What Women REALLY Wore in The 1920s (Part 1) || Fashion Archaeology Ep. 3

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  • "What Women REALLY Wore in The 1920s (Part 1) || Fashion Archaeology Ep. 3"
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    Welcome to the 1920s. The era of Art Deco, of Surrealism, of prohibition, of motorcars, telephones and electricity being available for the middle class. In 1920 women gain the right to vote. African Americans push for equality and began to garner fame in film, business, music and literature. In 1927 Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic in “The Spirit of St. Lewis. The economy for England and America is blossoming after World War 1, with booming industry and inventions. Some countries like Germany suffer lack and unemployment. Radical political changes are born. In 1922 Mussolini creates the first fascist government. In 1923 the tomb of Tutankhamun is opened by Howard Carter, and baseball star Babe Ruth hits another home run to the delight of his fans.
    The “celebrity” is born thanks to mass media coverage, new improved motion picture houses, radios, and phonographs. Charlie Chaplin, Lilian Gish, Clara Bow, Rudolph Valentino, Mary Pickford, Louise Brooks and more grace the silver screen grabbing the affection, laughs and interest of the public. Record play out the music of Rudy Vallee, Paul Whiteman, Jelly Roll Morton and Bessie Smith. Literature is published at fantastic rate from authors like Fitzgerald, Hemingway and D.H. Laurence. In 1928 a man named Walt Disney introduced to the world to a little mouse name Mickey, and 1929 saw the first films with a completely African American cast.
    While there is still a great interest in the 1920s, I have found that today's view of the era has degraded into something very different from the original. The perception of fashion in this particular era is easily one of the most stereotyped and misunderstood out of all fashion eras. Women are often portrayed wearing a generic clothing with no period tailoring or subtle detailing. Some come close, while many are just completely and horrendously wrong. Most of this degradation can be accredited to people watching films that take artistic liberties because filmmakers think that the audience will not relate to accurate costumes or they just don't bother doing research at all. Also to blame is Halloween costumes which are usually as inexpensive as possible and again cater to the modern taste, and then there are celebrities, who do not care about historic accuracy but just want to look sexy or edgy. Thus this odd and tasteless image of the 1920s is born. In this video we will sweep away these layers of misinformation to reveal the true craftsmanship and beauty of 1920s fashion for women
    0:00 - 3:37 - Intro
    3:37 - 6:59 - Skin Care
    6:59 - 9:00 - Cosmetics
    9:00 - 10:07 - Foundation
    10:07 - 13:07 - Powder
    13:07 - 14:26 - Rouge
    14:26 - 18:06 - Eye Makeup
    18:06 - 19:30 - Lipstick
    19:30 - 21:55 - Nails
    21:55 - 30:03 - Hairstyles + Outro
    Special thanks to Lauren at www.vintagehairstyling.com/bo...
    and to the archive of www.cosmeticsandskin.com/inde...
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  • @uniquelymadison
    @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +27

    If you enjoyed this episode of Fashion Archaeology, be sure not to miss part two here: th-cam.com/video/cDLqeYT8C54/w-d-xo.html

    • @cannabisgal9301
      @cannabisgal9301 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      New Subscriber 🇨🇦 🩵

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cannabisgal9301 Thanks!😊✌

    • @KarmaKontrolTvRadio
      @KarmaKontrolTvRadio 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I Uniquely Madison, Really enjoying the 1920s style videos, thank you..liked+subscribed, Cheers!

  • @LaNoire27
    @LaNoire27 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    I love how people looked back then. I'm a black woman and eventhough there were some serious social problems back then, I still wish I had been around to see the world way before it got like it is today. People looked classy.

    • @Wife_Mother_Failure
      @Wife_Mother_Failure ปีที่แล้ว +19

      What is stopping you from dressing like that?

    • @ajulrich1072
      @ajulrich1072 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Yes. The men too. Baggy pants but no saggy pants, or skinny jeans!!! Showing your drawers??? Unacceptable! Suits and hats.
      But the social issues! For all women, particularly black woman and other women of color? Atrocious! And we are still fighting some of those battles. Not to mention the torture that was considered “ medicine” or “treatment” back then!
      I shutter to think!

    • @Gail1Marie
      @Gail1Marie ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I miss the hats. I spent my first career in the military, and after having to wear at hat outside for all those years, I was really aware of being "hatless" after I retired. The only place I see where hats are still "in" is the Baptist church.

    • @ritaroad
      @ritaroad ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ❤you are so right.

    • @xokhaliah
      @xokhaliah ปีที่แล้ว +39

      same. i’m black and live for vintage fashion and makeup. but hell would freeze over before I ever would want to reverse time back to then because of the horrible social issues. i’d much rather prefer to take a time machine and visit out of curiosity

  • @lisanull900
    @lisanull900 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    My grandmother was a teen/young woman in the 20s. She had her face regime until she passed from the earth. However she used to tell me that her father caught her in full face makeup once & laid down the law. His daughters weren't going to look like "loose" women. They compromised & he allowed her to wear her favorite red lipstick......when she also did until the day she passed. What her father didn't know.......was that in her teens/20s grandma was a full blown flapper going into speak easys & dancing on tables. 🤣😂

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Haha! Well, your grandmother sounds like quite a fun and amazing person. Thank you for stopping by, and sharing your personal story. 😊

  • @Blonde111
    @Blonde111 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    My mother was born in 1923 so she really wasn’t part of the “20s” but I still remember her routine of washing her face and using Noxema, reddish lipstick, powder, mascara and that’s it. Natural was always what she strived for. She is turning 99 yrs old and many people comment on how good she looks.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Wow! Thank you for sharing and for watching Helene!😊

    • @carmen5585
      @carmen5585 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's just amazing! - I would really like to talk to such person. I wish a lot of health to Your mother!

    • @goodshepherd3438
      @goodshepherd3438 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @ Helene.
      My mom was born in 1918 she was a red hair. Very beautiful lady and my mom wore the same on her face.My mom had gorgeous big eyes and very green the red coco Chanel lipstick she wore looks so beautiful on her.
      Of course she made herself up .when my dad and mom went out.
      Not a every day thing
      I miss her she pass away in yr 1999
      At 81yrs old.
      God bless your mom.Still healthy
      There is a say
      May she lives till she is 120yrs old
      GOD bless ❤🇨🇦

    • @carmen5585
      @carmen5585 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@goodshepherd3438 Wonderful! - Be happy with your mom 💛🌟

    • @texastea5686
      @texastea5686 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My maternal grandmother (born in 1926 I think?) always used Jergens face cream, but she would buy hers in Mexico (we live 45 minutes from Piedras Negras, Coah, Mexico)

  • @mariekatherine5238
    @mariekatherine5238 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I just got a classic bob with a side part which I set in soft pin curls. The style looked great on my grandmother although it was out of style when she was in her 70’s until her death at 103. I have her facial features, head shape, and fine textured wavy hair. I just turned 73 and decided to try it out. I brought her photo to the salon and have gotten compliments ever since. Do I care it’s not in style? Not at all!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Good for you! Enjoy the styles you like and wear them proud. 😊 Thank you for sharing and for watching!

