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It almost (i'm being generous lmao) looks like the 70s does 30s style of hair (biba)..which is great but I feel like they weren't going for that lolllll
Beet juice was used as blush during the 40s when makeup was rationed, but it's just. Awful. Not very good at coloring your cheeks either, the color is pretty light and you smell like a vegetable (I assume the roses are to help combat that). And yes, I did find this out the hard way. I went a little too in-depth into a high school history project 😂😂
yes, my grandparents actually grew beets, and were out there picking 'em, too -- My grandma and her sisters all used beet juice for blush if (IF!!!) they ever went anywhere other than church that required them to get out of their work dresses. my Grandma said that stuff would stain their fingers and anywhere it dripped, so they applied it with various other things and always always diluted it.
Stella Brewster - beetroot juice was a thing in Queen Victoria's time here in the UK....she was a real prude and said women who wore heavier make up were not 'demure' enough for 'polite society'. So rather than the heavier rouges around at the time, many upper class Englishwomen used crushed beetroot as Victoria said it was 'lighter' and more acceptable. My society is mental - a cup of strong, hot, sweet tea is given in any and ALL circumstances and apparently nothing says 'demure lady' like coating your cheeks in boiled root vegetables.🤣🤣
Beets make for great stains if you know what you're doing. If you didn't get a good color, you needed better advice. We did this as a project at roughly fifth grade I think and the rouge stain lasted a good two days after my presentation at full color, and that was with a summer tan. It's effective, but time consuming and messy.
I believe Marlene Dietrich put a tiny bit of Vaseline on her lids and added the ash from a burnt match for eyeshadow, but that was just a touch--not this heavy slather.
I showed my great-grandmother you and she CRIED. She loves that there are people out there appreciating vintage things and the hair and everything!! She was also a redhead so she loves your hair 100x more
@@-p0ll0-73 apparantly the ones from allure get a lot wrong, but the ones from glamour are not bad (according to the ones that another vintage youtuber watched and criticized)
The beet thing is the kind of thing that makes sense if you're living in a time and place where you can't just go to the store and buy blush, and not under any other circumstances.
I think the beet juice thing is from the WW2 era. Make up was heavily restricted, especially in Britain. So the women tried to make a look with what they had. Juice from beets and berries for the cheeks and lips. They even painted their legs with gravy so it looked like they were wearing stockings, those were rationed too. I would not call this a hack, more of an interesting historical fact. In fact, make up in war restricted times would be a very fascinating topic. But I think vintage beauty hacks gives more clicks 😑
@@rachelmaksy seems in the style of one of those abysmal troom troom videos. they just want to get clicks and the content doesn't matter, some easy entertainement for a bored brain. There's some huge channels like that out there, sadly... but eh, at least we got an entertaining video about this from you ;)
If this had been an "weird but true historical beauty tricks" video with sources and explanations, it would've been FAR more interesting! As it was, I'm glad sassy Rachel came out to play, lol.
@@nekochan9 watered down gravy browning was the most common stocking alternative in ww2 England. My aunties used to tell stories about trying to draw straight lines for stocking seams up the back of each others legs lol
@@rachelmaksy All you have to do is make some beet juice, drink some and save a bit in the fridge for this weeks blush. Its awesome, its raw vegan, its cheap and natural. But the way it was portrayed in the video was very sloppy and made it look weird. I used this form of make up when I was doing the Gerson Therapy.
You clearly have no information on food rationing during the wars. Fruit and vegetables could have never been rationed, as they were primarily grown by housewives and wouldn't even make the trip to soldiers. Vegetables can contaminate other goods once they go bad. Meat, flour, wheat and sugar were rationed mainly. What the fuck are soldiers supposed to do with rose petals? Take a little soothing bath, throw them at enemies? And beets, right, not only are soldiers dodging bullets, now their stomach acid is low and they're pissing red pigments.
This epidemic of the so called "beauty hacks" that actually hack nothing (as in: one has to do a disproportionate amount of work to use them, while the traditional way is much more simple and clean) buggers me greatly. Back im My Days (I'm over thirty, y'all) whenever you stumbled upon a beauty hack in a magazine or heard about it from a girlfriend - chances were, this stuff is going to be really good. Nowadays it's just mindless content created for reactions sake, as you said. I love the internet, but boy, does it get stupid sometimes.
