27 WTF Things Women Did in the Past to Stay Cute

Nathan Johnson Published 11/18/2020 in wtf

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
2.
French Breast Washer, 1930s
3.
"Ironing" Hair, 1964
4.
Max Factor's 1931 Ice Mask
5.
Hair Dryer, 1920s
6.
10th Century Chinese Tradition - Foot Binding
7.
X-Ray Of Female Torso With Corset (Left) And Female Torso Without A Corset (Right), 1908
8.
Contestants In The Miss Lovely Eyes Beauty Pageant In Florida Wearing Masks To Obscure The Rest Of Their Faces, 1930
9.
Dimple Machine In 1936
10.
A Woman Having A Seam Painted Onto Her Leg, To Make It Appear That She Is Wearing Stockings, 1926
11.
A Fruit Mask From The 1930s
12.
A Form Of Folk Medicine Called Cupping Therapy Being Performed In A Sauna, Finland, 1935
13.
Backscratching Monitoring Visor, 1940s
14.
Rubber Beauty Masks Used To Get Rid Of Wrinkles In The 1920s
15.
A Traditional Japanese Sign Of Beauty- Black Teeth, 17th – 19th Centuries
16.
Wooden Swimsuits, 1929
17.
The Bra Claimed To Develop And Strengthen The Bust And Was Designed To Vibrate While The Person Wearing It Was At Work. Brussel, 1971
18.
You Have A Beautiful Face But Your Nose?
19.
Head-Shaped Hair Dryer, 1935
20.
The Wave Machine, 1939
21.
A Young Woman Holds Her Arms And Legs In Four Water Bathes With Electric Current, To Improve Blood Circulation, Circa 1938
22.
Faceless Beauty Contest In Cliftonville, 1936
23.
Facial Warming Mask, 1940
24.
This Shower Hood Was Used To Protect Hair From Getting Wet, 1970
25.
Beauty Micrometer Analyzes Facial Flaws For Makeup, 1935
26.
A Woman Having Kemolite Mud Treatment At A Beauty Parlour, 1922
27.
Because When Someone Says “Refinement” I Think Toilet Mask

1.
Taking Precise Measurements Of A Beautiful Young Woman's Head And Face With A Contraption Like An Instrument Of Torture, 1933
2.
French Breast Washer, 1930s
3.
"Ironing" Hair, 1964
4.
Max Factor's 1931 Ice Mask
5.
Hair Dryer, 1920s
6.
10th Century Chinese Tradition - Foot Binding
7.
X-Ray Of Female Torso With Corset (Left) And Female Torso Without A Corset (Right), 1908
8.
Contestants In The Miss Lovely Eyes Beauty Pageant In Florida Wearing Masks To Obscure The Rest Of Their Faces, 1930
9.
Dimple Machine In 1936
10.
A Woman Having A Seam Painted Onto Her Leg, To Make It Appear That She Is Wearing Stockings, 1926
11.
A Fruit Mask From The 1930s
12.
A Form Of Folk Medicine Called Cupping Therapy Being Performed In A Sauna, Finland, 1935
13.
Backscratching Monitoring Visor, 1940s
14.
Rubber Beauty Masks Used To Get Rid Of Wrinkles In The 1920s
15.
A Traditional Japanese Sign Of Beauty- Black Teeth, 17th – 19th Centuries
16.
Wooden Swimsuits, 1929
17.
The Bra Claimed To Develop And Strengthen The Bust And Was Designed To Vibrate While The Person Wearing It Was At Work. Brussel, 1971
18.
You Have A Beautiful Face But Your Nose?
19.
Head-Shaped Hair Dryer, 1935
20.
The Wave Machine, 1939
21.
A Young Woman Holds Her Arms And Legs In Four Water Bathes With Electric Current, To Improve Blood Circulation, Circa 1938
22.
Faceless Beauty Contest In Cliftonville, 1936
23.
Facial Warming Mask, 1940
24.
This Shower Hood Was Used To Protect Hair From Getting Wet, 1970
25.
Beauty Micrometer Analyzes Facial Flaws For Makeup, 1935
26.
A Woman Having Kemolite Mud Treatment At A Beauty Parlour, 1922
27.
Because When Someone Says “Refinement” I Think Toilet Mask