    • @starbuono825
      @starbuono825 ปีที่แล้ว

      👏👏👏👏👏

    • @sharonh2991
      @sharonh2991 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I love that you did it! When I was in Jr. High we had an oldies day at school. Everyone dressed from the 50s with Bobby socks and poodle skirts but my grandmother had given me an outfit from the 1930s so I put my hair up in pin curls as you describe and wore the 30s outfit. My look was a huge hit.

    • @starbuono825
      @starbuono825 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @sarahpalmer411
      @sarahpalmer411 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I love that you are doing your hair to make yourself happy, I bet you look wonderful!

  • @judithmatthews8460
    @judithmatthews8460 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    My mother was born in 1920. I remember my grandmother always wore her made to measure corsets. But working women couldn’t afford much of the fashion we think of as 1920s. My grandmother was widowed in her 20s so life was tough. She was never able to afford skincare or make up or hairdressers. Her hair was long and waist length. She used lavender she collected from her garden to fragrance her clothes. She rubbed olive oil in her hair and skin. She knitted and sewed by hand. Luxury she said was catching the bus home after working 11 hours rather than walking!!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow, thank you for sharing! 😊

    • @candicefrost4561
      @candicefrost4561 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wonder if she did little things to try to “cheat” to look more in line with the times. I heard some working women would alter the waistlines of her dresses or dress her hair so it looked like she had short hair (some women cut their hair in the front but kept it long in the back like a more extended fringe so they could appear to have a bob). It’s interesting how people who couldn’t afford high fashion still did things to look fashionable.

  • @selectiveoutrage6617
    @selectiveoutrage6617 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    My mother, born in 1920, wore Maybelline cake mascara into her 80s. I tried it once and couldn't get the hang of it. She also applied it on her rather thick brows. She wore red rouge and red lipstick, Revlon's Fire and Ice. Her hair was set in pin curls, using flat beer, to be styled like a wreath around her head. The central portion was smooth so a hat could fit, surrounded by the border of curls. She adored Joan Crawford.

    • @anncontorno9053
      @anncontorno9053 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      She sounds adorable! ❤ Your post made me recall my first mascara, which was a little red Maybelline cake mascara when I was about 11. It was my first experiment with makeup. It was so hard to get the knack for it. Luckily my lashes look much better today!😊. Thank you for the cute post!

    • @noracharles9366
      @noracharles9366 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She sounds delightful ❤

    • @manuellubian5709
      @manuellubian5709 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, who you telling. My maternal grandmother and her daughter (my mother) could have been walking billboards for Maybelline pancake makeup. That stuff went on like cement !!! Had no idea how on EARTH they PEELED that stuff off at night. My grandmother had good shin. My mum...not so much.
      My grandmother's mother (maternal gr-grandmother) used to slather on Coty face powder with a huge face poof - dust went flying everywhere. Then, the same face powder doubled as deodorant powder. Go Figure.

    • @selectiveoutrage6617
      @selectiveoutrage6617 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@manuellubian5709 They removed makeup with Pond's Cold Cream. I tried it once and it was so heavy and oily.

  • @pattihawks353
    @pattihawks353 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    My parents married in 1928. Mama, barely 15, but working in a glove and stocking factory. She had her wavy dark hair in a bob, and wore the little hats! She was a cutie, though! Didn’t wear much makeup, fair skin and few freckles.They eloped; popular at that time; Daddy, was about 22.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! Thank you for stopping by, and sharing your personal story. 😊

  • @cherryred8265
    @cherryred8265 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    My "classy" good girl grandmother born in 1914 used Ponds cold cream, Max Factor powder and a slick of pink lipstick. My "faster" more working class grandmother born earlier wore foundation, powder, eye pencil, cake mascara that was mixed with saliva, red rouge on her cheeks and red lipstick.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +13

      How fascinating! Thank you for sharing and watching!

    • @rmp7400
      @rmp7400 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      We were using Ponds very often in the 1950s and 1960s...and it is still being sold because of it's quality, btw...

    • @leslieclark6230
      @leslieclark6230 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Used ponds Cold cream and baby oil to remove makeup on the eyes, Maybelline had just come out with mascara (brush in a tube, where's my eyelash curler) pencil and liquid eyeliner and don't forget the NOXEMA

    • @margaret-ellenadams5536
      @margaret-ellenadams5536 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Mabelline mascara in the red plastic case was popular.. we used tap water to wet…

    • @carolynhamilton3316
      @carolynhamilton3316 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      In the 60s I had cake mascara that I wet with saliva. (Gross) my Aunt born in 1890 something would wet her finger and rub on the red roses on the wallpaper to color her lips and cheeks. Very inventive! Ha Ha

  • @alexandrasmith7682
    @alexandrasmith7682 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    I am in my late 50's now and was raised by my Grandmother. She had been a 1920's flapper .... But also, a top tailoress. I saw some of her evening and cocktail dresses. At her "best" to use her words, she was 5' 1" and 88lbs and constantly complemented by men on her figure - the photos seem ridiculously thin .... By her own admission, she was anorexic. She had natural copper coloured hair which was bobbed. My favourite of her dresses was a silk dance outfit. She had collected the offcuts from society dresses that she had created .... Beautiful silk satin and chiffons. The dress was green. Handkerchief point hem made of all those different green offcuts. She had then beaded the neckline, hipline, and hem points. It was stunning! Her friend was a glove maker and in the box was a beautiful satin elbow length pair. However, during the day, she wore pleated tweed or linen skirts, a white blouse, and a smart jacket or long home knit cardigan. It was important that bags and shoes matched, and a hat was worn outside. To her dying day, she wore little gloves outside.
    Interesting piece and very well researched.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Wow! It is always a thrill to hear about real experiences from that time. Thank you for sharing your stories of your late Grandmother, and for watching! 😊🖤

    • @leonieromanes7265
      @leonieromanes7265 ปีที่แล้ว

      The clothing of the twenties demanded a waifish figure. With those knee length skirts and drop waisted dresses. That's why the fashion reproductions are not always very accurate. Not many women can carry it off. It wouldn't surprise me at all, if fashionista's like your grandmother ate like birds to pull off the look. The style was unforgiving, unless you were very slim and petite.

    • @serenatwilite4005
      @serenatwilite4005 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What a great story from history, thanks for sharing with us. She sounds like a very classy lady.

    • @deb7518
      @deb7518 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I would loved to have seen that dress she made. It sounds gorgeous!

    • @jamesrobiscoe1174
      @jamesrobiscoe1174 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your grandmother was surely a fine example to other women in regards to their appearance. It's a fact that strangers form immediate opinions about how to treat us according to how we look and dress. No doubt you have adopted your grandmother's lessons. How rare it is nowadays to see women with a developed sense of beauty and modesty.

  • @anastasiarobinson2223
    @anastasiarobinson2223 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I was raised by my uncle and his mother grew up in twenties. She’s passed away over a decade ago and to this day she was the flyest woman I have ever known 👑 no matter how old she got or how she felt she would get up and put her red lipstick and powder and mascara on. Even with brain cancer 😰 she always believed in “looking her best” as she would say 💕

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wow! What an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your personal story, and for watching my video.😊🖤

  • @marypaquette8705
    @marypaquette8705 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    My Grandmother was a Flapper, she went to hairdressing school, and opened several beauty parlors in Boston M she had red bobbed hair, and wore the fashionable clothes, when WW2 came started she could not get supplies for her businesses, so she went back to school and became a Baptist Minister! Her husband my Grandfather was a Merchant Marine, that traveled the World, My Dad had everything a little boy could want!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That is so cool! Thank you for sharing and watching!

