Women used to go to great lengths to stay cute. Thanks to technology today, it's much easier because taking a look
back 100-years, some of these more closely resemble torture than they do self-care.
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Taking Precise Measurements Of A Beautiful Young Woman's Head And Face With A Contraption Like An Instrument Of Torture, 1933
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French Breast Washer, 1930s
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Max Factor's 1931 Ice Mask
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10th Century Chinese Tradition - Foot Binding
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X-Ray Of Female Torso With Corset (Left) And Female Torso Without A Corset (Right), 1908
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Contestants In The Miss Lovely Eyes Beauty Pageant In Florida Wearing Masks To Obscure The Rest Of Their Faces, 1930
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A Woman Having A Seam Painted Onto Her Leg, To Make It Appear That She Is Wearing Stockings, 1926
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A Fruit Mask From The 1930s
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A Form Of Folk Medicine Called Cupping Therapy Being Performed In A Sauna, Finland, 1935
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Backscratching Monitoring Visor, 1940s
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Rubber Beauty Masks Used To Get Rid Of Wrinkles In The 1920s
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A Traditional Japanese Sign Of Beauty- Black Teeth, 17th – 19th Centuries
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The Bra Claimed To Develop And Strengthen The Bust And Was Designed To Vibrate While The Person Wearing It Was At Work. Brussel, 1971
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You Have A Beautiful Face But Your Nose?
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Head-Shaped Hair Dryer, 1935
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A Young Woman Holds Her Arms And Legs In Four Water Bathes With Electric Current, To Improve Blood Circulation, Circa 1938
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Faceless Beauty Contest In Cliftonville, 1936
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Facial Warming Mask, 1940
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This Shower Hood Was Used To Protect Hair From Getting Wet, 1970
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Beauty Micrometer Analyzes Facial Flaws For Makeup, 1935
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A Woman Having Kemolite Mud Treatment At A Beauty Parlour, 1922
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Because When Someone Says “Refinement” I Think Toilet Mask
