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 (X).
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.
4711
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Blue and gold toiletries | USA | ||||
| 1936 | Be beautiful | 8 | 8x12 | UK |
Académie
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Du culte de beauté | FRA | ||||
| 1934 | Guide de beauté | 48 | 12x16 | FRA |
Agnes Sorel
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Beauty notes | 12 | 10x13 | USA |
Almay
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Carefree beauty | USA |
Andrew Jergens
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |  Your skin and its care | 8 | 9x13 | USA | Mentioned in Photoplay. |
Angela Verona
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Aids to beauty | USA |
Ann Delafield ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Appetite reducing plan | USA | ||||
| 1953 |  For men only | USA | Four-panel fold out. |
Antoine ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 |  Antoine de Paris his method | 36 | 13x10 | USA | ||
| 1933 | La Beauté | FRA | ||||
| 1934 | Conseils d’Antoine | FRA | Mentioned in Antoine Document. | |||
| 1934 | La beauté par Antoine | FRA | Training booklet. | |||
| 1940 | Brunir | USA | Mentioned in American Vogue. | |||
| 1949 |  Conseils d’Antoine | 64 | 9x13 | FRA |
Armand ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Creed of beauty | USA | ||||
| 1923 | Savoly K Y X | USA | Fold out. | |||
| 1923 | Looking your best | USA | ||||
| 1926 | The pleasure of new experience | USA | ||||
| 1927 |  How do I look | 24 | 8x13 | USA | ||
| 1928 | The ten-minute-a-day beauty treatment | USA | ||||
| 1929 |  Find yourself | 36 | 14x22 | USA | ||
| 1932 |  Really lovely but she did not know | 12 | 11x13 | USA | ||
| 1935 |  Cosmetics: Their purpose and proper use | 24 | 14x21 | USA | With supplement and inserts. | |
| 1936 | Give your face cream the cold water test | 10x17 | USA | Fold out for Armand Blended Cream. | ||
| 1941 | On the face powder and face cream question | USA |
Atkinsons ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | An anthology of perfumes | UK | Mentioned in Chemist & Druggist. | |||
| 1953 | Beauty is fashion | 20 | 13x20 | UK | With undated price list. | |
| 1953 | Your skin must have moisture to stay young & lovely | 13x20 | UK | Fold out. | ||
| 1953 | Beauty salon price list | 11x20 | UK | Three-panel fold out. | ||
| 1955 | Spectacle beauty | 4 | 14x21 | UK | Subtitled ‘Make-up for the woman who wears glasses’. | |
| 1964 | Basis for beauty | UK |
Barbara Gould ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | The art of creative beauty | USA | ||||
| 1930 | Any woman can look lovelier | 36 | 11x14 | UK | Also USA. | |
| 1931 |  Any woman can look lovelier | 36 | 11x14 | USA | ||
| 1931 | Hands that express beauty | USA | ||||
| 1935 |  Any woman can look lovelier | 32 | 11x14 | USA | Different cover and text to earlier editions. New editions yearly to at least 1940. | |
| 1936 | Any woman can look lovelier | 52 | 10x14 | USA | Different cover and content. | |
| 1938 | The way to loveliness | USA | Also 1939. | |||
| 1940 |  Any woman can look lovelier | 48 | 10x14 | USA | ||
| 1944 | Enjoy your beauty | USA | ||||
| 1946 | Your appearance counts | USA |
Bienamé
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Parfums Bienaime | 52 | 24x31 | FRA | Commercial catalogue. Available at the Forney Library. |
Bellini
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  Wonderstoen. Dry method | 12x18 | USA | Came with product. |
Boncilla
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 |  Boncilla | 14 | 7x11 | USA | ||
| 1925 | The way to beauty | 46 | 7x11 | USA |
Bonnie Bell
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Bonne Bell’s Beauty Basics | 12 | 15x24 | USA |
Boots
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Beauty | 20 | 11x16 | UK | Also 1939. | |
| 1950 | The number seven way to loveliness | 36 | 11x16 | UK | ||
| 1952 | Beauty – morning noon and night | UK | ||||
| 1957 | Now is the time to look lovely | UK | ||||
| 1963 | Number seven price list | UK | ||||
| 1963 | Number seven – your guide to beauty | 20 | 9x16 | UK |
Bourjois ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Why did they love her? | USA | ||||
| 1924 | Les secrets de Babette | 19x25 | FRA | |||
| 1924 | What every woman does not know | USA | ||||
| 1929 |  L’art de la toilette
| 16 | 9x13 | UK | Mentioned in Chemist & Druggist. Original from the Te Awamutu Museum, New Zealand. | |
| 1932 | Le charme de Babette | FRA | Mentioned in Comoedia. | |||
| 1933 | Toilet soaps | 10 | 13x23 | UK | Trade/Retail Prices. Three-panel fold out. | |
| 1934 |  Toilet soaps | 10 | 13x20 | UK | Trade/Retail Prices. |
Boyer
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Boyer beauty booklet | 24 | 10x15 | USA |
Cara Nome
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |  Cara Nome: A master perfumer | 12 | 11x13 | USA | ||
| 1930 | Twenty-four hours | 24 | 12x17 | USA | ||
| 1930 | Cara Nome – the secret of real beauty | 12 | 7x8 | USA | ||
| 1935 | Magic minutes with Cara Nome | 16 | 7x8 | USA | ||
| 1937 | Yourself, your mirror and Cara Nome | 20 | 12x17 | USA | ||
| 1950 | Sales manual | 62 | 14x19 | USA |
Champlin
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 |  Beauty’s boudoir: Useful toilet hints | 12 | 11x14 | USA |
Chanel
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 |  Les Parfums Chanel | 16 | 12x14 | FRA | Commercial catalogue. Available at the Forney Library. | |
| 1936 | Do you know Chanel? | USA | ||||
