1930s Moon Manicure.In the 1930s manicures started to get become popular Having a half-moon manicure was originally for a practical reason. In the 1930s nail varnish took a long time to apply and then dry, women wanted to keep their manicures going for a long time. Leaving a half-moon shape meant that the nail regrowth wasn't as noticeable as the weeks went on. The early 30s featured half-moons at the base and the tip of the nail and then as better quality nail varnishes were released the half-moon was only at the base. Nail varnish colours came in silver, gold, green, blue, violet, black and mustard yellow, but red and pink were the most popular. This manicure went by several names; the moonicure, the vintage manicure, half-moon manicure and the reverse French manicure. In 1939, a landmark film in America called 'The Women' was released, the film centres around salon gossip, a woman featured in the film discovers her husband is cheating on her whilst having a manicure in the latest colour 'Jungle Red'. The film showed how manicures and beauty salons had become important factor's of women's lives.
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AuthorThis blog is to follow on from my university final project, which was a historical reference book on ‘Female Hair and Makeup Throughout History’. Each week I will release a post featuring an era and an aspect of hair, makeup and fashion from the time. I will also have my makeup muse of the week, who could be a makeup or fashion trendsetter of their time or a makeup artist who has innovated the industry. Archives
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