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Category: Vintage Advertising


May
2022

Vintage Shaving Ads for Men & Women

categories: Vintage Advertising

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!

A young woman undergoing hair-removal at the Beatiderm Institute of Electrolysis in New York on November 4, 1938. Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images
A young woman undergoing hair-removal at the Beatiderm Institute of Electrolysis in New York on November 4, 1938. Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images

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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).

1920s vintage women's shaving ad featuring a woman in a 1920s swimsuit at the beach

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.

1920s vintage ad for Neet hair remover cream from 1925 featuring 1920s swimmers in 1920s swimsuits.

Source: Archive.org

1931 ‘Williams Aqua Velva’ shaving cream for men ad. “Awake and away with the face that’s fit”.

1931 Williams shave cream aqua velva vintage ad. 1930s vintage shaving ad.

Source: eBay

“Lie Detector tells all…reveals startling facts about razor blades!” 1938 vintage Gillette Blades ad.

1930s vintage shaving ad for Gillette Blades for men.

Source: eBay

1946 advertisement for Silkymit hair remover.

1946 advertisement for Silkymit hair remover - 1940s vintage ad for women's 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”.

1946 vintage AD for MENNEN Brushless Shave Cream featuring a pinup illustration.

Source: eBay

1947 advertisement for Silkymit hair remover.

1947 advertisement for Silkymit hair remover. 1940s vintage ad for women's hair remover

Source: Archive.org

“Use Old Spice for happy shaving”. 1947 ‘Old Spice’ shaving soap ad.

1947 vintage ad for Old Spice Shaving Soap. 1940s shaving ad.

Source: Pinterest

1947 Gillette One-Piece Razor vintage print ad.

1947 Gillette One Piece Razor Shaving Shaver Blades, 1940s Vintage Print Ad

Source: eBay

1950s ad for ‘Sofair femine shaving cream’. “A revolutionary beauty aid for women to use with a razor!”.

1950s vintage ad for Sofair women's femine shaving cream

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.

1950s vintage ad for Schick electric razor. 1956 print ad.

Source: eBay

1952 Sunbeam Shavemaster Electric Shaver.

Sunbeam Shavemaster Electric Shaver (1952) vintage ad.

Source: eBay

Classic Commercial for the Remington Rand Shaver (October 2nd 1955).

(video link)

1950s advertisement for the ‘Norelco Debutante’. NO BLADES!

1950s vintage shaving ad for Norleco no blades razor featuring a woman with 1950s makeup and 1950s hair.

Source: Hubspot

“New…No more shaving bumps! DeLux Shavine Depilatory. Removes beard without a razor!” 1960s ad.

1960s vintage shaving ad for 'De Luxe Shavine' Depilatory.

Source: Vintage Ad Browser

Now you too can have an astronauts shaver! ‘ShaveAir – Cordless Shaver’. 1960s vintage ad.

'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


Apr
2022

Visit South America! Vintage Travel Posters / Advertising

categories: travel, Vintage Advertising

April 28th is my 10 year wedding anniversary and then May 4th is my birthday, so the hubby and I are back to travelling with a 10 day visit to Colombia. SO EXCITED!! Seeing new places and meeting new people is always the best. Travel rocks!

For today’s post I wanted to share some lovely vintage travel posters/ advertising from South American countries, in honour of our trip (please note that not all countries were featured due to not being able to find them for this post).

And away we go!

1950s Vintage Travel Poster for travel to South America via Avianca Air.

Source: eBay

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Vintage Travel Posters / Advertising for South America

Our first stop on our trip to Colombia is Bogota (but not with Braniff Airways). After Bogota we are then off to Cartagena.

Side note: If you have recently been to either of these cities please share in the comments section below what you enjoyed doing while there.

Vintage Travel Poster for Braniff Airways to visit Bogota Colombia

Source: Art.com

Fly to Colombia via Avianca Air.