| 1950 | No title | USA | No. 5 Perfume on Cover. Three-panel fold out. |
Charles Antell
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Charles Antell presents your glamour-graph by Ern Westmore | 16 | 18x13 | USA | Included with the Charles Antell Hollywood Make-up Kit. |
Charles of the Ritz ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | The four secrets of youthful beauty | USA | Mentioned in US Vogue. | |||
| 1932 |  Beauty in the modern mode | 48 | 12x15 | USA | ||
| 1939 |  Beauty in the modern mode | 24 | 10x15 | UK | Includes separate price list. | |
| 1940 | Beauty | 28 | 11x16 | USA | ||
| 1941 |  Personalized beauty care | 9x15 | USA | Folder made up of six three-fold pamphlets plus insert. | ||
| 1961 |  Sales Manual | 99 | 16x23 | USA | In six sections. Only printed on the front side of each page. Used by sales staff. | |
| 1972 | Creative colour system | 10 | 12x12 | UK |
Cheramy ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | The real youthful you | USA | Mentioned in American Vogue. | |||
| 1928 | Precious beauty secrets | USA | Mentioned in Photoplay. |
Cinematique ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Cinematique | 12 | 14x19 | USA | Also order mail-order form. |
Clark-Millner
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | “Marked girl” The story of Elinor Holt | USA |
Colgate ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Comfort and luxury for the modern home | USA | ||||
| 1917 |  Revised price list | 4 | USA | |||
| 1919 | The story of fragrance | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1926 |  The way to loveliness | 12 | 7x7 | USA | ||
| 1926 | Nature’s way to lovely skin | USA | Mentioned in Photoplay. |
Contouré Laboratories
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Science speaks to youth | USA | Mentioned in Photoplay. | |||
| 1940 | Beauty care by Contouré | USA |
Coty ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | A guide to the expression of personality in perfume | USA | Mentioned in Harper’s Bazaar. | |||
| 1923 | The art of perfume | USA | ||||
| 1924 | The art of using powder | USA | ||||
| 1926 | The finesse of perfume | USA | ||||
| 1927 |  Revealing beauty | 16 | 6x8 | USA | ||
| 1927 | Coty gift creations | UK | ||||
| 1928 | Colcreme Coty | USA | ||||
| 1928 | Finesse of beauty | USA | ||||
| 1928 | Types and shades | UK | ||||
| 1929 |  The subtle art of make-up | 8 | 11x14 | USA | ||
| 1929 | “Rouge” | USA | Illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson. Mentioned in The New Yorker. | |||
| 1929 | Culturiste creations | 36 | 13x17 | USA | ||
| 1930 | Diversity in beauty | USA | Mentioned in The New Yorker. | |||
| 1930 | Suggestions (gift ideas) | USA | ||||
| 1930 | Flower perfumes | 20 | 5x8 | UK | ||
| 1930 | Coty gifts of value and taste | UK | ||||
| 1931 | Lip secrets | USA | Mentioned in US Vogue. | |||
| 1934 | The Coty way to greater charm | UK | ||||
| 1935 | Les Creations Coty | FRA | Mentioned in Hairdresser and Beauty Trade. | |||
| 1936 | Winning ways with perfume | USA | Mentioned in US Vogue. Also 1939. | |||
| 1936 |  De nieuwe weg naar schoonheid | 12 | 14x18 | NL | ||
| 1936 |  Le chemin de la beauté | 14 | 14x19 | FRA | Mentioned in Paris Vogue. | |
| 1937 |  Is your skin really clean? | 4 | 8x16 | UK | ||
| 1937 |  The secret of Coty avocado preparations | 2 | 7x16 | UK | ||
| 1937 |  Sooner or later | 2 | 8x13 | UK | Fold out leaflet about Wrinkle Cream, includes price list. | |
| 1940 | The psychological significance of perfume | UK | ||||
| 1949 | How to live a fragrant life | USA | Mentioned in LIFE. | |||
| 1950 | The art of being simply beautiful | |||||
| 1954 | How to choose fine perfume | USA | ||||
| 1955 | Let us teach you to be beautiful | UK | ||||
| 1956 | She’s dreaming of a Coty christmas | 13x17 | UK | Three-panel fold out. | ||
| 1959 |  Coty for fragrant beauty | 20 | 16x20 | UK | ||
| 1960 | Talk about teen-troubled skin | USA | ||||
| 1960 | Coty dermacare | 12 | 8x11 | USA | ||
| 1962 | Festival of colour | UK | ||||
| 1962 | Your passport to beauty | USA | ||||
| 1963 | The Coty way to a prettier you | USA |
Cover Girl ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Your winning look by Cover Girl | 4 | 16x17 | USA |
Covermark ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 |  The amazing story of Covermark | 12 | 13x19 | USA | ||
| 1936 |  The modern miracle | 32 | 10x13 | USA | Last page and back cover blank. |
Cutex ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | The care of the nails nails | 12 | 6x8 | USA | ||
| 1922 | How to have lovely nails | USA | ||||
| 1926 |  Cutex | USA | ||||
| 1927 |  The correct way to manicure | 12 | 8x6 | USA | Came in a box of Cutex Cake Polish. | |
| /td> | 1929 | Flatter your hands | USA |
Cyclax ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | The cultivation and preservation of natural beauty | 60 | 12x18 | UK | ||
| 1912 |  The cultivation and preservation of natural beauty | 54 | 12x18 | UK | Some additional blank pages. | |
| 1919 | The cultivation and preservation of natural beauty | UK | De lux Edition. Mentioned in The Tatler. | |||
| 1923 | The cultivation and preservation of natural beauty | 60 | UK | Also 1925. | ||
| 1924 | The art of using powder | USA | ||||
| 1927 | The Cyclax way to loveliness | UK | Mentioned in The Sketch. | |||
| 1928 | The art of being lovely | UK | Mentioned in The Sketch. | |||
| 1934 | Guide to Cyclax | UK | ||||
| 1935 | The art of being lovely | 2nd Edition. | ||||
| 1935 |  Towards beauty: Four informal talks | 48 | 14x19 | UK | ||
| 1936 | Six lessons in loveliness | UK | ||||
