My Pin-Up Sketches

Hello everyone!
Today I`ve decided to share some sketches of mine with some pin-up girls!
Hope you like it ^_^

Winter Norwegian Nail-Art Tutorial!

Hello, my dear Friends! Today I want to show you the way to prepare to your winter holidays!

This nail-style is not that retro, but it gives you a nice feeling of warm and comfort in these cold days!

Hope you`ll like it!

Let`s start!

We will need:
3 nail polishers: 2 with color and 1 base; a brush (the thinner the better(I use, by the way, a usual brush for oils, not a special one for the nails)); a pen; some paper.
I decided to use the combination of red a white, red as a base color and white an additional one. But you can do vice a versa or even use some other colors!

Step 1: Cover your nails with a base nail polish, let it dry.

Step 2: (Its not obligatory, but I reccomend you to make it, in order your nails to look neat)
Draw an ornament that you want to see on your nails. It`s better to choose something simple. As you can see, I`ve decided to draw a Norwegian ornament here, but in a very simple form.

ADVICE: If you want your nails to look nice and balanced, try to combine "big" elements with "small" ones. Let me explain what I mean: As you can see, I`ve combinated a deer with two simple ornaments in order to highlight the deer. On your thumb its better to use some big elements too, because this finger stands out, so to say.

Step 3
Cover your nail with a base color. Let it dry. I use the color called "Red Obsession" by Rimmel. Looks good :)

Step 4

Begin to draw ornaments on your nail. The hardest part here is to place an ornament in a right place. As you can see, my star is slightly displaced :( But you can always remove a nail polish and redo everything! 

ADVICE: Firstly, try to make small dotes on your nail where an ornament would be placed. These small dots can serve as a guidelines when you will draw an ornament.

Step by step, draw the star.

Step 5
Draw an upper and a lower line firstly. I just made it drawing small dots ina zig zag way.

 Then draw a center ornament

Step 6
A nice deer ^_^ Draw the head, then draw the rest. Be careful, especially with the legs. dont make them too straight, create an illusion as if he is walking. If you want, draw several snowflakes.

Step 7
Very simple thing to do: draw upper and lower line (you can draw two straight lines first, and then add some dots as you can see here) and then draw a center ornament.

Step 8
Draw a fur tree. My pinky is quite small, that is why there is no difference what I draw on it, it always looks messy ^_^ Draw several triangulars and that's it!

Then I suddenly decided to add some snowflakes on my thumb ^_^

Final Step
Cover your nails with a base nail polish to protect your nails

And here is the final look! Hope you like it!
I think it looks quite good and you can wear such nails with a very warm winter sweater ^_^

Merry and Warm Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

At the "Beauty" Crossroads

Hello, my Friends!

Again, one more discussion about beauty standards, but this time I want to share with you something very important and urgent for me...

The person who insinuated me was Valeria Lukyanova, I have previously made a post about her. I really think she is attractive, but I also feel that she is absolutely unnatural, It is not that kind of beauty I admired of earlier! And I feel that her beauty is not "right", so to say, its made of her overwhole image of a very spiritual person. She is a doll, and pin-up girls are real people, she is skinny, pin-up girls are stout, she is disptoportional, pin-up girls have natural proportions! And I`m struggling with myself, trying to understand whether her beauty is the beauty standard that I was looking for or whether she is just a "demon" that is tempting me now.

What do you think about her? Here are some photos of her I`ve found recently...Tell me what do you think:

Modern pin-up models: What has changed?

Hello everyone!today I wanted to show you some pictures of modern-pin up girls and do discuss what has changed since 50-60`s. It is really interesting to know how the retro style has developed and how is it interpreted nowadays!
Let`s Begin!

 

First of all, the most interesting feature of modern pin-up models is that they are all tattooed. They have sleeves, the whole back and legs tattooed, and it is quite surprising how different tattoes can be combined with the classic pin-up style. It looks different, but facinating.

 

 

The next point is the pircing. Pin-up girls now have a lot of piercings, septums, madonna`s and monroe`s, and sometimes it looks great.

Then the hair. Now a lot of girls dye and bleach them and use the most incredilbe colours. Red is the most popular among them, but you can also see pink, lilac, blue etc. A few models use  thir natural haircolour.

 

 

 

Makeup became much brighter and heavier. Fake eyelashes are videly spread.

Dresses are different too. A lot of girls wear corsets, they are extremely popular. And really high highheels.

Summing up, we can say that the modern pin-up girl is more radical, I mean that her look became much more grotesque and more sexy. What do you think?

Hands are shaking while applying an eyeliner? A pin-up girl knows the way out!

Hello everyone!
Today I wanted to share with you a small tip on how you can male a straight line allpying an eyeliner. 
Every girl snows that making a straight and even line is hard enough, even if you are quite experienced. 
But here is the tip that can help you.