That video was just weird. Why didn't they do rag curls instead the toilet roll ones? I feel like that is more realistic...and they could have showed the best way to cut up the shirt. Also that beauty mark was infuriating!
I mean, we all have some shirts or something in our closets that we don't use anymore, or that is worn to rags. I got one right next to me now, waiting for when I'm going to use it for rags. One rag is now my shoe-polish rag. Also, when my socks have gone though the "find a mate" race too many times, I also cut them into rags. There are so many fabrics in a regular home that is actually only worth rags, right now. Rag curling the hair is *so* much easier. I did it with toilet paper once, and I got these super tight little curls. Should have ragged them and used bigger locks of hair, but luckily my hair type doesn't take to any products. I need to wear my tight braid for almost a week before my waves last more than 20 minutes. But then it will actually last most of the day.
ooh the "smash the beet" is actually a historically accurate """"hack"""! My grandma used to rose her cheeks with beet juice when she was a teenager bc she didn't had blush but it's not really a very useful hack in our times when it's so easy to find... She also used to fill her brows with charcoal if someone need these "hacks"
The beet for make-up purposes was actually a thing when my great-grandma was a young woman (1920s). Our village in the central German countryside was tiny back in those days, and there was no make-up available. So the young women cut open a beet and pressed their puckered lips onto the slice, since there was no lipstick they could buy. She said that it looked nice for a moment, but as the dance went on it started to dry and get sticky, and looked a bit like dried, clotted blood around their lips... :D And they didn't use blush at all, they just pinched their cheeks to get a bit of colour.
Rachel in 2018 (at 2m04): "Who has that many toilet paper rolls hanging around!?" Women bored in quarantine during the Corona virus in 2020: "Hold my wine."
3:14 : I know it's weird, but the vaseline thing can be accurate. Marilyn Monroe used it as a foundation base ( is that even the right word? Apologize my english haha ). It makes the skin looks super shiny and fresh. It catch the light perfectly, which was great on set
True! But they were talking about putting it on the eyelids which seems really messy to me 😂 Just doesn't seem like a 'hack' really, doesn't make anything easier 😂😂😂
my eyelids and skin are super dry so i use vaseline on my eyes but only at night to sink in as i sleep, never before makeup or it slides off! i do use a vintage skincare routine however which has worked wonders since most of the products were highly moisturising! marilyns skin was awfully dry too and like her i use nivea creme as a moisturiser and it’s fab, but vaseline all over my face like she used would probably make me break out
There was an English Heritage video where they did a 1920s-1930s makeup look and they used Vaseline on the eyes, but they only applied the black shadow to the lash line and eyelid crease
I do actually use vintage 'hacks', that my gran taught me... As she was actually a teenager in the 40's... Things like using nail varnish on ur lips if it keeps smudging (ouch) a good one tho is using a little bit of talc on your lashes before mascara.... It makes them thicker. Which does work... Also using talc as a powder on your face if you're very pale... As like me she was three shades lighter then porcelain (which is a pain as most people see you and think you're dying) kinda works... And makes you smell nice.
I felt your pain watching these 'hacks'... I mean, the blush? Here's a hack - pinch your effing cheeks. Instant blush. Oooorrrr be the person who made that video and just blush from humiliation.
Well, but I gotta say, that Marlene Dietrich really used to use Vaseline and soot (I’m not sure if it is called that, but she used a spoon and a candle to “get” it) Love ya btw❤️❤️❤️
It's not the Vaseline, it's the amount they used - even people with dry-ass eyelids are gonna have eye makeup halfway down their face in 30 minutes. Like woof! O_O
Actually just saw that eyeshadow “trick” on a video from English heritage but with a lot less Vaseline it used to be mixed with soot from a candle to get that Smokey eye look
I just loved the dry humour! "She would probably have the same amount of luck scratching that brush on a black crayon" and my personal favourite - "don't have time to go out and buy blush? That's okay, all you have to do is sacrifice a lamb's heart to the Gods"......ooh the sass is strong here.....I LOVE it. LOL! The toilet rolls did make me goggle a bit and, being a bit of a history buff, I think they were actually (wrongly) aiming at the old 'rag rolling' of hair (and veered far, FAR off course). Also the 'vintage' blusher 'hack' is from the ancient Greeks who often used crushed cooked beetroots and strawberries amongst other things. But at least the 'hack' didn't go with the early Shang Dynasty in China that used crushed flowers.....but also PIG pancreas or COW 'pulp' as a thickener! As red symbolises good luck (and cosmetics showed their wealth), the ancient Chinese liked their blusher the redder the better,......even it meant crushing certain animal offal into those flowers!🤮🤢 LOL!
