20th Century Beauty Quiz Part One

Bella Quiz: 20th Century Beauty, Part I

November 25, 2008

The nerd in me loves history and the lady in me loves makeup. So, imagine my excitement levels when a dear friend of mine lent me Face of the Century: 100 Years of Makeup and Style, a great coffee table book she picked up at a yard sale.

Filled with old pictures and writer Kate de Castelbajac's brilliant bits of beauty information, the book provides the details on makeup and style one decade at a time. Want to learn some fun facts from this read? Take my quiz to test your makeup smarts from the 1900s-1940s, and look for my quiz on the 1950s-1990s to come.

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Liz not lizzy 4 years 19 weeks

Wow. 3/5 and I guessed on all of them! It does sound like an amazing book though.

blueidblonde 4 years 20 weeks

Wow - some surpises!

blueidblonde 4 years 20 weeks

Wow - some surpises!

Black Velveteen 4 years 20 weeks

Damn, I got 0/5! :( Oh well, it was very interesting quiz. You learn something everyday! :)

Black Velveteen 4 years 20 weeks

Damn, I got 0/5! :( Oh well, it was very interesting quiz. You learn something everyday! :)

mcknoe 4 years 21 weeks

that was interesting and informative!

NouraBee 4 years 24 weeks

YAAAY 4 out of 5

NouraBee 4 years 24 weeks

YAAAY4 out of 5

gigill 4 years 25 weeks

I can't believe I got 4/5!

gigill 4 years 25 weeks

I can't believe I got 4/5!

Shadowdamage 4 years 25 weeks

I would love that book. On a side note 25 cents in the context of 1915 seemed like a lot of money...I did some net snooping and came up with this comparison: A bottle of Worchestershire sauce was about 10 cents. If you figure today a bottle would be about 3 bucks, right? So 25 cents then "roughly" amounts to 7-8 dollars..or so. (Ok not perfect math but anyways)...that's about right for a drugstore mascara product, if anything these days that's on the cheaper side since some can be 12-17 dollars even when its a drugstore line. I got this info from a page of prices from New Jersey in 1915..some interesting reading: http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/prices/1915.html

Shadowdamage 4 years 25 weeks

I would love that book.On a side note 25 cents in the context of 1915 seemed like a lot of money...I did some net snooping and came up with this comparison:A bottle of Worchestershire sauce was about 10 cents.If you figure today a bottle would be about 3 bucks, right?So 25 cents then "roughly" amounts to 7-8 dollars..or so. (Ok not perfect math but anyways)...that's about right for a drugstore mascara product, if anything these days that's on the cheaper side since some can be 12-17 dollars even when its a drugstore line.I got this info from a page of prices from New Jersey in 1915..some interesting reading:http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/prices/1915.html

fifthdaughter 4 years 25 weeks

That is so awesome! I'll have to get the book from the library.

L0neLyHeArT 4 years 25 weeks

Great quiz. I'm a history buff and its interesting to learn about makeup in the early 20th century.

ECULeah 4 years 25 weeks

25 cents in 1915?!

ECULeah 4 years 25 weeks

25 cents in 1915?!

Juicylemon 4 years 25 weeks

3 out of 5! That's so interesting, I love history and make-up too and while doing the quiz I felt like reading a book like this one.

melizzle 4 years 25 weeks

Wow, I failed miserably... definitely some interesting info!

Francoisehardly 4 years 25 weeks

I need to check for that book, especially for anything before the 80s.

hyzenthlay20 4 years 25 weeks

I agree with FlamesofJune . . . I probably wouldn't have picked up this book if I saw it in the store, but that quiz was really interesting! Now it makes me want to check out the book!

lovelipgloss 4 years 25 weeks

Wow, I did pretty bad but this was all very interesting and it makes me want to learn more!

brittanyk 4 years 25 weeks

I didn't do so well, but that was definitely interesting. I learned something :)

aimeeb 4 years 25 weeks

Awesome!

aimeeb 4 years 25 weeks

Awesome!

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