In the 1920s, British and American women often put ink on their feet to pretend they were wearing socks.
In 1936, Cliftonville (UK) organized a beauty contest “No Face” to give all contestants a fair evaluation of their body shape.
“Ironing hair” literally in 1964
Ladies go skin-dyeing to increase glamor in Croydon, London, 1941
Ice mask to tighten pores in 1931
Using coins to start the spray dyeing machine in 1949
Specialized hair dryer of the 1940s
The French breast enlargement machine in the 1930s
Before the invention of the sunscreen in the early 1940s, women often covered them up when they went swimming.
The hair dryers of the 1920s were much bigger than we might imagine
X-rays showing deformation of the joint when women wearing corsets too tight (left) in 1908
A brush with a mirror helped women rub their back in 1940
