Anyone else collect vintage makeup? Post pics!

[DigThatBeat]

I love collecting and looking at old cosmetics, especially eye shadow and rouge. Here's some of mine:

Maybelline purple cream eye shadow from the late 30s.

Max Factor Supreme Lining 'No. 5 Light Blue', I don't know much about this.

Elizabeth Arden Eye Shado in 'Pearly Blue'.

Heather Rouge Oramber.

Harriet Hubbard Ayer Rouge, I don't know how old this is.

Hampden Powd'r-Base foundation in 'Flesh' and rouge in 'Bright', from 1940.

 

[cherry lips]

So pretty! Thanks for sharing.

 

[rue]

Heather Rouge Oramber.

I have that exact same one. My mom bought it for me, because of the name

 

[Kitty_Sheridan]

I do! But only wartime packaging. I'll take some photos this week and post. Love the packaging on yours!

 

[Miss Tuppence]

Me too! I was going to do some post on my blog about them, so once I have done that I shall share pics on here too.

 

[bellabella327]

Here is a pretty good video on the history of makeup (part 2 -40's-70's) with some products shown!

Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBbAqfIxUNM&feature=youtu.be&a

 

[rue]

Thank you for posting that video. Very interesting stuff

 

[DigThatBeat]

Here is a pretty good video on the history of makeup (part 2 -40's-70's) with some products shown!

Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBbAqfIxUNM&feature=youtu.be&a

Wonderful video! I love Lisa Eldridge, it was her Biba video that inspired me to finally start taking pictures of some of my makeup collection.

 

[cherry lips]

Loved the video! Now I've ordered Marsh's book as well.

 

[Lillemor]

Thanks for sharing. I'd like to after seeing Lisa Eldridge's youtube series on vintage make-up

 

[Coopsgirl]

I love collecting vintage makeup. Here's what I have.

1930s box of Elizabeth Arden powder

1930s lipstick

1920s and 30s makeup - all powder boxes are full and unopened

Lady Esther Powder

Tangee makeup

Lux soap and wave setting powder unopened

 

[Stray Cat]

1930s lipstick

1920s and 30s makeup - all powder boxes are full and unopened

I don't have any, so I envy you..

 

[Coopsgirl]

I found all of those at antique stores and I got most of them pretty cheap, a few bucks each. I have them displayed on my vanity in my bedroom like it's my real makeup. I actually keep the makeup I use in a drawer out of sight b/c the old stuff is prettier.

 

[Wire9Vintage]

Gorgeous photos all! I adore stuff like this, although I don't really have much. You can tell the quality of some of it because it still smells so dreamy. Except for old rancid lipstick! But I even kind of like that smell because I used to play in my mother's and grandmother's old make up (why oh why didn't I keep it!!??) when I was a kid, and there was plenty of rancid lipstick...so that's one of my very weird nostalgic smells.

More pictures?

 

[LittleMissToniJo]

What an awesome thread - this is so interesting. Those videos that were posted are amazing, too. Thank you so much for sharing this! Maybe I'll start collecting as well

 

[Bluebird Marsha]

I was reading the "sneak a peek" from "Retro Makeup" and in the 40's page the author refers to Cyclax of London producing a Service Beauty Kit for British servicewomen, and Elizabeth Arden producing a Service Kit, presumably for American servicewomen. Have any of you ladies (or gentlemen) seen these, or better yet own them? I've seen a few ads but I can't find an example of the real thing, and I'm developing a real lemming for them sight unseen.

 

[DigThatBeat]

Some of the stuff still needs to be cleaned, so, sorry about the dirt.

Max Factor Geminesse Caramello lipstick, 1960s - 70s.

John Robert Powers Shade 7 lipstick, 1940s.

Maybelline blue eyeshadow, late1930s.

Marcelle brown mascara refill, late 1940s.

Unknown brand (maybe Marcelle), eyeliner pencil refills, late 1940s.

Richard Hudnut Three Flowers Dainty Twin Compact.

WWII Elgin American powder and lipstick compact. Louisville, KY, October 1941

 

[DigThatBeat]

Maybelline Cake Mascara in Velvet Black from the 1950s.

Elizabeth Post Rouge in Natural.

Revlon Liquid Rouge in Pink. Anyone know what year this might be from?

Dorothy Gray Lipstick in Brown.

 

[cherry lips]

When is this one from? I love that the shade is called Natural, even though it's such a shockingly bright artificial pink!

Elizabeth Post Rouge in Natural.

 

[DigThatBeat]

When is this one from? I love that the shade is called Natural, even though it's such a shockingly bright artificial pink!

I think it's from the late 1940s-1950s, but I'm not sure. I don't know much about Elizabeth Post but back then a lot of brands only had three or four colors of rouge. So, this might have been the softest shade.