    • @blancamiranda778
      @blancamiranda778 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SOOO EXCITING‼️I COULD LISTEN ALL DAY LOVED THE EARLY PART OF THE CENTURY....I KNO IT WAS HARD BACK THEN TOO BUT IM ALWAYS INTERESTED ABOUT THE TIMES OF OUR LIVES🇺🇲💇🏾‍♀️💇💆‍♀️💃🧖‍♀️👒🛍👘

    • @dollcefina
      @dollcefina ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@blancamiranda778 I love all your emojis, lol!

    • @masada2828
      @masada2828 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A Flapper to a Baptist Minister who married a Marine 😳

    • @marypaquette8705
      @marypaquette8705 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@masada2828 my Grandfather, as a teenage traveled to South America, and learned to harpoon and killed Whales, Edward ROWE Snow , wrote a chapter about him " the Able Body Seaman ,Walter Alfred Willis" In the 1960's my Grandfather took the Grandchildren to a restaurant in Boston, the Blue Ship Tea Room " and ate Whale! Tasted like LIVER! What an exciting life he led, He was 6' 4" bright blue eyes and white blonde hair, And slim, with big arms to climb the up to fix the sails on the three masted ship, he died in 1969. So many story's .

  • @CoyoteWildFlower
    @CoyoteWildFlower ปีที่แล้ว +91

    My mom, who never threw anything out, still had the cake mascara. I tried it and couldn't figure out how in the world they could use it. The lipstick tasted like toxic waste, so kissable! I still have my grandmother's beaded dress from the 20s. I'm fascinated by that era and fashion history, thanks for the video!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How interesting! Thanks for watching and sharing!😊

    • @bettywhite8407
      @bettywhite8407 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Remember when my mom, back in the late 30's, would strike a match, allow it to cool then used it to apply on her eyebrows, etc.

    • @phyllispatterson7352
      @phyllispatterson7352 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Believe it or not I was still using cake mascara in the 70's. With the little brush.

    • @lizeggar2421
      @lizeggar2421 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      My Mom still had a few clothes that my grandmother had made for herself when she was young. When I was a teenager, I was exactly the same size she was. There was one beautiful black lace dress, dropped waist with hsnderchief hem. The lace was so soft and fine that the whole dress could be pulled through my Mom's wedding ring. I just loved it. My Mom was a qualified cutter designer snd sewed beautifully, so she cut the back of the neck low and bound it. Then she cut the handkercheif hem level, so it came to just abive ny knees. She made me a black satin petticoat, that fitted like a sheath, to wear as a petticoat. It looked stunning and I wore that dress more than once and kept it in my wardrobe, even though it became too tight for me to wear. Sadly, it was stolen when our home was broken into and all my clothes were stolen, including my wedding dress. 😭
      I have always loved the flapper fashions of the '20s. The sixties, with the loose shift dress and dropped waist, seemed to hark back to the '20's

    • @michellemiller4742
      @michellemiller4742 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@@lizeggar2421 wow...who breaks into a home to steal clothes!? that's crazy!

  • @karyannfontaine8757
    @karyannfontaine8757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Ivory Soap is what my Great Aunt advised me to use when I was in my teens. I always had clear skin. Witch Hazel was nice for skin also. She bought me my first lipstick. She was so cool!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That is amazing! Thanks for sharing!!

    • @rosemaryedwards7239
      @rosemaryedwards7239 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I like Witch Hazel also. Ivory soap was inserted into my mouth in kindergarten for calling another child stupid! So I really never used the soap

    • @jenbingham0914
      @jenbingham0914 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I still use bars of Ivory soap in all my showers. Always have. I use Clinique face products. My mom always used them when she had gotten to my age (46) and she had the most beautiful skin. I used Olay in my younger years. My grandmother used the original Oil of Olay lotion every day and also had beautiful skin.

    • @karyannfontaine8757
      @karyannfontaine8757 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jenbingham0914 My mother as well!

    • @megb9700
      @megb9700 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My great aunt was my favorite cool relative too!

  • @sunflowerroark5170
    @sunflowerroark5170 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I would like to step back in time when dressing classy was important. I was born in the early sixities, so I have fond memories of ladies with hats and gloves too. We need more class these days. Thanks for making this video.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed! I would not want to stay in the past, but a time machine would be fun for a day. 😄 Thank you for watching, and stay tuned for a new episode coming this month.

  • @annchurchill2638
    @annchurchill2638 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I remember , as a child, my Mother using a tiny compact of rouge on my face so I would healthy. I then used it in high school in the 1960's .We all used Maybelline cake mascara.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How fun! Thank you for sharing and for watching!😊

    • @spark5012
      @spark5012 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I used cake mascara and/or eyeliner around 2000. It had fewer chemicals.

    • @martietomlinson3986
      @martietomlinson3986 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      At least ur mom used rouge. My mom would pinch my cheeks until they looked pink! PAIN☺️

  • @ritaroad
    @ritaroad ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What great content! It’s set us all thinking of the past. My grandmother was born in 1907 and married a druggist in 1926. She was 19 and he was 24. They lived right across the border from Eagle Pass Texas in Piedras Negras. For anyone who may have the misconception that everyone wore embroidered tops, skirts and huaraches ( of course nothing wrong with that attire) in her wedding portrait she’s dressed in a knee length flapper dress. It was satin and her lace veil reached her ankles. Her white shoes were Mary Jane pumps. As noted in the video her hair was the short long style to mimic a bob.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching and sharing your story! 😊🖤

    • @jenniferwells2291
      @jenniferwells2291 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That sounds a lot like my grandmother's wedding attire. She and my grandfather got married in rural Kansas in German farm country. I love that photo

  • @ThundermansThunder
    @ThundermansThunder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Rouge was still used by many women into the 1970's. I remember my mother and my sisters and their friends all using the tiny little compacts with the thick cream rouge. It lasted forever, because they only used the tiniest dabs at a time. I haven't thought about that in such a long time!

    • @stj971
      @stj971 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cream blush is the best. Seems hard to find today.

    • @evelyn7881
      @evelyn7881 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can do it with lipstick nowadays and Besame cosmetics also makes the compact

    • @ThundermansThunder
      @ThundermansThunder ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@FC-hj9ub The word "rouge" is a French word that means "red," so technically, rouge is blush and blush is rouge, regardless of formulation. Following that logic means that lipstick is a rouge for the lips, if it's color falls with the the red spectrum. Pretty cool, huh?

    • @brwy5777
      @brwy5777 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Elf has a putty blush that lasts forever. You only need a tiny bit

  • @Gail1Marie
    @Gail1Marie ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I believe the Radior face powder and other product (possibly a bleaching agent?) shown at 9:25 may have been some of the extremely toxic radium-based cosmetics available in the 1920s. You could do a whole segment on the poisonous elements in 1920s cosmetics to include lead, arsenic, and thallium. There are stories of women using hair-removal cream on the "moustache" on their upper lip, only to have all the hair on their head fall off! Suggested reading: "The Poisoner's Handbook" by Deborah Blum.

  • @jessicahannah2522
    @jessicahannah2522 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In the 1970's, when I started wearing makeup, we still had cake mascara from Maybelline. Came in a hard red plastic box.

