A Vintage Guide to Color Matching Makeup

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  • Опубликовано: 2 мар 2023
  • (From this book)- "The purpose of this book is to help you in making up your face, not according to a passing fashion but so that it expresses you. The following pages have been planned to help you emphasize your good features, and tone down your poor ones, so that you may make your best appearance every day and enjoy the confidence which that knowledge will give you."
    Let's find out, what's your color harmony?
    Tag me if you decide to try one out!
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  • @muffins_gachaa
    @muffins_gachaa Год назад +346

    First +pls pin

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +117

      You got it 🤗

    • @muffins_gachaa
      @muffins_gachaa Год назад +38

      @@erinparsonsmakeup i really love your videos so much!

    • @Pichimoon
      @Pichimoon Год назад +8

      Dan ganas de intentar the spanish brunette 😍

    • @SouthernBelleReviews
      @SouthernBelleReviews Год назад +2

      I really don't understand 🤔

    • @kittylemew
      @kittylemew 4 месяца назад

      ​@erinparsonsmakeup Ooo! Have you ever been to the Hollywood museum that's in the old Max Factor building?? Please do some videos from the color rooms! (I'm certain they couldn't resist you and would immediately agree. 💋)

  • @BJ-88
    @BJ-88 Год назад +2146

    This is hands down the BEST shift of the beauty community in years, positive and fun. I love learning all this history!! Truly thank you Erin 👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +374

      Can I tell you - I love RUclips, I watched every makeup video - and then everyone disappeared 😢 so I was like well why don’t I just try it 😊 I’m so happy I did! Thanks for your message 🤗

    • @BJ-88
      @BJ-88 Год назад +34

      @@erinparsonsmakeup You’re so so welcome! Same here, I’ve missed the sparks so I am so glad you did because the passion is contagious ❤️

    • @myindigoblues5796
      @myindigoblues5796 Год назад +25

      It's true! It used to be so much more like this. Thank you for bringing it back and making it fun again ❤

    • @RedletterdaystudioUSA
      @RedletterdaystudioUSA Год назад +18

      Agreed. I’m not even a big makeup person, but I find this all fascinating and FUN!

    • @wildhoneyandnoise
      @wildhoneyandnoise Год назад +23

      I love the longer format content, so much info and more time to appreciate the looks, the images.

  • @bananamary5907
    @bananamary5907 Год назад +623

    I say this in the best possible way- please don't feel like you have to squeeze in a time frame, we really appreciate the long form content and hearing what you have to say, this video was amazing!

  • @mariemoss2475
    @mariemoss2475 Год назад +126

    I'm in my mid 50's and when I was 16 my grandmother passed she was 72. While cleaning out her room I found an old shoe box containing some old make up, it was all Helena Rubinstein. As in your video the pigments in the powdered Rouge were very bright and not much was needed . From a little investigating and the help from my grandfather I found out the make up dated back to around the early 1930's when she was in her 20's ....So glad she kept it and now it's very treasured 💕. I'm new to your channel, I love your style....so beautiful 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

    • @marysoares8336
      @marysoares8336 5 месяцев назад +7

      I'm just 7 years older than you, Marie, and I used to watch my 40-something grandmother do her hair & makeup when visiting. It was always a revelation, her going from ordinary to "actress" beautiful. She passed in her mid-50's from cancer, but still those were such nice memories with her (& learning how to make pancakes). 💕💖 Have a nice holiday season & great new year in 2024! 😊

    • @mariemoss2475
      @mariemoss2475 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@marysoares8336 Merry Christmas to you and your family and best wishes for the new year. 🤗

    • @missdebbie8131
      @missdebbie8131 5 месяцев назад +2

      Take this with enthusiasm and sincerity you're so lucky!!! I would love to find that. I have been OD'ing on 1920's30's nostalgia for years. I love how women looked and the makeup especially. Have fun with that!!

  • @veronicaave4787
    @veronicaave4787 Год назад +216

    The brunette and purple is gorgeous I had no idea that they were so vibrate and colorful with their color pallets back then it’s sad that they only had black n white photos

  • @kateaye3506
    @kateaye3506 Год назад +779

    Erin, I'd love to see you explore other cultures approaches to makeup. Such as current Korean trends, traditional Balinese wedding, 80s Bollywood, late 1800s Chinese and bourdoir looks over the decades.

    • @MomShots
      @MomShots Год назад +27

      That is such a cool idea! I'd love to see that too, Erin.

    • @jx3665
      @jx3665 Год назад +11

      Me too!

    • @eiphelwong
      @eiphelwong Год назад +11

      Ohh! Yes please

    • @happy_bubble7
      @happy_bubble7 Год назад +27

      That would be awesome, but imagine the hafeful content she would get for appropriation?

    • @eveningstar8581
      @eveningstar8581 Год назад +39

      @@happy_bubble7 the joke would be on them because that's stupid! She can APPRECIATE makeup, just like those cultures APPRECIATE makeup from her culture. She should do it now to prove that it can be done. And the pathetic little internet jokes can sit down lol

  • @Mindexperiment00
    @Mindexperiment00 Год назад +316

    Thank you for bringing my love and passion back to makeup. It’s so refreshing to see an artist that focuses on the history of product, rather that a cyclical stream of drama and marketing. You can get so disenchanted with the constant negativity and sincerely applaud your passion and energy.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +56

      Thankyou for saying so 🤗 I really miss having tons of beauty RUclipsrs to watch. I hope they come back - even if it does hurt my wallet 😅 but I’ll def be here for the history!

    • @SouthernBelleReviews
      @SouthernBelleReviews Год назад +2

      YES!

