1000 Year Old Makeup… just a glimpse into my EPIC Vintage Makeup Collection!

A few pieces from my EPIC vintage makeup collection. Ive been collecting for 30 years and have the worlds biggest collection! Makeup History and Vintage collecting is my passion!

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Lisa Eldridge X

Disclaimer
I can’t guarantee that all of the make-up and skincare products I recommend will suit you. I only use products I personally think are good having tried them on myself and my clients but everyone's skin is different and it's possible to be allergic to anything. Wherever possible, test products out on yourself before purchasing.

I only feature products I like, or want to try. The products I use in these videos are either purchased by me or sent to me by make-up companies to use in my professional capacity as a make-up artist for fashion and celebrity photo shoots, red carpet etc. I am also sent products by many of the top magazines to judge for awards.

I do not accept payment and am not sponsored to make any of the films on this channel. Some of the links under the videos and blog posts on my site are affiliated however and as stated before, I only feature products I like, or want to try.

[allanaramaa]

Lisa please never stop posting these videos on your collection! What an incredible look into HISTORY!! 😍😍😍

[petark]

Can someone bring back the old packaging it’s a piece of art honestly

[dianamvd]

Imagine a tv series about the history of makeup with Lisa Eldridge? I would watch it several times

[bettierusso]

Now I know I am really & Truly OLD. I am 64 yrs old, and this video was a wonderful trip through the past. I remember most of the make up on your table. My Grandmother's lovely things, then watching my beautiful mother that was a model for Breck ( one of the original Breck Girls) spending intense time observing her put up her waist-long hair in pin curls and applying her make-up to get ready for my father to come home. Then I got her things and some I still use today. The '70s were all about natural, but I do remember the birdhouse lipstick. It was not a real hit. We as teenagers thought it was too" little girl." The memories of the 60s "white" lipstick and Twiggy eyeliner and lashes fade to the clear tinted lip gloss of the 70s. Now, I see the trend fall back to the 50s wingtip eyeliner and false lashes. It is a definite improvement as far as I can see. Much more feminine. Now I am watching my Granddaughter use the 60s Hippie look and I can't help but giggle and feel old as I look at my old-fashioned makeup vanity and my ancestor's mirrors and perfume bottles and miss them all. Time has taken my youth but it cannot take my memories. Thank you for the post.

[emilianapiccini]

This woman... Her way of being a makeup artist is just unique.

[zusamy]

I can hear Lisa Eldridge talking about makeup all day. These products have history, so interesting to watch!

[jolienvsndijk]

Honestly wish that makeup still came in those "miniature" sizes. Nowadays makeup is sold in sizes that stand out in the store but you'll never be able to finish it before the use by date.

[lisly]

Me, having 15 year-old lipsticks:
"My makeup is not expired, it's vintage."

[keely_cn]

Lisa getting emotional about the former owners of this makeup is so touching. Lisa is making me emotional. Also, is anyone else concerned about all the eye infections that must have happened to those people spitting in their cake mascara?

[skincarewithaustin]

A 40 minute video of Lisa Eldridge talking about makeup history on a rainy day?! This is the ultimate treat☺️

As a side note: Lisa, I absolutely adored your book.

[LisaIsabelle]

"Any video I make is gonna be 5 hours long." That' isn't a problem for us, Lisa. ♥

[MG-npjj]

The Dunhill makeup set is so cheeky! Considering that it’s based on a “man’s” accessory that turns out to be a complete makeup set. Must be fun to have owned it if you lived in that era.

[vivianebernardon]

You can see that people had one item or two and really took good care of it, and used it for years. There wasn't this insane consumerism and people hoarding makeup items, only to later make declutter videos 🤭. The cases were beautiful and rich, and there's nothing of the like nowadays. Lovely to see it, please make a Netflix series about it.❤️

[theresag]

Lisa, my mother used triple milled flour as her powder for her non makeup dark brown skin to take down the shine. She used lipstick as her blush. The most interesting is she used the burnt carbon from burning a match on a porcelain plate. Then she would mix the carbon with a little water and used it as eyeliner and smokey eyeshadow. She use vasoline on her long naturally curly lash to help them to stand out.That was her look for going on stage in a ball gown like Dorothy Danridge and sing. My mother always had great skin and only needs powdering. She never wore foundation.

[quadbox]

I'm supposed to be studying for an Italian Medieval Literature exam, but this is far more interesting. Thank you so much for this insight into your collection, Lisa, I imagine a majority of us will never get the chance to have see such rare items in person, or be able to hear commentary like this. Have you ever thought of running a series of historical workshops?

[erinhughes]

💯 let’s get Netflix on board with a series here! “From Cleopatra to Covergirl- Lisa Eldridge explores the history of cosmetics”
Also can I order a sweatshirt? 💕✨ ... damn that’s a good series name just sayin ... 😂

[yensid]

My Mom sold Avon in the 60s & 70s as a side job. My first perfume & makeup as a young teen in the 70s came from Avon. I have some collector perfume bottles & decanters as well as some jewelry that I've held onto from Avon from that time period. I also have some vintage stuff of my grandmother's from the 20s. A rouge compact, some gloves, a pearl collar & matching clutch. I would have kept more but it's difficult when space is an issue & you're young & renting.

[estherherzog]

I wonder what future collector will find one of my products and imagine the glamorous times I had wearing it, when it really just sat in my "not sure I love it" box for 3 years.

[whoathatsanicememe]

One of my most treasured items is a 1920's powder compact that I got for my 14th birthday from my parents..its beautiful and made from tortoise shell...
If something ever happened to it I would be really upset.
I often wonder who owned it before.

[sarahjames]

I'm a history postgrad student and I'm obsessed with learning about make up in history!! I recently bought a Stratton powder compact second hand which I can only assume is from the 30s/40s by looking at its packaging but I love it so much because it's so beautiful to look at!