Mixing Face Powder: Retro Cosmetics (1958) | British Pathé
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- Look back at 1950's innovations in cosmetics with this colourful archive footage of an old fashioned beautician demonstrating the process of mixing face powder.
Note: The beauty specialist featured in film is Mary Sanders. Fashion model seen in film is Isabelle Babianska.
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High angle C/U shot of a hand spooning out pink powder from one of many glass jars surrounding a white working area on a counter. Powder is poured onto scales and measured. Then it is spread across the white working area. High angle shot of different colour powders being mixed. C/U shot of the face of a young woman wearing a hat. C/U shot of different colour powders being mixed.
This is part of a difficult process of making face powder to match the skin colour of an individual. Young woman wearing hat, wants to have a face powder to blend into her skin perfectly, so the beautician specialist mixes it for her. M/S of a girl watching the beautician mixing different colour powders. C/U of the face of the beautician lady. C/U shot of the face of the girl waiting for powder to be made. C/U shot of the mixed powder being poured into a special silver 'scoop' with a handle. M/S of a beautician putting the 'scoop' under something looking like an espresso machine. It is some kind of a press. High angle C/U shot of the beautician's hands operating the machine. Machine is called compact-sized disc and the usage procedure is the same as with the espresso machine.
C/U shot of the pressed powder being taken out of the machine and placed into powder box. C/U shot of the girl smiling while receiving ready made powder from the beautician lady.
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My first job in 1966 was in a large high-end department store mixing face powder just as shown. We kept individual client cards with the woman’s personalized formula. I also used a powder press just like the one shown.
That's awesome! How was life back then?
That sound quite interesting ✨
@@ٴٴٴٴ_0 In some ways it was better and in some ways it wasn’t that great especially for working women. I think it was the Golden Age of retail when you had real customer service. Although, we were paid less than men, had to put up with grabby men who thought it was their right to handsy and I was an average looking married 20 year-old. Back in the day, it wasn’t considered sexual harassment, it was just guys being playful and female employees were fair game. I had to push-off several supervisors. I made it clear that I was a very happily married person and not that kind of woman. By the way, I always dressed professionally and conservatively, following the company’s strict dress code so there was no provocative apparel or mixed messages sent by me. It was case of some nasty men flexing their power over individuals who couldn’t afford to make waves. Much like a Donald Trump philosophy, “grab them by the p----“ because you can and they are powerless”. Beside it was the age of the Good Old Boys Club where they covered for each other. All in all, I’ll take now over then!
Looks so surreal 😱
@@kathrynmast916 could you tell us some more stories? What was your average day like? What hours did you work? Were you paid well? How was more modern technology introduced? Were people happier back then? Would you prefer to work in a modern store now? What were your work tools back then? How did you know which card was for which customer? Thank you.
Man, I'd pay extra to have this done in front of me. It's so cool.
Me too
you’ll probably just get a millennial with annoyed face to do this today
Me too
reeree shut up karen
You could get it custom matched to your skin tone
I would literally buy powder just to observe the mixing process. It’s a shame this is not done anymore.
Hola Dr Kiki , que tal un roleplay de maquillaje en polvo personalizado vintage?
Would u make an asme version of this?!
I agree it is like chemistry class and makeup very interesting
Lol I would be like again? Didn't you just get some powder yesterday?
@Jonathan Pal not everyone has access to the raw ingredients for those things.
I had read a comment quite a while back of someone saying the lady in blue was their grandmother. They said it was nice to see her again in this video. I sure wish that commenter would come back and tell us stories about her grandmother, what she did in her life, how many children and grandchildren she has, she sure looked so glamorous back then. I love old stories like that.
I thought I imagined seeing that comment!
Yes 😱
I remember the comment, too.
i came back to this video to try and find that comment! it's probably lost in the comment sea now :(
I was thinking the same
Why did everyone and everything seem so much more glamorous then??
AgentFox Mulder movie brainwashing
Don't forget it's pretty promotional. This showcases the best bits if the time so they want to make it look as appealing as possible to consumers.
That racism and sexism was so glamorous...
You know not everyone in the world/our country was racist/sexist at that particular time, or even now.. but still today there's still sexism and racism, it'll never be erradicated
AgentFox Mulder your country, not ours.