  • @Leoniiche
    @Leoniiche Год назад +185

    I think the undertone of ones skin and hair (and eyes) also plays a huge role, not just the contrast and the colours themselves. This was really interesting! Thank you :)

  • @Saffron-sugar
    @Saffron-sugar Год назад +13

    I really like purple eye make up with green eyes. It makes them magical. Personally, I think trying to match green lids with green eyes or blue lids with blue eyes often leads to clashing.
    But purple or reddish purple eye make up with green eyes, contrasts extremely and makes green eyes. Pop like magic.

  • @Ater_Draco
    @Ater_Draco Год назад +284

    All of the looks suit you, but there's just something extra special about the "light auburn" look. It made you glow

    • @baddie1shoe
      @baddie1shoe Год назад +16

      I thought she was absolutely striking in the green as well!

    • @moniquehvshogendoornvs2348
      @moniquehvshogendoornvs2348 Год назад +6

      This woman is Beautiful without make up, great make up artist.

    • @elsvaughn7959
      @elsvaughn7959 Год назад +1

      I completely agree... w both of ur comments

    • @user-xi5nf3ye2f
      @user-xi5nf3ye2f 4 месяца назад +1

      Yes,that was my favorite Erin Parsons look of all the choices.

  • @pandatreats2214
    @pandatreats2214 Год назад +564

    I don't do makeup but it's just fascinating learning about the history of makeup. You're mothering!

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +89

      I totally agree! Well minus the wearing makeup part 😅 I’m a painted lady but the history is so fascinating

    • @wednesdayschild3627
      @wednesdayschild3627 Год назад +11

      ​@@erinparsonsmakeup I loved the Egypt short you did. Red ocher is my color.

    • @wednesdayschild3627
      @wednesdayschild3627 Год назад +4

      I just looked at hair gel. It has acacia gum and that goes back to ancient times.

    • @thehalfmoonmirrorsvenus1234
      @thehalfmoonmirrorsvenus1234 Год назад +12

      You're the vintage fashion channel I've been waiting for, for so, so long... I love how we have a community now that lives (semi/) authentic to historical standards, and documents it. I love seeing history in motion.
      But it's the way this, sometimes lost, knowledge could be applied to modern life, that truly drives my interest here.
      I really like that you look at it from both perspectives.
      You're a peach, gorgeous .💋✌️
      (Thanks for coming to my Ted Squawk)

    • @SouthernBelleReviews
      @SouthernBelleReviews Год назад +1

      What does mothering mean in the first comment?

  • @mochi4926
    @mochi4926 Год назад +119

    Yay! We get another long format video! It's so cool to explore the history behind these looks. I think it would be really awesome if you took a look at ancient beauty rituals as well. Along with other aspects of beauty, such as skincare and haircare.
    Also, I think the idea behind color harmony makes sense when you consider the various skin tones people have. But I feel like it gets thrown out the window when it comes to an extremely pale white complexion. Let's forget that we are thinking about skin, and just look at it as purely colors. Everything goes with white backdrop. If you had an empty, white painted room and put in a purple couch with magenta cushions, it would look nice. Maybe not the colors you prefer, but it would still look pretty. Draw those colors on a white sheet of paper with markers and it works. But once you start getting into the various shades of brown, it starts to change, and those same colors may not be as flattering. So that's why I feel like regardless of your hair color, the makeup looks still work for you. Plus you also know how to apply makeup well since you are a professional.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +23

      I will most definitely do a fun ancient makeup video soon! I’m not skilled enough with hair I think to recreate 😅 yes can totally appreciate what you’re saying about the skin tone 🤗

    • @MissCaraMint
      @MissCaraMint 5 месяцев назад +4

      Even the palest skin has some sort of undertone, but you might be on to something regarding the fashion of painting the face entirely white that a lot of cultures had at one point or another. Perhaps masking the natural undertone is easier with very pale skin though. Also I would like to add that the other extreme of skin color (extremely dark, almost black) would probably have the same kind of neutral effect.

  • @lvlinda6
    @lvlinda6 Год назад +18

    I am a dark (Auburn) Brunette. Dark brown eyes. Purple has always been my “ride or die” color. Your brunette creation is fire. ✌🏻💖💄

    • @aernest825
      @aernest825 6 месяцев назад

      I love purples on auburn-haired beauties!

  • @Avasmommy11509
    @Avasmommy11509 Год назад +203

    the color theory I think enhances each hair color but definitely works with each different combination. You're my absolute favorite channel ☺️ Love your content.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +11

      Thankyou so much 🤗! And after watching the edit I totally agree 😮

  • @alexandrakennedy2000
    @alexandrakennedy2000 Год назад +106

    Erin, I would love to see more 1930s celebrity inspired looks based off Max Factor’s work and techniques from you. I find the “creation” of it all so fascinating and I want a bigger peek inside your antique beauty books. 🔍👀 Plus I just adore the 1930s looks on you!!

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +57

      I have an idea - to do Marlene Dietrich and follow what I’ve read about her including a tidbit from her makeup artist then😮

    • @user-qp6lj6gu7s
      @user-qp6lj6gu7s Год назад +7

      @@erinparsonsmakeup That sounds fantastic! Could you also do more in depth hair tutorials, or include that in the makeup videos?

  • @brittanyhyatt3407
    @brittanyhyatt3407 9 месяцев назад +9

    You can pull off ANY color, ANY look, ANY hairstyle… it’s just unreal how gorgeous you are in modern or vintage! ❤❤❤

  • @gwynn2165
    @gwynn2165 Год назад +33

    I’m absolutely obsessed with history, especially fashion history and cosmetic history. This really just shows that you should embrace your natural features because beauty trends totally change over time. Clara bow is one of my all time favorites but I would look silly if I tried to imitate her appeal because we aren’t the same. I’m at the point now in makeup where my goal is to artistically accentuate my features God gave me instead of masking or changing them.

