The Gray Shadow

"Lift the gloom of gray that darkens your face!"

Source: The Raritan Township and Fords Beacon - Apr 10, 1936

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 26, 2014
Category: Advertising | 1930s | Hair and Hairstyling

Comments

There for a minute I thought that was a bag over her head and I thought, like, you know, like, well, she's not THAT bad lookin'. Ya know?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 11/26/14 at 09:41 AM

Don't know about then, but today beauticians hate boxed hair color. Gray shadow is a bit dramatic, but coloring the gray does take years off of ones perceived age.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 11/26/14 at 09:42 AM

I'd rather have gray hair than no hair. (I am rapidly approaching that state.) 😊

Posted by KDP on 11/26/14 at 03:27 PM

Thirty-some years later:

http://www.baerpm.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ad-miss-clairol-does-she-or-doesnt-she.jpg

Posted by Phred22 on 11/26/14 at 09:16 PM

Gray hair is better than no hair.

Posted by Charlie on 11/28/14 at 10:22 PM

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