Pan-Cake Make-Up advertisement with Claudette Colbert, Max Factor Hollywood – Vintage Print
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A window into the past: Pan-Cake Make-Up advertisement with Claudette Colbert, Max Factor Hollywood, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Pan-Cake Make-Up advertisement with Claudette Colbert, Max Factor Hollywood
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Claudette Colbert, one of the most successful film actresses of the 1930s, is the face behind this Max Factor Hollywood advertisement for Pan-Cake make-up. Max Factor built its reputation on stage and screen work, and by the mid-1930s the company had turned Hollywood glamour into a selling point for everyday women. The Pan-Cake formula, a water-based foundation designed to look natural under studio lights and in ordinary daylight, was promoted as the product stars used on set. Look closely at the ad's copy and styling to see how the company tied a film celebrity to a cosmetic that promised a flawless complexion.
| Original scan | 701 × 913 px |
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| Reference | 335 |
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