Enjoy a fabulous, fun filled workshop with Miss Lee! She will take you through make-up application and hairstyling from the most popular decades. These are hands-on workshops where you learn to transform yourself. Pull on your glad rags, grab some friends, bring some bubbles and snacks, then enjoy the loveliest afternoon you could imagine.
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Students bring along their own cosmetics, brushes and combs. You can bring your curlers/hot roller set if you want to learn on your own tools, however, we have the hot tools available as well.
1920s – Fabulous Flappers
Hair was bobbed, skirt hems came way up, foundation garments were pulled off… for the first time, progressive women started to push the boundaries! The daring style of flappers in the 1920s was cut short by depression and war – but made a lasting impression on style history.
Learn how to create iconic fingerwaves and the dramatic beauty of icons like Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, a young Joan Crawford, Josephine Baker, Anna May Wong and Bebe Daniels.
- Foundation & powder in your shade
- Eyeshadow – black, charcoal, dark green, dark purple, dark blue
- Eyeliner pencil
- Mascara
- Eyebrow pencil to match your natural colour
- False eyelashes (optional)
- Lipstick & lipliner – plum, burgundy
- Blusher / rouge
1930s – Hollywood Sirens
The depression ended the reign of the flapper and as the world moved into the latter half of the decade, 1930s fashion was heavily influenced by Hollywood’s glamour and the escapism it represented. Women were inspired by the style of icons like Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Wallis Simpson, Katherine Hepburn, Jean Harlow, Vivien Leigh and Carole Lombard.
Learn a truly glamorous, conservative hairstyle that shines in big bold curves. Coupled with the flawless look from the golden age of Hollywood.
Foundation & powder in your shade- Eyeshadow – neutral, light blue, light pink
- Eyeliner Pencil
- Mascara
- Lipstick & lipliner – dark red, maroon, raspberry
- Blusher / rouge
1940s – V is for Victory
We’ll all be ‘Victorious’ as you learn to create a classic war-time hair style.
One of our most popular workshops! As woman stepped into industrial roles, they created functional yet sophisticated hair styles. Then to celebrate the end of the war there rolls moved in to the V shape in beautiful and often elaborate styles. Learn to master the challenging Victory roll, with lots of tips and tricks along the way. You will learn to recreate classic make-up, including winged eyeliner and classic red lips… the iconic war-time pinup look.
- Foundation & powder in your shade
- Eyeshadow – nude, neutral, chocolate,
charcoal (all matte) - Eyeliner pencil
- Mascara
- Liquid eyeliner in black
- Lipstick & lipliner – dark red, maroon, plum, burgundy
- Blusher / rouge
1950s – Pin-up Waves & Perfect Pouts
Whether you see yourself as a vintage vixen or hottie housewife, our 1950s workshop is all about perfect pouts, alluring winged eyeliner and beautifully brushed out brick sets as you learn the absolute essentials for retro hair and makeup. This is a fabulous class for a beginner looking to dip their toes into the world of retro beauty! We cover voluminous hairstyles and beautiful, big, soft waves influenced by Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Jayne Mansfield, Jane Russell.
- Foundation & powder in your shade
- Eyeshadow – nude, chocolate, charcoal, pink, pearl (all matte),
- Eyeliner pencil
- Mascara
- Liquid eyeliner in black
- False eyelashes
- Lipstick & lipliner – cherry red, dark red, hot pink, pastel pink
- Blusher / rouge
1950s Up-dos!
This is the perfect beginner class where you will be introduced to the very basic hair setting techniques for vintage hairstyling. We mainly focus on the front of your hair, so you can really master a cute rockabilly inspired swirl or roll, which looks gorgeous teamed with accessories like scarves, flowers or a bandana. Great for anyone interested in bringing a retro or vintage twist to their everyday style, your pin-up look will be complete with flawless winged eyeliner and bold red lips.
- Foundation & powder in your shade
- Liquid eyeliner in black
- Mascara
- Eyebrow pencil to match your natural colour
- False eyelashes (optional)
- Lipstick & lipliner
- Blusher / rouge
- Scarves, bandanas, hair flowers
1960s – Boufants, beehives & twiggy eyes
Come along you groovy go-go girls and guys as we take you through 1960s hair techniques such as backcombing and smoothing to create the most voluminous killer beehive and bouffant dos. You’ll also learn how to purrrrrfect the feline-inspired winged eyeliner that was popular at the time, play with outta-sight eyeshadow shades and fabulous lip colours. If you’ve always wanted to recreate the gorgeous style of Priscilla Presley, Twiggy, Aretha Franklin, Bridgette Bardot and Elizabeth Taylor, than this is the workshop for you!
- Foundation & powder in your shade
- Makeup brushes
- Eyeshadow – anything goes!
- Eyeliner pencil
- Mascara
- Liquid eyeliner in black
- False eyelashes – the bigger, the better!
- Lipstick & lipliner – pastels, frosty or bright shades and glosses are also fine
- Blusher / rouge
1970s – Farrah’s Hair & Festival Flair
Learn to create Farrah’s big bouncy flick and the pastel eyeshadows or disco dazzle from the era known for festivals.
- Foundation & powder in your shade
- Makeup brushes
- Eyeshadow – pastel blue (festival) bright bold blue (disco)
- Eyeliner pencil
- Mascara
- False eyelashes – the bigger, the better!
- Lipstick & lipliner – pastels and pinks
- Blusher / rouge