I can't tell you how much I love this tutorial. My grandmother was born in 1913, left the farm in North Dakota at the age of 14 and joined a carnival (scandal!!). During the 1930's, when she was in her 20's (before she met and married my grandfather), she worked at a hotel in Detroit and occasionally dated the young bachelors who resided in the boarding house next door. She liked to tell me stories of how she hennaed her hair to make it "pop." Until the day she died, she wore heavy Coty powder (just as sandra666 describes), used a pinky shaded foundation, applied her "rouge" in the same way you do in the tutorial, and penciled her eyebrows in a thin arch (she told me that some women shaved their eyebrows off entirely, and then penciled them in). I loved that you mentioned the rules for eyeshadow colors - because her hair had been red, she always wore green. She also wore a skirt and heels when she went to the mall. ;) Well done!!
No offence to the other RU-vidr's who partnered up for this collaboration, but Cora fucking nailed it. I re-watched this three times already. I loved how she had such insight about the 1930's & how informative she was about the time period. It just made watching this tutorial that much more interesting! You did such a great job! You're one of my faves, without doubt. Keep it up. Your passion & talent always shines through. Amazing! =)
I couldn't get ahold of brow wax in time and other methods don't cut the mustard- I ended up liking the way the shaved-down look and I'm only letting them grow in a little for now.
Agreed ... I rarely do more than sparsely pluck mine because I'm a complete klutz who'd probably end up lopping off some eyelashes! But I do quite like that brow shape.
First of all great look. Love it. My grandma lived during the great depression and she's still alive. She partied like crazy during that time and her sister had fun. (yes my gma is still alive) My gma was in her 20's when the depression. My grandma still cakes on the powder to this day with this powder puff she had before I was born. She also puts on her chest and her upper back and shoulders. She still puts on her blush with a small power puff she has. Her sister told me they would paint on the lower lashes at times. The powder they used was Coty which they make. My local Walgreens and grocery store sell it.
I really appreciate that you went for a more historically accurate look rather than a modern twist on a 1930s look. The history of cosmetics is fascinating! :)
You have the most historically accurate makeup tutorial for this era! Others mistake a 40s style for the 30s, or going off of pictures alone instead of research. Thank you!
Thanks cora! Loved this. As a vintage makeup collector this really got me excited. Its really difficult to find old makeup as it is something that is commonly thrown away. I guess that is part of the challenge for me and why I get so excited when I do find it. Thanks again for the hard work that is so evident in all of your videos
I love love love that you shaved your eyebrows down a little for this look. So often I see people doing period make up but not matching the correct brow shape.
I love how REAL you are!! I have watched sooo many makeup videos and have never taken time to comment on a video--except now. I really admire you! And I love all the research you did you pull this look off! I think it's awesome that you most certainly have brains and beauty!
You did a wonderful job. It is very apparent that you did lots of research and definitely know your stuff. I watched the tutorials for the other decades and yours is definitely the best. I feel like you stayed true to the era. You put lots of effort and attention into all of the details. You pulled bits and pieces to create an accurate and beautiful look. Great job.
I think you did the best when it comes to actually doing the decades makeup instead of just "inspired" because they didn't wanna change their features (you shaved your eyebrows for us!) and doing the makeup the way they would have or actually doing research. Love your videos!
You know my grandmother grew up in the 20's and probably was a teenager in the 30's but she had so much costume jewelry YOU are right on that..boxes and boxes..Hats omg hats in boxes everywhere..I just love what you did a gorgeous LOOK..so nice and perfect
I think this one and the 40's one were my absolute favorites from this collaboration because there wasn't the whole modernization of them! I love makeup history and I love seeing how things were! It's such a beautiful look
I love how knowledgable you are about makeup, i really appreciate it and it makes me enjoy your tutorials so much more. I wish i was as talented as you!
I really think you should do more Old Hollywood Vintage Glamour looks! I love how informative your video is, and while your look is a blast from the past you make it look extremely wearable even now.
Love the vintage look and the little make up history lesson! You should so color your hair, the color brings out your eyes and adds warmth to your complexion. ❤️
loved the historical background and how you could tell that you worked hard to get the look as accurate as you could. a true 1930's look. i love it! :)
I appreciate all of the research you did for this tutorial before diving in. A lot of the others were "inspired" and not quite centered on historical accuracy. I do enjoy learning about the history of cosmetics, so thank you.
I love it!!! out of all of the decades videos this is the most informative!! you explain how the trend was and the whys and that give a more clear idea of who it was back then to some of us who born on the last decades and don't know much at all about the trends back then.
this is amazing! i have to say, i really admire your inclusion of 1930s trivia and tips in it to keep it as authentic as possible :) it definitely adds to the tutorial
I agree with you Cora, this totally isn't what I think of when I imagine 1930's makeup. I go immediately to Marlene Dietrich, with the heavy sculpted cheekbones and lids, and full red lips. Never considered colourful makeup to be an option so this was a really neat learning experience!
Such a beautiful look! I'm a women's studies and advertising double major and one of my favorite things to study is how makeup trends in advertising has evolved since the 1930s! The makeup trends of the 1930s paved the way for the Pin-Up girl, look up Betty Grable she was one of the first pin-up girls, makeup trends we see during WWII in the late '30s and early '40s! I recall you mentioning that you didn't know that the '30s had brighter makeup, well "pigmented" (they didn't use what we use today) makeup really started to take off in the African American community because during the '20s and the '30s "Passing" was really popular amongst that community. While they were trying to make themselves appear lighter, the makeup industry really saw how profitable it could be with offering different shades of makeup to Caucasian women, this type of makeup replaced the pressed powders created in the early 1900s.
not to play favorites, but yours was the best of the collab!! great effort. never seen your channel before, so happy to have found it thanks to this collab.
{long comment} Everybody has done so well. I already follow most of the supremely talented gurus part of this collaboration. This collaboration is just a bit of fun and not a competition. BUT taking everything into account (video introduction and presentation, finished look obviously, editing, personality of the guru) it's Cora's video which I prefer. Loved the way you introduced yourself at the beginning of the video and that little snippets of your personality came through. You didn't try on purpose to sound extra bubbly either, it was just the perfect amount. What I mean is that if this video was the first video ever that I had seen of you, I would have been immediately sold and I would have subscribed. I would have realised further videos down the line, that that video was a pretty accurate taster of what is usually to be expected in your videos: knowledge, research, skills, flawless technique and finished result, and all that conveyed in a natural, easy to watch, fun, light hearted and NEVER condescending manner. So yeah, I quite liked the video really, in a nutshell ^_^
Out of all the other videos ,yours was my favorite! The other videos were just like any other makeup tutorial. I like that you talked about what you researched and incorporated it into the video! xoxo
I just love your passion for the history, and your fantastic presentation. You are so fabulous! Beautiful inside and out! You are such a timeless beauty.
Cora, I just love you to pieces! I love how you do everything whole hearted...you researched, explained, & executed AMAZINGLY I might add! You're just awesome! Beautiful job! You look gorgeous as always too!