| 1937 |  The art of being lovely | 32 | 11x15 | AUS | 3rd Edition. | |
| 1938 |  The art of being lovely | 36 | 11x15 | UK | 4th Edition. Also printed in Australia. | |
| 1942 | The art of being lovely | 30 | UK | 5th Edition. | ||
| 1943 |  The art of being lovely | 24 | 11x15 | USA | Cover reads Cyclax of London. | |
| 1956 |  Skin care and loveliness | 16 | 12x15 | UK | ||
| 1963 |  Cyclax gifts make Christmas dreams come true | AUS | ||||
| 1963 | Emolia | 9x13 | UK | Fold out. | ||
| 1963 | Eternal spring | 9x11 | UK | Fold out. | ||
| 1963 | Special lotion | 9x13 | UK | Fold out. |
Daggett & Ramsdell ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | The touch of time | 16 | 13x5 | USA | ||
| 1911 |  Daggett & Ramsdell’s perfect cold cream | 16 | 9x16 | USA | ||
| 1912 | An aid to personal beauty | USA | ||||
| 1912 | The care of the skin | USA | Mentioned in The Cosmopolitan. | |||
| 1914 | Beware the finger of time | USA | ||||
| 1926 | Beauty interviews with famous skin specialists | USA | ||||
| 1934 | Beauty at the fair | 16 | 12x9 | USA | 1934 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition. | |
| 1934 |  Tuning in with beauty | 32 | 11x15 | USA | ||
| 1936 | New beauty preparations | USA | ||||
| 1937 | Beauty aids | USA | ||||
| 1939 | Golden gate to beauty | 16 | 14x9 | USA | Produced for the Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco. |
Dearborn
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |  Lessons in loveliness by Dearborn | 20 | 10x13 | UK |
Delettrez
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 |  Les Parfumerie du monde élégant, Delettrez | 98 | 12x14 | FRA | Commercial catalogue. Available at the Forney Library. | |
| 1900 |  Delettrez Parfumeur | 238 | 17x25 | FRA | Commercial catalogue. Available at the Forney Library. |
Dermic Laboratories
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 |  Beauty: Woman’s most precious gift | 16 | 11x13 | USA |
Dona-Ray
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | The moon is made of green cheese | USA | Mentioned in Hollywood. |
Doraldina
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Doraldina’s Allura originates the ensemble fashion requiring harmony of complexion and clothing | 10 | 8x13 | USA | ||
| 1933 | Doraldina presents fashions in cosmetics | 10 | 12x14 | USA |
Dorin
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 |  Fards rouges & blancs de Dorin | 92 | 20x26 | FRA | Commercial catalogue.. Available at the Forney Library. | |
| 1919 | What is your coloring? | 12 | 7x10 | USA |
Dorothy Gray ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 |  The story of Dorothy Gray | 32 | USA | A number of editions produced between 1923 and 1927. | ||
| 1927 | The treatment for lines and wrinkles | USA | Mentioned in Vogue | |||
| 1927 | The treatment for double chins | USA | Mentioned in Vogue | |||
| 1927 | The treatment for relaxed muscles and crêpy throat | USA | Mentioned in Vogue | |||
| 1929 |  Your dowry of beauty | 48 | 11x15 | USA | ||
| 1930 | The ABC of Dorothy Gray | USA | ||||
| 1930 |  Your dowry of beauty | 40 | USA | A digital photocopy available at the Hagley Library. Also 1931, 1932, 1933. | ||
| 1934 | How to use the new make-up | 12x16 | USA | Three-panel fold out. Mentioned in Vogue. Also 1935. | ||
| 1935 | Your lovely skin | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. With leaflet: How to use the new make-up. Also 1936, 1940. | |||
| 1936 | Which is your skin tone? | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1937 | Dorothy Gray make-up folder | USA | ||||
| 1939 |  Your lovely skin | 36 | 11x14 | UK | Most likely the same as the US version but with UK prices. Also 1934, 1935. | |
| 1940 | Help yourself | USA | Mentioned in AP&EOR. | |||
| 1945 | Design for the right look | |||||
| 1952 | Rule of three | UK | ||||
| 1954 |  Trust Dorothy Gray | 16 | 8x15 | UK | Includes 1954 price list. | |
| 1954 |  Salon cold cream cleanses 2½ times faster | 4 | 9x14 | USA | Included with Sales Training Course. | |
| 1954 |  Basic treatment sales help | 13 | 21x26 | UK | Training manual. Single sided plus insert. | |
| 1955 |  Sales training course | 18 | 22x28 | USA | Training manual. Single sided. | |
| 1958 |  Blueprint for beauty | 8 | 9x11 | UK | Includes 1958 price list. | |
| 1963 |  How to make the most of your natural beauty | 20 | 9x15 | AUS | ||
| 1965 | Clear skin program | AUS | Mentioned in the Australian Women’s Weekly. | |||
| 1966 | How to help your client make the most of her natural beauty | 24 | UK | Includes shade guide. | ||
| 1969 | The Dorothy Gray how-to make-up book | 8 | 10x16 | USA |
Dubarry et Cie ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Dubarry fine perfumes and toilet luxuries | UK | Hole punched? | |||
| 1919 | Parfumerie Dubarry | UK | Mentioned in The Tatler. There were later editions through the 1920s. | |||
| 1921 | Holiday and toilet requisites | UK | Mentioned in Country Life. | |||
| 1922 | Christmas gifts | UK | These were issued annually. | |||
| 1934 |  Rapture a new perfume by Dubarry | 2 | 21x14 | UK | Fold out |
Du Barry
| See Richard Hudnut |
|---|
Edna Wallace Hopper ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 |  How I keep young at my grand old age | 12 | 9x14 | USA | New version in 1925. | |
| 1925 | How I keep young at my grand old age | USA | Updated version. | |||
| 1926 |  My beauty | 12 | 9x15 | USA | ||
| 1934 | How to regain youth | USA | Mentioned in Motion Picture Herald. |
Eleanor Adair ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | How to Retain and Restore Youthful Beauty of Face and Form | UK | Mentioned in The Bystander. | |||