  • @ErinBerlintop10
    @ErinBerlintop10 Год назад +78

    Well now I know what that brush was for in the vanity sets I got from my grandmother! There was a hair receptacle, powder box, tray, mirror, comb and a very soft brush like the one shown in the movie clip. My grandmother was born in 1902 and I loved looking through her vanity.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +23

      Omg do you still have it?! That’s incredible 🤩

    • @theoriginalsuzycat
      @theoriginalsuzycat Год назад +10

      Of course!! I never knew what that brush was for!

    • @ErinBerlintop10
      @ErinBerlintop10 Год назад +6

      @@erinparsonsmakeup Yes, I still have them. I wish I would have kept some of her other items as well -- she always smelled like Coty Airspun when I'd kiss her cheek💕.

  • @danyf.1442
    @danyf.1442 Год назад +97

    Now I want to start researching where I can get some vintage makeup in my area, this is incredibly interesting. As Lisa Eldridge also explains, studying all material culture including makeup is extremely important to get an idea of the zeitgeist of an era and more specifically for makeup it helps understanding the female condition in that period. Great work!

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +21

      I adore Lisa so much! She is 💯 percent right 😊

    • @serenakaye2193
      @serenakaye2193 Год назад +3

      I like Bésame Cosmetics, Mountain Rose Herbs (a local supplier of all things wonderful), and making my own make-up and body care products.

  • @mjthomasjohansen
    @mjthomasjohansen Год назад +40

    I’ve only just discovered this channel and I’m OBSESSED. I’m not a make up girly but I love history and old Hollywood. So knowledgeable and calming. This woman is a babe ✨

  • @losthersheep728
    @losthersheep728 Год назад +4

    The make up manages to look subtle and somewhat natural when paired with the recommended hair/eye combo, and then becomes gorgeous and bold when paired with the other colours. They all work together to look stunning, but it really swaps it from toned down to bold when you change up the hair, very mesmerizing!

  • @469ka37
    @469ka37 Год назад +13

    As a dark skinned black woman, I'm very curious about the Spanish brunette one, not really because I think it will be good, but moreso because at a time where they lumped all people with the lightest tan together (let's be real they weren't even thinking of someone darker than light medium) did it translate to the "universal" as they thought. Having experienced something similar just in life, it rarely does because the darkness the skin tone, the more color variety there is, and as such, it becomes more complex as to what actually compliments your overall look.

  • @autumnfalls116
    @autumnfalls116 Год назад +144

    I love the idea of the cake of mascara. I feel like it would last much longer.
    Also, I’d love to see you do all of the steps, the blending, the lining, all of it!

    • @vocexseta
      @vocexseta Год назад +23

      Besame Cosmetics sells modern ones and they do apparently last a long long time.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +70

      I actually wanted to do it all but was worried the video would get too long 😅 I’ll keep in mind for the next one I’m working on 🤗

    • @Punwin31
      @Punwin31 Год назад +49

      @@erinparsonsmakeup Noooo the longer the video the better with this sort of thing. It's so interesting all the way through!!!!

    • @laikanbarth
      @laikanbarth Год назад +15

      @@erinparsonsmakeup I would love a longer video!!!

    • @KimmimaruSai
      @KimmimaruSai Год назад +11

      @@erinparsonsmakeup definitely would love tips on lip lining, you're so great on changing the shape based on the era

  • @jeremylittle1581
    @jeremylittle1581 Год назад +18

    The history lessons Erin gives are really intriguing, and the artistry of the application is interesting to watch as well! I’m a guy that doesn’t wear makeup, and love and appreciate how well these videos are done.

  • @deeaygow
    @deeaygow Год назад +20

    You deserve to go viral for all the right reasons. You’re what we needed for YEARS!!!!!! Thank you for all of this

  • @Skullkiddawn
    @Skullkiddawn Год назад +97

    My mom was a teen in the 70’s, when colour harmony was referred to as your ‘Season’. I’m too greedy to be limited by one palette.

    • @ms.annthropic6341
      @ms.annthropic6341 Год назад +11

      Yes, seasons, I remember that!
      I was in makeup school in 2007 and I remember someone figuring out our “seasons” - I remember thinking it was pretty old school at the time 😅

    • @niawohl3377
      @niawohl3377 Год назад +21

      Color seasons are definitely still a thing

    • @Amy_the_Lizard
      @Amy_the_Lizard Год назад +4

      Same! My mom refers to me as basically the textbook definition of a Winter. I have pretty much all cool-toned clothing and make-up though, since I'm not a fan of warm colors anyway and they also tend to look really bad on me with the exception of plums, and some cooler shades of red and yellow...

    • @AndromedaChace
      @AndromedaChace Год назад +4

      Mimicking the eye color in eyeshadow as "harmony" is a very direct and unusual translation of seasonal color theory.
      Typically it's more matching warm vs cool and muted vs bright aspects so nothing is overpowering.
      Modern makeup uses color theory to create "pops" of color with contrast, which is the opposite of harmony.
      I am able to use contrast within my Clear Winter season - orangey tones to make my blue-green eyes pop.
      If I use a matching eyeshadow, I feel my eyes look muddy and kind of boring, so I'm not a fan of the harmony method here. I think it looks the worst on the blue eyes, here but the others are afforded some contrast that looks great.

    • @EsmeraldaWolfsbane7777
      @EsmeraldaWolfsbane7777 Год назад +3

      ​@@AndromedaChace I agree I love the contrast I don't want to match I want to challenge the idea of wearing a color opposite of my tone, for instance I love a navy blue liner for my brown eyes, my hair is golden brown so I love a cool brown lipstick and my skin is medium alabaster so I don't really wear anything drab toned.. your right it's pop of color that looks striking.

  • @hanihazim5824
    @hanihazim5824 Год назад +42

    Love this. They sure were absolutely trying it with all the rules back in the day. The girlies were doing these book tutorials looking like rainbows going to the grocery store. Love!