I love their beautifully manicured nails and flawless skin.
that's not flawless skin, that's gobs of heavily(though often skillfully) applied makeup XD
technopoptart I actually meant their beautiful skin of their hands. Their manicured hands are stunning.
my thoughts exactly 🖤
@@c7326_ Of course, upon turning 42 the wrinkles set up (cigarette lips included), because they all smoked like fiends.
technopoptart wrong
IM WHEEZING “cosmetics is akin to witchcraft”
That made me laugh so hard hahahaha
@@amandac8836 it is it's a Jezebel spirit
RIGHT!!! So great🤣 I was looking for this comment lmao
Imagine their reaction to faceapps and filters XD
@brown bird And that's the women's fault? Not the men who discriminate and spread around false standards of beauty?
"Women, shrewd as they are, prefer it that way" 😱😂
Almost threw hands with a narrator from the 60s
Shrewed means that you're sharp in practical matters, its literally not a bad thing at all 😂 it had a more negative connotation in the 17th century and reffered to something as cold, but thats an archaic definition now 😄
papa bless oh thank god
@@LittlePaperCircles oh ok, so if im talking about a group of people, as long as its a compliment, i can typecast them however i want to. Great. With enthusiasm and misguided pacifism, i would like to tell you one thing that is not bigoted or condescending in any way by your logic: black men, as good at basketball as they are, prefer it that way!
You see now how your argument doesn't hold any weight because of how short sighted and disrespectful it is? I don't care if its a compliment, I don't want to be labeled shrewd by someone before they've gotten to know me, just because they see I'm a woman.
@@noosynasnoos5651 dude wtf 😂
They should bring this type of service back. I spend so much money just to find the right shade and I'd happy to just pay the premium for someone to find and make it. Foundation is the hardest to find the right shade.
Exactly. This service is amazing!
They exist. Just not widely available. Years ago I had custime foundation and powder blended at Macy's and I can tell you it seemed great but once I got it home it was MEH!
I know a few brands offer this in Korea for foundations but it's not very widespread since it's expensive. Such a bummer I'd totally save up just to the the perfect match
@@WhoCares3001 girllll what where
And so much less packaging
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yeah no.
yes
leave
Greendolphin Playlists no
Yes
I wish this exist until now 😂😂
So people will not worry about finding their perfect shade😂😂
I think this still exist, they do it with lipstick too
But it's expensive 😢
Kake woke af. But yeah, there's no good reason that I shouldnt be able to hit up Sephora for my perfect shade of pressed powder. People of color would probably feel less like an afterthought by beauty brands too, and that's the real tea.
They do, but in just a few major metropolis
@@bilboswaggins9921 Not just people of colour. I went into a shop and there was no single foundation shade for me even tho Dior etc was featured there... Because I'm too pale. The sad truth is, they just cater to medium skin tones and not even all of them. Really light or dark skin struggles with that... And people with different undertones..
Safiya is shaking.
this showed up on my feed because i watched safiya's latest video dsafjdls
Omg roxxxy
@@alexaliona I'm trying to figure out if you're gay of just a tumblr user
With excitement I hope!
@@wrath2638 whats the point if he is gay ?
Back in the 80s, this brand was high end, their foundation was perfect, we all wanted it. Channel, Estée Lauder, Lancome and Shiseido were the sought after brands, no celebrity names behind them. Times have changed..now it's a celebrity makeup competition.
It just happened that same mentalities met.
I still order este Lauder and Lancome
too chalky and not enough array of colors. Dior and Fenty are the best.
pfft all the high end brands stopped being innovative and indie brands have revolutionised the cosmetics market a lot more than estee lauder et all.
@cubomania3 So that's why us women of colour want a foundation in our shade, eh?
Never gets tired of watching this over and over again
Yeah me too😃
Me too💕
Exactly. If only the man would STFU.. that would be nice.
Those ladies must have been masters of colour theory
😆
왠지 이 영상보면 기분 좋아지더라...
내
어 우리나라 사람이다 반갑습니다
오왕 한국인이다!!
어 뭐야 댓글 언제 달았지 돌고도는 알고리즘
저두요 ㅋㅋㅋ
It'd be so cool if makeup shops did custom made foundation in front of their customers today
They do
@@syeyonkang8956 where ?
I'd love to see this in person, like something you show how they do it in history. It'll be so cool! I would love to try these old fashioned makeup!
@@syeyonkang8956 sounds modern
laniege in seoul does custom foundations for you if you book a appointment :))
“This new process, called pressing…”
Good LORD we have come a looooong way.
EDIT: People kinda misunderstood my comment. What I meant was “wow we’ve come a long way from considering pressing a new process”.