| 1907 | Conférences sur la culture scientifique de la beauté physique | FRA | ||||
| 1923 | Beauty lore of East and West | USA | ||||
| 1923 | How to retail and retore the youthful beauty of face and form | UK | Mentioned in The Tatler. | |||
| 1924 | For Ganesh health and beauty | UK | Mentioned in The Tatler. | |||
| 1925 | Book of sketches for home treatments | UK | Mentioned in The Bystander. | |||
| 1934 | Facial and eye home exercises | UK | Mentioned in The Bystander. | |||
| 1936 | Aids to beauty culture | UK | Mentioned in The Bystander. |
Elcaya ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Who wants a beautiful complexion? | USA |
Elizabeth Arden ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | The quest of the beautiful | USA | Mentioned in The Smart Set. | |||
| 1920 |  The quest of the beautiful | 32 | 10x15 | USA | ||
| 1920 | Your masterpiece – yourself | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1920 |  Beauty for the busy woman | USA | Available at the Hagley Library. | |||
| 1923 |  The quest of the beautiful | 48 | 10x15 | USA | ||
| 1923 | Elizabeth Arden’s beauty boxes | 12 | 10x15 | USA | No title on front cover. | |
| 1924 | The quest of the beautiful | UK | ||||
| 1924 |  Exercises for health and beauty | 18 | 12x17 | UK | Booklet suggests doing the exercises to 3 records available from the salon. | |
| 1925 | How to reduce fat in spots | UK | Mentioned in The Tatler. | |||
| 1925 | The quest of the beautiful | 48 | USA | |||
| 1926 | The quest of the beautiful | 52 | 10x15 | USA | Last page blank. | |
| 1927 | The quest of the beautiful | USA | ||||
| 1927 | Beauty for the busy woman | USA | Fold out. | |||
| 1927 |  A naturally clear fine skin is lovelier than cosmetics or art can make it | 12 | 10x15 | USA | ||
| 1928 |  A naturally clear fine skin is lovelier than cosmetics or art can make it | 12 | 10x15 | USA | ||
| 1928 | General care of the hair | USA | ||||
| 1928 | General care of the hands | USA | ||||
| 1928 | My Venetian toilet preparations | 8x15 | USA | Two-panel fold out. | ||
| 1928 |  The quest of the beautiful | 52 | 10x15 | USA | Available at archive.org. | |
| 1928 | Your masterpiece – yourself: How to cultivate beauty and charm as taught by the Elizabeth Arden home course | USA | ||||
| 1929 | The quest of the beautiful | 48 | 10x15 | USA | ||
| 1930 | The quest of the beautiful | 52 | 10x15 | USA | ||
| 1930 | The Elizabeth Arden exercises for health and beauty | USA | ||||
| 1931 | Steps in loveliness | USA | Four small brochures. | |||
| 1931 | Color harmony book | USA | ||||
| 1932 |  Elizabeth Arden’s little book of instructions | 20 | 9x13 | UK | ||
| 1933 | Cleansing the skin | USA | ||||
| 1933 | Economy questionnaire | UK | ||||
| 1934 | Sweeping the year away | UK | ||||
| 1934 | Untitled | USA | Features perfumes. | |||
| 1934 | Braun warden over nicht | 4 | 10x13 | GER | Summer and tanning products. | |
| 1934 | Key to loveliness | UK | ||||
| 1935 | Beauty for the busy woman | 9x15 | USA | Four-panel fold out. | ||
| 1935 | The art of make-up | UK | ||||
| 1935 | Hand in hand with fashion | UK | ||||
| 1935 | Professional information about screen stage make-up | USA | Screen • Stage Make-up Laboratories. | |||
| 1936 | See for yourself | UK | ||||
| 1936 | Macquillages harmonites | USA | 50¢ or free if spent $5.00. | |||
| 1936 | Gifts | UK | ||||
| 1936 | Farewell to age | UK | Book. | |||
| 1936 |  To tan or not to tan? | 10x15 | UK | Fold out. | ||
| 1936 |  Art in cosmetics | 11x14 | UK | Fold out. Mentioned in The Tatler. | ||
| 1936 | The beginning of beauty: Lectures on loveliness No. 1 | 8 | 11x15 | USA | ||
| 1937 |  The quest of the beautiful | 96 | 10x15 | UK | Text pages 1-83. Last 13 pages for personal notes. | |
| 1937 | Elizabeth Arden face moulding home treatment | USA | Came with the Face Molding Kit. | |||
| 1937 | Elizabeth Arden presents “Stage and screen make-up” | USA | ||||
| 1937 | Professional information | USA | Stage and screen make-up. | |||
| 1938 | 55 minutes to beauty | |||||
| 1938 | Sun and Shadow | UK | ||||
| 1939 | Maine Chance in town | USA | Mentioned in The New Yorker. | |||
| 1939 | Maine Chance in town | USA | Mentioned in The New Yorker. | |||
| 1939 |  Foundations of beauty: A little book of instructions | 30 | 8x14 | UK | ||
| 1941 | Never is a woman so supreme as when she is at her loveliest | 9x15 | USA | Fold out. | ||
| 1941 | Magenta | 9x14 | USA | Fold out with prices of Magenta range on back page. | ||
| 1941 |  Victory Red | 8x14 | USA | Fold out. | ||
| 1942 | Patriot’s Walk | USA | Mentioned in The New Yorker. | |||
| 1943 |  On the double | 12 | USA | Available at the Hagley Library. | ||
| 1944 |  Why two powders are better than one | 42x6 | USA | Seven-panel fold out. | ||
| 1944 |  Cleanse refresh smooth | 45x16 | USA | Five-panel fold out. | ||
| 1947 | Elizabeth Arden essentials | 9x15 | USA | Fold out. | ||
| 1949 | Every age can be beautiful | UK | ||||
| 1949 | Key your make-up to your lipstick | UK | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 Christmas gifts of beauty | 10x16 | UK | Fold out. | ||
| 1952 |  How I sell my preparations | 48 | 12x18 | UK | Used by sales staff. | |
| 1953 | The way to beauty | 32 | 10x15 | UK | ||
| 1955 |  The way to beauty | 36 | 10x15 | UK | ||
| 1957 | Take care to be lovely | 9x15 | UK | Three-panel fold out. | ||
| 1958 | Retail price list (June) | UK | ||||
| 1958 | Libretto Istruzioni | 44 | 10x15 | ITA | Cover similar to c.1955 Way to Beauty, but products/text different. | |
