly used as a form of make-up in Scotland. I vaguely recall one of the older teachers, burning cork & applying it to my face, when I had a part in a early primary school stage musical. I also remember my Nana (a former WReN) "putting on her face" as she called it, while a tiny child in the early 70s. She still had her solid cake of mascara in a little blue pan with brush & lid, which she'd had for many years & she never had eye infections, despite her favoured application being via the 'spit & mix' method LOL. Solid mascara lasts almost forever, nothing like the modern stuff that we make-up artists are taught to replace monthly, while in beauty college.

I think women ALWAYS used beet root to slightly stain lips and add a wee bit of colour to cheeks. These were old tricks made new.

@P3891

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a traditionalist I like a little bit of vermillion in my lipsticks 😂

@MissCaraMint

4 жыл бұрын

P3891 Especially the part about going mad. That’s a must.

@ShushaSofia

4 жыл бұрын

Centuries old

The fact that the turban and the hair matches makes me happy

As English Heritage makes these longer (yes, please, thank you - second to Mrs Crocombe, these are my favorite videos here!), please consider actually giving a more detailed tutorial on how hair is being styled!

Revlon still makes the lipstick my mother wore through the war and forever after….Fire and Ice. Bright red!

Apparently my great aunts used to try to use gravy for stockings. I remember hearing them talking and laughing about it and how awful it looked, all uneven and streaky.

@kasiapicur

4 жыл бұрын

😍

The Amber and Rebecca partnership that you did not realize you would need until you have gone without it for a bit. 😊

@farah_nm162

Жыл бұрын

absolutely! we need more content!!

I feel like the gravy browning hack was the original impossible pinterest diy

@itschelseakay

4 жыл бұрын

Rosa Lobo 😂😂😂😂

@jcorh3357

4 жыл бұрын

oh god oh fuck

@sapphirecamui6447

4 жыл бұрын

looked like self tanning lotion to me o.o

@faithjacksondocherty8970

4 жыл бұрын

OG tanning lotion 🤣

@georgewang2947

3 жыл бұрын

Or the fake hacks from "Five Minute Crafts"

I love the way you treat your models! You always greet and acknowledge them. As well as giving the model a chance to say a few words - asking for her opinion on the look, how she feels in it, etc. And not only complimenting the work of the artist but also how good the girl looks in it. It's so simple to do - treat the person in a kind, professional way that conveys you consider them equally human to you... And yet a lot of the people in similar videos (especially "celebrity" artists overflowing with self-importance) are at best indifferent, apathetic & detached/distant towards the model, and worst case scenrio obviously cold, dismissive & act with arrogance, superiority and condescension. ... Of course, most people who are actually talented, knowledgeable & successful in their field of work are kind, humble & hard working. They have no need to put people down (even in a passive-aggressive way) because they aren't insecure, hence there aren't any insecurities to project on others. Keep up the good work! I respect people who respect people!

Makeup is so expensive in my country nowadays that I'm making my own makeup using the tips everyone is sharing, thanks!

@angelfriend5211

Жыл бұрын

Which country is that?

What an experience reading "beetroot - Tesco" and "True Velvet lipstick - Lisa Eldridge" in the same makeup list haha The resourcefulness and grit of these women is inspiring and it's wonderful that you guys are preserving their legacy in such a beautiful way.

I'm so glad this historian and the makeup artist are staying true to their personal styles. People were seriously bitching about it on a previous video and I failed to see how their looks kept them from doing their jobs and being competent.

My grandma worked in a munitions factory here in Ontario during the war where she met her husband and my grandfather. My mom used to tell me stories about what life was like for her working there. She used beets to stain her lips and soot from the fireplace mixed with vaseline as mascara. She also used the infamous "rag curls" technique on her hair. A lot of crazy things happened in the factory too, apparently. Like the time her blouse got taught in a machine and was ripped right off. Her soon-to-husband and my grandpa gave her his jacket to cover up. It's quite romantic.

@stephanieoliver8634

2 жыл бұрын

I bet your grandfather wanted to protect her right away.

@stephanieoliver8634

2 жыл бұрын

And, he didn't want anyone else looking at this lovely lady.

I LOVE that you utilized Lisa Eldridge’s Velvet Ribbon!!!

