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Beauty culture

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  • A fashionable young lady asking a pharmacist about the durability of the cosmetics he sells. Coloured pencil drawing by L. Wood, 1909.
  • A fashionable young lady asking a pharmacist about the durability of the cosmetics he sells. Coloured pencil drawing by L. Wood, 1909.
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Catalogue

    • Ephemera

    One for him, one for her, one for free : buy any two productes, get a 3rd free : Timotei original shampoo / Tesco.

    | Date: [1993]
    • Ephemera

    Estée Lauder : Advanced Night Repair protective recovery complex / Estée Lauder.

    | Date: [1992]
    • Ephemera

    Rowland's kalydor : ... produces a beautiful complexion ... by the sole proprietors, A. Rowland and son, no. 20, Hatton Garden, Holborn, London.

    | Date: [1822]
    • Ephemera

    Cold Cream : an elegant toilet preparation.

    | Date: [between 1900 and 1909]
    • Ephemera

    Long lasting make-up to beat the heat : keep your cool with make-up that stays put when the temperature starts to rise / The Body Shop.

    | Date: 1993
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