Actually we have gone backwards. This was made exclusively for her.
@@kiwi007 shouldnt it be that way because its custom made???
@@kiwi007 Even back then, most makeup was not custom made.
we still use pressing in makeup, in fact it would be an essential step in making of eyeshadow and face powder
@@gracew1034 but it's not new and no ones suprised about it
"Cosmetics is akin to witchcraft" WHO TOLD THE CHURCH WE COULD SHAPE SHIFT
We love a good sailor j reference lol
The MEN, obviously! SJ told us what would happen! Lmao
It's the men, of course! 😂😂😂
Wow! A large amount of cosmetics are either too dark for my skin, or make me look unnatural because they are too yellow or pink, etc. I love the idea of custom colours!
I always try to buy the palest shade but I sometimes struggle with my yellow undertone because even though I'm trying on the lightest shade.. they still are too dark for me 😫 and I'm not even that white 😶 can't imagine how it must be for someone with a lighter skin tone 💔
Yeah, we olive skin tone ppl have that problem too. Cool tone make us look sick, warm tone sometimes made us look like having jaundice.
Too dark for your skin? That's wild cause a lot of brands have like 47 different kinds of shades of white and like 3 shades of everything else 😭
@@SuperMiIk there's ppl that too pale it's hard to find a match. And you probably exaggerating, because in us that light color which appears in foundation mostly medium light.
@manko it's just that I live in Mexico and it's a little bit difficult for me to find a good matching tone u.u specially in my town...not exaggerating, just a problem we have here
They do this at Bésame Cosmetics in Los Ángeles, CA
Neat! I have to go visit! When this mess ends..
You da real MVP
Fun fact: besame cosmetics is what Peggy Carter wears.
Oooooh! Nice
WHAAAT!!! Oh my goodness I must go NOW! 🤩🥳💝💖
지금도 저런 가게있으면 좋겠다
가끔 명품 화장품 브랜드에서 저런거 해주던데용
하긴하는데 개비쌀듯
파스텔 색 너무 이뻐요 ㅎㅎ
I love her watch and her manicured nails
Yeah😄
The lady in blue looks amazing. Look at her makeup, idk but I'm loving it, her eyebrows look so nice ❤
im shook by how unaffected by time the beautician is? she still has a young glow like wow
From different food back then? Less pollution? What do you think?
MayorOfMoetown There would have been more pollution, coal fires were still common, leaded petrol had yet to be banned, and industry had yet to have the regulation it does nowadays. Things are a hell of a lot better in that regard, despite how many cars are on the road these days. I don't know about food, on the one hand there are less artificial things used in food these, on the other people had far healthier diets in general (less sugar, more fat, vegetables probably about even.)
It's called makeup
she just didnt dye her hair. she want old. just middle aged.
MayorOfMoetown for all we know that woman is only 30 and grey prematurely
I remember watching beauticians doing this in Kendal Milne store in England when I was a little girl.
Oh wow that must have been amazing to watch as a little girl, it's a shame we've lost out on these experiences
Science, cupcakes & henna it was mesmerizing;)
@@limeykl I can imagine! They should bring this back!
I use to do this when I worked in the cosmetics dept at a dept store. A professional rep of this one company would occasionally come in and women would have their perfect shade broken down & put on a file card. When they needed more, they'd come in, we'd pull their card and mix up their formula. The colors weren't that vivid, more like different shades/tones of beige. The blending part took awhile, 10-15 mins. But it was all loose powder, we didn't press it.
Candice Scott wow I wish u cud do dis fr me
I remember Charles of the Ritz consultants in Harrods I think it was, mixing powder like this for my mum when I was a child. It was fascinating to watch them, and I've had a love of make-up💄ever since.
Her soft hands and gentle fingers ❤❤❤❤
Just some casual sexism 😂😂
Understand it is a product of its time. lets enjoy it for quirkiness it has rather than the political correctness it does not
@@thehermit8618 we can criticize the past while still enjoying certain aspects of it...??? I don't see the point you're trying to make...? I just cant relate to you.
There is nothing sexist about this whatsoever.
@Kamille Robinson I fail to see how as well
Not Always “women as shrewd as they are”
the way she move her hands is so feminine
Las señoras antiguas se portan modositas. Muy femeninas a comparación de ahora que o somos muy toscas o somos muy sensuales
Eran más hermosas que ahora
RIGHT
MICHEL
And what’s wrong with that? What’s wrong with femininity?