  • @saintn926
    @saintn926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I love that you also included asian and afro american examples. Very informative and nice video! Subscribed! x

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Aw! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching and subscribing. 😊🖤

    • @kerryprzytula7
      @kerryprzytula7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really???? Now why wouldn't she.

  • @stellayates4227
    @stellayates4227 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I agree with the other comments that Coty Airspun Powder is still popular today and is great on the skin. It is also worth mentioning that as part of the Egyptian trend women took to wearing powdered kohl around their eyes. To find out more I would highly recommend the book entitled "Warpaint" by Lindy Woodhead. It is a very well researched book about the rivalry between Helena Rubenstein and Elizabeth Arden. It tells of how these women created their own independent businesses and developed the technology behind products and a multi-million pound industry.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes, Helena Rubenstein / Elizabeth Arden rivalry is pretty legendary in the beauty world. Might have to do a video on it some time, because it was quite a fascinating story.. 🤔😄 Thanks for sharing and watching Stella!

    • @carmendomima1916
      @carmendomima1916 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thankyou for the recommendation 😊

  • @Just_Sara
    @Just_Sara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I'm truly surprised this doesn't have more views, it seems like the amazing kind of video that would. And ALL this work you've done really shows, thanks for making this!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Aw! That is so kind of you to say. Thank you for taking the time to watch; I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

    • @lakotadarkclouds8222
      @lakotadarkclouds8222 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      My beautiful grandmother was a flapper girl. She made all of her clothes to include purses belts hats scarf you name it she did it. She could stop traffic with her beautify. She had sky blue eyes shiney raven black hair. Her Cherkee skin was maroon. She had long slinder fingers with a French manicure or fire engine red nail polish. She would put her artdecco earrings on the tops of her shoes to dress them up. Or make them into a clause for her flapper hatband or belt.She had a way of accerising her wardrobe. Oh the color combos I could go on forever. Hollywood wardrobe department is where she should have gone. Her and my mom's drawing talents would have been a wonderful tribute to the film 🎥 industry. She had other things she preferred. So she came and left this earthy place without the world knowing her.

    • @dollcefina
      @dollcefina ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lakotadarkclouds8222 Oh my gosh - she sounds SO COOL ! ! !😻 I wish there was a documentary abouot your grandmother. 🎞

    • @bettywhite8407
      @bettywhite8407 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My memories of my grandmother, and mom was adoration for their self care lady like attire. Always elegantly dressed , hair and minimum of makeup. Hats and gloves were worn. My frame of observation as to the classy looking way they dressed and acted, causes me to feel sad how women look so uncaring how they look in public. My Dad had a humor saying regarding hair styles, """ looks like they combed their hair with an Egg Beater.!!!! LOL

    • @bettywhite8407
      @bettywhite8407 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lakotadarkclouds8222 AWESOME, tribute is your grandmother. Speaking of Cherokee , l m dark skinned. As my great grand mother was also a full-blooded Cherokee Native Indian. My maternal grandfather was born under a covered wagon in Arkansas. Family history tells of my great a t grand father married her. I have pic of my grandfather with his 2 Native Cherokee sisters. One when they were young, then as they grew older. The girls were highly check boned with very black hair. However, as genetics play out, my mother was very blonde/ w blue eyes. My aunts ,her sister's, were dark complexion. I m dark complexion, my brothers are very blonde. In a sense, we are all brothers, sisters . Enjoyed your post as it brought up good memories for me .

  • @desertkhaat
    @desertkhaat ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wonderful episode! As I watched, I noticed a vanishing cream by the name of "Radior" : my spidey sense immediately popped up. Sure enough, it was as I thought a radium-infused beauty product! As much as I adore the look & couture of the 20's, I'm not unhappy I missed that "glowing" trend!!!

    • @Gail1Marie
      @Gail1Marie ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You'd enjoy Deborah Blum's "The Poisoner's Handbook." Although it's focused on the development of forensic toxicology, it has several chapters on toxins included in makeup of that period (lead, arsenic, and thallium, not to mention your radium). It gave me a new appreciation of the FDA.

  • @memyselfandeye76
    @memyselfandeye76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    You are awesome!! I just knew, I mean I was CONVINCED you were not going to talk about black women in this video. Thank so much for being inclusive and proving me wrong because this almost NEVER happens. I think to myself when watching videos like this, damn, did we exist then? I'm pretty sure we did! Thank you 🙂

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I'm thrilled you enjoyed the video. :) It's a joy doing the research and including everybody! To see how the styles of the time were expressed through different individuals and backgrounds is such a special experience. 🖤
      Thank you for watching Tamiko!

    • @jodyhuston1516
      @jodyhuston1516 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree, Tamiko! I've always enjoyed seeing all the women of that era, gorgeously made up and dressed. And dancing! This was a wonderful presentation. Thanks!

  • @evaperez4139
    @evaperez4139 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    May all this brave young ladies who dare to trend a new fashion. Rest in peace.
    Whether it's to our taste (now) or not ; to each it's own.
    Each decade was unique. We all have a special style.
    Remember fashion repeats. And the new generation will love it.
    I remember the big eye glasses frames in the 1980s. I had a pair ; I was 23 years old. THEY'RE BACK. I see so many wearing them ; I won't wear it now.
    In 50s , pointy bras, as kids we called them Torpedoes lol.
    Thanks for sharing, it was wonderful to see my favorite actresses.
    Louise Brooks, Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, , Josephine Baker, Anna May Wong, Mary Pickford.
    Be safe every one.
    Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aw, that is very sweet of you to say Eva! Thank you for watching! 😊

  • @user-xf7fn7ed2e
    @user-xf7fn7ed2e 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Excellent work! 😍 I’m in the process of producing an animated film set in 1926, and it’s been a challenge to find consistent and properly researched information regarding fashion and culture from the “Roaring” 20’s. So much of what we think we know has been distorted by the lens of Hollywood over a century. Thank you for bringing greater clarity to the blurry image of the past that we thought we knew so well. You’ve already made a difference for me and my project! 🤗

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Wow! That is amazing! As an artist I am particularly pleased to hear that my videos help / inspire other creative people. Thanks for commenting and for watching!

  • @witneyskye5556
    @witneyskye5556 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Everything old is new again. 1920's are my favourite era for clothing, hair, makeup. etc. In fact, I wear a Bob, which I cut and style myself, at home.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome Witney! I cut my hair at home too.. It is pretty nice to have your own hair salon open 24/7 😄 Thanks for watching!

    • @bettywhite8407
      @bettywhite8407 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Laughing, ohh my goodness, thought l was the only one """ cutting their own hair". Bob style at that. Thanks for sharing!

  • @selectiveoutrage6617
    @selectiveoutrage6617 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Vermont Country Store still sells Tangee makeup as well as many older brands impossible to find elsewhere. Clearly Vidal Sassoon was inspired by the 20s severe bob! Now I want to get my hair cut short for summer. Long, twirly banana curls look so tired now, especially on older women.

  • @JeanEhler
    @JeanEhler ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I always wondered why both my grandmothers in the 1920s had the same marcel wave bob when one was a farmers wife in Oklahoma and the other a factory worker in Cincinnati, Ohio. Loved learning about their hairstyles.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So glad you enjoyed Jean! Thanks for watching!

