These beautifully illustrated vintage Pompeian Beauty ads may not feature the most modern of messages (the panicked “Do you look as young as your husband?” is my personal favorite) but the artwork is lovely, with dreamy deco details, vintage makeup and hair.
Don’t Envy Her – You Can Have Beauty Too
The joyous beauty of the bride holds every eye. Her happy eyes and tender smile are made more beautiful by the clear and healthful color of her cheeks. Such is the reward of the woman who knows the secret of Instant Beauty – who uses the complete ‘Pompeian Beauty Toilette’.
Don’t Envy Beauty. Use Pompeian.
‘How can I have beauty instantly for tonight?’ Every woman asks herself that question. Will she be the center of attraction at the theatre, the dance, or that jolly informal party? Yes, instant beauty is possible if she uses the ‘Complete Pompeian Beauty Toilette’.
Do you look as young as your husband?
How anxiously a woman asks herself this question – and how needlessly – for she can retain all the soft, lovely coloring of her first blushing youth by using the complete ‘Pompeian Beauty Toilette’.
Don’t Envy Beauty – Use Pompeian.
The shaded lights can not conceal her wondrous beauty. Her vivid smile, her flashing eyes, are accentuated by the soft, beautiful coloring of her cheeks. She wins the admiration of all who see her. And why shouldn’t she? She knows and uses the complete Pompeian Beauty Toilette.
Born on this day in 1894, artist George Petty created pinup art for Esquire magazine (among others) beginning in the 1930s and continuing into the 1950s. Reproductions of his work, known as “Petty Girls,” were reinterpreted and used by military artists as nose art decorating warplanes during WW2, including the most well-known example, the Memphis …
One of the saddest thing about our move from records to tapes to CDs to digital is that so many great singers, songs and songwriters have gotten lost in the shuffle. Sure, you can find most things now with a quick Googling, an online swipe of the credit card, and voila! But as a music …
Besides being great apartment or home decor, vintage advertising posters are the perfect inspiration piece when planning a 20s, 30s or otherwise old-school wedding. Like these gorgeous art deco ads for Arrow Dress Shirts, illustrated by Joseph Leyendecker, circa 1929. Check out that handsome groom-looking gentleman! Arrow Dress Shirts and Collars Vintage Advertising Poster via …
The soft luster of white satin is exquisitely set off by pearl trimming in this Lucile-Paris wedding gown. Lucile suggests a striking innovation in bridal hosiery- Fanchon, faintest, most delicate flesh-pink, rather than white. Perhaps the most unusual of the new hosiery shades sent from Paris by Lucile is Fleur de Lis, the creamy ivory …
1920s Advertising || Vintage Pompeian Beauty Ads
These beautifully illustrated vintage Pompeian Beauty ads may not feature the most modern of messages (the panicked “Do you look as young as your husband?” is my personal favorite) but the artwork is lovely, with dreamy deco details, vintage makeup and hair.
Don’t Envy Her – You Can Have Beauty Too
The joyous beauty of the bride holds every eye. Her happy eyes and tender smile are made more beautiful by the clear and healthful color of her cheeks. Such is the reward of the woman who knows the secret of Instant Beauty – who uses the complete ‘Pompeian Beauty Toilette’.
Don’t Envy Beauty. Use Pompeian.
‘How can I have beauty instantly for tonight?’ Every woman asks herself that question. Will she be the center of attraction at the theatre, the dance, or that jolly informal party? Yes, instant beauty is possible if she uses the ‘Complete Pompeian Beauty Toilette’.
Do you look as young as your husband?
How anxiously a woman asks herself this question – and how needlessly – for she can retain all the soft, lovely coloring of her first blushing youth by using the complete ‘Pompeian Beauty Toilette’.
Don’t Envy Beauty – Use Pompeian.
The shaded lights can not conceal her wondrous beauty. Her vivid smile, her flashing eyes, are accentuated by the soft, beautiful coloring of her cheeks. She wins the admiration of all who see her. And why shouldn’t she? She knows and uses the complete Pompeian Beauty Toilette.
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