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +18

      😂 I wonder how many really just wore rouge and lipstick. Was eyeshadow as common for street wear? Wish I could find someone to ask that lives in that time ❤

    • @rebahensley5323
      @rebahensley5323 Год назад +10

      @@erinparsonsmakeup I will ask my aunt. She is 94, healthy and literally beautiful! She has her own home and car. Amazing.

    • @ry5604
      @ry5604 Год назад

      @@rebahensley5323please ask her!! I’ve always wondered if women back then went makeup shopping with their friends. The way we do now?
      Or was that something that started with mall culture?

    • @purrgundy
      @purrgundy Год назад +6

      ​@Reba Hensley omg imagine Erin following your grandmother's makeup tips/tutorial. It would be amazing!

  • @linzh5856
    @linzh5856 Год назад +8

    The last makeup look with dark hair was stunning, your eyes looked so captivating! The blond wig you wore looked grey/silver/white to me. I’m curious to see a more neutral toned blond, maybe that ashy of a color was uncommon in the 30’s? History of hair dye would be fascinating! I really enjoy your history content!! Part 2!!

  • @kristinfrazee2097
    @kristinfrazee2097 Год назад +1

    I just recently found you I am a 53 year-old grandma I clean houses for a living and I never wear makeup. But I have to tell you you are quite possibly one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen you are gorgeous naturally!!! And a personality to match!🙋😍

  • @tamaratoday6235
    @tamaratoday6235 Год назад +32

    Oh goodness, it is so difficult to choose a favorite on you. I agree that the purple looked great with any hair color. Maybe that’s because purple can be both warm and cool depending on how much red or blue tone it has. I would love to see you try the silver haired tutorial. I think you definitely need a silver wig in your collection 🤩 I’m enjoying these beauty history videos so much!

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +2

      I never thought about that with purple, you’re so right! I am searching for a wig right now - I have to try it 😅

    • @rebahensley5323
      @rebahensley5323 Год назад +1

      I have white hair. I, too, would love it.

    • @kfemme68
      @kfemme68 Год назад

      Honestly, the blonde wig you used is close enough to silver that I think it works...or at least it's the color that you strive for when you go grey. I know that it's the color that I try for rather than a yellowish, dirty looking grey.
      On to other issues, I love all your looks and the especially the last 3.

  • @pennyobailey
    @pennyobailey Год назад +25

    I love historical fashion and makeup especially! That’s why I’m so glad your making these videos. I would love to see some looks from the 1960s-1970s!

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +9

      Oh yes! They were wildly different. I have some amazing 1960’s makeup from Twiggy. I love that they wore tons of makeup then but the 70’s , it had such a range of looks - that would be fun to get into!

  • @justilou1
    @justilou1 Год назад +6

    You are a chimera! There is no look you can’t pull off! (I have just dyed my hair for the first time after 50 years of being naturally blonde. I have discovered that people are far more attached to my hair colour than I am!)

  • @msfrizzleart
    @msfrizzleart Год назад +7

    I've done a TON of studying on Color Analysis/Color Harmony, (it's my special interest just like yours is with the history of beauty), and I wanted to quickly explain why the blonde and the deep brunette wig both worked with the brunette makeup! I have training from one of the authors of Color Me Beautiful, as well as practice doing color analysis and years of research into the subject.
    Later into the history of color analysis, we see a resurgence of this trend around the 80's re-marketed as Color Seasons or "Color Me Beautiful". With this evolution of color analysis, we lean away from categorizing people by their hair color alone and start including other factors into their palette such as skin undertone and eye color, thus fitting them into a more generalized "season" palette. From the four main season categories, (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter), the Brunette makeup you tried above fits into the Winter color palette, as it contains the signature Winter traits of being Dark, Clear (or "saturated"), and Cool. While most winters have naturally deep hair like the brunette wig you chose, they can also pull off a very specific type of cool, white-blonde such as the blonde wig you chose for your comparison of the brunette makeup. This is because it's a very cool and "clear" blonde, making it fit into the Winter palette! It would not have looked so good with a more golden, warm blonde, as that hair color is more fitting for a Spring or Autumn palette.
    I know that was super wordy but I just love this stuff and thought you might too! I don't know if you've ever had your color analysis done but you yourself are in fact a Winter, which is why that last look was so incredible on you. It's also why you are always so naturally drawn to outfits and color schemes that are brightly saturated and high-contrast. Your best colors will be an intense Royal Blue, a deep Blood Red, true Black and true, cool White. Love your videos so much, I hope you find this as interesting as I do!

  • @BR.1991
    @BR.1991 Год назад +47

    I can not tell you how much I love your content. I love makeup and I love history by themselves but the history of makeup and how it was used and that you ACTUALLY follow it?! Freaking obsessed.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +6

      I feel the same, like there’s just not enough out there about it so here I am 😅 Thankyou!

  • @autumnfalls116
    @autumnfalls116 Год назад +85

    I do think the color harmony looked best as intended, while it would work for other hair colors, it really excelled as they suggested you do it. Such gorgeous looks!

  • @flazada
    @flazada Год назад +5

    Erin is what the beauty community should be! I'm a stan, in love. This is everything. Refreshing, education and just a cool ass chic. Love her passion for what she does. it's a breath of fresh air.

  • @catherinem0147
    @catherinem0147 Год назад +6

    I want all the decades, all the colours, all the everything. You explain everything so well and as a fellow history nerd I LOVE seeing the packaging. Is there a special way you store your vintage items? As someone who works in a museum, I've wondered ever since you showed your collection in an older video.

  • @Juicy_Metra
    @Juicy_Metra Год назад +22

    I'm gonna do the spanish brunette sometime this week (edit: on my south east asian complexion) and I'll tag you on tiktok!! Honestly I have about 5 of your looks bookmarked for my recreating looks using only what i own series hahahah IM OBSESSED with your looks, creativity, skills, and TALENT. OBSESSEDDD

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +5

      Oh I’m so excited to see! 🤗!!

