Musings from Marilyn

Vintage 1943 Ladies Jaunty Sailor Hat to Crochet (Pattern)

Posted October 22nd, 2021 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

This is a cute and stylin’ 1940s sailor hat to crochet. It looks more like a fascinator hat to me, and is uniquely indicative of World War II fashion. ~Marilyn

WWII Beauty: All it Takes is a Bar of Soap

Posted June 6th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

Beauty routines were so much simpler in the 1940s. According to this Camay soap ad from the February 1945 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal magazine, you could have lovable, softer, smoother skin with just one cake of Camay! The glowing wartime bride, Mrs. William H. Geyer of Nutley, N.J., showed off her apparent skin care… Read more »

Washing Clothes the Wartime Way with DUZ!

Posted May 11th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

Laundry is eternal, even during wartime. This is a great vintage 1945 ad for DUZ laundry soap, on how wash all your clothes during those trying days. DUZ cleaned grimy overalls, dirty towels and pretty undies with equal ease. Women everywhere called DUZ a washday wonder! I like the suggestion to use just a little… Read more »

Vintage 1945 Leslie Brooks for Max Factor’s Pan-Cake Makeup

Posted February 18th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

This Max Factor ad from 1945 is very glamorous! It is for the original Pan-Cake foundation makeup created by Max Factor for Technicolor pictures. Pan-Cake was touted as creating a lovely new complexion, helped to conceal tiny skin flaws and it stayed on for hours without re-powdering. It must have been revolutionary at the time… Read more »

Vintage 1940 Max Factor’s Hollywood Red Lipstick

Posted January 11th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

Max Factor cosmetics was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1909 by Maksymilian Faktorwicz, a beautician from Poland. Max Factor specialized in movie makeup, and demonstrated the importance of custom, technical makeup application according to individual nuances and facial structure. He was originally satisfied to remain a specialized supplier to the film industry, but his… Read more »

Yardley’s English Lavender: 1940s and Now

Posted December 17th, 2018 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

Yardley’s signature scent, English Lavender, has been around since 1873 when it was launched in England. It was popular during the Victorian era in England, and was imported to the USA in the 1880s where it also grew in popularity. This fabulous ad, from the October 1940 issue of Woman’s Home Companion magazine, shows a… Read more »

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