Sometimes odd blog post ideas pop into my head, like today’s ‘Vintage Shaving Advertisements for Men & Women from the 1920s to the 1960s‘. Why did I come up with that idea? No clue! I just thought it would be fun to hunt down some fun vintage ads on this topic and share them with all of you.
Let’s begin!
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Vintage Shaving Advertisements for Men & Women
1920’s – 1960’s
An ad published between the 1920s and 1930s implied that ‘the freedom which awaits you at the beach’ is exclusively attainable for women without ‘unsightly hair on . . . face, arms, underarms and limbs’, supported by an image of woman in a short dress, happily presenting her clean-shaven armpits and legs (Source).
Source: Medium
“Be yourself – thrill all with the amazing hair-free beauty of your skin – simply rinse away unwanted hair from arms, undersarms and legs with Neet, the ready to use hair-removing cream.” 1925 advertisement.
Source: Archive.org
1931 ‘Williams Aqua Velva’ shaving cream for men ad. “Awake and away with the face that’s fit”.
Source: eBay
“Lie Detector tells all…reveals startling facts about razor blades!” 1938 vintage Gillette Blades ad.
Source: eBay
1946 advertisement for Silkymit hair remover.
Source: Archive.org
1946 vintage ad for ‘MENNEN Brushless Shave Cream’ fedaturing a pretty pinup illustration with the caption “I like SMOOOTH Men”.
Source: eBay
1947 advertisement for Silkymit hair remover.
Source: Archive.org
“Use Old Spice for happy shaving”. 1947 ‘Old Spice’ shaving soap ad.
Source: Pinterest
1947 Gillette One-Piece Razor vintage print ad.
Source: eBay
1950s ad for ‘Sofair femine shaving cream’. “A revolutionary beauty aid for women to use with a razor!”.
Source: Pinterest
“Shick is First. FIRST in closeness and comfort…now FIRST again”. 1956 ad.
I love the different colours that you could of chosen for your electric razor.
Source: eBay
1952 Sunbeam Shavemaster Electric Shaver.
Source: eBay
Classic Commercial for the Remington Rand Shaver (October 2nd 1955).
1950s advertisement for the ‘Norelco Debutante’. NO BLADES!
Source: Hubspot
“New…No more shaving bumps! DeLux Shavine Depilatory. Removes beard without a razor!” 1960s ad.
Source: Vintage Ad Browser
Now you too can have an astronauts shaver! ‘ShaveAir – Cordless Shaver’. 1960s vintage ad.
Source: Vintage Ad Browser
Are you interested in more vintage advertising? Then make sure you check out my extensive archive of vintage advertising posts HERE.
Thanks for dropping by!
Liz