Booklets

Booklets Project

To help researchers in this area, scans of booklets put out by cosmetic companies in the first half or so of the twentieth century are being put online. If you have booklets you could contribute to this project please email me for further details. Additions to the list of scanned booklets will be made through Twitter.

Note: DATE: published date included with the booklet; EST: estimated date of publication; PAGES: does not include the inside or outside of the front or back cover; SIZE: in centimetres to the nearest whole number.

Madame Berthé

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1920A talk on superfluous hairUSAMentioned in Motion Picture.
1922Beauty’s greatest secretUSAMentioned in Photoplay.

Marie Barlow

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1928Youthful youUSA

Marie Earle

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1910Marie EarleCulture rationnelle et scientifique de la beauté30FRAAvailable though Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
1922The other side of the moonUSAMentioned in Harper’s Bazaar.
1925The other side of the moon4010x15USA
1930L’art de rester jeuneFRAMentioned in French Vogue.
19331933 Understanding your skinUnderstanding your skin3210x15USA

Marinello

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1914Marinello beauty bookUSAMentioned in Vogue.
1928How to care for your skin by the method of a Marinello treatmentUSA
1928The Marinello way to be beautifulUSASales booklet.
19371937 Beauty a CareerBeauty a career2412x17USA

Martha Matilda Harper

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1930Beauty through home treatment 208x12USA

Mary Dunhill

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1943Design for Beauty

Mary Pickford

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1938Mary Pickford introduces her own personal beauty aids to you2411x15USAIncludes two pages for notes.

Max Factor

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
19171917 Max Factor and CompanyMax Factor and Company, recognized leader in the production of artistic toupees and wigs3218x11USA
1925Grease paintConcerning Max Factor’s grease paint12x9USACame with a box of greasepaint.
1928The new art of society make-upThe new art of society make-up3611x15USA
1929Hints on the art of make-upHints on the art of make-up810x22USA
1929The new art of society make-upThe new art of society make-up4411x15USA2nd printing of 1928 booklet.
1929Complexion analysis chartA personal complexion analysis and make-up color harmony chart15x10USA
1929Color harmony make-up by Max FactorColor harmony make-up by Max Factor with an all-star cast1211x14USA
1930Max Factor make-up hintsMake-up hints24x12USAFour-panel fold out.
19301930 A catalog of Max Factors theatrical make-upA catalog of Max Factor’s theatrical make-up1210x22USA
19311931 The new art of society make-upThe new art of society make-up4411x15USA5th printing of 1928 booklet.
1932Personal complexion analysisA personal complexion analysis and make-up color harmony chart15x10USACame with a letter dated 1932.
1932Color harmony shadesColor harmony shades of Max Factor Hollywood face powder44x6USAFour-panel fold out. Real powder used for the samples. Made of heavy cardboard for make-up counter use.
19321932 The new art of society make-upThe new art of society make-up4411x14USA6th Edition.
1933Max Factor make-up hintsMake-up hints24x12USAFour-panel fold out.
1933Lip makeupTheatrical make-up color chart10x23USAFour-panel fold out.
1935Lip makeupHere’s something new! Test your color in lip make-up10x6USACame in an envelope postmarked 1935.
1935A catalogue of Max Factor’s theatrical make-up1210x23USASimilar in content to 1938 edition but front cover purple & pink.
1936The new art of society make-up4411x14USANew Edition.
1936The new art of society make-up4411x14UKNo date, but cover identical to US 1936 edition.
1937Max BeautyHow to create beauty with make-up12x6USAFour-panel fold out.
1937How to create beauty with make-up12x6UKFour-panel fold out. Cover & most actresses are different from the U.S. edition.
1937The new art of society make-up4411x14USANew Edition.
19371937 The new art of society make-upThe new art of society make-up4411x14UK
1938The new art of society make-up4411x14UK
19381938 A catalog of Max Factors theatrical make-upA catalog of Max Factor’s theatrical make-up1210x23USA
1939Hollywood color chartMax Factor Hollywood color chart30x10USAThree-panel fold out. Real makeup or color samples glued onto cardboard probably for make-up counter use.
19401940 The new art of society make-upThe new art of make-up2811x14CANNew Edition.
1940Lecture for Max FactorLecture for Max Factor Hollywood Art School of Make-up821x27USA
19461946 Max Factor stage make-upMax Factor’s hints on the art of make-up 10x22USA11th Edition. 9 Booklets and an order form.
1951The new art of society make-upThe new art of make-up2611x15AUSBooklet dates at 1948 but Pan-Stik insert is from 1951.
1949The new art of make-up2811x15USA
1950New WorldsNew worlds of beauty for you6x8USAFour-panel fold out. Came inside a Worlds of Beauty lotion box.
1950Night facial stikThe new way – Night facial stik27x5USAThree-panel fold out. Came in a package of Night Facial Stik.
1950Make-up for the stars and youUK
19501950 The new art of society make-upThe new art of make-up2811x15USAContains price list dated 28/10/50.
1950Color harmony make-up chartColor harmony make-up chart15x11USAFour-panel fold out.
1952The new art of make-up4411x14USA6th Edition.
1952You at your loveliestYou at your loveliest2028x22USASales counter booklet.
1954You at your loveliest3211x16USA
1956You at your loveliest3215x23UKBritish spelling but printed in Holland.
1957You at your loveliestYou at your loveliest3918x12UK
1958Television make-upTelevision make-up for black-and-white and color821X14USA
1959Max Factor beauty secretsMax Factor beauty secrets416x12USA
1959Max Factor beauty secretsLigne de soins2028x19FRA
1961Max Factor pour comprendrePour comprendre3428x19FRA
1961Nail SatinFabulous new colors for fingertip luxury, Max Factor nail satin27x18USAHeavy card. Used by sales staff at the make-up counter.
1962Max Factor skin care1613x18UKMentioned in Chemist and Druggist.
1962New Make-up Color Fashions by Max FactorNew make-up color fashions by Max Factor824x19USAUsed by sales staff at the make-up counter.
1962The art of make-up for photography1220x22UK
1963Once upon a redOnce upon a red29x22USASales counter display.
1963Retail price list (Oct)UK
1963You at your loveliest4012x18UK
1963Salon chargesUKFold out.
1964Go for BaroqueGo for baroque28x22USAThree-panel fold out.
1965You at your loveliest1214x22UK
19656 new fashion hairstyles6 new fashion hairstyles118x11USA
1967Tried and TrueTried & True Shampoo-in soft color for hair1418x36USA
1970Geminesse Lash CreationsGeminesse lash creations118x11USA
1972The pure magic placeThe pure magic place19x8USAFive-panel fold out.
1973The pure magic placeAll about beauty from Geminesse23x9USAEight-panel fold out.
1975Beauty LessonsBeauty lessons with California Naturals and Pure Magic3218x17USAWritten by Max Factor for Montgomery Ward & Co.
1977Beauty LessonsThe sinfully rich look1215x10USAProbably an insert in Glamour magazine.

