Wardrobe:

I am a big fan of vintage glamour, so I usually do my hair and makeup in a classic 1940s style, and my outfits usually reflect a mix of 1940s and 50s pin-up fashion with some modern punk rock elements. I like this period so much that I run a company called Coquette Faux Furriers that creates vintage style glamour accessories out of cruelty-free fabrics. For an everyday look, I usually wear fairly minimal makeup, unless I have a photoshoot or performance, but I almost always sleep in curlers to have some manner of vintage hairstyle.

Hair:

I use a mixture of foam curlers and wire and bristle rollers for my overnight set. I part my hair either on the side or middle, depending on how I want to style it, and then, starting at the crown of my head with a rat-tail comb, I section out my hair into 1x2 inch sections, and comb it smooth. Then I spray my dry hair with a heat-setting spray and roll up hair, with the hair going over the top of the curler. After all my hair is rolled up this way, I wrap it in a large silk head scarf and tie it in a knot at the top of my head, and sleep overnight with that. In the morning it should be dry, and I just unroll the curlers, run my fingers through my hair to separate it into ringlets, and it's done! If I feel like putting the front up in rolls, I'll section a triangle in the front for bangs, back-comb the underside, and roll it around two fingers to get the shape I want, and then pin into place from either side with bobby pins, and then finish it off with hairspray to keep any loose ends in place.

Make-Up:

For makeup, I just use a little concealer under the eyes, blush on the apples of my cheeks and a little mascara. I'll finish it off with red lipstick or just lipgloss.

My burlesque troupe GLAM-O-RAMA and I have written a book called the Pin-Up Bible that we hope to publish soon with all our tips for vintage glamour!