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

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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.

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.

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.

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

Easter is this coming weekend and I’m off to celebrate with my family as I do every year. Hiding the Easter eggs, here I come!

1950s Vintage Easter Advertising image featuring a woman wearing an Easter bonnet / Easter hat of an egg tray

Today’s post is a collection of vintage Easter advertising from the 1930s to the 1950s (plus a couple of magazine covers) to get us in the mood.

Let the Easter fun begin!

FURTHER READING: Vintage Easter Advertising – The Food

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Vintage Easter Advertising

1930’s – 1950’s

Cutest Easter Bonnet in Town-Vintage Canada Dry Ginger Ale Easter Ad, 1952.

1950s Vintage Ad: Vintage Canada Dry Ginger Ale Ad, Easter Bunny, Original Magazine Advertisement, 1952

Source: Etsy

1941- Solve your Easter Problems. “Co-ordinated Styles” by Naturalizer Shoes.

1940s Vintage Ad / 1940s Easter Advertising: 1941 Blue Ribbon Shoemakers - Brown Shoe Company Print Ad - Naturalizer - Easter Shopping - Women's Fashion - Women's Shoes - 40s Fashion

Source: Etsy

1950s ad for McCormick Vanilla featuring a marvelous Easter cake (April 1954).

Further Reading: Vintage Cake Ideas As Seen Thru 1920s-1950s Ads

1950s ad / 1950s Easter Advertising for McCormick Vanilla featuring a marvelous Easter cake.

Kodak Camera Ad 1950.

1950s Robert Hall Easter Special, as seen in a Life Magazine ad.

1950s Original Advertisement Robert hall Easter Special Life Magazine Ad

Source: Etsy

Joanne Woodward on the cover of Family Circle Magazine in April of 1958 with some lovely Easter hats.

FURTHER READING: Vintage Easter Magazine Covers: 1920s-1950s

1950s Vintage Magazine Cover for an April 1958 Vintage Family Circle Magazine with Easter Hats on the Cover

Easter Bonnet from Lilly Dache. Easter Sampler from Whitman’s Chocolates. Circa 1940s.

1940s Vintage Easter Advertising for Chocolates Whitmans and Easter Bonnet

Woman’s Day Magazine April 1939 with adorable kids on the cover colouring Easter eggs. The Magazine even has an article on Easter Bonnets (click on the image to take a look).

FURTHER READING: Easter Parade-Toronto’s oldest tradition that is really all about the Hats!

1930s Vintage Magazine Cover: Woman's Day Magazine April 1939 with adorable kids on the cover colouring Easter eggs. The Magazine even has an article on Easter Bonnets

Source: Etsy

1953 Du Pont Orlon Acylic Fiber Advertisement of a mother and her daughter in matching fashions.

1950s Vintage Ad / 1950s Easter Advertising: 1953 Du Pont Orlon Acylic Fiber Advertisement for what to wear on Easter. Featuring a mother and daughter in matching Easter Outfits

Source: Etsy

“Add Fresh Appeal to Each Lenten Meal” -Vintage A&P ad for Hot Cross Buns.

Liz Note: I just had ate one of these the other day and I forgot how much I don’t like them. Yuck! They remind me of fruit cake which I really dislike (sorry lovers of either dessert).

So this last image is not an advertisement but I just had to share because it’s a cute craft kids can do with extra Easter eggs.

1950 vintage magazine page for making Easter crafts, Hodge Podge Page.

Happy Easter Friends!

Check out my other Vintage Easter Blog Posts below:

Vintage Easter Blog Posts 1920s-1960s (Archived)

Liz

Tag: Advertising

Vintage Shaving Ads for Men & Women

Vintage Shaving Advertisements for Men & Women

1920’s – 1960’s

Vintage Easter Advertising: 1930s-1950s

Vintage Easter Advertising

1930’s – 1950’s