Maybelline

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1919The woman beautifulUSAMaybell Laboratories.
1961Color chartColor chart and shade selector25x18

Mello-glo

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1928Beauty LessonsWhat is charm?127x9USA
1928Any girl can be pretty127x9USA
1935The new vogue in powderingUSA

Merle Norman

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1956A door to a more beautiful you2010x23USA
1962A more beautiful you2010x15USA
1965A more beautiful you2810x14USA
1966A more beautiful you2810x14USACover and content different to 1965 edition.

Nestlé

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1922Thoughts on personal beautyUSA

Noxema

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1965Total beauty care814x20USAIncludes Cover Girl.
1973Total beauty care814x19USAIncludes Cover Girl.

Odorono

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1917The truth about perspirationUSAMentioned in Harper’s Bazaar.
1918The appealing charm of daintinessUSAMentioned in Photoplay.
1918The assurance of perfect groomingUSAMentioned in Photoplay.
1922The double meaning of daintinessUSAMentioned in Vogue.

Ogilvie Sisters

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1924Beautiful hair by common sense methods249x16USA
1929Is your hair beautiful?USAMentioned in Vogue.
1931Care of the hairOgilvie sisters on care of the hair2410x15USA

Outdoor Girl

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
19345-minute Beauty Treatment5-minute Beauty TreatmentUSAAvailable from the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
1937The Art of Make-upUKMentioned in The Daily Mirror.

Palmolive

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1910The easy way to beautyUSAMentioned in Colliers.
1931Danger lurks in complexion cure-allsUSAMentioned in Vogue.