  • @perduealexandra5736
    @perduealexandra5736 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My mother had the most incredible skin I have ever seen, soft, creamy and blemish free. Obviously inheritance played a huge part but a simple beauty routine also helped. Soap and water,Cold Cream as a light moisturizer, and a light dusting of face powder. No I’ve make up but a good raspberry lipstick always! Every day before my father got home from work, this was applied as well as a dab of Chanel No. 5 💕

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! She sounds like she was a lovely woman! Thank you for sharing your personal story, and for watching my video. 😊🖤

  • @baylorsailor
    @baylorsailor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Brow bands and headbands of the 20s era are a very sexy look. I started wearing bohemian styled bands in recent months. I love them because you don't have to do much with your hair, but the bands make it look more stylish.

  • @mojojeinxs9960
    @mojojeinxs9960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My grandmother was born in 1901. The family pictures I have she was fashionable with her clothes in the 1920's but her mother my great grandmother still wore floor length dresses and kept her long hair in a tight bun.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is so cool! Thanks for sharing. :)

  • @ting1084
    @ting1084 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    i never knew of the white half-moon and white nail tip style of the twenties. But i do recall being a child in the ‘50s and seeing an older women when i entered a house to trick-or-treat. The woman had two round patches of rouge. As i child i knew she was wearing an outdated style from her past ..way out of style…Now, as an older woman myself, i wonder if i am at times wearing makeup, clothing or hair styles that i don’t realize are clearly passé

    • @MaryGatdula
      @MaryGatdula ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's okay because everything comes back around. The present generation and future ones will just think you are/were way ahead of your time! LOL. So your cool. 😁

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Completely agree with @MsTheUndone . And even if something is considered "out of date", if you enjoy it then it is your right to enjoy it to the fullest. 😊🖤

  • @tsugima6317
    @tsugima6317 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I still remember buying Tangee lipstick 💄 in the early 70s. It was unusual in that it changed color to suit your skin tone and always looked natural. Don't think they make it any longer. I also used vanishing cream as it was not as greasy as cold cream. It was made by Pond's, which, sadly, does not make it any longer.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If I recall you can still purchase Tangee lipsticks from the Vermont Country store, but I don't know if you can get it anywhere else. 😊 Thanks for watching.

    • @mandyviv57
      @mandyviv57 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Vermont Country Store specializes in “no longer made” products. I know I’ve seen Tangee lipstick in their catalog, though not sure about Ponds.

    • @Lainers2000
      @Lainers2000 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mandyviv57 Used to use Tangee in the 60's. Bought a tube at the Vermont Country store last October for nostalgia sake.

  • @susanboyd5471
    @susanboyd5471 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My grandmother was in her twenties during the 1920s. She had a lot of old make up I would look at as a child. Your video was very well done!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad you enjoyed my video Susan! Thank you for watching!😊

  • @INAN2222
    @INAN2222 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    ✨Thank you dearly for welcoming diversity in your videos! Lovely historical fashion content! 😍✨

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is truly a joy for me to do so Iruka! I'm so happy you enjoyed my video! Thank you for watching!😊🖤

  • @kristenhurst683
    @kristenhurst683 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My grandma was born in 1904. I have her photo book that spans the first 30 years of her life. In her 80's she wore powder, blush, and lipstick only, and my grandpa bought her signature fragrance, Chanel #5, every Christmas. My favorite story is when women were allowed to vote and how all the ladies in her family dressed in their Sunday best to vote.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is amazing Kristen! Thank you for stopping by, and sharing your personal story. 😊

  • @deborahlangnese7645
    @deborahlangnese7645 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My mom and my grandmother both used products that had lead cadmium red dye that were all toxic. I sometimes wonder if this is what caused her to get ovarian cancer. She died at 45 years old. My mom only wore red lipstick and so did her sister. My grandmother wore Cotys make up and powder and lipstick. That’s what I also wore. But I also used cover girl,maybelline,eventually I switched to revlon which I still use. I am now 70. But I don’t look my age. I look 20 which is shocking. A lot of guys hit on me who are in their 20s

  • @farenmareeramos
    @farenmareeramos 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Your documentary needs to be aired on tv… just fantastic

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! That is very kind of you to say.

  • @junebaswell1372
    @junebaswell1372 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My mother, born in 1919, always used lipstick as rouge and my sister and I, born in 1952 and 1948, did as well. I still do sometimes. I enjoyed this immensely. Thank you.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm so glad you enjoyed my video! Thank you for sharing a little bit of family history, and for watching!😊

  • @raraavis7782
    @raraavis7782 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I find these type of videos just endlessly fascinating. You did a really good job with integrating all the original footage. It's much better, then just being told something, with the occasional picture, to back it up.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree, it's nice to see lots of examples of what people are talking about. It just helps to visualize everything and lock in what is being taught. I'm glad you enjoyed my video, and thank you for watching. 😊

  • @bonniherself
    @bonniherself 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My grandmother was a flapper girl when she was young. She plucked her eyebrows so much that she had almost none by the time I knew her. I used to watch her draw her brows on, and I still remember the way she put on her lipstick so she got that distinct cupid's bow. She didn't update her makeup look at all in her life, though she did update the kinds of products she used, of course.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How delightful! Thank you for sharing and for watching.

  • @anidaralopez5676
    @anidaralopez5676 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I remember the mascara that was in cake form. It was still available in the 60's...Maybelline I believe. I was always teased about my pale white skin; can't tan and burn in the shade. If I want a tan I have to paint it on and it looks weird.

    • @lydiajohnson3592
      @lydiajohnson3592 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The first mascara I bought was that cake form. I'm not sure I figured out how to use it. I started wearing makeup in the '60's.

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is available now as well. Some brands make it.

  • @doceansdeepwoo2532
    @doceansdeepwoo2532 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My Grandma had been a flapper. They were kind of wild. My mom did that lipstick for blush thing sometimes.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How cool! Thanks for sharing and watching!😊

  • @mariekatherine5238
    @mariekatherine5238 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I still use Ponds cold crème, witch hazel, and Arpege perfume. Maybe a touch of Tangee lipstick. I have very sensitive skin and can’t wear foundation or eye makeup.

  • @CFinch360
    @CFinch360 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tangee lipstick @ 18:49 is still available today. It is subtle and changes color to match the wearer's complexion. It's my favorite!

  • @cindybrown1356
    @cindybrown1356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Madison, I don’t know how to express my joy with this amazing video! Oh my, the research, and editing process had to take days. I learned some wonderful facts, and especially loved your kind comments concerning women of color, how beautiful every single person is! I chuckled over the bobbed hair, and not going to heaven......🤗 I’ve had short hair for forever, I appreciated that sweet truth! I love you, and congratulations on a job well done!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aw! I'm trilled to hear that you liked this so much Ms. Cindy! Yes, the whole process took about 4 months.
      I found the bobbed hair controversy pretty funny too. Seems a bit like straining at the gnat and swallowing the camel if you ask me. 😄Sending lots of love you all! And thank you for watching!🥰

    • @coppercat3940
      @coppercat3940 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My grandmother used to tell us how she and her sisters cut off their hair without permission and then tried to hide it from their parents so they wouldn't get in trouble! It really was a big deal back then.

