Secrets of makeup women from the past

In the cosmetics of a modern fashionista, you can find a whole arsenal for makeup: powder, console, proofreader, tonal cream, liner and pencils of different thicknesses. And that’s just a small part of what women have to do with makeup. Our mothers and grandmothers didn’t have much choice. They had a mascara "Leningrad", and another thousand and one trick that helped to create the perfect makeup.





Today. "Site" He remembers what was in the makeup of a Soviet woman and tells how they still managed to look so good.

Of course, it is quite difficult to compare modern makeup with Soviet makeup for many reasons. First, modern women have much more tools that facilitate the application of cosmetics, and secondly, even the country has changed, not that fashion trends. Then there was one thing in fashion, and women matched it, and now it is completely different.

Let’s remember what cosmetics were at the disposal of Soviet women, and compare it with the modern arrangement of things. Women for beauty are ready for unimaginable things, that's for sure.

Soviet cosmetics

1. Leningradskaya mascara
   I can’t help but mention it in the beginning, it’s a legend. This mascara was sold in a small briquette, in which before use it was necessary to spit or moisten with water. After a rather uncomfortable brush, the mascara was applied to the eyelashes. The trouble was that the remedy did not lie as well as modern ones: the eyelashes stuck together, lumps of carcass remained on them.
   
   
   
   To separate them, the women used a regular needle. And so every day... With the help of an uncomfortable brush, it was impossible to give the eyelashes a shape, so women used a hot knife for this. These are real life hacks!
   
   Modern fashionistas have much more: mascara for every taste with a variety of brushes, forceps for perms, and also false eyelashes. There is a lot to choose from, and you do not need to worry about the fact that the glued eyelashes will have to be separated with a needle.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Tonal cream
   Fashionistas in the USSR had to do with one tonal cream, which was called "Ballet". It is not clear that he was bad. Different women speak differently about him. There are women who remain loyal to him. Here, most likely, the fact is that everyone has a different skin type: someone this cream suited, and someone not. By the way, recently we figured out how good the Ballet cream really is and whether it is worth buying it now.
   
   
   
   
   
   Nowadays there is an opportunity to choose a tonal cream for every taste and color. There are a million options, and in addition to the tonal cream, there are many remedies that help hide all the shortcomings on the face. In the USSR there was no such luxury.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Powder
   Continuing the topic of skin care, it is worth remembering about powders. It was a much better choice. Powder powders were divided into 4 groups: the highest quality ("East", "Ballet"), group A - good quality ("Red Moscow", "Kremlin"), group B - medium ("Mask", "Camelia") and group B - normal ("Carmen", "Lilac"). The powder was not bad, and if you look at the composition, then also from natural ingredients. At least with this Soviet fashionistas had no problems. It is worth saying that in the USSR, women did not abuse either tonal cream or powder. After all, in fashion was a natural complexion.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Shadows.
   In the 80s, eye shadows became fashionable, especially blue. Current experts say it was tasteless, while others say it was only blue shadows. But that is not the case. Of course, there were shadows and other shades: pink, gray and many others. Only women loved the blue ones. First, the blue shadows perfectly emphasized the color of the eyes. Secondly, it was fashionable. Look at the charming Soviet actresses and their heroines in films: blue shadows, black eyelashes and natural complexion.
   
   
   
   
   
   Modern women have a wider scope. They do not just apply shades of the same color to the eyes, but create tricolor transitions. Sometimes it's just fascinating.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Lipstick
   Here the range was not so great, but the women still found what suited them. Favorite shades of women became carrot and brown. Some had bright red lipstick, but at the time they were not popular.
   
   
   
   Now women have another problem - the choice is too big. Lipstick manufacturers have expanded the palette so much that from the number of shades the head goes around. Now in fashion bright and screaming shades, as well as dark and saturated. Every time has its own fashion.
   
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6. Hairspray
   In the USSR were fashionable high and lush hairstyles. In order for the hair to keep such a crazy shape, a strong remedy was needed. And it was - hairspray "Pretty." You can't think of a better name, to be honest. He made his hair bulletproof. No wind could spoil it. One thing is bad, hair combing also did not lend itself. Fashion for such hairstyles is in the past, now women prefer simpler haircuts, although funds for styling are hundreds of times more. But now straight hair easily turns into curls, and vice versa. So the field for experimentation is huge.
   
   
   
   
   
   

The difference, of course, is dramatic. Our mothers had a set of improvised tools, but this did not prevent them from looking beautiful and natural. They knew exactly how to make beautiful makeup and charm any man. What to say, our women are beautiful, despite the time and fashion!

Now we talk about modern life hacks everywhere, but we know nothing about the tricks and tricks used in everyday life in the past. Recently we talked about the stunning household life hacks of the USSR.

And we talked about the myths about the USSR, which many still believe. I think it's time to say goodbye to them.

Which makeup do you like better: modern or Soviet? Tell me in the comments.