Kodachrome was invented in 1935, but I don't think color film for snapshots was in widespread use during the '50's (color snapshots on desk).
Color film was only for special shots. My Dad had two cameras. One had b&w, the other held color and would go many months before the roll was used up and developed.
While color photography certainly existed in the '50's black and white film was still common. My family had studio portraits taken in black and white and hand colored by someone at the studio.
Also, someone needs to tell this woman that lipstick was indeed common in the '50's. Conditioners, not so much. Moreover, if you washed your hair once a week that was considered enough. My family didn't have a shower. We had to wash our hair in the sink and that wasn't so easy. For some reason I don't recall our hair looking greasy -- maybe our non-use of conditioners had something to do with it.
My family also didn't have an automatic washer or dryer. We used an electric powered wringer type washer and hung the clothes outside to dry. (Or in the basement in winter.)
No-wrinkle fabrics weren't around either. Pretty much everything had to be ironed -- tablecloths, men's boxer shorts, dress shirts, sheets, handkerchiefs (used instead of paper tissues), etc. Ironing took many hours and was less fun than surfing the Internet.
Yes, there was color film in the forties. I have a whole trunk full of them.