Mixing Face Powder

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
177
Date Released
19 May 1958
Date recorded
14 Apr 1958
Length of issue (in feet)
760
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: A beauty salon in Mayfair, London, offers a new service in the cause of beauty - face powder in a dozen and one vivid colours, specially blended to suit each individual complexion. After the expert blending, the powder is then compressed hydraulically into a solid block - easier to use and impossible to spill.
Keywords
Fashion and costume
Locations
London; England; Mayfair
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
178
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mixing Face Powder', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 177, 19 May 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120555 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)