    • @Juicy_Metra
      @Juicy_Metra Год назад +3

      @@erinparsonsmakeup DUDE YOUR REPLY MEANS SO MUCH! I've been lowkey stalking your instagram for the last decade!!! 🥹 I hope you know what a LEGEND you are

  • @lero9841
    @lero9841 Год назад +46

    I’m not a make-up person but you make me appreciate it so much. Great content!

  • @FarahRoseSmith
    @FarahRoseSmith Год назад +2

    Lost my eyebrows due to thyroid disease so I took on the Harlow brow... Glad to see you mention the shape here because it makes me feel better for the choice!

  • @EmilyJackCO
    @EmilyJackCO Год назад +11

    I can't tell you how amazing this is. I literally found your channel yesterday - and it just happened to be the same day that I finally finished putting my vanity back together after 18 months of health struggles. I am still quarantining due to said health, but I had a big meeting that *had* to be in person. It was the first time I put, even just the eye, makeup on since 2020, and it was amazing. However, there's some challenges: I have grown so very pale, more so than even just the lack of sun for 3 years (almost 4, LONG story)... I have complications with severe anemia. So finding the absolute most pale concealers and foundations has been an expensive journey, and I still haven't gotten there. But since I have to wear a mask when I go out, that's ok - I usually get by with just powder. And finally - I'm having to finally accept that I am starting my 5th decade on this Little Blue Rock - and as hard as I have tried, the years are finally starting to catch up with me. So adapting everything I know about my own skincare and makeup has kind of been turned on its head. We'll see how having access to all of my cosmetics will change things. :) Thank you for sharing so much great information.

  • @2FullMoons
    @2FullMoons Год назад +22

    I believe there definitely is something to color theory, you can just tell how harmoniously everything falls together, but I also believe that happiness looks best on people so wear whatever you want. Both ways is fine. I must say, my favorite was the light red, my jaw dropped, you looked SO beautiful in that color palette.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +4

      Well you’ve just got me to stay this color a little longer and not jump the gun to platinum 😂 loved your quote, that is wonderful! 👏

  • @E42545
    @E42545 Год назад +22

    I have natural deep auburn hair (it goes from dark strawberry blonde in the summer to nearly chestnut in winter) and eyes that people have called anything from green to blue to grey. Unlike most natural redheads my skintone is extremely light olive/yellow undertones with zero natural flush. I have intentionally only ever worn black mascara and think the brown looks sickly and unnatural on me. I get the most compliments when I wear the “wrong” makeup colors for what’s supposed to be my color harmony, and I’m so grateful to be validated by the goddess of makeup herself that (esp with the current resurgence) it’s basically total bullshit 😂💛

    • @britegrl03
      @britegrl03 Год назад +6

      Yes, people don't fit in a box. So according to this color-harmony thing if you had violet eyes and dark hair like Elizabeth Taylor , what are you supposed use according to this guide?

    • @rockygirl5690
      @rockygirl5690 Год назад +1

      We sound similar except my eyes are a warm brown. My eyes being brown, brown mascara gets lost on me and isn't very visible. A lot of the colors they recommend for redheads seem to be for cooler tones so they don't usually look good on me either.

    • @E42545
      @E42545 Год назад +1

      @@rockygirl5690 exactly! It’s like the general perceptions of redheads is exclusively pink and cool toned- I used to model and have never once had a MUA correctly foundation match me bc they argue that because of my hair I belong in cool toned foundation. My skin is literally green in certain light it is so warm toned 😂 PS- I’m so jealous, I always wished I was one of the redheads with brown/tawny eyes, absolutely elite combo and my personal favorite 🥹❣️

  • @laudantiumtarot
    @laudantiumtarot Год назад +5

    *moves across the country, has panic attack in seedy motel, sees EP has put up a new video, starts applying lipstick* It’s so good to see someone so deserving of her position in life to have it!

    • @tula1433
      @tula1433 Год назад +1

      Lol thought I was the only one having panic attacks in seedy motels !

    • @TishyRose
      @TishyRose 9 месяцев назад

      You were sort of meditating in a way there. I know this a ‘jokey’ comment from a time when you felt stressed, but I like to think that you really did get a bit of inner calm come over you as you focused on something that interested you, and soothed yourself by using your lipstick, taking control over what stimuli you could while in a situation you weren’t 100% happy in.
      That’s really lovely if that’s the case, choosing to self-soothe and yes maybe you might have felt silly so you left a jokey comment but I don’t think it’s silly to want to do what comforts you when you’re stressed and I think it’s important to be able to self-soothe and be as unashamed as possible of what brings us a little calm or happiness as long as we aren’t hurting anyone or ourselves. Do what ya gotta do! 😸
      Hope things are less stressful for you now :)

  • @kikidevine694
    @kikidevine694 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love it; we have this impression that things were so refined and restrained, back in the day, and then we realise how very wrong we are!!
    The last time I remember seeing colour matching was the nineties; I have a feeling that it's going to resurface pretty soon, marketed as a 'revolution' in the way we do cosmetics

  • @jillbravo5252
    @jillbravo5252 Год назад +10

    I’ve had all different hair colors (pink, blue, purple, fire engine red, “natural” red, black, etc, etc, etc), but I’m a natural light blonde with green eyes. For shadow, no matter what color my hair was, I’ve always played up my eyes- browns, purples, scarlets, greens.
    I love when you make long form content- thank you, Erin 🙂

  • @marissali61
    @marissali61 Год назад +8

    These looks are absolutely stunning! I loved the black and white transition between the blonde and brunette. Fascinating to see how makeup would transfer to tv back then

  • @debbiefox6846
    @debbiefox6846 Год назад +1

    Erin you are so beautiful. You look like a Hollywood star.😊 The platinum hair on you looks gorgeous. All the hair colors look fab as well as your natural black hair. Really loved the green shadows on you. I'm so glad you said" hey if you have blue eyes then wear blue eyeshadow". I used to do that when I was a young teenager and a few girls made fun of me. Now I feel like there are very few " don't ever do that" situations when it comes to makeup. It should be fun and make us feel good about ourselves. I rarely ever wear makeup & don't wear it more than 1 handful of times a year for the last 35 yrs I'd say. That said I do love makeup and your knowledge of makeup is impressive & so interesting.