Colombia Jet Avianca Colombian South America Vintage Travel Poster / Vintage Travel Ad.

Source: Amazon

1940s vintage travel ad. “In South America To-Morrow with British South American Airways.”

1940s Travel Poster. Original vintage travel advertising poster: In South America To-morrow British South American Airways. Colourful illustration featuring a stylised map shape of South America in yellow surrounded by green water with a man wearing traditional clothing and a hat riding a horse and waving to plane flying overhead casting a shadow over the image

Source: antikbar.co.uk

“Fly El Presidente a Blue Ribbon Flight linking the Americas to Rio, Montevideo and Buenos Aires via Pan American Airways”. 1950s travel ad.

1950s Vintage Travel Ad for Pan American World Airways visit South America

Source: Pinterest

1958 Lufthansa South America travel ad.

1958 Lufthansa South America Travel Poster

Source: fineartamerica.com

1950s ad: Holiday in South America featuring the tagline “How to feel ten years younger in 31 days…cruise the Mooremack way!” by Moore-McCormack Lines (1913-1982) on board their ocean liners SS Argentina (1958-2003) and SS Brasil (1957-2004). 

1950s Vintage Travel Poster. holidays in South America with the tagline "How to feel ten years younger in 31 days...cruise the Mooremack way!" by Moore-McCormack Lines (1913-1982) on board their ocean liners SS Argentina (1958-2003) and SS Brasil (1957-2004). Colourful illustration depicting a smiling couple leaning in at the top with a cruise ship sailing by Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and palm trees towering over tropical flowers below, the text in the centre against the blue sky background.

Source: Antikbar.co.uk

Take a trip in a blimp from New York to Venezuela (avail HERE).

South America Venezuela Vintage Travel Poster / Wall Art Print

Source: Etsy

“Beautiful Argentina only 27 flying hours away via Aerolineas Argentinas.” 1950s travel ad.

"Beautiful Argentina only 27 flying hours away via Aerolineas Argentinas." 1950s Travel Poster.

Source: Pinterest

“Visit Peru of the Incas in 3 days via Pan American” (avail HERE).

Source: Etsy

“Visite Los Balenearios De Chile” (avail HERE).

Vintage Travel Poster for Chile

Source: Etsy

“Ecuador – Fishing, Sky and Sunshine” (avail HERE).

Vintage Ecuador Travel Poster featuring Fishing.

Source: Etsy

See Bolivia with Braniff International Airways.

Vintage Bolivia Travel Poster for Braniff International Airways.

Source: Tumblr

“Uruguay-Ideal Summer (Veraneo Ideal)” (avail HERE).

Vintage Travel Poster for Uruguay

Source: Etsy

Travel to Brazil, Uruguay & Argentina via Royal Mail Lines.

Royal Mail Lines Cruise Ship to South America. Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina. Vintage Travel Poster.

Source: Pinterest

The Brazilian Information Bureau would like you visit and see sites like Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.

Vintage travel poster for Brazil featuring Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio.

Source: Pinterest

My family are big soccer people (go Canada & Germany at this years 2022 World Cup!). So when I saw this 1950 FIFA World Cup travel poster for the big event in Brazil, I just had to add it here. I love all the countries flags on the sock (avail HERE).

1950 FIFA World Cup Soccer Brazil South America Travel Poster

Source: Etsy

Well that was a fun post to put together! Now I really can’t wait to visit South America!

Please share in the comments section below, what you favourite poster / ad was. Also if you have travelled to South America, share your fav desinations also below!

Further Reading: Vintage Travel Posts 1920s-1960s (Archived Blog Posts)

Vintage Travel:

Would you like to see South America? VIATOR is a tour company I have used on several of my trips (including Colombia where I visited a mud volcano) and they have lots of tour options for all different places in South America. Take a look below at some samples tours!

Note: Viator is an Affiliate Link, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Thank you!

Thanks for dropping by!

Liz