Cosmetics
Mystery Illustration 113
What famous actress is this? HINT: her most notable role involved even more makeup than she wears here.The answer is here. Or after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 16, 2024 -
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Category: Cosmetics, Hollywood, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #557
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 24, 2023 -
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Category: Cosmetics, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Advertising, Twentieth Century
Blue Eyeshadow Should Be Illegal
Paula Begoun calls herself "The Cosmetics Cop". And as such she firmly believes that blue eyeshadow is violating some kind of law.You can read the full book (published 1985) at archive.org.
In 1991, she came out with a follow-up: Blue Eyeshadow Should Absolutely Be Illegal. Evidently her feelings on this matter had only grown stronger over time.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 14, 2022 -
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Category: Cosmetics, Books, 1980s
The Philco Overnighter
Those gals! Can't even listen to music without touching up their lipstick!
Ad source.
Photo source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 25, 2021 -
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Category: Cosmetics, Radio, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s, Women
Follies of the Madmen #493
Yak, yak, yak on the phone all day about makeup! Those gals!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 18, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Cosmetics, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s, Women
Dr. Organic’s Snail Gel
The home page.
Harvested from free-roaming snails under controlled conditions, this moisturising, soothing ingredient combines the unique properties of Helix Aspersa Muller with organic Aloe vera and a blend of bioactive plant ingredients. This secretion is produced from snails that are farmed humanely and are free to roam. On their travels, they move over glass panels which are used to safely collect the mucus secretion, which is then filtered and concentrated by vacuum evaporation to reduce its water content, before a mild preservative is added to maintain its shelf life.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 23, 2020 -
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Category: Animals, Cosmetics, Patent Medicines, Nostrums and Snake Oil, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust
Follies of the Madmen #460
Those are growing underwater plants surrounding the buried woman. This is plainly a mermaid, a superhuman, or an unnaturally happy Mob victim.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 06, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Cosmetics, Death, 1960s
Benefits from the Space Program
You can read the text at the source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 14, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Cosmetics, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy
Follies of the Madmen #381
If you're going to make an outrageous claim for your product, why not go big!
Alice Pearce.
Joey Heatherton.
One source I have seen credits this ad to the famous George Lois.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 06, 2018 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Body Modifications, Business, Advertising, Cosmetics, 1960s
Kenner Easy Care Manicure Set
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 21, 2016 -
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Category: Cosmetics, Stereotypes and Cliches, Toys, Children, 1970s
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