1950s Guerlain Cosmetics and Skincare
from a 1953 advertisement
from a 1955 ad
from a 1956 ad
Monday, November 25, 2013
Trousseau de Week-End de Guerlain c1950
Trousseau de Week-End de Guerlain c1950. Holds skincare and cosmetics. Rare to find today.
Brillantine
Brillantine (brilliantine) was a grease used to groom the hair. It could be crystallized and sold in boxes like the one shown below or liquid form and housed in glass bottles.
"Brillantine" - (1920) rectangular box made up of molded colorless glass pressed for holding the solidifed hair oil, base decorated with draperies, brass lid embossed with baroque décor reminiscent of the eighteenth century. Titled. (Small chips) d: 5 x 8 cm. Photo by drouot.
Lotion de Guerlain c1850
Lotion de Guerlain, bleaching cream for the skin, created in 1850, it consisted of Extract de Saturne (a solution of subacetate of lead), tincture of benzoin, distilled water of laurel, cherry and peach.
photo from museu del perfum
Lait de Perles
Lait de Perles (Pearl Milk) was a skin bleach containing water, holding in suspension about equal parts of zinc oxide, magnesic carbonate, and powdered talc, perfumed with otto of roses.
The bottle below is known as the "flat bottle with ringed neck" and held various products such as Teintre de Quina, Teintre de Pyrethre, Eau de Vie de Gaiac, Eau des Fumeurs, Teintre de Myrrhe, Veritable Tresor de la Bouche, Lait de Perles , Blanc Patti, Creme de Lys, Blanc Rachel, and Blanc de Perles.
photo from Museu del Perfum
Poudre Superdulci c1912
Created in 1912 by Guerlain, a face powder scented with Apres L'ondee perfume. Octagonal cardboard box wrapped with paper with polychromed Chinese decoration. I believe it was still available for sale around 1949.
photo by Le Floc'h