All you need is a small...spoon. Yes, you hear me right, all you need is just a simple teaspoon. 
And here are all the tricks:
1) Use it to make a guide line! Apply the end of your spoon to the outer coner of your eye and draw the line! Easy and clean:

2) Use it to fill up the line! It can help you to draw a line without any troubles. Use another side of your spoon:

3) Curl your lashes using the spoon! It is a very easy and cheap way to curl your lashes. Just rotate it:

And here we go! Your lines are perfect and the eyelashes are curly! What else we need :)
Hope you liked this tip! 
Have a nice day!

The history of women`s shoes: 1910-1950

Hello everyone! Today I want to talk with you about the evolution of women`s shoes. I think it is quite interesting and important to know, what have changed and what ideas have developed during these years. Hope you will like this information!

1910-1930

Really big and heavy boots were extremely popular during the war. Later a new type of shoes developed,that were much more suitable to factory work than the shoes worn previous to the war. Even shoes were wide toed, sturdy and comfortable.

When when the war was over, skirt lengths shortened and there was a sudden interest in what was on the feet. Decoration was added to all shoes. Women tried to make it as beautiful as possible, adding feathers, rosettes, fur, velvet ribbons, lace. By the end of the decade, buckles were only a functional detail.

In the twenties, the pointed toe became popular. Straps were added, and shoes became lighter and finer. Bar shoes became very popular with women, and were the most popular style of the decade. The most important thing is that they stayed on the foot while dancing. 

The heel during the whole period remained the same - about two inches. The "Cuban heel" was still the most popular. In 1925, a more slender version, and in 1931, became known as the Spanish heel.

By the end of the decade, shoes were lighter, the shaping was more delicate, and there were infinite varieties of colours and fabrics.

1930`s

The new tailored suit, which was fashionable for women’s daywear, required new, more business like shoes. Heels became lower, broader, and more angular. Suede was accepted for use on sensible walking shoes.

But at the same time sneakers with rubber soles and linen uppers came into fashion, and were found to be comfortable and sturdy. The idea of a long-lasting shoe had to also be applied to eveningwear, however, and suede and kid replaced the silks and satins that had been popular early in the decade.

Black was the most popular colour for day shoes, but wine, maroon, and navy gradually established a foothold by the end of the decade.

Ankle high boots were a necessity for winter. These were usually made of suede, and were front laced.

1940`s

The cork-soled, covered platform, and the wedge were high in fashion. However, during wartime the platform and the wedge were stripped of their covering, leaving the cork exposed.

For walking, low chunky heels and wedges with laced and buckled uppers were quite popular.

After the war and rationing ended, light revealing shoes appeared very swiftly. These gave very little support to the foot. In 1947-8, the shoes had a rounded shape; the toes being less chiselled. Wedge soles were still popular, but much thinner than during the war. Strapped shoes appeared, and all kinds of sandals and peep-toes reached a height of popularity after the long years of sensible footwear ended. Velvet, kid, coloured leathers, bright satins, and bronze (a burnished leather) were all popular.

1950`s

Christian Dior began the Fifties’ New Look, bringing the fashion world back to Paris, but the Italians were a formidable force in shoe fashion. In Italy’s post-war boom, the shoe factories made many technical and design changes. The light, elegant sandal was the most distinctive creation of the Italians, and the race to slim down the heel began.

Women’s shoes of the 1950’s were arched, sophisticated and cut away to reveal the maximum of the foot. These were perched atop narrow delicate heels that only diminished in width as the decade wore on.

In 1950, heels for women were all fairly high. By 1954, however, there were a variety of heights for different occasions and times of day.

The stiletto heel arrived in 1955, with a heel so narrow it appeared pointed. This heel was added to court shoes and pumps, punching holes in sidewalks and hotel lobby floors all over New York until the fashion died out. It was still worn in 1960, but in a much lower and less dangerous form.

In the late 1950’s, lower squat heels began to rival the stiletto, which had reached staggering heights. Flatties with no heel and a flimsy sole were also popular, but mostly for indoors or for wear with trousers.

The spool heel, so called because of its resemblance to a thread spool, was very popular in 1952, and although its large diameter went out of fashion quickly, the circular heel shape remained.

In 1955, Givinchy introduced a new shaped court shoe cut straight across the instep, and called it the opera pump. This pump had a lower heel and a wider toe.

Sandals and mules were still important in the 1950’s. In 1951 the mules and sling back sandals showed the heel of the foot.

At the beginning of the decade, colour and fabric were of little importance to shoe fashion. Shape was everything. The fabric was usually a smooth leather or soft suede in black or brown. For evening, colours were brighter and the uppers were usually of satin.

In 1954, a craze for all things Oriental hit the west, and Turkish slippers in deep hues appeared. These were often embroidered and decorated with gold beads. Though the craze quickly died, the colours and fabrics of the 1955 lines show how influential the mood had been.

For schoolgirls, the Mary Jane was a very popular style. The shoe had a low heel, and usually had an ankle strap.

Hope you liked this information! Have a nice day!

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