  • @sundus928
    @sundus928 Год назад +9

    In my Teenage years , I HATED makeup. Idk if it was internalised Misogyny or the fact no one really teaches us Self-care, Etiquettes and Womanhood but I was really proud (🙄) of being a Tom boy.
    Now as a Young Adult, I've learnt alot from Vintage Content Creators. I've learnt the beauty and simplicity of life , modesty , Thrifting , Elegance and Self-care ,and Ofcourse Beauty secrets. In this age where everyone says " Be yourself" no one truly teaches how to be Ourselves. So I owe alot to all the "Vintage" Creators for teaching me Womanhood. THANK YOU🌷.

  • @hiyahandsome
    @hiyahandsome Год назад +6

    Love your makeup tutorials and your historical recreations! I grew up in the 50s & 60s and remember color harmony being a big thing back then as well. Nowadays makeup companies take into consideration the tone of your skin and hair, which makes a considerable difference don't you think? But when I was doing drag 30 years ago, I abided by those guidelines; for blonde hair and blue eyes, blue-grey eyeshadow, a pinkish blush and a deep rose lipstick. Plus big black false lashes and an overdrawn lip line, a la Joan Crawford and her Hunter's Bow lip shape. Cheers~

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +2

      Omg you are beyond fabulous! If you happen to be on Instagram please tag me with your drag looks! I am overjoyed to know you did drag during that time!! 🤩

  • @an_gigy
    @an_gigy Год назад +27

    Ughhh, I needed this.
    I love your collection and the history behind them! Thank you so much for sharing your passion for makeup with us. ❤️

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +9

      Thankyou for watching! I’m loving doing these longer videos ❤❤

    • @an_gigy
      @an_gigy Год назад +1

      ​@@erinparsonsmakeup and we love watching them! 👑

  • @smeasy18
    @smeasy18 Год назад +2

    I don't wear nor do I do makeup but I am absolutely obsessed with your channel!! I just love the artistry creativity and the history of your videos!

  • @susanadepaz3578
    @susanadepaz3578 Год назад +3

    Love how true to the times you did this makeup, I'd live to see a 70's makeup tutorial.

  • @angelsnaiilz
    @angelsnaiilz Год назад +8

    omg!! i have been thinking about this topic a lot recently!! i’m all for breaking style/makeup rules, however, i also think it’s REALLY helpful to know which colors and styles will naturally compliment your face. i wish more people discussed this in general. its so cool to see what they were saying in the 30s!

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +4

      I definitely am not about rules with makeup but certainly was interesting to see how certain combinations were truly flattering 😮 so glad you enjoyed! Now you have to try 🤗

    • @angelsnaiilz
      @angelsnaiilz Год назад

      @@erinparsonsmakeup yesss!!!! ❤️❤️

  • @genevieveeee1210
    @genevieveeee1210 Год назад +7

    girl, your voice is literally so smart if that makes sense 💀💀 i never have to skip through like any of ur videos bc everything u talk about is just so interesting idk how to explain it lol

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +1

      Considering how much of a hard time I give my editor that means a lot 😅 I’m a slow talker so I’m always like take out all my pauses. She works hard 😂❤❤

  • @alderpotz
    @alderpotz Год назад +8

    Glad you started this channel ❤️ I love makeup videos and the 'beauty community' is not giving it, finally something educational, interesting, and glamorous ❤️❤️❤️

  • @NF-ru5vu
    @NF-ru5vu Год назад +1

    I’m not particularly a make up person but I LOVE your videos and shorts Erin! So fascinating and so well researched, I feel like I learn something new every time I watch!

  • @adelynne.7502
    @adelynne.7502 Год назад +17

    Everything looks good on you❤ I never I have this much interest on vintage makeup before I watch your channel. You're truly an Icon, Queen 💅🏻

  • @ollielolliel.o.l.9284
    @ollielolliel.o.l.9284 Год назад +4

    This is all so fascinating. I have always been challenged by color harmony because I’m golden blond/brown hair, blue/green/grey eyes, and fair skin with olive undertones. Certain colors change my eye color, and really light powders look weird on me because of my olive tones. I have found makeup that works for me, but always love to try new things. Love all your content!

  • @areebasbops
    @areebasbops Год назад +1

    Erin, you are absolutely fabulous! I love hearing about the history of makeup, and you make it so interesting! It's so refreshing to hear about the way makeup has evolved. I adore you!

  • @fakethugtears4173
    @fakethugtears4173 Год назад

    I am absolutely obsessed with these intimate lessons, I feel like I’m in the studio with you! You’re a gem, don’t stop! 💅

  • @jan-willemwijnbergen9586
    @jan-willemwijnbergen9586 Год назад +6

    The green eyeshadow looks fab on you!