| 1958 |  The way to beauty | 32 | 12x16 | AUS | ||
| 1958 | Arden for men | 20x27 | FRA | Two-panel fold out on card. | ||
| 1959 |  Salon treatments | 4 | 10x15 | UK | ||
| 1961 | Pulire, tonificare, nutrire | 20 | 10x15 | ITA | ||
| 1963 | Beauty for the bride | |||||
| 1965 | Colour harmony make-up | 12x17 | UK | Two-panel fold out and shade chart. | ||
| 1965 | The way to beauty | 44 | 10x15 | UK | Text pages 1-42 plus 2 pages headed ‘Notes’. | |
| 1967 | The way to beauty | 44 | 10x15 | UK | ||
| 1968 |  The way to beauty | 42 | 12x16 | AUS | ||
| 1968 | Introduction to loveliness | 11x15 | UK | Four-panel fold out. | ||
| 1975 | The art of pencil make-up | 10x10 | UK | Six-panel vertical fold out. |
Elizabeth Bock
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | The path to beauty | UK |
Elmo ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |  The way to loveliness by Elmo | 8 | 8x16 | USA | ||
| 1936 |  Beauty – today and tomorrow | 16 | 11x15 | USA |
Estée Lauder ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | The daylight look | 13x18 | UK | Fold out | ||
| 1963 |  How Estée Lauder can help you look younger | 20 | 12x15 | USA | ||
| 1968 |  Five fresh-water treatment essentials from Estée Lauder | 12 | 12x15 | USA |
Eylure ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Fixing your eyelashes | 9x14 | UK | Three-panel fold out. Eylure as distributed by Natone in the USA. |
Fifth Avenue
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Natural beauty | UK |
Floros
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Floros | 21x30 | UK | Product inclusion. |
Frances Denney ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 |  Frances Denney presents her herbal preparations | 16 | 13x11 | USA | ||
| 1933 |  The affairs of beauty | 32 | 13x11 | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. Also 1928, 1929, 1930. | |
| 1939 | Dramatic colors demand dramatic make-up! | USA | Mentioned in American Perfumer. | |||
| 1944 | New guide book to beauty | USA | ||||
| 1946 | More beauty for you. Guide book to beauty | USA | ||||
| 1950 | Vexing beauty problem | USA | Mentioned in LIFE. | |||
| 1953 | You can be more beautiful | USA | ||||
| 1962 | The lovely American | USA | ||||
| 1968 |  The lovely American | 16 | 12x17 | USA | ||
| 1969 |  Frances Denney | 16 | 12x17 | USA |
Frances Ingram
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Only health skin can stay young | USA | Also 1930, 1931. | |||
| 1931 | Tells how to keep your skin healthy, clear and young | USA | Four-panel fold out. |
Germaine Monteil ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Germaine Monteil couture cosmetiques | USA | ||||
| 1937 |  Germaine Monteil cosmetiques | 44 | 12x15 | USA | ||
| 1939 | Beauty is not a gift . . . it’s a habit | USA | ||||
| 1953 |  Anatome fluid make-up | 5x10 | USA | |||
| 1958 |  Simple steps to beauty | 20 | 13x17 | USA | ||
| 1961 |  Treatment for troubled skin | 15x22 | UK | |||
| 1964 |  The creative make-up of Germaine Monteil | 32 | 14x18 | USA |
Glazo ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | The Magic of Beautiful Hands | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1930 | Lovely Eloquent Hands | USA | Mentioned in Motion Picture. |
Golden Peacock
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 |  Marie Davant’s famous 5-minute beauty treatments | 20 | 11x18 | USA | ||
| 1938 |  Golden Peacock bleach creme | 27x13 | USA | Two-panel fold out. Included with a box of face powder. |
Guerlain
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Guerlain present their new beauty products | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1936 | Beauty de luxe | USA |
Hampden
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  How to make up for all black & white photography with Powd’r-Base | 12 | 8x11 | USA | Insert with a make-up kit. |
Harriet Hubbard Ayer ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Perpetual youth and how to keep it | USA | ||||
| 1928 |  A woman’s secrets | 36 | 13x13 | UK | Also 1929. | |
| 1928 | All for beauty | 40 | 11x16 | USA | ||
| 1931 | Retail price list (Jan) | UK | ||||
| 1932 | All for beauty | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. Also 1930, 1931. | |||
| 1933 | All for beauty | 48 | 11x16 | USA | Also 1934. | |
| 1933 | Be your own beauty specialist | 2 | 11x20 | UK | Pamphlet. Subtitled Home care of the normal skin and normal scalp. | |
| 1933 | Retail price list (Oct) | UK | ||||
| 1934 |  All for beauty | 48 | 11x16 | CAN | Contains 1939 Price list. | |
| 1934 | Beauty is as beauty does | 24 | 10x14 | USA | ||
| 1933 |  Beauty under twenty | 28 | 12x15 | USA | Mentioned in US Vogue 1934. Also 1935. | |
| 1934 | All for beauty | 48 | 11x16 | USA | ||
| 1936 | Retail price list (Apr) | UK | ||||
| 1936 | Beauty preparations and perfumes | 1 | 10x18 | UK | Measurements are in folded up single sheet. Facial exercises on one side, products on other. Printed in Canada. | |
| 1937 | The Ayer way to beauty | 4 | 11x13 | UK | ||
| 1937 | Retail price list (Sept) | UK | ||||
| 1938 | The Ayer way to beauty | UK | ||||
| 1938 | The Ayer way to beauty | 8 | 10x16 | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |
| 1938 |  Accent on you | 8 | 15x12 | USA | ||
| 1938 |  Make-up patterns | 40x16 | USA | |||
| 1939 | Ten beauty lessons | USA | ||||
| 1939 | Make-up patterns | USA | Same as c.1938 brochure but dated and with prices. | |||
| 1940 |  Care + color + fragrance = beauty | 24 | 12x15 | USA | ||
| 1952 |  Lessons in beauty | 16 | 10x16 | |||
| 1954 |  Natürliche schönheit | 28 | 11x15 | GER | Contains Schönheits-pass (Beauty matching) card dated 1954. | |
