Hair and Makeup

Hair

To compliment the desired boyish figures, came a hairstyle called the Bob. Originally, women in ambulatory care, nursing and the military cut their hair short and straight above the neck for practical purposes. It was sanitary and out of the way. The haircut made women look youthful and was happily adopted by the fashion world after the First World War.

 

On top of their newly styled hair, women often chose to place a hat. For casual or semi-formal and even formal events, a bell-shaped felt hat, called a cloche, was all the rage. 

Makeup

As a finishing touch, makeup became a norm for women to wear. It was no longer just for prostitutes or very loose women. Ivory coloured face powder was in fashion with a noticeable amount of rouge blush powdered on their cheeks. In the latter half of the decade, orange blush started phasing itself into popularity. Lipstick was often the most dominant cosmetic applied to women’s faces. Very deep colours, often dark shades of red, were painted on the lips in a “Cupids-bow” fashion, making the lips appear thinner. Eyes were also held quite dark. Women outlined their entire eye with black eyeliner and blurred the edges. Different shades of grey eye shadow were often used, occasionally accented with green or turquoise shades depending on what she chose to wear. Mascara was also applied quite thickly. Fingernails were painted only in the centre of the nail in a half-moon shape. The top and bottom of the nail were left bare.

"Cupids Bow"

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