Anyone else collect vintage makeup? Post pics!

[DigThatBeat]

Outdoor Girl eye shadow, 1930s

Revlon lip brush, 1950s

Twiggy Eye Paint by Yardley, 1967

 

[Retro_GI_Jane]

Digthatbeat, you have an amaaaazing collection! I've only been so lucky to find a couple of Yardley compacts from the 50s, never been used and the one still have the insert advertising a beauty pamphlet you could send away for.

 

[Wire9Vintage]

DigThatBeat, that is one fantastic collection! I an so so so jealous!

 

[DigThatBeat]

The latest addition to my collection

Sphinx Eyes kit from the 1962 Cleopatra collection!

I don't have the box but I found the instructions online:

 

[Wire9Vintage]

Inspired by this thread, I've beginning to pick up a piece or two for a collection! I picked this up this morning, along with a Richard Hudnut rouge compact (and a bottle of L'Origan I posted about in the perfume thread). Can anyone ID it? I can't make out the label at all. It's a little pot of lipstick, about an inch and a quarter across.

Thanks!

 

[DigThatBeat]

That's an Avon Color Harmony Rouge compact from the 1950s, someone probably put the lipstick pot from another compact in there after they finished the rouge.
This is what the inside should look like:

 

[Wire9Vintage]

Yep! That's it. How about that... Thanks for the info! Nothing wrong with recycling!

 

[DigThatBeat]

Yep! That's it. How about that... Thanks for the info! Nothing wrong with recycling!

Yes! I actually love finding compacts that have pans or puffs from different products in them. It shows that the original owner really loved the compact and used it a lot.

 

[IartFashion]

Great pictures!
I attended an estate sale from a lady that used to collect compacts back in her youth.
Wanted to share a few pictures

 

[Wire9Vintage]

Whoa! You hit the mother lode there! Did you adopt any?

 

[DigThatBeat]

OH. MY. GAWD. Look at those beautiful compacts! I want to roll around in them.

 

[ThePowderKeg]

DigThatBeat, don't take this the wrong way, but I'd join you. Compact heaven!

 

[rene_writer]

Dang! Compacts used to be so pretty. Did you buy one?

 

[crwritt]

I don't really "collect', But I've had this for years. Marked Dunhill Vanity.Any idea how old it might be?
compact 001 by crwritt, on Flickr
compact 003 by crwritt, on Flickr

compact 002 by crwritt, on Flickr

Looks like someone's selling one very similar for over $100. Do you think this is an average price?http://branfordhouseantiques.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=branford-house-antiques&item=33595

 

[Deco Jill]

that's wonderful. It looks late 30's to early 40's to me... I've seen them a few times.

 

[DigThatBeat]

I love that Dunhill vanity! It is from 1928.
I've seen a few of them, one sold for $75 and another for about $500. The value really depends on the material, there were several different versions of this model:
nickel
brass
lacquer enamel in 6 different colors
silver-plated
gold-plated
sterling silver
solid gold

 

[crwritt]

I love that Dunhill vanity! It is from 1928.
I've seen a few of them, one sold for $75 and another for about $500. The value really depends on the material, there were several different versions of this model:
nickel
brass
lacquer enamel in 6 different colors
silver-plated
gold-plated
sterling silver
solid gold

Where would I find someone who would pay good money for this one?

 

[DigThatBeat]

With very clear, well-lit photos you could get $100 on ebay.

 

[crwritt]

With very clear, well-lit photos you could get $100 on ebay.

As a collector, do you feel that having the remnants of the original cosmetics in the compact increases the value of the item?

 

[DigThatBeat]

As a collector, do you feel that having the remnants of the original cosmetics in the compact increases the value of the item?

To me it does. Nothing upsets me more than when people clean all of the makeup out. Unless it's completely moldy and a health risk to have around, I would like to see the product/colors.