Spruce up like our great grandparents

Taking care of the beauty is an everlasting story among women. Over the times, women have been sharing the tips of hairstyles, makeup, dressing, which reflects some aspects of history and culture. Some may have faded away and been replaced by modern trends, so a kind of ancient beauty become forgotten.
With a hope to restore this forgotten beauty, Under The Green Moss is pleased to introduce our third video – the tutorial “Spruce up like our great grandparents”. This is our first filming which may contains a lot of error and inaccuracy due to the limited reference materials and lack of experience, but we hope to bring back some echo of the past. Please watch it and share with us your knowledge that the video could not include.
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References:
Phan Kế Bình, Việt Nam PhongTục
Ðoàn Thị Tình, Trang phục Việt Nam
Nhất Thanh , Đất lề quê thói
Trần Quang Đức, Ngàn năm áo mũ
Thế giới diệu kì của Albert Kahn - Vietnam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzjUgar9jPM) Upload by VN Media TV
Special thanks to Mrs Nguyễn Thị Vết, Hà Nội for sharing her experience

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