Paris American Pharmacal

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1930Luxurious Toiletries1216x9USA
1935Brush up on charmUSA
1938Beautiful hands410x16USA

Paris Fashion Company

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1910Hair and BeautyUSA
1912Paris fashion productsParis beauty products269x15USA

Payot

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1930Culture physique du visageCulture physique du visage1212x15FRA

Peggy Sage

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1927Le secret de manicureUSAMentioned In Vogue.
1935Brush up on charmUSA
1939Beautiful hands by Peggy SageBeautiful hands by Peggy Sage410x16USA
1940Beautiful hands by Peggy SageBeautiful hands by Peggy Sage1210x16USA

Pomeroy

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1903Beauty rulesUKMentioned in London West End Review 1898.
1919Hands and their care careUKMentioned in The Tatler.
1930Modern complexion careUK
1936Pomeroy Beauty for AllPomeroy beauty for all1223x7UK
1936Pomeroy beauty culture7x18UKFour-panel fold out.

Pompeian

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1915How to get real beauty sleepUSAMentioned in LIFE.
1919Liberty girlUSA
1920Sweetest story ever toldUSA
1920Toilet preparationsUSA
1922Honeymooning in VeniceUSA
1924Honeymooning on the alpsUSA
1927Your type of beautyUSA
1928Quel est Votre Type de BeauteQuel est votre type de beauté?2011x12CAN
1935Face FactsFace facts2810x13USA

Pond’s

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1904BeautyBeauty165x18USASingle sided booklet. Text by Harriet Hubbard Ayer.
1936Carol Lunne beauty guide8x11UKSix-panel fold out.
1942Guideposts to skin beautyUSA
1961Secrets of beamaxuty and style from the world of fashion3614x19USA

Potter & Moore

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1938Surface beauty is not enough1413x17UK
1955Gifts by Potter & Moore411x17UK

Primrose House

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1922The new beautyUSAMentioned in Harper’s Bazaar
1928Here dwells youthHere dwells youth329x16USAAlso 1922, 1924.
1928Here dwells youth4811x15USA
1929The suntan groupUSALeaflet.
1932Here dwells youth4011x15USACover and content different to earlier version.
1937On keeping your skin youngUSA

Princess Pat

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1922Making beauty yoursUSAMentioned in Beauty.
1923The Promise of a PrincessThe promise of a princess409x11USA
19261926 Devoted to BeautyDevoted to beauty12USA
1930This Exquisite BeautyThis exquisite beauty2810x14USAAt least two versions. Products & prices identical but some pages transposed.
1931Modern StoryModern story magazine No. 21213x17USAPublished monthly by Princess Pat Ltd.
1932For You Exquisite BeautyFor you – exquisite beauty3610x15USA
1932How to apply Princess Pat harmonized make-upUSA
1932Princess Pat way to beautyUSA
1941Does your charm come and go?9x16USABi-fold.

Products Bertie

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1927Les secrets de la beauteUSA

Revlon

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1939How to give … how to sell Revlon manicuresUSATrade publication mentioned in AP&EOR.
1941Fashion in handsFashion in hands1213x18USA
1950dreamy eye make-upDreamy eye make-up9x20USThree-panel fold out.
1955Retail sales training courseRetail sales training course1622x28USACourse for sales staff.
1955Professional tips for beasuty salons2410x22USA
1956Correct selection and application of make-upCorrect selection and application of make-up10x22AUSFour-panel fold out.
1959Revlon for a lovelier youRevlon for a lovelier you1613x18UK
1962Revlon guide to nail careRevlon guide to nail care813x18AUSPrinted in Holland.
1963Your guide to hair care249x21USA
1963The romance of fragrance by RevlonThe romance of fragrance by Revlon1615x22USA
1963Revlon’s vacation coloring book822x28USA
1964The complete guide to skin careThe complete guide to skin care1613x20USA05/64 on the cover.
1964The complete guide to make-up by Revlon2813x20USA05/64 on the cover.
1964Revlon guide to nail care2010x22USA
1964Guide to make-up by RevlonRevlon’s skin care guide for teens3214x19USA
1964Tips on shade selection810x24USA
1965Guide to make-up by RevlonThe complete guide to make-up by Revlon2816x25USA
1965Tips on shade selectionTips on shade selection1610x23USABack cover opens out.
1965The Revlon guide to beauty treatmentThe Revlon guide to beauty treatment1613x18UKBack cover folds out to show Renaissance Treatment Collection.
1965Tips on shade selectionChoosing eye make-up by Revlon10x23USASix-panel fold out.
1966The romance of fragrance by RevlonUSA
1966Revlon guide to nail careRevlon guide to nail care209x21USASame as 1964 except for shade changes.

