How to be Pretty in the 1940s: 4K Color Enhanced
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- A vintage beauty routine for 1940s women. Home spun advice on how to dress, style hair and do makeup. Colorized upscaled film with restored soundtrack at 4K 60fps. Made in 1948
In the 1940s, the beauty routine of young women was characterized by simplicity and a focus on natural elegance, influenced by the austere conditions of World War II. The leading authority on all things feminine in the 1940s was a certain Ponds beauty consultant called Mary Stuyvesant.
You can check out her video on our channel.
How to be Pretty - 1940's Guide for High School Girls
Skincare was fundamental, often limited to basic cleansing and moisturizing due to rationing of cosmetics. Women typically used cold cream for both cleansing and moisturizing, and a light dusting of powder to mattify the skin. Makeup was minimal but impactful, with a focus on creating a fresh, healthy look.
Eyebrows were groomed and often penciled to achieve a natural arch, while eyes were subtly enhanced with a modest application of mascara - eyeliner was less common.
Lips were the focal point, with red lipstick becoming iconic of this era, symbolizing both glamour and resilience.
Hairstyles were practical yet stylish, with victory rolls and soft waves being popular, often secured with hairnets or scarves to suit the demands of wartime work. Overall, the beauty routine of the 1940s young women was about maintaining a polished appearance with limited resources, embodying a blend of grace and strength.
After a cleansing, relaxing bath, that's a good daily habit, Sue has a regular routine. And plan time too for the finishing touches. Doing your nails, brushing your hair, and so on. A clear polish keeps her nails sparkling.
Once a week, Sue gives herself a complete manicure. Then daily care of her nails is easy. In the same way, regular shampoos and daily brushing keep her hair clean and glossy. And these finishing touches that add so much to Sue's cleanliness and neatness all fit into a simple schedule of daily activities.
And now for at least eight hours of sleep. Good health is the rule, for health is one of the foundations of your appearance. What will she wear? That depends on her activities of course. For school, choose comfortable, not too dressy clothes.
Perhaps a skirt and a blouse to go with it. But what about these two blouses? Which is more appropriate for school? Which goes with the skirt? Yes, choose clothes that are suitable, suitable to your needs and situation.
But remember that any clothes look better with good posture. Now that her clothes are selected, Sue is ready to fix her hair. What to do with those curls she so carefully put in last night? you It doesn't matter just what hairstyle you use, as long as it looks right on you.
Upswept? Loosely over the shoulders. Just be sure your hairdo suits you and that your hair is neatly in place. Eat a hearty, balanced breakfast. There's nothing like wholesome food to help keep you in good health.
And that means a clear complexion, shining eyes, glossy hair. In short, that means a better appearance. After breakfast, Sue goes back to her room for some finishing touches. Her makeup. Her powder is one that blends with her natural coloring.
She pats it on lightly, then carefully smooths it over her face. And be careful when it comes to lipstick. Yes, choose a shade that goes with your own coloring and sets off your clothes to advantage.
Then, easy does it. Now smooth out gently and wipe off any excess to leave only a smooth film of color. And finally, a last minute once over in the mirror. Make sure your hemline is even. Don't let your slip show.
Your mirror tells you what others see. How do you look? How does Sue look? These grooming habits form the basis of a good appearance and a well -planned outfit of clothes. Well cared for hands and nails.
Light touches of makeup. A becoming hairdo.
AI enhanced, Colorised and upscaled to 4K 60fps by Glamourdaze.
Another big thanks to coder Bo Chang, who has helped me navigate the amazing deep machine learning machine.
Read his teams paper on deep exemplar based video colorization here:
arxiv.org/abs/1906.09909
The AI Film Restoration Process:
I take early fragments of BW footage and restore them to life by a combination of manual frame by frame colorization as well as the use of deep exemplar-based video colorization techniques. The footage is upscaled and the frames interpolated to a higher frame rate ( in most cases 60 frames per second.) Finally I produce a soundtrack which helps build a new immersive experience for the viewer.
Together, these processes revive old fragments of footage, offering audiences a more
vivid and engaging glimpse of lives long since lived in the distant past.
Original BW footage:
How to be well groomed
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She had her life together 😭🤍
Jajajaja
I legitimately watch these for life inspiration 😅
@@TheQuietHiker. Right!? I love it!
😂🤣😅
I mean you never really know
I love these vintage videos. I'll look at them too, for inspiration. People today may laugh, which I've seen in some of the comments. But this is no laughing matter. Her life was put together nicely, and people get it confused with perfection. Nobody's saying their lives were perfect, not even the people who produced the film in the 40s! What the film is telling us is that this is a great way to teach young girls (and some women) how to have a decent routine that gives you confidence, put your life together orderly and nicely without trendy nonsense.
Just a reminder that you can, in fact, enjoy the style of years past without running to the comments to spit venom at modern women. Besides, people were getting tattoos for self-expression back in the late 19th century!
I agree but it is so hard not to talk about us modern women
This was my grandma's era. I remember as a child she always told me "all you need is face powder, lipstick and a good perfume."
we learnt this from our grandmother and mothers to keep clean and dress smart still do thanks gran and mum !! 🥰👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Women of yesteryear were absolutely beautiful and were so well put together. I wish I could be more like that.
@@Stormblast729as a man I wish more women would think like that too. She's gorgeous and modest. Very attractive indeed
@@Stormblast729No, they were not. Some, yes. Others, not so much. Especially out of settings were strict social control enforced compliance.
@@luisbetancourt-dp7hh
Oh dear....
Proud of ya, Sue. Dont forget your homework!
I love these videos so much, they are my comfort ones. I saved them all in my downloads.
Absolutely enchanting videos.