@@kmr.creatz They just made a statement. They didn't say anything about it being wrong. That's blowing it out of context.
They moved their hand in such a graceful way
The color matching skills of that woman are godly.
Why have I watched this like 19 times?!??! Every time it pops up in my recommended, I'm like "Ooh! I like this video!" 😍 at least every two months this happens
Same!
Unintentional ASMR is why. Its soothing
my mother was 20 in 1953 and sge said face powder was always hand mixed for you while you waited to match your skin exactly. SHou,d STILL be done today. Look how clean and white everything is... OH I WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME FOREVER TO THIS ERA!
I LOVE that the beautician keeps her hair natural gray ❤️ Encourages me to keep my salt & pepper hair even tho I'm tempted to cover it
Keep it! I'm going grey and it's here to stay (and I started going grey in my early 20s!) I have stripes now. 😁🦡
Yesss
This should totally be a complimentary service at department store beauty counters or Sephora, especially since even when brands do have good shade ranges, which is unfortunately rare, it’s still difficult to find the right one.
i dont know why they don't do it. it could help some brands stand out from their competition.
すごいアナログな作り方だけどきれいにプレスされてて感動
I wish this was something that'd still happen in a Macy's makeup department or something. I can't ever find a makeup that matches my skin tone, and also I just think it'd be fun to watch.
Their powder actually matches their face color! Amazing
I do come back to this video once in a while, been years since i’ve first watched and everytime I watch it it feels like a free therapy session
The art of mixing colors to produce a shade... I still love it i don't care if its powder paint or whatever color medium you choose, it's still fascinating.
I literally love this video, the process of making the powder, the colors, how the lady at the counter mixes everything like a true pro. And the charm of the lady in blue, observing everything happily and very curious ❤❤❤
love that made right in front of you
I don't even wear makeup and I want to do this
We need to bring this back again
*"a source of amazement to anyone but the beautician"*
Why is this so satisfying to watch?
7 years later and TH-cam recommendations leads me here
I remember being fascinated by the different colors and intently watching the women behind the counter at Lazarus Department Store in Columbus,Ohio when I was a kid.
this is so pinterest, tumblr, instagram and youtube worthy. love it
I remember the Charles of the Ritz consultant in John Lewis mixing loose face powder. That was the late 60's early 70's. Amazing to watch her at work.
This needs to be brought back. So unbelievably cool
Gosh it’s all just so aesthetically pleasing lol 😍😍😍😍 I love watching vintage clips like this ☺️
that powder is probably radio active
Wonder how much lead base is in that?🤔.. cosmetics are still scary today
I highly doubt that it had much (if any) toxic chemicals in it and it certainly wouldn’t have radioactive materials in it because everyone knew they were deadly. And I believe lead was found out to be toxic by then.
I laughed so hard 😂😂😂 because it's probably true
Ikr
Radium girls...
🎀I wish they made powders like this today, the match for your skin foundation would be perfect. And just watching the process is So magical.🎀
I have this fascination for vintage beauty and fashion, if only we could time travel
찾았다. 내 마약
Seeing this procedure makes me so relaxing
Wow! Wish that was here today
S. Silva it is
It’s just really expensive to have 100% personalized make up
영상 너무 예쁘다...
And here I am, just praying for the department store not to stop stocking on my powder shade... again.
I wish they still did this.
The nice thing about this is that you can have a powder of your tone customized for you
It's like magic...they adding different colors to compose a perfect shade! No highly sophisticated analizing contraption needed
so interesting! they should do that today!
Lol, it's still made that way. Just not right in front of the costumer, and it's made in mass quantities. But the process has not changed.
@@BabsChannel I believe KewpieGirl means the customized process. Yes, I'm aware custom blended foundations, lipsticks, etc are still available today, but not for the everyday consumer and its not done in front of you like this. You're not able to walk into a Sephora or other cosmetic store, chat with a beautician, and walk out same day with a custom blended compact of foundation made just for you. I wish i could afford this though, i can never find the appropriate shade for my skin tone :/
A brand called Prescriptives used to do this with lipstick and powder. I wish more companies started this trend again.
@Hi, I'm Barbara and what does that have to do with makeup? 😒
i wish stuff like this still existed
it wiuld be nice to be able to buy a foundation or powder that was exactly the colour of your skin and not having to cry in front of a bunch of shelves stocked with makeup because all of them are either too light, too yellow, or too dark
이 영상이 왜이렇게 좋지..
This was so Aesthetically satisfying.