  • @AlisonInCT1971
    @AlisonInCT1971 Год назад +5

    Keep these coming please!! Best beauty videos in a very long time here on YT! It's different, it's fascinating, and it's history. I'm loving your channel! You can't tell by my profile pic (I'm not wearing makeup in it lol) but I am a lifelong makeup lover, and at 51, I'm finding that the history of beauty and makeup is even more fascinating than just slapping it on. It's always interesting to find out where trends came from and how products have evolved over time. Thank you so much for giving us this important history lesson and adding something new and unique and special to the YT beauty space! 💄❤️
    P.S. Would love to see you do 60's, 70's and definitely 80's looks.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +2

      What a thoughtful and lovely message ❤ Thankyou! I will certainly take all three of those suggestions 😅 🤗

    • @AlisonInCT1971
      @AlisonInCT1971 Год назад +1

      @@erinparsonsmakeup you're most welcome! Honestly, your content is a breath of fresh air in an oversaturated industry just looking to push products on the consumer. Its exhausting. I'm so looking forward to all your future videos! 😊

  • @boop4239
    @boop4239 Год назад +1

    I swear I look forward to every time you post a video !! I never knew vintage makeup and it’s history would be so interesting, thank you for making it so fun and enjoyable 🫶
    Also you absolutely slayed all of the colour harmony looks 😌

  • @AnnaM-yz1rl
    @AnnaM-yz1rl Год назад +2

    I can listen to people like you for hours. You are obviously an expert in your area and LOVE it. Thank you for the great content!

  • @panchit0z
    @panchit0z Год назад +5

    I adore this channel!! And even more so, the long videos. The vintage aesthetic really warms my soul. Thank you for sharing your collection and knowledge with us 💕

  • @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293
    @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 Год назад +5

    I'm always overwhelmed when I watch any of your videos. The beauty, talent and inspiration comes at me from so many different angles-- kapow! What an extraordinary woman. Thanks Erin for sharing your passion, talent and inspired Self with us all. 🤯🥰💘

  • @mildlysalted3271
    @mildlysalted3271 Год назад +1

    Watching you do makeup and having a blast has made me want to play with makeup. You make it look fun and exciting and less of a chore. Thank you for your channel!

  • @MarcoCarrilloVlogs
    @MarcoCarrilloVlogs Год назад +4

    I discovered your channel a couple of weeks ago and it is truly amazing how much history make up can have, you look great too! So interesting to see what were the beauty standards back in the day, keep on the great content!✨

  • @Sunflower-wq6re
    @Sunflower-wq6re Год назад +6

    Really looking forward to this. I am an oldie 👵🏻 but never to old to learn. I love your videos and shorts .
    Beauty is from within and you have it in bucket loads .
    I admire so much what you do.
    As i said i am an oldie and i love my makeup , it has changed through the years but i still love leaving my home knowing i have tried to look my best.
    Ps i LOVE green eyeshadow in all shades.
    Thank you for your videos and thank you for being you , you are beautiful inside and out.
    💕 🇬🇧

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад

      Oh please tell me in which decade we’re you a teen or in your 20’s? I’m so curious what the makeup was like in that moment 🤗

    • @Sunflower-wq6re
      @Sunflower-wq6re Год назад +1

      @@erinparsonsmakeup Early 50,s and i remember my mum using rouge in a round cardboard box and the black ashes from the coal fire to darken the eyebrows and lashes , and squeezy hairspray that was like glue round the top. When i was allowed to wear makeup ( middle 60,s ) it was all about the big hair big lashes etc as you know, either that or the flower power look. I remember drawing butterflies on the side of my eyes. The 70,s were good and my favourite lipstick of all time was by Miss Selfridge in Copper Knockers and Iron Maiden. The colours were beautifull . And i loved Miners makeup . The 80's were great 90's too fast forward to 2023 and i still love my makeup. I just wish i could have wore red lipstick it made me look so harsh and i have always envied anyone who can wear it.🌻

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад

      @@Sunflower-wq6re wowwww butterflies! I adore you!! I’m gonna search for those lipsticks - also I have some miners makeup, they had the coolest eyelashes! Thanks so much for all the info, you sound so fabulous! You don’t need that red 🤗

    • @Sunflower-wq6re
      @Sunflower-wq6re Год назад

      Thank you so much, by the way the lipstick was Iron Lady not Iron Maiden ! Everyone in the UK wore those two lipsticks in the 1970's i wish they still made them i would certainly still wear them now .
      Loved the video 🤗

  • @rosechardonnay5351
    @rosechardonnay5351 Год назад +1

    Keep sharing all this vintage/historical beauty content I'm obsessed!!! I've been following you on Insta for a while so I'm glad you're doing longer format videos here on YT!

  • @memehnto
    @memehnto Год назад

    You are singlehandedly reviving my love and interest in beauty history and makeup! Which is saying a lot, since I'm actually a MUA myself 😅 Thank you for being so passionate and inspiring!

  • @ggeemmiinnii
    @ggeemmiinnii Год назад +4

    Your videos are so fun. Much needed creativity + positive escapism for today's world.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +2

      It truly allows me to escape too so thanks for indulging me 😅 🤗!

  • @kathykit7629
    @kathykit7629 Год назад +2

    So fun to watch. I loved seeing Gloria Stuart in your vintage makeup book.

  • @evilmushroom6050
    @evilmushroom6050 Год назад +1

    I definitely need to try this with the different looks. I have green eyes and dark hair and have found that purple/pink looks always work for me. Thanks for the awesome videos!

  • @tinasteadman8187
    @tinasteadman8187 Год назад

    I love this channel and your personality is just refreshing. Zero vanity, just a passion for the looks. Bravo.

  • @brieem6815
    @brieem6815 Год назад +2

    RUclips university Beauty community needed you! So grateful for all your videos! I truly enjoy your content !!

  • @slightly.floating
    @slightly.floating Год назад +5

    woo i'm early! hey this is so cool, I love seeing 30's style guides in COLOR! I'm honestly shooketh over how pigmented some of these products were.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +1

      It is wild! 😮 and so bright!

