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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.

HOW TO MAKE UP

How To Make Up (1947)

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

ARTIFICIAL EYELASHES

Artificial Eyelashes (1949)

Manufacture of artificial eyelashes from human hair.

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.

MEN'S HAIR STYLES

Men's Hair Styles (1956)

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

 

 

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.

POODLE BEAUTY PARLOUR

Poodle Beauty Parlour (1955)

Poodles being painted green and pink under disapproving eye of a Great...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 71

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 71 (1936)

Mobile beauty counter, hiker's safety disc and...