@louise-yo7kz

4 жыл бұрын

👄💄💄💄💄

My Mother DID use gravy browning, as did her sister and friends. I'm guessing she watered it down more than on this video. They also drew a seam line up the back of their legs either freehand or they did each others. They dreaded the rain as it all ran off!

My grandmother used cherries as a rouge substitute. She was always fond of her Pond's cream. I still remember the scent of it.

I can't get over how Amber's head scarf and Rebecca's hair match perfectly 😆

In America there was a poster with the slogan, The Red Badge of Courage during WW2 and it referenced red lipstick

The red lipstick is an iconic accessory of every women 😍 I have to agree with her, the red lipstick show strength and unity back in those dark times. This was a brilliant video very educational 👏👏👏

Yes yes yes yes yes !!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💅💄 My 2 favorite things in this world, makeup and history.

@broflovskie

4 жыл бұрын

Karynna Cerecedo uh i like geography/world and history

@bbth667

2 жыл бұрын

I love historical fashion

My grandma was born in 1936 so just before the start of the Second World War, she was the second youngest of 13 children. She came from a rather wealthy family. She showed me one of her older sisters diaries that had swatches of different red lipsticks in it. Her sister was 15 at in 1942 and had just joined the local land girls with her friends. They were trying to find a red lipstick colour that they all liked so they could wear it as a group on their first day. It was really fascinating. My grandma told me that her sister would have killed her if she knew she read her diary. They had circled the colour they chose in the end. Teenagers never change. She also told me that her mother, when she couldn’t get stockings, would patch up old ones by darning them with a very thin thread and then stoping them from laddering with egg whites.

@ABC1701A

Жыл бұрын

I still do but use nail varnish rather than egg whites. I was taught to always sew up ladders growing up, this was the 70s and 80s, waste of money constantly replacing them for the smallest hole.

@milliejay1451

Жыл бұрын

@@ABC1701A I do that as well. I use hairspray

Much respect for women during that time

YOU KNOW LISA MADE IT WHEN THIS CHANNEL IS USING HER LIPSTICK ILY LISA SO PROUD OF YOU

in belgium we used beer as setting lotion

@RubyTwilite

4 жыл бұрын

Of course! Its a shame to waste a good Lambic!

@ChrisDelAnno

4 жыл бұрын

Ruby Twilite im from belgium and never heard that before!

@irairod5160

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from the Caribbean, and when I wanted curls on my very straight hair, my mom would rinse my hair with beer and then set it in plastic hair rollers. It worked better than any setting lotion that was commercially available. This was in the 1970s...good ideas have a way of springing back into the collective memory!

That red lipstick went on so smooth. Like super velvety lol.

I love how this video combines makeup and fashion with the daily life of these brave and generous women who served in the war effort. It was really fun to see the burnt cork and Vaseline used as mascara, although I don’t plan on trying it myself. Based on the photos and re-creations I’ve seen of their American counterparts, the British makeup look is more subtle, especially the eyes and brows.

To any one who enjoys vintage make up, there is a lovely channel called Laura Jane Atelier, she shows favoured beauty products of Hollywood icons of the golden age and tutorials. Loved this video so much. I have been to the war rooms at Dover Castle and it is so eerie. Our tour guide told us that a Canadian soldier recognised a photo of himself on the operating table as there was a hospital down there.

I have knit and crochet patterns from the early 20's to modern day. So fine and elegant.

I love that y'all used LBCC historical cosmetic's vanishing cream! Their products are great and highly recommend to anyone interested in historical skincare or cosmetics!

My Great Aunt Eileen Elliott was a WREN in Mountbatten's Office in London and her portrait is the most glamourous I have seen. Auntie married Edmund Hockridge and had 2 children, one of whom survives today.

Host: “They advised women against turning into frights and slovens.” Model: “Ooof.” I felt that.

I've said it once and I'll say it every single time. This is my favorite series on this channel! And wow, this episode is no different! Such interesting information delivered in an incredible format. I love Amber and Rebecca so much. Please keep producing these episodes!

It doesn't hurt that the model has naturally luminous creamy skin and no darkness around her eyes. Ah, to be young and flawless!

This girl has perfect skin

@azabujuban-hito8085

4 жыл бұрын

Which one? Coz the model has lots of pimples

@RubyTwilite

4 жыл бұрын

@@azabujuban-hito8085 Those are beauty marks. They are tan and flat, not red and raised.

