Posts tagged with "Max Factor"



15. April 2024
Ca. 1940 vintage Chinese advertisement for Max Factor Pan-Cake Make-up and Tru-Color Lipstick featuring actress Joan Crawford. From the MOFBA collection.
The “father of makeup” Max Factor created the signature looks of famous Hollywood icons such as Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe, but items from our collection show how his Oscar-winning cosmetics were not limited to American stars only and already enchanted common Chinese women since the 1930s.