I miss this style and beauty it’s so basic and plain I love it
How amazing, I had no idea face powder was done like this, this is art. What's great with this is that the make-up artist sees you and can mix the perfect shade for you.
That compressed machine is awesome.
I never get tired of watching this video. It is like magic. Love it !! And the ladies are so glamorous. Flawless skin and those perfectly manicured nails. Just divine. We need to bring that glamorous look back asap.
I would love to have that little pressing machine.
Wish we still had these
the woman who was mixing powders just looked lowkey annoyed because of her customer lol
I think she was just observing the woman's skin as she mixed to make sure the colors matched. Looking friendly was the last thing on her mind, she was just concentrating. Some people are very serious when they work. Every once in a while I can't concentrate on an important or complex task and focus on smiling or small talk, it requires all my attention and focus, and the customers will see me go silent and my face flat, as my mask falls away until the task is done, then I can resume being friendly. Sometimes you just have to tune someone out to the point you can't put forth simple niceties. Also the customer watching her looked a bit annoyed at first too.
Wait. Ok yeah I see. Low key annoyed cuz her customer. Yeah if my customer was watching my work with a face like that I'd be lowkey annoyed too 😬😂
They’re both actors I think
i love the aesthetic
영상 화질, 색감, 비율 다 완벽; ; 레트로최고..
너무 좋아하는 영상이예요 보기만해도 힐링
We did this at Prescriptives cosmetics line . We made our foundation and powder in front of the customer.
“ custom made “ it was actually crazy as hell . Not as glamorous as this was ! 🤪
I remember that, I used to get my foundation custom blended by Perscriptives.
@@Lillithowl awesome! Thank you for acknowledging our hard work! Those were the days .I do miss the powders we made and highlighters we put in our foundations. Have a wonderful day!
@@frenchtoast7742 I remember that brand!! Never did buy any as I was in high-school at the time. I wish it was still around 😪
The first loose powder I ever bought was custom blended by Prescriptives. Not only did they customize the color but they had different formulas according to skin type. I loved the Prescriptives line. I miss them terribly. I stopped buying when they strayed too far from their original concept of customized color and became like every other cosmetics line. I still miss them.
Wow! This should still be done, a personalized formula would be perfect! So many people still have a hard time finding the right color for their skin on the pre-made products.
Ok, but the beautician is gorgeous
Nice wish they still had salons that do this ❤
This is so cool. I wish that someone did this kind of stuff today.
They still do. There are makeup stores all over cities like NYC, LA, London, Paris, Tokyo, etc that mix and match makeup from scratch. Safiya Nygaard did videos on some of the shops.
I want her watch. Her hands movement look so delicate and feminine
This video is amazing! I love watching stuff from the old times.
I have no clue about anything involving make-up but this is a pretty cool and interesting retro video
Gorsh this is just so memorizing
I desperately want to go back in time
I worked at a dry goods store in my past life selling healing powders and tinctures. Today, it's the reason why I naturally tend to "destroy" my eyeshadow palettes and crush them into powders, making new cosmetics.
That should exist nowadays too. Every woman has a different shade. Nowadays the cosmetic industry dictates the shades we should have and there is less acceptance for individuality in skin shades. We often wear make-up that's not our shade. Someone should change that. I'm in love with the individual powder ❤️
Lady in blue is so beautiful.
Takes you back in the days, when everything was new to people.
I remember Prescriptive cosmetics from Rustans.
I love the whole set design and the colours . It would nice to know how clips like these can be made.
Omg!!! Someone bring this back!!! Please!!!!
So cool that they basically did colour correction as part of the formulation. I would LOVE a bespoke powder / foundation!!!
Honestly, they should bring this back. People would pay top dollar for custom makeup.
I really love makeup.. but what i really love is thay.. their packaging was sooo unique.. really love it..
Surprised to see that in 2020 the variety of skin shades is identical to 1958
Greetings Mrs M, I'm sure there may be a few or so book recipes in Libraries on Shade swatching in the 1950s, find a few and try to replicate. I'm sure there's a wonderful pallet that will fit your hue to a t and then some. Glamour is all but gone, but there is far more majority of skin tones that can be tried through, Coconut oil always helped My mother give a glimmer underneath the powder apply although it was pricy back then!
I love watching this video, it's relaxing 😬 and It reminds me of Tim Burton.
the makeup of the woman in blue is everythingg
I’m sorry, why does the commercial guy’s voice sound like the stereotypical South Park Canadian?