@azabujuban-hito8085

4 жыл бұрын

@@RubyTwilite BEAUTY marks? LOL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@RubyTwilite

4 жыл бұрын

@@azabujuban-hito8085 beauty marks, moles whatever you want to call them. That is her skin. With HUNDREDS of British models available at the drop of a hat for a video about 1940's makeup why would they chose someone with an acne flare up? They wouldn't that is her skin.

@angs1868

4 жыл бұрын

Sumida Ryogoku damn you jealous 🙄

So enjoyable and so well done. This series is just brilliant. I recognised that lipstick immediately and own it. Fabulous shade, formulation and packaging courtesy of Lisa Eldridge.

@Tina06019

4 жыл бұрын

May I ask how much it cost?

@carolinebennett5615

4 жыл бұрын

bluegreenplanet89 I think so. The info doesn’t specify which shade. But it looks like that one to me. I also have Jazz which I love too. Glorious lipstick.

@carolinebennett5615

4 жыл бұрын

Tina They cost £26 and you can purchase from her website. They are very special and worth the price.

@kiki29073

4 жыл бұрын

@@carolinebennett5615 Also limited edition. She only releases them a couple of times a year and doesn't do restocks. When they are gone, they are gone.

Would be super cool if we can see an episode with a woman of color, and investigate how women of color kept up with western beauty standards when products werent made for them!!!

My great grandmother, who was born and raised in England and also lived through the second World War did say they colored their legs (with coffee if I remember right) and did draw their stocking seams on as well. She's passed noe but when she was alive I showed her a picture from the show Bomb Girls & Land Girls and she said she can remember when women started wearing socks and pants. What a crazy time to be alive.

I’d be really interested in seeing what skincare/make up was like for someone like Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was known for being very beautiful, she must have had a beauty regime!

My Mother told me they used coffee or onion skins soaked in water on legs and charcoal to draw stocking lines .Make do and mend was continued after the war.Jumble sales where used clothing and wool could be recycled.When matedial got goo shabby for clothes ,aprons were made from mixmatched fabric.

I really like what she said “ beauty was a woman’s duty”. Think about how beautiful that is. In the middle of all the ugliness of the war. In the midst of the suffering and pain, the misery, the sadness, women stood as the last reminder of the beauty of the world. Beauty is such a necessary thing for humans. Women preserved that in an environment of despair and destruction. It’s lovely

@j.r.r5863

4 жыл бұрын

adrianna The idea that anything like this is sexism is precisely what makes the feminist movement so unappealing. Everything remotely feminine is sexism. Everything remotely motherly is sexism. Everything remotely wife like is sexism. I believe it was more a matter of encouragement and women seemed happy to comply. Woman is beautiful. Sexism would have been if they had been asked to only that, or if they had been forced to do something degrading. Women helped tremendously in the war effort, not just with the makeup. This was beautiful. In the middle of pain women brought beauty to their country as a reminder that there was hope. That is a tremendous dignity. Sexism would be if they had been forced to do something that humiliated them not something that raised them up as a beacon of hope. This wasn’t just about being “empowered “ themselves. This was about bringing hope to their fellow men and women. The feminist movement cannot see beyond empowerment and itself. It can’t think of others. Pressure was put on everyone on some level or other during the war. Everyone did their part. They were also “pressured” by the same government adds to join the war effort in factories. Was that sexist? They were also “pressured” into wearing cheaper clothing and giving up as much as they could to support the soldiers that were fighting, was that sexist? Make up is only seen as sexist by the feminist movement because it is feminine. If they had been asked to dress like men and wear no makeup no one would be shouting sexism from the feminist end would they?

@x80WildCat08x

4 жыл бұрын

Jess somebody probably would

@j.r.r5863

4 жыл бұрын

x80WildCat08x Right, you just can’t please these people.

@x80WildCat08x

4 жыл бұрын

Jess we have generation of key board warriors and complainers

@bethk8121

4 жыл бұрын

Jess, I'm hoping you are a writer by vocation. I would buy your book. You are absolutely correct. Thank you for your encouraging comment. I believe, it continues to be the duty of every wise woman out there to promote beauty in the world God has given. Not just physically, but emotionally, spiritually, and compassionately.