    • @slightly.floating
      @slightly.floating Год назад

      @@erinparsonsmakeup I do have a question for you, because I know from watching your makeup collection video you did have some items from later on, like 70s/80s makeup. So with vintage beauty, I know especially the early 1900s-1960s there was a typical beauty "standard" of looking, but as you get into the 70s there's more of a branching off of different styles. Would you ever be interested in doing a video about the emergence of subculture/counterculture makeup? Like early punk/goth looks? I mostly ask because I would just love to see you recreate siouxsie sioux's makeup haha. If not that's totally ok! Might inspire me to do it myself I've been trying to come up with ideas for my own vids too so if anything just watching yours has been very inspiring 😊

  • @danielaf.chavez5979
    @danielaf.chavez5979 Год назад

    I just love hearing you speak so passionately about makeup. Keep them videos coming pleaseeeee ❤

  • @dudzmota
    @dudzmota Год назад +2

    So cool! I don't use make up myself, but learning how society has changed troughout the years trough the lens of makeup artistry and beauty standarts is fascinating and you are amazing at doing so! So so cool! Congrats!

  • @juggledgeese
    @juggledgeese Год назад +3

    I'm sad there was no blue eyes brunette in the book. 😭 But I loved the video regardless! I really enjoy the history of makeup type videos.

  • @QueenOfIraqPacha
    @QueenOfIraqPacha Год назад +9

    You are my favorite in RUclips I have learned so much from you hun ❤

  • @Antiagingalchemy
    @Antiagingalchemy Год назад

    I LOVE how you appreciate makeup history. And you look stunning in every look you tried! 💋💋

  • @ImACraftyNurse
    @ImACraftyNurse Год назад +1

    Hi Erin! I absolutely cannot get enough of your content!! Keep them coming! You’re one of a kind ❤️❤️❤️

  • @moniquehvshogendoornvs2348
    @moniquehvshogendoornvs2348 Год назад +3

    I love greens and purple, stil were it with silver hair. My eyes hazel-green.
    Can you please do a silver wig? And the best make up for grey woman.

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +1

      I’m going to order one now! I’d love to try actually 🤗

  • @aliarif-uq8we
    @aliarif-uq8we Год назад +5

    where can i buy the book? also ur so pretty when u do vintage

    • @erinparsonsmakeup
      @erinparsonsmakeup  Год назад +4

      I just added the links 🤗! And Thankyou that’s so sweet!

  • @hannahhartnett424
    @hannahhartnett424 Год назад

    Really love how thorough you are with research and well spoken with ur presentation of it!! So fun to geek out on this video

  • @sydneysaenz4667
    @sydneysaenz4667 Год назад

    You are so informative, professional, and enthusiastic! I could binge watch your videos forever! ♥️

  • @EdCayo
    @EdCayo Год назад

    Is it too much if I say this fills my soul? I love everything vintage and you express it so beautifuly, I just cannot, every look fits you like a glove, seriosly looking forward for more content!!

  • @chadr1856
    @chadr1856 Год назад

    The light red look was EVERYTHING omg

  • @alexm5099
    @alexm5099 Год назад

    Wow! This is not only a gorgeously made and super fun video, but it really gives a perspective on the technology and mindset of an era that's both foundational to and so different from ours! You're such a brilliant communicator and educator in addition to being a 🔥🔥🔥 makeup artist.

  • @elizabethruggiero9950
    @elizabethruggiero9950 9 месяцев назад

    I learn so much from you, Erin! I’m such a vintage freak in all aspects of life.. music, fashion, movies… life seemed so simple then. Of course, we know it wasn’t. But I so enjoy your take on all things beauty. Truly enjoyable to watch!

  • @ninamorrish5210
    @ninamorrish5210 10 месяцев назад +1

    You're so beautiful! I just adore your content: the glamour, the education, the aesthetic and your delivery....amazing! ❤🎀💄

  • @Valentino22231
    @Valentino22231 Год назад

    Erin, thanks for the homage to the 30’s and 40” actress and make up. Although I don’t wear make up, I am in love with the look of those eras { music, film, celebrities, fashion, way of life). Your tutorial was excellent! Clear, concise communication, well spoken, fun, inviting, entertaining, and deliberate! Your videos are always fabulous! Get it girl, you rock!

  • @mlpencola
    @mlpencola Год назад

    So wonderful! You just took me back to being a little girl dressing up in my Nana's high heels and her "doing my makeup"/watching her do her makeup!!! She literally used the EXACT same steps for rogue & lipstick which wereher #1s!!! Wonderful! Thank you! ✨️

  • @kristinheatherstarone6905
    @kristinheatherstarone6905 Год назад +1

    I have a face like my mom’s and we both naturally look like silent film stars with large hooded eyes, tweety bird lips, moon faces w full cheeks and high cheekbones, thin curved eyebrows, tiny cute shaped noses, white skin. We’re Russian, German, and Irish decent. It’s like, the opposite of the sultry, ethnic look that’s been “hot” since the past 20 years, but I love watching your videos!

    • @kristinheatherstarone6905
      @kristinheatherstarone6905 Год назад +1

      Like, our faces legit look like the model on the rouge box!! She is light blonde and I have chestnut brown hair

  • @Ecastillo_
    @Ecastillo_ Год назад

    Love! Love! Love it all!! Seriously!! Thank you for staying true to your passion and bringing these looks to life! 💕

  • @OhSoSillyMee
    @OhSoSillyMee Год назад

    I am obsessed with you and your videos! I have gotten away from the Beauty Community I was once so obsessed with but these are so fresh and new and informative and you explain everything so beautifully!!!

  • @suzy8track
    @suzy8track Год назад

    Thank you! I find this all fascinating! Love the history and seeing the vintage colors. I remember when I was a little girl my grandmother had a small tin of rouge that had a little powder puff that you used to put it on. This was in the 70s, but that tin looked much older and the color was a pretty vivid bright pink.

  • @IngenuousSoprano
    @IngenuousSoprano Год назад

    I love learning about the different color harmony theories from various eras.
    What I think makes the most sense is more along the lines of Kathryn Kalisz, the idea being that it all depends on how your skin reacts to colors and the colors react to your skin. It has nothing to do with how your hair or eyes appear (a real godsend to someone with hair in the center of a blonde, brown, red venn diagram) or how light or dark complected you are, only how color and skin react to each other.