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10 Weirdest Beauty Devices

23SkidooWithYou

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"That’s right ladies, just remember that the secret to looking good (or at least thinking you look good) is hypoxia."

I laughed so loud, I scared the cat! LOL
This is great Amy J! Thanks for sharing.
 

RodeoRose

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lol I love the polka-dotted haz-mat suit look!

Hmm, I actually think that lipstick stencil could be a good idea...
 

LizzieMaine

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I can't believe they left off the Anita Nose Adjuster!

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Land-O-LakesGal

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I was a particular fan of the radiation beard removal, like cutting off a leg to loose weight. lol

Although the psycho expander comes in a close second just for the name.
 

Amy Jeanne

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I am sure there will be people sitting around discussing how people of our time got sprayed on tan, silicone injections, botox etc... in 50 years and saying similar things.

lol
I always wonder the same thing -- what stuff from today will be laughed at in 50 years for being ridiculous or dangerous!
 

HadleyH

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Two more weird devices

Eyelash stencil (1926)

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Innovative crooked back brush which is equipped with front and rear view mirrors so that she may see where she is scrubbing. (1947)
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LizzieMaine

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That hair-growing vacuum hat dingus was an idea that just kept coming back over and over again. it was revived in the late thirties by the Crosley company -- a reputable outfit known for radios and refrigerators, but rather than selling it to individuals it was sold to beauty parlors and barber shops as a "scientific treatment device."

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Barnum was right. And he was also bald.
 

HadleyH

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Tape Worms to stay thin - Yes Ladies and Gentlemen!

Sanitized Tape Worms - jar packed - easy to swallow!

Me thinks they were into something back then, hey?:D:D


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Katinka von K.

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Tape Worms to stay thin - Yes Ladies and Gentlemen!

Sanitized Tape Worms - jar packed - easy to swallow!

Me thinks they were into something back then, hey?:D:D


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What a shocker! I knew that some people swallowed them but I never would´ve thought that they sold them like candy...
 

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