Rexona

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1935Rexona has bought happinessRexona has bought happiness12x21AUSLeaflet.

Richard Hudnut

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
189620th century toilet hintsUSAMentioned in the Indianapolis Journal.
1907Beauty book168x12USA
19101910 Richard Hudnut Beauty bookBeauty book168x12USA11th edition.
1911Toilet hintsUSA
19151915 Beauty BookBeauty book48USAAvailable though Harvard University Library.
1919The Secrets of BeautyThe secrets of beauty169x14USA
1923The Secrets of BeautyThe book of Du Barry3211x15USA
1923The Secrets of BeautyThe secrets of beauty249x15USAThree Flowers products. Printed in USA but list of UK chemist branches inside front cover.
1924Fleurette walks in beautyUSAThree Flowers.
1925The book of Du Barry3211x15USA
1925How to be CharmingHow to be charming3210x13USAThree Flowers products.
1927The way to lovely skinThe way to lovely skin329x12USA
1927At 20 rue de la paix1215x23USAContains illustrations of new salon, which opened in 1927.
1927Du Barry Beauty PreparationsDu Barry Beauty Preparations23x8USAFour-panel fold out.
19301880-1930 Richard Hudnut book of values1880-1930 Richard Hudnut book of values5217x20USAMeant for distribution in Canada. Includes a letter from Richard Hudnut dated March 1930.
1930Cleansing treatment by Doris HaleUSA
1930Home method of Du Barry beauty treatmentsHome method of Du Barry beauty treatments by the new hand principle489x13USAAlso printed in 1929, 1931.
1932Holiday creations with Richard HudnutUSA
1933Gifts for Du BarryUK
1934Marvelous make-up guideUSA
Marvelous a synonym for beautyUSA
1935Home method of Du Barry beauty treatmentsHome method of Du Barry beauty treatments by the new hand principle489x13USA
1936What colour are your eyes?USA
1936Du Barry hand principle of skin treatmentsUSAMentioned in Vogue.
1937A new slant on beautyUSAIncludes Du Barry Beauty Angle. Also 1938.
1937New Loveliness for YouNew loveliness for you3210x12USA
1938La chiave della vostra bellezza1814x11ITAGemey range of products.
1940How to take the beauty angle treatment in your Du Barry salon-at-home69x11USA
1941Beauty is YoursBeauty is yours5210x13USA
1942Du Barry 6 weeks from tonight2015x23 USADu Barry success school course.
1944Beauty is your duty5210x13Includes the Beauty Angle.
1946Success-o-planUSAIncludes Du Barry Success School chart.
1946Du Barry success storiesDu Barry success stories12USAPart of the Success Course beginner packet.
1947Your face, your figure, your futureUSAIncludes Du Barry Success School chart.
1947The new look in beautyUSA
1947Du Barry beauty preparations367x11USA
1948Your personal problemsYour personal problems and how to solve them12USAPart of the Du Barry Success Course.
1949Du Barry contour make-up planUSAPart of the Du Barry Success Course.
1949Care of the hair2011x18UK
1951Be a Du Barry beautyUSA
19551955 Help yourself to new beautyHelp yourself to new beauty by Du Barry20 13x18USA
19591959 Du Barrys royal familyDu Barry’s royal family413x16USA
19591959 The clear future of a young complexionThe clear future of a young complexion413x16USA
19591959 Now ... prettier hair for youNow ... prettier hair for you413x16USA
1959Du Barry sales training manualDu Barry Sales training manual4015x23USAIncludes fragrances and Sportsman products.
1966Teenage complexion digestFeatures ‘All clear’ range.
1969Du Barry’s new sporting goods for girls – “Playthings”10x10USAFour-panel fold out.

