A young and beautiful woman, lying in a chair, had a strangely shaped instrument in front of her.
At first glance, you may not know, what is this for?
I saw that as the current started, the instrument emitted a puff of smoke.
This steampunk, futuristic scene is not the plot of a horror science fiction movie.
It's a scene that really happened in a beauty salon 100 years ago!
Dimple making machine, spiral vibrating bra, leech edible canned food.......
These objects, which sound like they only appear in fictional fiction, are actually the products of the beauty industry 100 years ago!
In that age of technological enlightenment, beauty was like an experiment with uncertain risks.
Broken ribs slim waist, arsenic cream rejuvenation... These art changes sound terrible today.
However, a century ago, people were willing to be beautiful.
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In the last century, stockings were still a luxury.
So women who can't afford to buy stockings can only go to beauty salons,
Ask someone to help them draw a black line on their legs.
During World War II, all stockings were made of raw nylon
They were all sent to the front line to make parachutes.
Can't buy stockings, the ladies and ladies have to go to the beauty salon,
Apply a thin layer of black dye to the legs to fake the real thing
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At the beginning of the 20th century, perms were really "perms"!
The barbershop will iron the customer's hair directly.
The woman in the picture is not doing electric shock therapy, but in sharon electric curls.
Netizen: She looks like Frankenstein's bride~
In 1920, the world's first hair dryer was introduced.
This huge size seems to be able to blow the whole little in away...
There is also this kind of hair dryer, which can "eat" the whole person's head.
By 1940, the first small, quick-drying air ducts appeared.
One thing to say is that the design of this hair dryer still looks very convenient~
Little in really wants to have!
03
Attention, high-energy warning!
A wave is about to usher in ahead,
Even the "Shangshu of the Punishment Department" hand-reads the beauty tools that are ashamed of themselves!
The iron shackles in the picture are not actually torture devices.
It is a medical aesthetic device specifically designed to remove freckles.
And the beauty in the picture below,
Nor was it grabbed by Frankenstein for human experimentation.
She was just measuring her facial features with a beauty micrometer.
Makeup artists use it to create the best makeup for female celebrities.
In 1936, there was a "dimple making machine" beauty tool that was all the rage.
At the same time, this "rhinoplasty rein" also appeared.
It ties up people's noses like livestock,
Achieve the effect of correcting the shape of the nose.
Really a cow and a horse?
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A century ago, the mask was also very hardcore -
The ice mask at that time was really covered with ice cubes!
And this is the rubber mask and warm mask used in the early 20th century to remove wrinkles.
It looks like a prop for the killer in a horror movie...
The following picture of this mask, if you don't say it, you will not guess its use~
This is the mask that was used exclusively for the ladies to go to the toilet 100 years ago.
It is said to prevent the skin and toilets of the noblewomen from "smelling"?
Compared to these masks above,
This beauty device that makes people's skin "white and red" is much more dangerous!
It does this by enclosing the head,
Then the other person pulls out the air in the mask,
It causes people to fall into a state of hypoxia and flush their cheeks.
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In 1949, a self-service tanning apparatus appeared on the streets of the United States.
It's used like a vending machine —
As long as the coin is coined, the machine will spray the tanning liquid.
Netizen: ChuanChuanzi's family should also have a ~ (Loss!)
The spa people did in 1938,
It's very different from what we have now.
It is to soak all the limbs of a person in hot water,
Use a slight electric shock to speed up blood circulation in the body.
This dish looks like a mosquito coil, but it is actually a spiral vibrating bra.
It is said that when worn, it can prevent the chest from sagging by massaging it.
Proper IQ tax...
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Now the big mom who is madly spit on the Internet "face kini",
In fact, it has been around since 1920.
In the era of no sunscreen,
Only wear this "face kini" that only shows the eyes and mouth to avoid sunburn.
Similarly, there is this sun protection cloak, and sunglasses are built into the eye area.
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In 1938, two young girls invented this foldable seaside portable bathroom.
Go to the beach, even if you can't swim.
There are also people who design wooden swimsuits for "dry ducks",
After wearing it, people can float on the water.
Netizen: If Ross wore one of these clothes on the Titanic,
Jack wouldn't have to sacrifice for her!
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In the 19th century, a disgusting "parasite weight loss recipe" swept the United States.
People at that time believed: eat the parasite,
Allowing bugs to absorb nutrients from the food they eat in their stomachs can prevent them from getting fat.
From the Victorian era,
Many women in order to pursue the bee waist and back of the figure,
They will wear corsets for a long time.
The figure shows a comparison between a human body wearing a corset and a normal human body:
Is this organ all deformed aesthetic really healthy?
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In addition to the strange beauty tools,
The last century also saw some novelty beauty contests:
In the 1940s,
The United States has held many faceless beauty contests.
Only look at the figure, not look at the appearance.
It's understandable to be smaller than in stature, but another kind of game is very puzzling —
In 1930, London hosted a special ankle pageant.
The only criterion for judging is whether the ankle is peugeot enough...
In fact, the aesthetics of the past reflect not only the beauty itself, but also the evolving values and social culture of people in various ages.
From these hundred-year-old photos, we can see that whether in times of war and turmoil, or in times of peace and stability, from ancient times to the present, people have a consistent attachment to "becoming beautiful", as if worshipping a certain faith.
The road to chasing "beauty" is never-ending.
Liposuction, bone polishing, skin bleaching... Now people are still willing to pay the price of flesh and blood pain in exchange for a beautiful leather bag.
Perhaps, a hundred years later, people look back at us now and feel the same incredible.
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