Timeless: Recreate the Classic Makeup and Hairstyles from 100 Years of Beauty

Such a great book for my salon studio! Great content and beautiful hard covered book.

I purchased this for my granddaughter who possible wants to go into cosmetology (today anyway!) she loved it. the photographs are beautiful and the descriptions of how to recreate the looks are clear.

What an impressive hardcover book! It has beautiful pictures of women with hairstyles and makeup spanning decades. It also gives history of the type of makeup as well as a few instructions of how to do these hairstyles. I’m hooked!

And helpful too. It will definitely help you recreate those timeless looks. If only it could do it for you. Some of that stuff is NOT easy.

This book is is gorgeous. Well curated. The models are stunning. Contains super useful info for recreating these looks such as the type of cosmetics used for each era of history, setting patterns for hair styles that are clearly illustrated, step by step instructions for achieving the looks, and cosmetic colors that were popular by era. There is a full chapter on just about every decade in the last (20th) century with at least 6-8 different looks in each chapter. Authentic representations, not modern interpretations. Tons of full color photography. This is the book I have been looking for. A much better tutorial that just about any other book out there. This is what I was hoping I was getting when I ordered Dita VonTeese’s book. This book delivered. Highly recommended.

This was very well written! It covers the technical details of hair and makeup for those who do those things. It more importantly highlights the subtle differences and evolutions of ‘the look’ of each era. Not just technically but also via sharing the history that shaped the looks of each era. Excellent formatting, photography, and readability. Solid five stars for anyone interested in the history, the looks, and/or the ‘how to’ of doing it.

I really enjoyed this book for the various decades it’s provided in fashion from the 1950s to current. You got a look from the perspective of hairstyle, make up, and fashion style for that decade.

I bought this for a makeup artist friend. I thought it would be a great resource for makeup and hair from different eras.

What a beautiful book. If you are passionate or curious about timeless hair, beauty and style through time don’t miss this. This is a thick, gorgeous hardback book. The type you’d want to have out on display. It starts with a brief written and pictorial history about the early years, including some Victorian era facts. It’s then broken into chapters starting in the 1920’s all the way through to a chapter titled the 1980’s and beyond. Each section has lots of gorgeous full page, full colour photographs featuring relevant hair styles and makeup of that era. It gives you written instructions on recreating each style, including what you’ll need to have to hand eg: Bobby pins, hairspray. This is accompanied with drawings of step by step instructions. In my photographs for this review you can see page examples of the finished look with instructions with it. There are some brief details about makeup, like the colours of the era but if you want to really focus on vintage makeup others books are out there. Whether a gift for your Grandma so you can talk about what styles she had, a present for your sister who is vintage obsessed or for you, keen to try timeless looks this is worth every penny. Definitely not a book to hideaway, now then....time to order some bobby pins, hair curlers and hairspray and start practicing! I sense lots of fun coming up. Highly recommended and so much nicer that I had expected.

Das Buch behandelt Frisuren und Make-up von rund 100 Jahren mit ganzseitigen wunderschönen Farbfotos, zahlreichen weiteren Abbildungen und Skizzen. Es gibt ein Vorwort und zu jedem Jahrzehnt eine Einleitung mit den Farben für Lippenstift, Lidschatten und Rouge, die damals modern waren und den zu der Epoche üblichen Formen für Augenbrauen und Lippen. Ebenfalls gibt es zu jedem Jahrzehnt eine Doppelseite mit Fotos von typischen Make-up und Frisier Utensilien. Dies finde ich anschaulich und interessant. Das Buch beginnt um 1900 und endet 1990. Das Verhältnis ist allerdings sehr unausgeglichen: Es gibt leider nur einen Look von 1900 ("Gibson Girl") und mit Abstand am meisten, 14 Looks, aus den 40er Jahren. Ich schreibe absichtlich "Looks", denn es geht, wie im Titel angegeben, um das Gesamtbild, also Frisur und Make-up. Man sollte also wissen, dass es sich nicht um ein Frisurenbuch handelt. Es gibt zwar Skizzen zum Lockenlegen und für Marcel Wellen, jedoch keine Schritt für Schritt Anleitungen. Trotzdem finde ich, dass sich die Frisuren gut nachmachen lassen. Ich als Laie habe die Hälfte davon ausprobiert, wobei ich sie auf meine Haarlänge angepasst habe, da mein Haar wesentlich länger ist, als das der Models (soweit ersichtlich). Auch wenn ich mich über ein, zwei mehr Hochsteckfrisuren aus der Zeit des 1. Weltkriegs und einen Nackenknoten aus den 20er Jahren gefreut hätte, ist es ein schönes, hochwertiges Buch, dass sich auch sehr gut als Geschenk eignet.

A well written book and the illustrations make it easy to accomplish the same looks.

É un bel libro. Ne ho altri sui look d’epoca, ma devo dire che gli stili rappresentati sono davvero realistici...non hanno l’aspetto di una mascherata per un raduno di appassionati del Vintage. Hanno davvero il sapore ed i dettagli di quelle epoche. Si capisce che chi lo ha creato lavora per il cinema..e questo da la differenza tra la passione per quello stile e l’esperienza nel ricrearle. Questo è ciò che mancava negli altri libri che possiedo.

Parfait Bien illustré