| 1956 |  Simple guides to beauty | 48x12 | UK | Eight-panel brochure. Selfridges banner on front. Printed in France. | ||
| 1962 | Peux sensibles/Delicate skin | 8x14 | FRA | Five-panel fold out in French and English. |
Hattie Carnegie
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Cosmetics, perfumes | 20 | 14x14 | USA | Includes a separate list of stockists. |
Helena Rubinstein ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | The guide to beauty | AUS | Mentioned in The Argus. | |||
| 1908 | Beauty in the making | 68 | 14x21 | UK | ||
| 1915 |  Beauty in the making | 40 | 14x22 | USA | Revised American Edition. | |
| 1921 |  Secrets of beauty | 52 | 13x11 | UK | At least 5 editions. | |
| 1923 | Beauty for everywoman | USA | Mentioned in Motion Picture. | |||
| 1923 | Beauty touches | UK | Mentioned in Elmira Star Gazette. | |||
| 1923 | Secrets of beauty | UK | Mentioned in The Tatler. | |||
| 1925 | The secrets of the perfect make-up | USA | Mentioned in Photoplay. | |||
| 1926 | The fine art of making-up | USA | Mentioned in Photoplay. | |||
| 1926 | Secrets of beauty | USA | Mentioned in Motion Picture Magazine. | |||
| 1926 | Beauty for everywoman | UK | Mentioned in The Play Pictorial. | |||
| 1928 |  Personality make-up | 12 | 8x12 | USA | ||
| 1928 |  Eyes forever young | 12 | 8x10 | USA | ||
| 1929 | Three steps to beauty | USA | Mentioned in Screenland | |||
| 1929 | The secret of beautiful hair | 18 | 10x13 | USA | Valaze Products. | |
| 1930 |  Beauty in the making | 48 | 10x13 | USA | 2 versions with slightly different text; also one has a photo of HR on the inside front cover, one does not. | |
| 1930 |  Beauty masks | 4 | 10x13 | USA | ||
| 1931 | Beauty in the making | 48 | 10x13 | USA | Also 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938. Mentioned in Vogue. | |
| 1931 |  Beauty for you | 24 | 8x14 | USA | ||
| 1931 |  Summer beauty guide | 25x12 | USA | Three-panel fold out. | ||
| 1931 | Make-up magic | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1932 |  The hormone twins | 8 | 8x12 | USA | ||
| 1932 | Fall & winter beauty for you | 9x14 | USA | Three-panel fold out. | ||
| 1932 |  Your autumn beauty guide | 8x14 | USA | Three-panel fold out. | ||
| 1933 | Spring beauty guide | 9x14 | USA | Three-panel fold out. | ||
| 1933 |  How I use my pasteurized face cream | 7x14 | USA | Three-panel fold out. | ||
| 1934 | Sunproof your beauty | USA | Mentioned in The New Yorker | |||
| 1934 | Body beautiful treatment | Mentioned in Vogue. | ||||
| 1935 | Secrets of beauty | |||||
| 1935 | Three steps to beauty | 20 | 6x12 | USA | ||
| 1935 | Eyes forever young | UK | ||||
| 1935 | Make-up magic | UK | ||||
| 1935 | Your cosmetic portrait | 24 | 9x12 | USA | ||
| 1937 | Recipe for winter beauty | USA | ||||
| 1937 |  Beauty in the making | 52 | 10x13 | UK | ||
| 1937 | New youth for tired, tired eyes | UK | ||||
| 1937 | Three print make-up chart | USA | ||||
| 1937 | Three ways to choose make-up | USA | ||||
| 1938 | Bisque tan | USA | ||||
| 1938 | Town and country face powder | USA | No title. | |||
| 1938 |  Apple blossom fragrance | 14x23 | UK | Vertical three-fold. | ||
| 1939 | Beauty for you | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. Also 1940. | |||
| 1939 |  Beauty for you | 56 | 10x13 | AUS | ||
| 1939 | Masks | UK | ||||
| 1939 | Beauty in the making | 16 | 8x10 | USA | ||
| 1939 | Backgrounds to beauty—Making the most of them! | USA | Mentioned in Bride’s House. | |||
| 1940 | Beauty for you | 80 | 10x13 | USA | ||
| 1940 | A glamorous makeup for you | USA | ||||
| 1942 | Apple red | 8x14 | USA | Three-panel fold out. | ||
| 1943 | Grow lovelier with the years | USA | ||||
| 1945 |  Medium-brown? | 8x14 | USA | Color-Spectrograph. Five-panel fold out. One of a series. | ||
| 1946 | It’s heaven sent | 8x15 | USA | Two-panel fold out packasged with powder. | ||
| 1946 |  Beauty for you | 64 | 9x12 | AUS | ||
| 1947 | Lipstick four-cast | 5x8 | USA | |||
| 1947 |  A new and lovelier you | 64 | 11x14 | USA | ||
| 1947 |  Clues & cues to a lovelier young skin | 20x28 | USA | Fold out. | ||
| 1949 |  Wonder course: Diet calendar | 4 | 25x20 | USA | Part of the Wonder Course. | |
| 1949 |  Wonder course: ABC’s of skin care | 12 | 20x25 | USA | Part of the Wonder Course. | |
| 1949 |  Wonder course: Make-up palette | 12 | 20x25 | USA | Part of the Wonder Course. | |
| 1949 | You can be more beautiful | AUS | Mentioned in Women’s Weekly. | |||
| 1949 | Tone-on-tone technique | 15x15 | USA | Eight-panel fold out. | ||
| 1950 | 7-day beauty plan | 32 | 20x26 | USA | Price $1.00 | |
| 1951 |  A magic 3 steps to beauty by Helena Rubinstein | 12x18 | US | Brochure | ||
| 1951 |  Headlines for your hair | 8 | 12x10 | AUS | Mentioned in Sydney Morning Herald. | |
| 1951 | How to wow the stagline | 8 | 12x17 | USA | Beauty advice to teens. | |
| 1951 | A new focus on eye beauty | 14 | 13x18 | USA | Fifth Avenue spectacles. | |
| 1951 | Beauty takes silk | UK | ||||
| 1952 | How to solve your beauty problems | 12x16 | USA | |||
| 1952 |  Beauty for you: Every woman’s ABC of skin care, hair care and make-up | 50 | 10x16 | AUS | ||
| 1952 | Simple beauty by Helena Rubinstein | 18 | 7x14 | UK | ||
| 1953 | Five coolest heads of summer | 20 | 13x17 | USA | ||
| 1953 | Secrets of a Blonde | USA | ||||
| 1954 |  How to solve your beauty problems | 24 | 12x16 | CAN | Differs from earlier USA version. | |
| 1956 |  Beauty for you: Every woman’s ABC of skin care, hair care and make-up | 60 | 12x16 | AUS | ||
| 1957 | The 24 hour Skin Dew treatment | USA | ||||