  • @storiesbydarian
    @storiesbydarian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This is awesome, Madison! That compact/fan combo was pretty clever. Thank you for making another wonderful documentary! 😊👍

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They certainly had a sense of fun didn't they? Thank you so much for watching and supporting my work! 🥰

    • @storiesbydarian
      @storiesbydarian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@uniquelymadison They really did! And it is my pleasure.

    • @rosemaryedwards7239
      @rosemaryedwards7239 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah I loved the fan!

    • @storiesbydarian
      @storiesbydarian ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rosemaryedwards7239 Indeed! Now they just need a men's pocket watch that doubles as a bottle of fragrance or something.

  • @YT4Me57
    @YT4Me57 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you for including the beauty of, and challenges Black women had in that era.

  • @AmandathePandaBooks
    @AmandathePandaBooks ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember in the 70s when the clean look by revlon and others was introduced. No more eyeliner, no more blush, pale or invisible lip stick etc., I even remember the models on tv talking about it. Light eye shadow, mascara, foundation, some powder for the natural look. 180 turn from the 60s!!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed! Amazing how looks can change so drastically from one decade to another! Thanks for watching Amanda!

    • @carolynhamilton3316
      @carolynhamilton3316 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was in my 20s in the seventys. I wasn't into the natural look, the hairy legs and armpits. I lived in Oregon amongst lots of "Hippys" I was the odd friend who still wore makeup and shaved my legs and pits. Ha Ha

  • @madisonyoungblood3552
    @madisonyoungblood3552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I got a lot of enjoyment out of this video Madison! The twenties are probably my favorite decade for fashion and I could never understand why modern interpretations would absolutely ruin everything nice about it to make it look so modern and ugly and something that it completely is not, but then there are a lot modern trends that I can never quite understand. Your video is so informative and entertaining to watch and I have learned something new about every topic that you covered! I loved learning about the different kinds of cosmetics and skin care used and I particularly liked how you addressed the fact that not every woman would have worn makeup just because it was trendy. It seems that every time I talk with someone about trends from the past they think that everyone would have followed them, when really there were women who may not have liked or believed in those particular fads, just like today. I also thought that those ideas about bobs were funny. Imagine being afraid to cut your hair lest you might die or get a divorce! Also, some of the kindest, Godliest women I know have short hair. Thank you for making such great content for people to watch, this video really cheered me up when I was sick. God bless and take care!💕

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm thrilled you enjoyed this video Madison!! It truly is a shame how few people really know about the past, and that modern filmmakers don't always care about doing it justice. I'm grateful for viewers like you who are so supportive and interested in learning something new. Thank you for watching and commenting! 🥰 Praying you feel better soon, and God bless.

  • @lynnhenry9998
    @lynnhenry9998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    A sheer delight! You know your stuff! I was blessed with a flapper grandmother and great aunt and an artist mom, all shared with me what you covered and MORE! Thank you for the sweet memories!! Looking forward to more of your work!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aw! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed my video Lynn. 😊 Thank you for watching!

    • @dwandavis3736
      @dwandavis3736 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for this.Very informative and entertaining.The 20's was one of my favorite decades. Fitzgerald is one of my favorite writers. Keep up the good work.

  • @albinnibla
    @albinnibla 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    High-Brown was a golden sienna, and Spanish Rose was a golden Terra cotta. My grandmother, born 1902, used these.

  • @TerriF124
    @TerriF124 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My mother who lived to 99 used dove soap, ponds cleansing cream, original olay pink bottle and same brand of cleansing cream in a ponds thick cream still available today. She never was in the sun!!! I have her flapper dress.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How fun! Thanks for sharing and for watching! 😊

  • @stj971
    @stj971 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Another awesome video! I am a hairstylist and haven't heard the term "spit curl" in what seems like 100 yrs! I'm not THAT old but in early 60s they were still around. And the au current 'bob' and ubiquitous haircut we see on many today is the exact bob they were doing in the 20s. You didn't mention the Gibson girl style, idk if that was 20s? But you definitely needed longer hair. In high school I worked at the pharmacy and took care of the cosmetic counter. I so remember Coty, Maybelline and Revlon and all the product and color transitions over the years. My mother's cousin's husband worked for Helena Rubenstein for many yrs. Art deco is my favorite design period for all things so I really loved your artwork, text, etc. It's actually a very clean futuristic style that never looks dated. 👍

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences! To answer your question, the Gibson girl style was a look from the 1890s and 1900s. After WW1 the style had pretty much disappeared. 😊

    • @diankreczmer6595
      @diankreczmer6595 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gibson girl hair style, I believe was 180 to 19 19 . I am 84 and remember seeing my grand mother, born in 1880, taking her long hair , pulling it up ward snd wrapping it around her hair and placing it un top of her head and putting long hair pins in to hold in place and a curved comb st the base of her head
      This is my favorite hair style of bygone days
      My era. The fifties had kim Novak as the favorite hair style and everyone I knew tried to copy it
      Lster early 60"s, the flip as in Mary Tyler moore dick van dyke show

  • @charitysheppard4549
    @charitysheppard4549 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I was just recommended this video and your channel. I am really glad that your video came my way. I am a lover of history of all periods, and the wonderful thing about coming into the 20th century modern history, we have a much more reliable source detailing how the everyday person lived. I can tell how much time you spent in research, and I so appreciate you including African-Americans in your talk. I am definitely a new subscriber and looking forward to watching more of your videos.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh how wonderful!! Thank you so much for your kind words and for subscribing Charity.😊

  • @marthadwyer2856
    @marthadwyer2856 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My mom born 1918 wore powder with puff, black eye pencil for brows, red lip stick and red cheeks. Hair tight Bobbie pin curls in her dyed black hair.😊

  • @maryjanemorris2962
    @maryjanemorris2962 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    A superbly presented and fascinating video. Thank you so much! Thoroughly enjoyable!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aw! That is so kind of you to say Maryjane! Thank you for watching!

    • @nancyayers5067
      @nancyayers5067 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was raised by my great-grandmother & her daughter (who never married.) They always relied on cold cream, especially at night & in the mornings. There was very little, if any makeup!

  • @KirisPowell
    @KirisPowell หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love this!!! So cool you thought to include the piece on Madame CJ Walker and other African American beauty moguls. Nicely done!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I wish more folks knew about all the amazing people like Madame CJ Walker, so I just had to share it.😊 Thank you for watching, and stay tuned for a new episode coming this month!

  • @rachelfischer3930
    @rachelfischer3930 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That was the most fascinating thing I’ve ever seen. I’ve been obsessed with the Victorian era, the Gilded Age, since I was tiny architecture, and this new show the gilded age on HBO is just amazing to see how people really looked and help the streets of New York read like in the 1920s unbelievable incredible thank you so much.

