Make-Up

Permanent Tinting (1928)

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

Mixing Face Powder (1958)

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

New Style Lipstick (1948)

Girl demonstrating all in one lipstick mirror.

Painting The Lily! (1936)

Great item about young ladies getting tattoos, some have permanent lip colour or eyebrows, another has a Chinese dragon tattooed on her thigh.

Painting Toe Nails (1936)

Toe nail painting service at the beach.

Patricia Dainton (1950)

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

Power Slave AKA Slave Automation Or Radio Active Power Manipulator Or Robot Hand Or Remote Control Manipilator (1958)

In this item a robotic arm, designed for use in nuclear accidents, shows how it can also apply lipstick.

School For Beauty (1945)

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

Science Beats Wrinkles (1961)

Footage of Osteopath at work with equipment to remove women's wrinkles. Kent.

Secrets Of Make-Up

Good item about how make-up should be applied on different face shapes to achieve the best results.

Secrets Of Make-Up (1944)

Gerry Fairbank shows how to apply make-up professionally.

Stolen From Men (1962)

Shocking 60's fashion - green, white, golden nail polish, Mary Quant dresses, different colour toenails.

The Art Of Cosmetics - For Young And Old (1960)

Teenagers and old ladies applying makeup, and an examination of Egyptian beauty products

Well Plastered (1932)

Good footage of woman being given beauty treatment.

Yours And Theirs! (1931)

Film comparing beauty regime of Eve with that of elephants!

Make Up Issue Title Play Song And Patter (1937)

Plain girls are given makeovers by well-known beauty expert, Jean Barry.

Make Up Contest (1949)

Make-up competition produces amazing creations. Holland.

Make Up Artist (1947)

Make up artist at work making up a woman's face.

Beautifying! Where To Put The Accent! (1938)

Jean Barrie of 'Woman's Fair' magazine shows three women how to make the most of what nature has given them.

Eyelashes While You Wait (1930)

Technique for applying false eyelashes is demonstrated.

Beauty Treatment (1951)

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

Cosmetics (1942)

An item showing that cosmetics go back as far as ancient Egypt and Greece.

Easter Cosmetics Story (1960)

A young woman applying make-up, putting on a hat and going out.

Eve's Latest Novelty (1924)

The artist Arthur Ferrier paints designs on the fingernails of the actress Frances Carson.

Eyes Right For "Op-Art" (1965)

Make-up artist Douglas Young paints circles round Anita Hogg's eyes in new 'Op-Art' fashion.

Facial Design (1969)

Great face painting and sequin-covered eyes - good for illustrating 1960s makeup.

Farm Girl Beauty (1957)

A wholesome farm girl is transformed into a sophisticated beauty by a leading woman's magazine.

Feminine Pictorialities No. 26 - After The Bathe Is Over (1934)

Fab item shows a bracelet containing everything a girl needs to repair her makeup after a swim.

Fighting Father Time - A Beauty Parlour Peep (1922)

Great peep into what goes on at the beauty parlour - face packs.

Gilding The Lily (1931)

Miss Molly Lamont gives top tips for facial beauty.

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

Beautician Rosemary Andree gives three "plain" girls a hair and makeup makeover.

How To Make Up (1947)

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

Beatnik Beauty AKA Beautiful Beatnik (1963)

Beatnik girl is transformed into a glamorous young lady at beauty parlour, Mayfair London.