My grandma (who lived through the war) always cleaned plastic packaging and stored it cause "you never know when it'll come in handy"

@natashab5969

4 жыл бұрын

TheElisabethMaria my grandfather (who was in ww2) did the same thing! I’d go to his house and pick up what I thought was a yogurt and there would be drinking water in it! Or left over food in empty plastic butter containers. He would save the tooth picks you used to get in sandwiches, boil them and keep them. He to be honest hoarded a bunch of completely random stuff with the same reasoning “you never know when you’ll need it!” Bags of pens, rubber bands, rusty nails. Bags stuffed with tons of other bags lol he was a cute old man

@TheElisabethMaria

4 жыл бұрын

@@natashab5969 exactly! My grandma would handwash the plastic sandwich bags (not ziplock) and hang them to dry like it was the laundry. Unnecessary but impressive how inventive they can be! So many wartime "hacks" prove how creative and driven people were.

@irairod5160

4 жыл бұрын

The older ladies in my family kept the waxy paper sticks of butter come wrapped in in the freezer, and used them to "grease" cake pans before baking. They had lived through wars and the Great Depression. "Waste not, want not."

@angelam.4353

4 жыл бұрын

Irai Rod That’s an awesome tip, especially for today! I might start doing that! 😊

@gretamurphy3704

9 күн бұрын

My 92 year old mother is horrified to see the things people waste. She's neither a hoarder nor a miser, but she gets plenty of mileage out of what she has. She lives solely off a small Social Security check and has more money saved than most of us. ❤

1940's makeup: ... Me a crazy marvel fan: PEGGYYYY

@clhatfield15

4 жыл бұрын

In case you don't already know: Besame cosmetics makes vintage inspired makeup. And their 1946 ted velvet was peggy's lipstick on the show. They've don some other stuff for her, but I think they were limited edition.

@muumol

4 жыл бұрын

Omg same!

@mirimeerkat2087

4 жыл бұрын

Lotte But the price is sooo worth it. Their makeup last way longer than any other brand because you don’t need to reapply the lipsticks throughout the day so you are using less making it last longer, and the cake mascara for example last as long as about 12 tubes of regular mascara and you can use it as eyeliner. So all in all, you are actually SAVING money. And this is from someone who tries to buy the cheapest makeup possible without getting an allergic reaction lol

@pippir

4 жыл бұрын

Helo Lange aaah same! Agent Carter is the reason I’m getting into vintage fashion and makeup!

@Zeynep-ut5gt

4 жыл бұрын

yessss

I think the Wrens' contributions at Dover Castle should be made into a film.Loved this story!

To our Wren's - thank you for your service - God bless!

Army female here!!! I really wish women could wear a red lip in dress uniform in the U.S. soooooo pretty 🥰 these women and U.S. women paved the way for us. So grateful. ❤️

@yekdeli

4 жыл бұрын

Ray I was in the Marine Corps in the ‘80’s. We were actually taught to have our lipstick match our cap cord, which was a deep scarlet.

@RubyTwilite

4 жыл бұрын

Except for the attack on Pearl Harbor the US didn't see the level of war that the British saw, on American soil. As the song said "Over there..." When I see old footage of The Queen Mother walking amid the rubble of London, with her head held high showing strength and tenacity, it really is amazing. Hitler called her The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe because of her ability to rouse people's patriotism and give them strength. Sadly once Queen Elizabeth dies, that will be the end of an era. There is no one after her that has lived through truly dangerous times. Thank you for this beautiful tutorial.

The model Ella is a STUNNER. She looked gorgeous ❤❤

Please do a 1950s fashion makeup look. As well as makeup and dress worn by women in the 1810s during the time of the Regency and if possible makeup for both and women during the court of King Charles II.

This is without a doubt my favorite period, as well as my favorite episode of your show. My grandfather an American solidier with proper English and Scottish heritage, was a munitions driver in England and throughout Europe.Brilliant episode, strikes quite close to home.Well done!😊

Clicked on this so fast, cannot tell you how much I love this series!

Wow that vaseline mascara looks so real to normal mascara. I love how creative they were!

