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Posts tagged with "beauty"

15. April 2024

Max Factor: How the “Cosmetics of the Stars” brought Hollywood glamour to the Women of China already close to 100 Years ago

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.

21. March 2022