I know this is 2 years old now. but figured I'd mention my grandmother's hair curling "hacks" from when she was a wee lass in the 40s and 50s. don't have hair curlers, don't need that hair ready yesterday, use bobby pins. wet hair, curl with pins as tight or loose as you need to "trial and error really" go to bed, pull the pins in the morning. may or may not need brushing depending on your own hair.
That beet trick just about killed me, the way she held it up and squeezed 💀 I would like to see an actual tip on vintage style eye makeup though, I'm never sure about my flick
4:15 WHAT.WAS.WHAT? Sounds like one of the doves outside my house.. My dogs want the toilet paper cardboard too.. but they can't have (because they like to swallow large chunks >.< ) ps love the granny voice
I'm one of those also, and the point they missed even then was that you had to HEAT SET the rollers with a drier. I had big orange juice curls in 1969, and those things took a LOT of heat to set well, and then only lasted one wearing.
Man, what’s with this recent trend of people doing pointless diys that aren’t historically accurate and calling it vintage? It doesn’t make any sense to me
I don't see anything vintage about the look they're trying to create. Thank you for sharing this with us Rachel! I'm discovering your channel, and I must say I'm liking your videos a lot! And your dog is adorable!
"Who has that many toilet paper rolls?" *feels my mom's judging gaze on me* "What!? I made that Merlin castle replica didn't I?! But I stopped collecting those a long time ago! I gave up trying to make that castle-shaped jewelry box." *mom raises her eyebrow* "I wanna make the Miraculous Ladybug jewelry box instead." * looks off in the distance * *mom facepalms* (or at least that's how that conversation would go, again. But not kidding, art supplies are expensive, it's easier to recycle in certain projects.)
Well, in some countries it was hard to find certain products. I can tell only about Poland from about 1949 to 1989. Since 40/50 everything in Poland have been depended on government, everything was kind of grey. You could end up in prison for really stupid thing. Women couldn't be original as years ago, lots of the cosmetics weren't available to get. And here beet appears! Because of no-good-cosmetics syndrome in shops, grandmas were even sometimes just cutting a slice of the beetroot. Of course, it works only for those with lighter skin and the blush isn't that visible, but for Polish working women it was enough. Or I'm just telling the bullshit Forgive me mistakes ♡
I'm still somewhat in the "learning phase" with how to do vintage hairstyles that work best for my hair type. After seeing these hacks that legitimately made me cringe, I somehow feel WAY ahead of the curve right now. Ha!
2:04 I actually have that many toilet paper rolls hanging around. But I use them to store cords, keep wrapping paper wrapped up, organize crafting materials, and they make great kindling when combined with dryer lint!
Love your videos Rachel! This is one of the first of yours that I saw and I'd love to see more if you have time to make them! Your reactions are my favourite. Have a lovely evening!
Hi Rachel! I actually used toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls or orange juice cans in the ‘60’s to have straight smooth hair. Remember we didn’t have those flat irons back then and I came from a Poor family that couldn’t afford regulat rollers. Your outfits are so cute!
The woman rolling her hair in the rolls of toilet paper Me:"WTF ?!"😂😂😂. She crumpled the beet with one hand??? Beet sacrifice for the beauty 👀👀👀👀😂😂😂,i only liked one thing,that little box of mascara. Rachel you should do more Diys and make up vintage, please🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
"I imagine you can't sleep in them!" Me: *flashes back to sleeping in hard rollers because mom did my hair late and we had church in the morning* ....it's not _impossible_
Just discovered your videos, having myself a good time giggling through some of them. Thanks for being so much fun to watch! It's 2am here in Aus and I just woke up with chronic pain kicking my buns again, but you are helping to distract my brain from that.