@elainebradleyceramist

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t rely on Vaseline to stay put though. Body heat, a warm day or just a rub of the eyes and boom, you’re a panda.

re: finding an accurate lipstick colour... Besame Cosmetics is run by makeup historian Gabriel Hernandes and she does accurate replicas of different lipsticks from different years. I know she has Victory Red which was worn in the states during WWII.

Good on you for highlighting the WRENS. Fascinating

In the US my Aunts were part of the war effort. One was my 2x's great aunt and the other was my great aunt. They were aunt and niece to each other but only a few years apart in age. The older was a pinup model and the other drove trucks on an army base. They told me that they would draw black lines with charcoal and eyebrow pencils up the backs of their legs to make it look like they were wearing stockings. I have some of their food ration books.

Besame makes historically accurate makeup. They have a color called victory red

My 90 year old grandma tells me about how they used to pinch their cheeks when they didn’t have rouge. She also said everyone would draw the lines on their legs as stockings and it was very common.

@irairod5160

4 жыл бұрын

My great aunties used a pattern marking wheel (using in sewing) dipped in cake mascara, brow powder, or ink to draw "stocking seams" up each other's legs. Envisioning them engaging in such a process makes me smile.

11.25 - I read that in the Occupied countries, like France- it was chic to be shabby, because only collaborators could afford to dress well.

@gretamurphy3704

9 күн бұрын

Interesting, and makes perfect sense.

I love these historical videos! Thank you so much.

I love these historical makeup tutorials. Very interesting and well done and thoroughly researched.

Loved this, great work as always! Keep more episodes of this series coming!

I’ve been waiting for this video since the Instagram teaser! Such a great series, so interesting and informative. I can’t wait for the next episode.

Oh the painted stockings. My grandma has stories of doing it in Texas with our killer humidity.

Oh wow, I was so happy to see there is a new video for makeup tutorial,it was soooo interesting to learn again, I just love the history and love Amber Butchard and Rebecca Butterworth :)

You guys NEED to do more of these videos! It’s all I’ve been watching for the past few hours and I’m obsessed!

Real talk. In America the lady marines had Montezuma Red by Elizabeth arden. Became came up with a red to mimic that same color called "victory red" and its a bit less warm than the one used here as the color was intended to match the red cord on the uniforms of the marines. Namely it worked well with the green drab of the uniforms. Not too sure about Britain, as I know it was hard to get a hold of make up during the war. The military gave the ladies in their services lipstick, but not sure about the ladies in the UK.

Yes!!! I love these makeup videos and I've been waiting for a 40s one!! (Also Rebecca's hair matches Amber's scarf and I think I love that as much as the rest of the video)

I love videos like this teaching us historical styles ✨

The model is SO beautiful both with and without makeup😍

The model look horrified that you're putting 80 year old make up on her

@michelascheuerman7166

4 жыл бұрын

I would be lol

@kaylas5461

4 жыл бұрын

They had makeup made from 1930s and 1940s recipes. They weren't putting expired, old products on her.

@cobraqueen89

4 жыл бұрын

@@kaylas5461 it says that they actually used authentic vintage face powder. that's what the comment is on

@milliejay1451

3 жыл бұрын

I’d love it. Idk why I’d just feel so honoured

@mcrosemasters3060

3 жыл бұрын

@@cobraqueen89 no she said she was using a face powder that followed an authentic 1940s recipe. That is not the same thing as using a product made in the 1940s.

I absolutely LOVE your history inspired makeup!

I wish there was more to this episodes! Its not only about fashion but also about history which is My Favorite subject, An interesting Mix! And i wish there was more to this! Even though its quite imposible now😢

That vanishing cream is my daily essential. Burnt clove is better and it smells better.

I have been waiting for this !!! My favorite of the series!! ❤️👍🏼

I'm watching every single historical make-up tutorial. This channel is amazing!

Beauty as duty! How interesting. Love how colour co-ordinated Amber and Rebecca are in this video; they even match the background. Deliberate? And beetroot. Who knew! I might try this.

This was really interesting, but I would have loved to also hear about British women of color in the 40s. There were many Black and Indian women critical to WWII efforts.

Wow this series is always so great love you guys! ❤️

More Rebecca and Amber, yessssss! This was so interesting and I love that you incorporated viewer tips into the final look, well done Rebecca! I wish I had the confidence to wear red lipstick.

The models face twitched when she found out burnt cork was going on her eyelashes.