| 1958 | Price list (June) | |||||
| 1958 | How to be beautiful always by Helena Rubinstein | UK | ||||
| 1958 | Heavenly gifts | 24 | 11x14 | UK | ||
| 1959 | Helena Rubinstein shows you how to shape a beautiful mouth | USA | ||||
| 1960 | The hormones that make you every inch a woman | USA | ||||
| 1960 | Make-up à la hair color | USA | ||||
| 1961 | Your “Make-up to your hair color guide” | 18x21 | USA | Three-panel fold out. 3/61 on back. | ||
| 1967 | Beauty preparations | 24 | 22x28 | USA | ||
| 1969 |  Your guide to the beautiful life with Herbessence preparations | 12 | 13x20 | USA |
Hi-Ja
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 |  Hi-Ja beauty aids | 16 | 5x8 | USA | Included in a box of cold cream face powder. |
Hinds ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 |  Hinds honey and almond cream and other toilet requisites | 23x8 | USA | Four-panel fold out. | ||
| 1921 | The girl who loved the beautiful | USA | ||||
| 1921 |  Hinds honey and almond cream and other toilet requisites | 23x8 | USA | Four-panel fold out. | ||
| 1922 | In beauty land | 8 | 14x19 | USA |
Hirestra Laboratories (Endocreme) ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Lady be young | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1937 |  Answers to questions your customers will ask about Endocreme | 4 | 14x22 | USA | Sales Manual. | |
| 1941 | What users think of Endocreme | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. |
Hollywood Lipstick Applicator
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Glamour lips | 12x20 | USA | Fold out. Came with a lipstick applicator. |
Houbigant ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 |  Things perfumes whisper | 24 | 10x14 | USA | ||
| 1933 |  Dull finish make-up | 8x14 | USA | Three-panel fold-out | ||
| 1958 | Conway’s television flower arrangements | USA |
Icilma ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | How to tell a good cream | UK | Mentioned in the Sphere. | |||
| 1912 | Art guide to beauty | UK | Mentioned in the Sketch. | |||
| 1915 | The Icilma way to beauty | UK | Mentioned in the Sketch. | |||
| 1916 | Toilet hints and beauty treatments | UK | Mentioned in the Sketch. | |||
| 1924 |  Preparations for the toilet | 40 | 7x13 | UK | ||
| 1928 | Beauty treatment | UK | ||||
| 1933 | The art of make-up and the care of beauty | UK | Mentioned in Britannia & Eve. | |||
| 1947 | Three point plan for a loverly complexion | UK | ||||
| 1950 | Poem personal colour guide | UK |
Innoxa ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Vers la beauté | FRA | ||||
| 1930 | The secret of a perfect complexion | UK | Also 1928. | |||
| 1930 | The cult of healthful beauty | Mentioned in The Tatler. | ||||
| 1932 | Innoxa guide to beauty | UK | ||||
| 1933 |  Beauty by culture | 32 | 11x14 | UK | Also 1932, 1934 & 1936. | |
| 1933 | Innoxa beauty guide colourscope and home treatment chart | UK | ||||
| 1935 | Grow lovelier | UK | Mentioned in Britannia & Eve. Includes make-up colourscope. Also 1938. | |||
| 1936 | Innoxa generic beauty treatment | UK | ||||
| 1937 | Gift creations | UK | ||||
| 1937 | Beauty guide No. 12 | UK | ||||
| 1937 | Gifts of loveliness | UK | ||||
| 1938 | Natural loveliness | UK | ||||
| 1940 | Can your face keep a secret? | UK | Mentioned in The Tatler. | |||
| 1948 |  Innoxa personal beauty plan and make-up chart | 8 | 11x16 | UK | ||
| 1952 | 51 & 71 barrier creams | 8x13 | UK | Fold out. | ||
| 1952 | Christmas gifts by Innoxa | 4 | 8x13 | UK | ||
| 1953 | The Innoxa approach | UK | Mentioned in Chemist & Druggist. Went through numerous editions. |
Jaciel
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Toilet requisites | 24 | 8x11 | USA | J. C. Penny. |
Jacqueline Cochran ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Wings to beauty | USA | Mentioned in The New Yorker. Also 1941 edition. |
Jane Seymour ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | The science and art of loveliness | UK | Mentioned in The Sketch. | |||
| 1935 | Speaking frankly | UK | Mentioned in Britannia & Eve |
Jergens
| See Andrew Jergens |
|---|
John Robert Powers
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Secrets of the Power girls | USA |
Kathleen Mary Quinlan ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | The secret of beauty | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1921 | Lest beauty pass you by | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1924 | Your beauty time and how to use it | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1925 | How I make my creams and lotions | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1926 | Youth for tired eyes | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1930 | Your eyes—Guard their youth and beauty. Eye exercises | USA | ||||
| 1930 |  Dry and sensitive skin—requires special care | 14x10 | USA | Two-panel fold out with prices on reverse. | ||
| 1930 | Oily skin—a beauty fault—it can be overcome. | USA | ||||
| 1930 | Double chin and sagging muscles—do not have them. | USA | ||||
| 1930 | Blackheads and enlarged pores—you need not have them. | USA | ||||
| 1930 | Sallowness! Freckles and faded tan—how to banish them. | USA | ||||
| 1930 | Acne! How to soothe and relieve it | USA | ||||
| 1930 | The art of make-up | USA | Mentioned in the Evening Star. | |||
| 1930 | A complexion like lily petals in sunlight | USA | ||||
| 1930 | Tired beauty awakes | USA | ||||
| 1934 | Youth for tired eyes | USA | Mentions Quinlan Eye Kit. | |||
| 1935 |  Kathleen Mary Quinlan advises | 30 | 13x17 | USA | ||
