When the present feels a little overwhelming, it’s fun to long for a bygone era.
Some things deserve to always stay in style.
It’s easy to track how quickly beauty trends change.
Tips shared via social media, likeTikTok makeup hacks, highlight new products and techniques every day.
There’s no need to gowayback no lead-based products, yo!
but even the past 60 or 70 years boast a treasure trove of cosmetic info.
And where else is better to start than with the base of all beats?
Here’s a few retro techniques for applying the most important product: foundation.
In the ’30s, however, something shifted.
Everything changed in the ’30s with the development of a product called Pan-Cake (via Cosmetics and Skin).
Pan-Cake was a “dehydrated powder cream” that provided a heavy matte coverage.
Best of all, it was water-repellant, which prevented makeup from sweating off under hot set lights.
In 1937, Pan-Cake was commercially released, and it changed the game for makeup bases.
These days, afresh, clean faceis en vogue.
To apply, ensure your face is cleansed and moisturized first.
Then, take a dense makeup sponge and run it under water.
The water lets the sponge glide over the skin to create a truly flawless finish.
Many women in the 1950s and ’60s fell in love with liquid foundation.
Overall, the trend was for skin to look more natural and less matte.
These liquid foundations of the past were best applied with techniques that still make sense today.
Maybe you’ll find your new (old) favorite!