@@rachelmaksy It always ends at some stage! But when that stage will be is a good question.. I have learned the best technique for me is 'strong' distraction, but it has to be GOOD to keep my attention. You are not only joyful to watch but are interesting enough to keep my brain following you, and focus less on how much I want the pain to stop/the world to end! You also have eyes that smile when you smile, which tends to make other people smile in automatic reaction. I think you will be a go-to for when my mental health needs a lift! I just really appreciate the art you've been creating, and I admire you very much. I feel very lucky that YT send me to you today. Don't ever stop being as 'cool and good' (from your thredUP video) as you are!
It's so weird getting so many videos popping up in my subscription box from you but I'm so excited !!! Thank you for putting so much work into this channel it is so loved and so are you 😊✨♥️
I use beet as blush when I'm feeling naturally inclined and it's beautiful. I also do heavy glam drag makeup with lab created products. Both are fine. xx Don't let other people's judgements deter you from living your fantasy. xo
Can i just say how good you're doing at this full time business? You are one of the only channels I will click on every time. I don't really even dress vintage but you keep this engaging regardless. You also keep it super clean and to the point and I don't have to click through shit tons of sponsored content or merch ads or pointless skits. That's not to say I don't want you doing any of this stuff, but I know you won't make it unbearable.
Good grief, these were painful to watch! I don't think you were being too salty at all. I just get the feeling they are trying to leech off the success of both the vintage trend and the DIY / hack trend. They don't really care about history or doing it right, they just want those clicks. lol!
Ummmm .... Vaseline was used by more than a few of the old Hollywood stars. And using beetroot for lipstain & / or blush was a thing during WW2. One could also add using gravy browning or cold-tea for stockings, (complete with a line drawn up the back as a ‘seam’ ) soot & Vaseline were also used as mascara &/or eyeliner. I remember family stories about the problems of using gravy browning for stockings if one meet a dog! Yes these were rationed but there was tremendous pressure on women to look good, it was treated as a patriotic duty. Many women started using things like beetroot before their supplies of lipstick actually ran out as it allowed them to save the lipstick 'for best'.
Good to know! I think this video should've titled and presented itself as more historic than "beauty hacks for you to try", that's where it got kinda silly in my opinion. Like yeah they did that back then during war time but it's not practical for a "beauty hack" nowadays
@@kittling5427 Its also important to note that they werent really hacks back then either. Hollywood stars could use vaseline bc they only needed makeup to last long enough for pictures and could sacrifice longevity for shine. Even if it was long term, like for filming, skin care was also way behind and those stars all had dry skin from all the makeup and removers and constantly being under hot bright lights which made the vaseline probably a little less gross. But still, slathering yourself in vaseline wasnt something most women did. My great grandmother always told us that if you wanted color to stick, you would just have to use something more pigmented. She did her brows with charcoal but she says she never used beet juice as blush even tho they ran a sugar beet farm. Might be her conservative twist but she says girls with bright red cheeks and dark eyes were always "easy" if you know what I mean.
hi Rachel, I know that your probably not going to read or see this but I'll say it anyway, you have help me through so much bad days and times with your lovely ,funny and crazy content, I love your vintage style and has helped me be myself, ( my sisters and I have totally different styles, their styles are extremely basic and boring, and I guess that they expect me to be that way aswell!! ) anyways you've help Express myself through clothes,hair and makeup since I'm also obsessed with the vintage era, ( 1900-1960s ???) I love you and your sense or humor ( not to be weird or anything ) and sense of style, u have no idea what a lovely person u are and how we need plenty more people like u in this messy world. - emily xo.❤ I know this video is quite old but sorry..
Loved this vid!!! The hacks in that video were very weird and not hacks at all. But all in all, I had fun watching the salty version of you and thanks for another entertaining vid. Hope you, Nick and Frodo have a great New Year!!!
Holy... I was not prepared for the blush segment reaction. I had just taken a bite of ice cream with chocolate bits in it and ended up inhaling half if it. However that is part of why I love this channel.
Seriously feeling so blessed with the amount of content we're getting at the moment Rachel! (but obviously no pressure if the muse isn't playing ball!)
