Bizarre Beauty Trends From The '20s You Won't Believe Were Really A Thing

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Knee Rouging

Shoe Compacts For Flappers

Shoe Compacts For Flappers

Friend's Portraits Painted Onto Nails

Friend's Portraits Painted Onto Nails

X-Ray Beauty Treatments

X-Ray Beauty Treatments

Radiation-Based Beauty Products

Radiation-Based Beauty Products

Heavy Eyeliner Thanks To The Egyptians

Heavy Eyeliner Thanks To The Egyptians

Vampy Makeup Was Supposed To Mimic Vampires

Vampy Makeup Was Supposed To Mimic Vampires

Coco Chanel Made Sunburns Popular

Coco Chanel Made Sunburns Popular

To Get A Bob Was A Massive Deal

To Get A Bob Was A Massive Deal

The Permanent Wave Machine

The Permanent Wave Machine

Round Blush Cheeks

Round Blush Cheeks

Hid Powder Puffs In Their Stocking Tops

Hid Powder Puffs In Their Stocking Tops

Chained Vanity Cases

Chained Vanity Cases

Cupid's Bow Lipstick Stencils

Cupid's Bow Lipstick Stencils

Half-Moon Nails

Half-Moon Nails

Hairdryers May Or May Not Kill You

Hairdryers May Or May Not Kill You

Washing Away Fat With Soap

Washing Away Fat With Soap

Deodarant Became A Thing

Deodarant Became A Thing

Armpit Shaving

The Eton Crop

There Were Different Colors Of Powders

There Were Different Colors Of Powders

Brows Were Thin Because Of Movie Stars

Brows Were Thin Because Of Movie Stars

Green Or Blue Eyeshadow

Green Or Blue Eyeshadow

Nose Job Contraption

Nose Job Contraption

Chin Reducer

Rubber Chest Flateners

Rubber Chest Flateners

Racist Whitening Creams

Racist Whitening Creams

Lipstick Smear Guards

Lipstick Smear Guards

Using Actual Bleach To Color Hair

Using Actual Bleach To Color Hair

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