Riker

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1901A beauty builder8USA

Rimmel

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1969A personal guide to beauty2015x23UK

Roger & Gallet

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1910Roger et Gallet Souvenir de l’exposition de Bruxelles48x11FRACommercial catalogue.
Available at the Forney Library
1913Roger et Gallet Parfumerie Roger & Gallet22619x28FRACommercial catalogue.
Available at the Forney Library
1922Parisian toilet specialties [sic] de luxUSA
1930Roger and Gallet Parfumerie Roger & Gallet414x15FRACommercial catalogue.
Available at the Forney Library

Rose Laird

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1917Laird’s care and treatment of the skin8USA
1921Daily care and treatment of the hair and scalpUSA
19281928 Winning beauty from the passing yearsWinning beauty from the passing years3812x16USAAlso 1925, 1926. UK prices and spelling. Last two pages blank.
1935To your natural beauty give protectionTo your natural beauty give protection … to any blemish give correction368x13USAUK prices and spelling.
1938This way to lovelinessThis way to loveliness46UKAlso 1937. UK spelling but USA prices.
1945Rose Laird tells you what to doUSAMentioned in Seventeen

Rudemar

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1935Rudemar SystemRudemar System2815x23USA
1936Charm—the result of intelligent care UK

Shulton

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1949Bathing for health looks and pleasureUSA
1958Christmas gifts421x28USATrade brochure.

Steins

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1919How to make-upHow to make-upUSAAvailable from Tara Maginnis.
1929From behind guarded stage doorsUSAMentioned in Screenland.

Sunclyme House

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1936Cosmetics from tropical fruitsUSAMentioned in Vogue.

Tangee

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1927The art of make-upUSAGeorge W. Luft.
1927The art of make-upUKColeman & Naste.

Tussy

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Virginia Lee

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1928Preparations for stage screen and street369x13USA
1929The new way to beauty3610x14USA

Vivaudou

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1924Around the clock with Vivaudou remembrancerUKMentioned in Pictures and Picturegoer.
1925The Vivaudou remembrancer438x12UKHalf of booklet is devoted to etiquette plus pages for addresses, engagements and memoranda.

Westmores

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1937Gold book for blondesUSA
1937Gold book for brunettesUSA
1937Gold book for redheadsUSA
1939Perc Westmore’s perfect make-up guideUSA

Woodbury

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1905Personal charm USA
1919The Woodbury preparationsUSA
1927A skin you love to touchA skin you love to touch127x15USAAlso 1928.
1931The index to lovelinessThe index to loveliness4812x15USA
1931Woodbury’s outline of care for normal hair5x7USAFour-panel fold out.
1931Woodbury’s special treatment for oily hair5x7USAFour-panel fold out.
1931How Woodbury’s creams beautify your skin7x15USAThree-panel fold out.
1932The index to lovelinessThe index to loveliness4812x15USA
1933A skin you love to touchA skin you love to touch107x15USAAlso 1930
1934A skin you love to touchA skin you love to touch107x15USA
1934The beauty secretThe beauty secret of the woman who never grew old4412x14USA
1936Bathe yourself in sunshineUSAFive-panel fold out.
1936Beauty . . . twice as lovely twice as sureUSAFive-panel fold out.
1937Powder shade chartPowder shade chart17x28USA
1939ouge and lipstick shade chartRouge and lipstick shade chart18x28USA
1940Woodbury facial cocktailUSA
1941How to give your skin romantic beautyUSAFour-panel fold out. Also 1943.

Yardley

DateEstTitlePages SizeOrigin Comments
1925Old English Lavender WaterOld English lavender water410x15USA
1933Complexions in the Mayfair manner2416x17USA
1934A Beauty Secrets from Across the SeaA beauty secret from across the sea86x12USAMentioned in Vogue. 1935 Price list.
1935Yardleys triple compact and lipstickYardley’s triple compact and lipsticks9x14USAFold out. Came with a triple compact.
19371937 Beauty Secrets from Bond StreetBeauty secrets from Bond Street3214x19UKIncludes American price list. Also 1936, 1939, 1940.
1938Yardley beauty bookUK
1938The essentials of beautyUK
1939Yardley way to beautyUKAlso 1938.
1942Colors by authorityUSA
19491937 Beauty Secrets from Bond StreetThe Yardley way to beauty2015x18UKMentioned in The Chemist and Druggist. Cover reads Let’s be practical. Includes 6 cards on massage.
1955Time to be beautiful1213x16UKInside front cover opens out to show ‘Shopping Guide’.
1957Trade price list12USA
19621937 Beauty by YardleyBeauty by Yardley418x24UK
1963Retail price listUKThree-panel fold out
1969Sigh shadows6x9USAThree-panel fold out.

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