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

In my personal collection I have a few delightful vintage images of “group photos”. Like the fantastic image below of a group of women from the 1940s in their best dresses, hairstyles and corsages (sorority sisters photo possibly?).

1940s vintage photo of a group of women all dressed up for an event with corsages and 1940s dresses and 1940s hairstyles

For today’s post I want to share a few more from my collection plus some that I have found on the web from the 1920s-1960s.

Let’s begin!

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I have always loved this 1940s vintage summer photo from my collection, it features a group of women at maybe at a weekend trip or camp? The back of the photos has a bunch of signatures as well of these same ladies. LOVE the vintage names!

1940s vintage photo of a group of women in 1940s summer fashions posing for a group photo

Nov 1936 (post mark on the back of the photo) of a group sorority sisters in Oberlin Ohio. Fantastic 1930s fashions on display in this image.

1930s vintage photo of a group of young women sorority sisters posing together in 1930s fashions in front of a house.

Source: Etsy

Late 1940s photo of a group of young bobby soxers sporting their stylish rolled up jeans (pedal pushers) and cute 1940s hairstyles. Super vintage teenager fashions.

1940s vintage photo of a group of young women in rolled up jeans and bobby sox and late 1940s hairstyles vintage teens

Source: Etsy

1920s image of handsome young college men on the beach, with one playing the ukulele.

Super Handsome Tan Young College Men On Beach Playing Ukulele - 1920s Vintage Antique Photo

Source: Etsy

Girls trip everyone smile! Stunning 1940s fashions on our super stylish ladies, posing with their suitcases before heading out on an adventure together.

1940s vintage photo of 4 stylish Black Women in very stylish 1940s winter coats and 1940s dresses posing with their suitcases before a trip away.

Source: Etsy

Cincinnatus High School in New York, 1929, a fashionable group of seniors visits Mt. Vernon. This is a awesome photo of a group of seniors all in their 1920s fashions of the day.

1920s vintage photo: Cincinnatus High School in New York, 1929, a fashionable group of seniors visits Mt. Vernon. This is a awesome photo of a group of seniors all in the 1920s fashions of the day.

Source: Etsy

Another from my collection….Spring 1949. Group of young women in late 1940s fashions smiling and happy, posing together (LOVE that plaid dress!).

1949 vintage photo of a group of young women posing together in 1940s fashions and 1940s hairstyles. One woman is wearing a 1940s plaid dress and another a two piece women's suit.

1949 vintage photo of a group of young women posing together in 1940s fashions and 1940s hairstyles

“My Room-March 1955”. Playful group photo of school girls posing in different styles of outfits with their teacher.

1955 My Room School Girls Having Fun in a group photo posing with their teacher in this 1950s photo.

Source: Etsy

Birthday Party fun! 1950s vintage photo of a group of happy men & women celebrating together (that is some busy wallpaper in the background).

1950s vintage photo of a group of Black Men & Black Women posing for a group shot a birthday party in a living room with funky wallpaper

Source: Etsy

‘Corsages and Cocktails’, a 1950s Reception Party.

1950s vintage photo of couples in 1950s evening gowns and evenwear posing at a table filled with champagne at a 1950s part

Source: Etsy

“Ahhh the stories that were told that night!” 1960s vintage photo of a cool group of men, drinks in hand.

1960s vintage photo of a group of Black Men (and one white man) in 1960s fashions posing together with drinks in hand.

Source: Etsy

1950s image of a group of girls posing for their school club photo. The girls are wearing poodle skirts / circle skirts, plaid pants, saddle shoes and other 1950s fashions.

1950s vintage photo of a group of girls posing for their school club photo. The girls are wearing poodle skirts / circle skirts, saddle shoes and other 1950s fashions.

Source: Etsy

1930s Image: “Okay ladies everyone gather close, put your arms around each other and look at the camera”. Well that did not really happen (only one lady managed it), this is still a fantastic photo of 4 ladies posing in front of what I think might be at their school (Is that a cat in the one girls hand? It looks fuzzy but I really can’t tell).

1930s vintage photo of 4 Black women posing together in 1930s fashions in front of a building.

Source: Etsy

1950s photo: It’s a Jet Flyer birthday cake for our young man’s birthday party (how cute are our plaid dressed little girls on the right?).

1950s vintage photo of a kids birthday party and the kids posing together with a cake that says jet flyers on it

Source: Etsy

“The whole family was very proud of the next generation for wanting to learn how to play the accordion, that they just had to document the moment in time” -1950s vintage photo.

P.S. I LOVE ACCORDIONS!!

1950s Vintage Photo of a family posing together at a picnic with a young person posing with an accordion.

Source: Etsy

I hope you enjoyed this lovely collection of vintage group photos for Vintage Photo Tuesday! Please share your favourite image in the comments section below!

Have a lovely day and thanks for dropping by!

Liz

Month: May 2022

Vintage Shaving Ads for Men & Women

Vintage Shaving Advertisements for Men & Women

1920’s – 1960’s

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