She has a beautiful smile...they didn't mention the importance of brushing her teeth ?😁
This clip is edited from a longer video, in which I'm fairly sure that was mentioned.
8 hours of sleep is gold❤ i need this😅
Thank you very much for your work!!!)
Excellent job Sue! 😂
Oh how I wish....💗
*Beautiful!* ❤😊👌
She could still be alive .
Wait until Sue discovers Acrylics
I am surprised grandma survived all of that everyday considering all the arsenic she had to go through
I feel like I'm living in the wrong decade. I want this life so bad. 🥺
Do you wear skirts and dresses all the time? A woman wearing pants 👖 in the '40s and '50s wasn't a thing overall.
Just remember that women weren’t able to open their own checking accounts
Make it, girl. Make your own life. I tell my daughter create the culture you desire, don't ride the wave, man your boat.
@@minajones8341Yes a woman could. My female relatives all did.
@@minajones8341you people just say ANYTHING about the past. no women were getting beat over dinner being 5 minutes late either please just hush.
I want to known who this narrator is. She's been in other videos you've uploaded.
I like these old videos they give better advice than some of the modern ones, they inspire me to do better and make me feel proud to be a feminine woman,
Agreed! Same
bro has like 2 hours to prepare herself before school. i have 15 minutes at most
0:53 I would suggest that a person always have their bedside alarm clock turned in the direction where it can be read while in bed.
I love these old beauty and style videos but I wish people didn't take them as an opportunity to bash modern women
I feel like this channel just posts the same videos over and over again. Or am I crazy?
I never get tired of watching them :)
Different versions and upscaling
Everytime I watch them it feels renewed
Its sad that society in general does not care about appearance anymore.
u oughta be joking
Agreed!
Today society cares about grotesque appearance.
@@wmskemdkeshe’s not wrong
Agreed…..being in sweats? Lol what embarrassment *as I wear leggings lol*
We give up a bit for this simple life but looking at the astronomically high depression rates in modern women, maybe we should start thinking about how to embrace this life moving forward.
LOL
Of course back then the women never worked outside the home and had time for all that.
I dont know where these were shown originally, but I think it is a great tool for teaching young girls how to look presentable. Girls today look like slobs. Sweat clothes, or pajamas. Depends on where you live I suppose. 🤔 My 9th grade Home Ec. Class invited a lady from Merel Norman Studio to come and teach how to apply makeup. We had 2 studios at the time. I just remember how things were done then. I took a modeling course which also taught etiquette. I even tried out for the towns pageant.
People did dress better then and they were more modest.
Not really.
Oh, and the same thing you just said was something that very generation was accused of.
@@sisuguillam5109 I am over 70 and was witness to people being better dressed,having more class and modest compared today
Even in the comments sections of these amazing old vids theres more and more "tradwife" political undertone. Stop bashing "unclassy" women and just enjoy the content/go for your classy type.
Lol that mirror scene was scary
😂 how come?
She had a tiny closet compared to us but her clothes were better quality and she took care of them. If only young women now did these simple routines instead of Botox, fillers and fake lips. Natural is so beautiful.
Now they want a closet the size of a bedroom and fill it up with cheap made in china clothes.
👍
You do understand that this is rhe equivalent of media today telling women/girls how much better they would look with a bit of filler?
And it doesn't matter what you think - it is not your body getting dressed and primped.
As for the clothing: how exactly are people supposed to make clothing last that is not made to last?
@@sisuguillam5109you buy vintage garments, or better quality staple items, but less often. Fast (throwaway) fashion is the scourge of this planet…
@@sisuguillam5109 I get your point about clothes lacking quality, but of course there is only cheap low quality clothes in stores now because there is a demand for it. Also how on earth is anything in this video equivalent to "getting a bit of filler" there's nothing here that requires putting foreign substances into your body that may have life long side effects
She looks so put together. Not like women today who look like they just rolled out of bed, with their messy buns.
You do you... but do you understand that this is agit-prop, not reality?
@@sisuguillam5109as far as I've seen people on those days are really like that
@@sisuguillam5109just say you enjoy being slovenly, it’s hugely apparent from your comments…
@@MissVictoryRolls1940 you do understand that we can see your account?
No obese purple haired tattooed types with piercings. So refreshing!
1. You okay?
2. This is an instructional piece that aims to enforce standards, not reality.
3. It exists because people were not conforming with the image you have in mind.
3. People did have tatoos.
4. Who are you to tell people what they can or cannot do with their bodies?
@@sisuguillam5109 who asked 😊
@@sisuguillam5109we’ve found the purple-haired, pierced & tattooed one!
If you don’t like seeing people exude class and elegance, why are you bothering to comment on this clip?
@@MissVictoryRolls1940 Kiddo, I am old enough to be your granny.
Oh, and class? You are a stripper...
It doesn't matter if we pick her from the 40s, 50s, 60s... or 2024, the classical woman will always be more attractive than the modern woman even with all their unbalanced focus on looking s3xually provocative. The class and virtues are incomparable.
There is no such thing as a classical woman.
@@sisuguillam5109 What is a classical woman?
Is this all AI? Some of the frames look so unnatural
One of the beauty routines the women of the 1920s and 30s and 40s had was that they did not put disgusting tattoos all over their bodies. Also radiation from all the nuclear testing had not seeped in yet So the women and men back then were not like the mutants of today.
No! Instead they were using beauty products with radium, phenol, and bromic acid….
You okay?
@@sisuguillam5109 oh...shut up. You don't care if I'm okay or not you're just asking to be a troll
They tried to make everyone like a robot
Like modern day South Korea? Or all the Hollywood stars trying to look like a Kardashian?
Nah that's more like simplicity and natural beauty with a little touch