More items to enhance your beauty...

I find many things appropriate to share on this blog that you may not consider part of your beauty repertoire. Other than just your basic hair and makeup products, there are many other things to consider in your never ending quest to be a vintage beauty.

Case in point...the vintage advertising fan. A hand fan is perfect at keeping your glow and makeup run to a minimum. With to much kleenex blotting, you run the risk of blotting the makeup off. A fan makes it so you don't have to keep wiping.

Advertising fans started their popularity in the very early 20th century when mass printing and cheap production made them a great way for businesses to advertise. These fan companies had the artwork and production process set and would just need to offer typesetting and printing to the businesses. It is very common to see religious imagery or advertisements for funeral homes on them since they were often handed out at churches with no air-conditioning.

I picked this little beauty up at my favorite Denver antique mall and I am making it my personal quest to make this the must have accessory at the Viva car show in April. The beautiful artwork on these old fans is amazing.

 

I found some great fans on Ebay that I thought you all might like. Click the image to go.

 

French Liqueur fan. Click the image to go.

And for all my Latinas out there, how about this fan with an image of Mexican film star, Luis Aldas. Click the image to go.

 

This patriotic fan is actually from Etsy. There weren't as many options on Etsy, but there were some cute ones. Click the image to go.

And if you really like the fan I bought, there were a couple online. This one has a different backing, but the same beautiful artwork. Click the image to go.