| 1935 | Kathleen Mary Quinlan’s treatment for dry and sensitive skin | 14x10 | USA | Similar to 1930 but with routine updated. | ||
| 1938 | Your eyes | 6x10 | USA | Three-panel vertical fold out. | ||
| 1939 | Guard your daughter’s natural beauty | USA | Mentioned in American Perfumer. |
Kathryn Murray
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Facial beauty culture | USA |
Kemolite
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | La boue au service de la beauté | FRA |
Kissproof
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Clever make-up—nine-tenths of beauty | USA | Mentioned in Motion Picture. |
Klytia ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |  La beauté c’est toute la femme | 74 | 15x22 | FRA | ||
| 1930 | Eternal beauty | USA | Mentioned in Photoplay. | |||
| 1930 |  Guide de la beauté | 14 | 14x20 | FRA | ||
| 1939 |  La beauté c’est toute la femme | 42 | 15x22 | FRA |
Koremlu
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |  The Koremlu cream method | 16 | 10x13 | USA |
Kranks
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Beauty and health | 32 | 16x23 | USA | ||
| 1934 | Captivating loveliness | 32 | 13x20 | USA | Also 1931. |
Kurlash ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Fascinating eyes and how to have them | USA | Three-panel fold out. Went through a number of iterations. | |||
| 1936 |  Make-up color guide | 8x16 | USA | Double sided card. |
Lancôme
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Beauté | 24 | 14x21 | FRA | Accompanied by letter dated October, 1959. |
Lazell
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | The beauty box | 12 | 7x13 | USA |
Lady Esther ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Make-up revolutionized | 20 | 15x23 | USA | Included samples of six shades of rouge. | |
| 1937 | Rouge guide | USA |
Lancaster ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Le traitement de beauté | |||||
| 1963 | A beauty treatment which stops the march of time | 7x14 | UK | Five-panel fold out. | ||
| 1963 | A few facts about Lancaster tissue serums | 27x11 | UK | Probably included with a product. |
Larola
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | The cult of beauty | UK | Mentioned in British Vogue. |
Lehn & Fink ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Introducing young look | 4 | 20x25 | USA | ||
| 1965 | Face facts or How to be a honey | 12 | 12x17 | USA | Tussy. | |
| 1967 | The Tussy real girl workbook | 16 | 11x14 | USA | Tussy. |
L. Leichner ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Parfumerie Leichner | GER | ||||
| 1903 | Leichner album | GER | ||||
| 1913 | Nature’s Beauty Helper | USA | Mentioned in Vogue. | |||
| 1926 |  Leichner artists catalogue | 32 | UK | |||
| 1928 |  Bade Dich schlank | 8 | 10x14 | GER | ||
| 1928 | Every woman beautiful | UK | 1st Edition. Mentioned in The Tatler. | |||
| 1931 |  Every woman beautiful | 24 | 13x18 | UK | 2nd Edition. | |
| 1932 |  The Leichner cosmetic system | 13x18 | UK | Two-panel fold out. | ||
| 1934 |  Every woman beautiful | 24 | 13x18 | UK | 3rd Edition. | |
| 1935 |  Beauty: Leichner guide for perfect make-up | 10x18 | UK | Five-panel fold-out. Mentioned in the Daily Mirror. | ||
| 1937 | Beauty: Leichner guide for perfect make-up | 10 | 10x19 | UK | Different text and some shade variations to c.1935 version. | |
| 1938 |  Handbook on make-up for stage and screen. | 16 | 14x22 | UK | ||
| 1949 |  Fine cosmetics for discerning women | 10 | 19x10 | UK | Pamphlet, booklet and two 1949 price lists. | |
| 1957 |  Easy steps to flawless beauty | 12 | 12x18 | UK | Includes undated price list. | |
| 1960 |  The art of make-up | 4 | 13x22 | UK | Includes 1960 price list. | |
| 1961 | A new approach to beauty | 8 | 11x18 | UK | Mentioned in the Sunday Mirror. | |
| 1963 | Price list | UK | ||||
| 1963 | Make-up for cine & still photography | 4 | 13x22 | UK | ||
| 1967 | Leichner studio notes | UK | ||||
| 1979 |  Leichner stage make up | 56 | 15x21 | AUS | 6th Edition. |
Lentheric
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | The silent messenger | USA | ||||
| 1936 | Legends of Lentheric | USA | ||||
| 1962 | For christmas | 8 | 10x20 | USA | Fold out showing gift sets. |
Lesquendieu ➜
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | A French facial in a home treatment | USA | Translated from French. | |||
| 1929 | Cosmetique Lesquendieu | USA | Translated from French. | |||
| 1937 |  Code de beauté | 38 | 10x15 | FRA | ||
| 1945 | Lesquendieu Parfumerie | FRA |
L T. Piver
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 |  Parfumerie L. T. Piver | 60 | 50x39 | FRA | Commercial catalogue. Available at the Forney Library. | |
| 1926 | Three centuries of beauty secrets | USA | Also 1924. | |||
| 1935 | The new way to immaculate make-up | 8x10 | UK | Three-panel fold out. |
Lucille Young
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Stepping stones to beauty | USA | Mentioned in Motion Picture. | |||
| 1923 | Making beauty yours | USA | Mentioned in Motion Picture. | |||
| 1928 | How to fascinate men | USA | Mentioned in Motion Picture. |
Lucretia Vanderbilt
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | The way of loveliness | 20 | 10x13 | USA | ||
| 1929 | The aristocrats of toiletries | 8 | 5x7 | USA |
Luxor
| Date | Est | Title | Pages | Size | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Beauty is native but must be enhanced | USA | ||||
| 1930 |  Now you can blend face powder to match your individual complexion | 33x14 | USA | Enclosed with the Luxor Powder Blending Kit. |
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