    • @rachelfischer3930
      @rachelfischer3930 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So exciting thank you for writing me back I have to tell you I’m so interested in what Jewish people looks like so that was like kind of the only real I could find obviously I’m jealous of it but it’s it was just incredible. I don’t know how you got that footage or if this is your work or are you obsessed with the gilded ages as well talk to me I’m so excited.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Aw! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed my video! Thank you so much for watching, and feel free to check out part 2! 😊🖤

  • @RubysMusings
    @RubysMusings 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Found this bringing back so many memories from when I dressed, had a bob and wore makeup, plus did blogs all about the 1920s and early 30s. Very well done. Loved re visiting this wonderful and fascinating period of time fashion and beauty wise.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh wow! I had forgotten that you used to do 20's style. Thank you for watching, and I'm so glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane.🖤

    • @RubysMusings
      @RubysMusings 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@uniquelymadison 😊😚❤

  • @teresabillings8378
    @teresabillings8378 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember my grandma, who was born in 1908, washing her face and applying Pond's Cold Cream every night before bedtime.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow, that is so neat! Thank you for sharing, and for watching! 😊

  • @sabrinaprince8577
    @sabrinaprince8577 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is a very interesting video. I learned a lot from it.
    I always wondered how women in the 1900's, 1930's, 1940's, 1960's, 1970's and 1980's what type of beauty products the used for their face and hair.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So glad you enjoyed my video. Thank you for watching!

  • @dawnkindnesscountsmost5991
    @dawnkindnesscountsmost5991 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The freckles I had on my face as a kid gradually faded away after about 15 years of daily wearing SPF lotion, of varying factors: 15, 20, and 30, depending on the time of year, and my plans for the day; higher SPF with more frequent reapplications when spending the day outdoors, _important even on cloudy days!_ It was never my goal to get rid of my freckles, as I liked them. I have very fair skin that is easily sunburned, and my goal for almost 40 years now has been protection from sunburns, which has been 98% successful.

  • @kittiwhieldon4329
    @kittiwhieldon4329 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love that you took your time on this subject and didn’t try to cram an entire decade of style into a 10 minute video. I love the details so please always take your time.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree sometimes it's nice to really take a deep dive into a subject. I'm glad you enjoyed my video, and thank you so much for watching. 😊

  • @sherryglisson4885
    @sherryglisson4885 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My grandmother s daughters including my mother wore flowered flour sack dresses back then....we were poor

  • @PGE9251
    @PGE9251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thanks Madison! This is wonderful. So much I did not know and funny too. 😊

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank YOU for watching! ✨🖤✨

    • @storiesbydarian
      @storiesbydarian ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree! Not enough people have mentioned how you lighten the mood with well placed humor, Madison! 😀

  • @AmandathePandaBooks
    @AmandathePandaBooks ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Any translucent powder is good for any skin tone. It's invisible and still cuts shine.

  • @nataliedyson1851
    @nataliedyson1851 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My Mother lived through those times. Fascinating.

  • @justred5164
    @justred5164 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite lipstick is Revlon cherries in the snow..it’s an oldie but goody!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That is one of my favorites lipsticks too. 😊

  • @nataliehessler6463
    @nataliehessler6463 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Now I understand my Grandmothers pictures ! Fun to watch

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm glad you had fun! Thank you for watching! 😊

  • @tinaknight9143
    @tinaknight9143 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you! This reminded me of an essay I did in high school on fashion in the 1920s. I interviewed my Great Grandmother as a reference because she was in her 20s during the 1920s. In class, we read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, thus the 1920s theme. I LOVE listening to family history, so it was natural that I asked Grandma if she'd tell me about her fashion in the 20s. Of course her regime was far simpler as a daughter, then wife of a farmer. Her stories were not so tame though. (wink) She and her siblings were known as quite the (fun) partiers in their county. One winter night, the brother had left the girls at a party. The girls stayed longer than they were supposed to so they had to cut through the swamp to get home, in bed before their Ma would check their beds. By the time they got home, the button holes had frozen shut and none of them could remove their shoes. They were lucky it had just been the holes that had frozen and not their feet. Oh, I earned a top grade with extra credit. My teacher had been impressed that I thought to use my great grandmother as a reference resource. Evidently, in all her years as a teacher, no one thought to use a family member or a live person who lived the experience of the subject. Other family members gave me great information in other projects and assignments as well. With the richness of my family's history, I'd have been stupid to not ask the ones who lived it.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow! What amazing stories you must have! And I'm so glad to hear that you took the time to listen and even write an essay on your family and their experiences. Preserving family history is such an important thing that I feel is a dying tradition in the West. Thank you for watching and sharing your piece of history with us.😊

    • @tinaknight9143
      @tinaknight9143 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@uniquelymadison Thank you. I wish I were a better writer. I think my family has given me some great romance and a few action story ideas. Fishing boat Captains in Lake Michigan, a nurse who was almost a Catholic Nun but couldn't take her final vow, legal land squatters, French Fur Trader, farmers, a tiny part in the American shoe sole history, creator of special hand-made shoes, loggers, a small part in bowling pin evolution, a part in the creation of a lifesaving pump used for gut-shot gunshot victims, a convict who whittled himself a key and walked out of prison only to get as far as his sister's who refused to help him unless he turned himself in, one of many of the unheard of heroes of WWII, a man so determined to live, a doctor met him in hospital room only minutes after arrival, just to shake the hand of the man who had survived so many things in his life, that the doctor hadn't even had time to get through half of his medical records but couldn't believe he was still alive and had to see the man for himself... The list goes on.

  • @gaylebaker8419
    @gaylebaker8419 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My grandmother's doctor told her to bob her hair in the teens because the weight of her unusually thick hair was giving her headaches.

  • @WintrBorn
    @WintrBorn ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You should cover CJ Walker if you haven’t already. Her story is amazing.
    My grandfather was in vaudeville, so he used a lot of cake makeup, set with potato starch, and removed with Ponds. I don’t know much about grandma’s makeup for Ice Capades.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, I have so many stories to cover but Mrs. Walker is on the list for sure. Thank you for sharing your personal story, and for watching. 😊

  • @CarePinglo
    @CarePinglo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    AMAZING video Madison!!! I cant even imagine the amount of research this took, especially to find the images and clips!
    My commentary as I WATCH:
    Is that a fan compact at 8:06?!! I NEED THAT
    For the past 2 days I started doing my eyebrows a bit thinner and rounder because I have really strong facial angles and I am hoping that the rounder eyebrows will soften things up a bit (Similar to what you said about enhancing the roundness of the face).... and its taking everything in me right now to not grab my tweezers 😂 haha these women look SO beautiful with the thinner brows. Oh to look like a 1920s ad illustration ! haha.
    I need to find that short story by Fitzgerald!! I'm dying at doctors saying that women who cut their hair would go bald... all of the controversy surrounding the bob was hilarious because its so ridiculous !

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahhh I'm so happy you liked it Carolina!!! I hope you find the right eyebrow style for you. You look great either way. ☺🖤 Thanks for watching and for sharing it.

    • @NatalieG427
      @NatalieG427 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That pencil thin brow though, is not practical or natural to do. Once you pluck those eye brows many times they don’t grow back. As you age, your brows naturally become thinner & start to turn gray/ white. Many times what women really did, was shave their natural brows off & just draw them back on, which, when you think about it, makes no sense. Fashion Models have the problem of a half brow from when they used to have half of it shaved off to change the shape by professional makeup artists for fashion shows.

    • @dollcefina
      @dollcefina ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NatalieG427 My mom has always warned me against over-plucking my eyebrows, because she and many women of her generation overdid it in their youth, and ended up with very spotty eyebrows in their old age. 🙀Shaving is okay, though - it doesn't damage the hair follicles, because you're not pulling the hair out from the roots.

