1920s Advertising || Vintage Pompeian Beauty Ads

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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.

Vintage Pompeian Beauty Powder Ad

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’.

Pompeian Beauty Powder Ad

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’.

1920s Pompeian Day Cream Ad

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’.
1920s Pompeian Beauty Powder Ad

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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