I have acrylic nails. They're long, painted "girly" pink, and have rhinestones on each one. I have to take good care of them or they don't last. That means for all my chores like washing dishes, scrubbing sinks, and polishing furniture I have to wear Playtex gloves. Back in the 1950s wearing these type of gloves were common place.
A woman always took pride in her appearance back then. She never wanted her hands to get rough and dry... thus the gloves during chores. She also would have regular beauty shop appointments for perms, trims, and the occasional "touch up" on her color. It wasn't an exception to do these things but the norm.
In the 1950s, a woman always looked presentable during the day. Make-up would always be applied first thing in the morning and there were no such things as "sweats" or other grungy clothes worn. No, the lady of the house never looked like she was ready to go to a formal dance everyday... but she surely looked "put together" and presentable. Much of the time this was done for the husband's benefit more than anything else!
How a woman and her children looked were considered a direct reflection on how good of a provider the man of the house was. That's why the wife had such a focus on the housework and home decorating too.
Why not go get yourself some Playtex gloves and start a renaissance of 1950s living in that aspect as well?! Then go treat yourself to some beautifully feminine acrylic nails! You'll be happy with the results.
~Retro Wife
A woman always took pride in her appearance back then. She never wanted her hands to get rough and dry... thus the gloves during chores. She also would have regular beauty shop appointments for perms, trims, and the occasional "touch up" on her color. It wasn't an exception to do these things but the norm.
In the 1950s, a woman always looked presentable during the day. Make-up would always be applied first thing in the morning and there were no such things as "sweats" or other grungy clothes worn. No, the lady of the house never looked like she was ready to go to a formal dance everyday... but she surely looked "put together" and presentable. Much of the time this was done for the husband's benefit more than anything else!
How a woman and her children looked were considered a direct reflection on how good of a provider the man of the house was. That's why the wife had such a focus on the housework and home decorating too.
Why not go get yourself some Playtex gloves and start a renaissance of 1950s living in that aspect as well?! Then go treat yourself to some beautifully feminine acrylic nails! You'll be happy with the results.
~Retro Wife
1 comment:
HA! Thats so funny! I just bought a pair on Monday! I have the roughest hands anyway and try to keep them soft anyway I can..oh..and its for my husbands benefit! :)
Really great blog ya got going on here..keep it up!
Stacy--26 y.o "submissive" wife b/c I prefer old time values.
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