Top 5 Vintage Skincare Buys

A How to guide to old fashioned skincare remedies reinvented for the modern woman.

Those perfectly set curls! Those gorgeous red lips! Celebrities like Katy Perry and Dita Von Tease are living proof that some looks never go out of fashion, but how can we all achieve them? The Little Vintage Hair & Beauty Blog has joined forces with glamorous guru, Lulu Brandy founder of The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour to bring you the first in the series of vintage hair, vintage beauty and vintage style blogs.

Marilyn Monroe maintained diamonds are a girl’s best friend and Coco Chanel is said to have created the little black dress, but for me true vintage glamour starts with flawless skin. In this modern age of parabens, silicones, and ingredients with names as long as your arm, the battle for the perfect face can be a minefield. 

Marilyn Monroe

Coco Chanel

Katy Perry

  

Here are my tips to get that Audrey Hepburn fresh-faced glow!

No. 1

Firstly, cold water and a mild soap  are all you really need in the morning. Channeling my inner glamour puss, I always try to stick to products that either have as few ingredients as possible or skincare products that are mostly natural or organic. My grandma swears by soap, although I do recommend alternating with an exfoliating facewash. Plus washing your face with cold water first thing really is just the thing for waking you up, refreshing you and leaving your skin tingling and awake.

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No. 2

The second, old-fashioned beauty secret is a good toner.  My favourite facial toner is a Classic Rose Water Toner, containing natural rosewood, lavender and Sandalwood, these ingredients work together to encourage the growth of new skin cells. 

http://www.boots.com/en/Botanics-100-Organic-Rosewater-Toning-Spritz-150ml_1262007/

No.3

Another great natural ingredient is Witch hazel; first commercially produced in the 1800s, however the Native Americans were well aware of the plant’s medicinal properties long before. Witch hazel can even be used to treat various maladies, from laryngitis to *ahem* piles. The reason it works so well against these complaints is the same reason that it’s a wonderful facial toner – it shrinks blood vessels and pores fantastically. Use it morning and night to remove all traces of cleanser, and tone the skin. It is wonderfully refreshing on a hot day when wiped over your face, after the gym or to soothe your tired feet after a night out in your dancing shoes!

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Distilled-Witch-Hazel-B-P-C-200ml-_1132125/

No. 4

The product that has probably been with us the longest is cold cream. This beauty staple has been around for centuries, millennia even, (if Wikipedia can be believed) it was definitely something that no self respecting 1950′s lady could have done without. A good cold cream like Ponds, Astral or Boots Cold Cream can still be found and can be used three ways, as a cleanser, a deep-cleaning face mask, and even as a moisturiser. In its usual role as cleanser, it leaves skin baby soft, never tight or dry.

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Traditional-Skin-Care-Cold-Cream-200ml_1126661/

No.5

My desert-island beauty product is Elizabeth Arden’s Eight hour Cream created in the 1930′s, allegedly to soothe the legs of its creator’s beloved racehorses, Elizabeth Arden’s Eight Hour Cream is a staple in many modern stars’ and make up artists’ cosmetic bags, and one that never leaves my bedside table.  I adore the smell, and can never go back to regular Vaseline (itself a vintage classic, of course). It may seem pricey, but a little lasts a long time, and it can be used as a moisturizer, on chapped lips, rough skin, cuticles, grazes, sunburn… the list goes on! Try it – I guarantee its soothing vitamin E and salicylic acid formula will ensure you wake up with lips as kiss-ably smooth as those Golden Era glamour girls’ and ready for those ruby red lips!

http://www.boots.com/en/Elizabeth-Arden-Eight-Hour-Cream-Skin-Protectant-50ml_9783/

So here you have it,  five simple products are all you need to help you on your way to luminous skin! All of these products are affordable and readily available from www.boots.com and with the pennies saved by not having a skincare regime that requires a zillion potions you should have enough to book your hair appointment at The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour book your appointment by visiting our website: www.littlevintagebeautyparlour.com NOW!

Stay Fabulous

Lulu B xXx