In the early thirties a complexion like "Gardenia" (white and waxen) or "Tea rose" (ivory with a touch of pink) was most popular face foundation. Therefore powders applied in rich ivory, light mauve or with a slighty light green touch. From the mid thirties on women prefered ivory in varying tones of pink, light blue and orange cream. A color - as natural as possible - with an easy bright pink undertone then arised at the end of the thirties. In the early 1930s rouge in very light pinks
was used, if any. Later, from mid to the thirties, raspberry shades, yellow
red or purple red were fashionable.
Many different eyelid shades which stretched
over blue, bright violet, green, brown and orchid were applied .
The eyebrows were plucked thin or shaved off
entirely. Then the eyebrows were drawn on with an eyebrow pencil extended
well toward the temple. To give them a shiny look, eyebrows were then be
dressed with petroleum jelly, brillantine or olive oil.
Up to the middle of the thirties most popular
lipstick colors were light rose, raspberry tones, chinese red and orange
tones. In the later 30s primarily bright red tones.
For nails colors like pale rose, light pink and cream shades were applied during the early thirties. 1932, for a short time, even black nail varnish came into fashion. From mid to late 1930s every shade of red, deep corals, lilac, emerald green, mother of pearl gray, pale pink, cornflower blue, mauve, gold or silver were used corresponding to the dress color. During this decade (as in the 20s) polishes were applied only in the center of nails with the half-moon and tips left bare (white). During the end of the 1930s fashion-conscious women still kept the half-moon bare but applied polish to the end of the tips.
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