  • @intuitivemedium3814
    @intuitivemedium3814 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My grandmother (b.1898) never cut her hair. I remember the braids wrapped "crown-like" around her head, the buns worn high on head or at base of head-neck, and the "Gibson Girl" updo.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How delightful! It is always a nice to know that women back then were not all trend driven, and some flat out refused to change for the newest fads. 😄

  • @helenedwards9304
    @helenedwards9304 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m 67 and remember,bear the coty powder, which I rejected as old fashioned lol I just ordered some from Amazon. Thanks

  • @M.C.P.
    @M.C.P. ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very fascinating! You made an AMAZING job... the effort and accuracy is evident.
    Thank you very much for this journey into the 20s! 😊

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed! 😊🖤 I am currently working on a new episode, so if you would like to see more feel free to come back in May.

  • @firebyrd437
    @firebyrd437 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember my mum using the cake mascara when I was young, she was born in the beginning of the 30s thought, she's 87 now and you never see her without her face done as she says, the only time she was without her brows and lipstick was when she was in hospital for a few weeks after seriously heart problems, the day she was sitting with her face on when I visited her was a relief. She also put on her lipstick without a mirror because it was practice should she become blind she would say, her eyebrows and lipstick is important to her, mascara and then later eye shadow she will only wear if there's a bit of a do, the photos of her when she was a teen always show an elegance we don't have any more, an outfit had to have matching hat, gloves and shoes, I often wish we had that ae had this fashion today

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! It sounds like your mum was an amazing woman! Thank you for sharing your personal stories, and for watching my video.😊🖤

  • @eliasdeleone7059
    @eliasdeleone7059 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a historian I think this is excellent material and very well done! Thank you!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am honored and glad that you enjoyed my work. Thank you for your kind comment and for watching!

  • @wolf3104
    @wolf3104 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I would wear those hats today. That period was my favorite . Beautiful fashion, hair, perfumery, everything.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was a beautiful time for fashion and beauty for sure! Thanks for watching!

  • @jeanfletcher3223
    @jeanfletcher3223 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Around 1984 I began selling Mary Kay Cosmetics. at that time they had a small pot of rouge that one would dab on over the foundation, which came in a cake, and blend in. I began blending it on the inside lid of the rouge with foundation so I could have a more accurate idea of how much color there was. In the 1960's I'd used a frosted pink lipstick as my blush.

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How cool! Thanks for watching and sharing.😊

  • @VictoriasRoses
    @VictoriasRoses 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hi Madison, I absolutely love your video. My Grandma went through her teens in the 1920s. I wish I could have asked her more questions on things like makeup. etc. I have a bob and so I really identify with this. Even in this day I get criticism for having short hair which I have had all of my life, some things never change. I have a photo of my Grandma from this time with her waved bob. She told me once that was the shortest she ever had it. My Grandma was not vampy but very fashionable and I have several photos of her in the styles of the day. Thank you for this video. I cant wait until the next one and I look forward to it! Have a wonderful weekend!! xx Becki

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi Becki!!!
      The whole short hair thing seemed so silly. I'm saddened to hear that you have received criticism because of it. Seems a bit like straining at the gnat and swallowing the camel if you ask me. I would love to see pictures of your Grandma sometime, if you feel like sharing them. :)
      Thank you for watching and for your support! God bless! 🖤

    • @oooh19
      @oooh19 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s just well norms change but not everyone likes short hair

    • @servraghgiorsal7382
      @servraghgiorsal7382 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@uniquelymadison I think women fall into 2 categorizes regarding hair. Short hair or long hair. Through Centuries, women's " Glory" was her hair . 17 months ago I had serious COVID and pneumonia, and was hospitalized almost a month. Because of oxygen deprivation I lost about half of my long hair, mostly the back half of my head.coukdnt believe how upset I was about it, and how much my self esteem and identity was tied up with my hair! It took me ages to stop grieving and fretting about it. I've spent quite a bit of money on to regrow and preserve it. Really had to confront my vanity. . I'm lucky to still be alive instead of worrying about my hair.. I see women with buzz cuts, and admire their bravery to cut it!!

  • @wherethecrowflies1965
    @wherethecrowflies1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lived up to expectations.... Excellent, well thought out and presented...

  • @victoriafinnin1215
    @victoriafinnin1215 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was an incredibly well researched and beautifully presented. Thank you for including info about women of colour. Fascinating!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm so glad you enjoyed my work Victoria! Thank you for your kind comment and for watching .

  • @manuellubian5709
    @manuellubian5709 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    16:08 -- I think my Mom still uses cake mascara, since the late '60's.
    'Tube' mascara baffles her. She's 71....grew up in the '50's. What can you do? Lol.

  • @ttf4now
    @ttf4now 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was genuinely surprised to find that my strictly Baptist Grandmother had Bobbed hair in the 1920’s. In addition, imagine my shock as I passed this old picture on the wall for the first time and thought I saw myself staring back.

  • @merrymartin3335
    @merrymartin3335 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Granny made a syrup of boiled sugar and water to set her curls, which were made by wetting tresses, then rolling into tight spirals and securing with Bobbie pins. When the entire head of hair was curled a silk scarf was tightly wrapped around the entire head. By morning the curls were dry , the pins removed, an voila.

  • @weyandcathy8853
    @weyandcathy8853 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm doing research on the 1920s and this is fantastic. Thank you!

  • @3frenchhens818
    @3frenchhens818 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved watching this video!!!! It's so nice to go past the 20s stuff we've heard so much of it puts us to sleep and see the brands and forms makeup products took.

  • @PAMANDJIM146
    @PAMANDJIM146 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My gramma was born in 1917. I really wished I could've asked her how her life through the decades were. She died in 1999 while I was born in 2011.

  • @RianShafer
    @RianShafer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I own a beautiful little powder compact that is a gold metal color, the top is done with a brown mother of pearl/shell which is not smooth but not likely to snag material either, in the center is a rhinestone that has never lost clarity. Inside it has a very nice little mirror & a door that housed loose powder & a fine dusting cloth of a puff. It also had a matching ciggarett case which I gifted to my sister who has long passed so I have no idea what became of it but she used it for her rollies for quite awhile! The quality of items like this were so nice & meant to last!

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How amazing! I love hearing people's personal stories and experience. Thank you for sharing and for watching!😊

  • @kckazcoll1
    @kckazcoll1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you for this. Informative, beautifully presented and quite fascinating!

  • @TheTygertiger
    @TheTygertiger 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was amazed by the prescience of the comic where 3 young women were laughing at the old fashions. The women on the right laughing at 1925 fashion look so current in their midriff-baring looks and extremely short hair styles. Those looks can be found in so many music videos since 1990's

  • @alexjerome5429
    @alexjerome5429 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you so much Madison, that was insanely fascinating

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So glad you enjoyed my video Alex! Thanks for watching! 😊👍

  • @TheMeowzerR
    @TheMeowzerR ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love the 1920's fashion! So elegant and glamorous

  • @ahnnahargrove1354
    @ahnnahargrove1354 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Extremely beautifully well documented and done. Thanks...

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!😊

  • @MokiGirl
    @MokiGirl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video was so facinating, fun and informative. Thanks Madison !

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much for watching! Have a blessed day. :)

  • @deborahmurphree1264
    @deborahmurphree1264 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an interesting and informative video! Thank you for sharing Madison😊

    • @uniquelymadison
      @uniquelymadison  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm so glad you enjoyed it Deborah! Thank you for watching.