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WELL PLASTERED

Well Plastered (1932)

Good footage of woman being given beauty treatment.

BODY CULTURE

Body Culture (1934)

Good footage of diet and fitness equipment used to give a women better fitness and a...

TO PLUCK OR NOT TO PLUCK

To Pluck Or Not To Pluck (1932)

Whether 'tis nobler to have your eyebrows plucked or leave them wild!

GRACE!

Grace! (1932)

Stretching exercise demonstrated by a very supple woman - not for those with bad backs!

EYELASH GADGET

Eyelash Gadget (1938)

A model demonstrates an eyelash curler.

TRAVELLING DOG BEAUTY PARLOUR issue title - ARMS AND CHARMS

Travelling Dog Beauty Parlour Issue Title - Arms And Charms (1939)

Nice story about a mobile...

SCHOOL FOR BEAUTY

School For Beauty (1945)

Footage of young girls being trained at a beauty clutter school.

 

 

WAX BATH

Wax Bath (1952)

Wax bathing parlour for women attempting to lose weight, London.

SLAPPING UP CHARM

Slapping Up Charm (1946)

Women receiving beauty treatment.

HOW TO MAKE UP

How To Make Up (1947)

A work-weary woman is made over at a beauty salon.

MIXING FACE POWDER

Mixing Face Powder (1958)

A girl orders face powder and watches beautician making it for her.

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS ?

Can You Believe Your Ears ? (1934)

Guess the everyday sounds before the film of the action is shown.

ETERNAL YOUTH

Eternal Youth (1931)

A new way of keeping a slim figure is demonstrated - vigorous leg manipulation!

DOG BEAUTY SHOP

Dog Beauty Shop (1932)

Footage of dogs in Canada being given full beauty treatment.

MARGARET MORRIS MOVEMENT

Margaret Morris Movement (1938)

Margaret Morris shows girls how to stand and breathe correctly as they...

PAINTED STOCKINGS

Painted Stockings (1940)

Good item showing a girl painting liquid stockings on her legs and drawing...

ARTIFICIAL EYELASHES

Artificial Eyelashes (1949)

Manufacture of artificial eyelashes from human hair.

SWIMSUITS aka Slimwear

Swimsuits AKA Slimwear (1952)

Women show off latest slimming clothing whilst doing the house work....

NOSE PIERCING

Nose Piercing (1954)

Nose piercing in London - a new beauty spot.

MOBILE BEAUTY SALON FOR LAND GIRLS

Mobile Beauty Salon For Land Girls (1948)

Land girls receive beauty treatment in mobile beauty salon.

GLAMOUR TREATMENT

Glamour Treatment (1950)

Girl receives a head to toe beauty treatment in London's cosmetic salon.

STEAM BATH

Steam Bath (1954)

Item showing two men visiting the Finnish sauna bath in Aylesford, Kent.

MECHANISED EXERCISE

Mechanised Exercise (1961)

Glamour girls in stilettos demonstrate the latest equipment at a new...

MEN'S HAIR STYLES

Men's Hair Styles (1956)

A fabulous 'Elephant Trunk' quiff is created for a teddy boy at Cyril's...

MY TOILET - BY A LOCO

My Toilet - By A Loco (1920-1929)

Glamour girl having a wash contrasted with a locomotive being cleaned by a...

THAT CROWNING GLORY

That Crowning Glory (1937)

Great story showing the hairstyles that suit different face shapes, with very...

PERMANENT TINTING

Permanent Tinting (1928)

A woman submits to facial tattooing in order to have permanently rosy cheeks.

YOURS AND THEIRS!

Yours And Theirs! (1931)

Film comparing beauty regime of Eve with that of elephants!

IN BEAUTY'S CAUSE

In Beauty's Cause (1933)

Great film showing amusing and bizarre contraptions used for perming and drying...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 5 - FINGER TIPS

Feminine Pictorialities No. 5 - Finger Tips (1934)

Golden false nails and miniature pictures...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 17 - TAKING THE

Feminine Pictorialities No. 17 - Taking The "Add" From Adipose (1934)

Latest slimming aid is a...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 19

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 19 (1935)

Device for stretching exercises, colour therapy...

PARIS SAYS - A GLIMPSE AT THE FAMOUS PARIS HAIRDRESSING EXHIBITION

Paris Says - A Glimpse At The Famous Paris Hairdressing Exhibition (1931)

Various shots of the...

SPINES OF THE GAY NINETIES - NOT THE VOGUE TODAY

Spines Of The Gay Nineties - Not The Vogue Today (1932)

Cute film showing exercises that should be...

PAINT GOES TO EVE'S HEAD !

Paint Goes To Eve's Head ! (1933)

Item about paint being used to inspire new hairstyles for women.

EXERCISER issue title - AIRWAY

Exerciser Issue Title - Airway (1938)

Footage of a woman using a new electronic fitness device.

BEAUTY CARE aka BEAUTY CULTURE

Beauty Care AKA Beauty Culture (1939)

Beauty tips from the past.

GLAMOUR MAKING issue title is CHARMED I'M SURE

Glamour Making Issue Title Is Charmed I'm Sure (1939)

Beautician Rosemary Andree gives three...

DOG BEAUTY PARLOUR

Dog Beauty Parlour (1940)

Dogs are washed, groomed and even have manicures at Australian canine beauty...

PATRICIA DAINTON

Patricia Dainton (1950)

Patricia Dainton has sequinned flower painted onto her skin as fashion...

SECRETS OF MAKE-UP

Secrets Of Make-Up (1944)

Gerry Fairbank shows how to apply make-up professionally.

BATHING CANARY

Bathing Canary (1952)

Canary breeder bathes his canaries then dries them in specially heated cage.

BEAUTY CULTURE

Beauty Culture (1953)

Great shots of scary-looking beauty treatments at the Academy of Beauty Culture.

HAIRDRESSING

Hairdressing (1948)

Carmen England straightens black women's hair at British Colonies Club in London.

LONGEST HAIR

Longest Hair (1950)

Mrs Anderson - owner of the world's longest hair in Kensington, London.

BEAUTY TREATMENT

Beauty Treatment (1951)

Bernadette D'Esperance shares her beauty treatment for the over 50s.

DRY-HEAT BATH

Dry-Heat Bath (1953)

Footage of young woman having a dry bath at beauty clinic in London

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 2

Caught By The Camera No. 2 (1934)

New ideas caught by the camera: showgirls have body make-up sprayed...

MODERNISM IN THE HOME

Modernism In The Home (1929)

Lovely art deco tableware, wallpaper, lamps, etc.

GIVING THE MISS TO MISS ADIPOSE

Giving The Miss To Miss Adipose (1931)

A bevy of bathing beauties frolic in the waves at the beach.