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Advert for Icilma Toilet Preparations, 1913. A Print from The Girls Home, 31st May 1913
A Japanese woman using a beni brush to paint her lips, 1920 (1930). Artist: Hashiguchi GoyoA Japanese woman using a beni brush to paint her lips, 1920 (1930). From Apollo magazine, volume XII, no 71 (November 1930)
A Gentlemans Dressing Room, 1771. Artist: J GolderA Gentlemans Dressing Room, 1771. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)
Beethams Glycerine and Cucumber Cream, 19th century. The queen of toilet preparations for winter use - ensures soft white skin - preserves the skin from the effects of Frost, Cold Winds
Grace Bradley, American actress, 1934-1935. Grace Bradley made her name playing femme fatale roles in low budget Hollywood movies in the 1930s and 1940s
Marion Davies, American actress, 1934-1935. Marion Davies started out in show business in the chorus line of the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway
Evelyn Laye, English theatre actress, 1934-1935. Born Elsie Evelyn Lay, her acting career spanned almost 80 years. As well as stage acting she also appeared in several films
Jessie Matthews, British actress, singer and dancer, 1934-1935. A star of stage and screen musicals, Jessie Matthews popularity was at its peak in the 1930s
Jean Harlow, American film actress, 1933. Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter, 1911-1937) was an American film actress and top sex symbol of the 1930s
Tallulah Bankhead, American actress, talk-show host and bonne vivante, 1933Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), American actress, talk-show host and bonne vivante, 1933
Woman at her toilette, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
Courtesan at Her Toilet, 19th century. Artist: KoriusaiCourtesan at Her Toilet, 19th century
Make-up box, 19th century. Found in the collection of the State Central A Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow
Woman having her hair done, late 19th-early 20th century. Artist: Ferdinand Freih van ReznicekWoman having her hair done, late 19th-early 20th century
Egyptian make-up accessories, Pre-Dynastic period, 4th millennium BC. Artist: R GuillemotEgyptian make-up accessories, Pre-Dynastic period, 4th millennium BC
Bust of Nefertiti, queen and wife of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV). Nefertiti reigned from 1353-1336 BC. She was a supporter of Akhenatens worship of the sun god, Aten
Mlle de Blois, c1840. Artist: Emile Isidore DeroyMlle de Blois, c1840
A Blond Woman. (Portrait of Germaine Survage), 1918. Artist: Amadeo ModiglianiA Blond Woman. (Portrait of Germaine Survage), 1918. From the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, France
Greek Pyxis, (Cosmetic Box), Women performing domestic tasks, Athens, c460BC-450 BC
Egyptian cosmetic vessel in the shape of a hedgehog, from the British Museums collection
Painted Mycenaean plaster head, possibly of a SphinxPainted 16.8cm high plaster head, possibly of a Sphinx, from Mycenae. Now in the National Museum in Athens
Egyptian glazed relief of a Lybian captiveEgyptian glazed relief of a Libyan captive from a Temple of Rameses III at Tel el Jahudiye
Egyptian painted funerary mask, 2nd century BCEgyptian stucco painted funerary mask of a woman, 2nd century BC
Nefertiti, Egyptian queen and consort of Akhenaten, 14th century BC. Painted sculptured head found at Amarna in 1912. Nefertiti reigned from 1353-1336 BC
The Parisian, 1903
VE Day celebrations, Paris, 8 May 1945. A soldier smothere with kisses by jubilant women
Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shikan Backstage (Nakamura Shikan rakuya no zu), 1826
Gold and glass perfume bottle from Maes Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Anne PareeA cylindrical perfume bottle (a) made from clear glass covered with an openwork scrolled design in gold metal. The bottle has an attached push-activated spray nozzle
Metal lipstick holder from Maes Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: UnknownGold-colored metal lipstick holder (a) with rhinestone decoration on top of lid (b). Rhinestones are arranged in a circle
