Vintage Beauty
Many people collect vintage beauty products. The packaging is attractive and the smell is delicious, so you can see why the hobby would attract people. And the number one place to grab a beauty bargain is eBay. Here are 35 of the best products on sale now.
Vintage Avon Health and Beauty Products
A “Mega Lot of Vintage Avon Health and Beauty Products” - over 65 brand-new, unopened items - is up for grabs at $315 (or best offer) from a highly rated seller. It’s a treasure trove for Avon fans or vintage beauty collectors looking for a major score.
Max Factor Stage Makeup
Max Factor are a beloved brand, and here’s some stage makeup from them. These tins still contain some makeup, but given their vintage nature, the seller can’t guarantee the quality - so they’re meant for display only, not personal use, with an asking price of $50.
Vintage Maybelline Cream Mascara Kit
Back in the day, mascara came in very different packaging. It arrived in tubes, tubes that could potentially look nice on your vintage makeup collection shelf. Don’t try to actually apply it though, it’s long past its sell-by date. Would you pay $25 for this? Someone would!
Vintage Men’s Hair Care Products
Who would have thought dandruff remover would one day be collectable? But it is now. This collection of vintage men’s haircare products from the companies Stephan’s, Vitalis, and Rose Bud are now on sale for a bargain price of $38.
Halo Shampoo Bottle
This half-used bottle of Halo shampoo was bought from an estate sale is priced at $49.95. Just look at how beautiful shampoo bottles used to be before plastic took over! You’ll probably better off taking the actual shampoo out and just displaying the empty bottle.
Vintage Roguet Beauty Cream
Roguet is a company that doesn’t exist anymore, but you can remember them with this beautiful silver beauty cream tin. There’s still some of the original cream inside, but you can throw that away and clean the tin. It’s a bargain at $9.99.
White Rain Lotion Shampoo
This bottle of vintage shampoo hails from the 1950s, a time when the beauty industry was booming, because women wanted to look perfect at all times. The White Rain bottle (contents have long since solidified) will set you back $89.09.
Nestle Colorinse
Did you know Nestle used to make hair care products? They did, and they came in beautiful packaging which would look fantastic on a vintage-themed shelf. The seller of this one warns, “I can not guarantee the rinse is useable, safe or effective 70 years after it was manufactured.”
Max Factor Makeup Case
More from Max Factor, and more from the wonderfully colorful world of the 1950s. This gorgeous pink case with white roses doesn’t have any makeup in it anymore – probably just as well as it would have gone past its sell-by date – but you can put your own makeup in.
Jonteel Dark Rogue Makeup
This make-up comes all the way from the 1930s – it survived a world war! According to the seller it has “wear consistent with age” but it’s still in pretty good condition. It will set you back only $40, not bad. Don’t use it, though, just display it.
Vintage Colgate Lipstick
Lipstick has come a long way since the 1940s, when this tube was manufactured. It’s a product from Colgate, a company you might now know as making toothpaste, and elegant ladies of the time would have used it to get some color on their lips. Who knows what they paid for it, but now it’s $24.99.
Vintage Hair Care Products
Here we have a job lot of several beauty products from brands such as Madame Pivet’s and Lady Luxury. They’re completely unused and in mint condition! They’re going for a mere $19.15 right now, which is a tremendous bargain.
Vintage Bobbi Pin Curl Wave Hair Care Box
Just look at how beautiful even simple hair care boxes used to be. This item is from Bobbi, and comes with all the original items needed to curl your hair. The seller points out it would look great on display in a vintage-themed hair salon.
Caryl Richards Happy Hair Bottle
According to the seller, this colorful vintage hair conditioner “comes from a nice collection of 1950's cosmetic products and perfumes.” It’s in really good condition and still sprays, and it costs a very reasonable $40. Be careful with it and maybe don’t actually spray it on yourself.
Jergens Makeup Cake
The seller of this one declares it was found among his grandmother’s belongings, but she never wore makeup so it’s never been opened. This variety of makeup cake is called “Southern Rose” and it has beautiful artwork on the packaging. It’s a steal at $20.
Vintage Prell Shampoo
This shampoo is from the 1940s, and promised to remove unsightly dandruff quickly. Whether it did or not, we don’t know anymore, but don’t try using this stuff to find out! It’s way past its sell-by date, but it would make a nice addition to anyone’s vintage collection.
Kolestral Vintage Beauty Cap
Beauty caps were used for putting over your hair to keep it nice, and they’ve almost completely gone from the beauty world now. So here’s a vintage one! This cap from the company Kolestral is in pretty good condition, and will cost you only $16.99.
Ogilivie Magic Makeup Color for the Hair
The Ogilvie Sisters company doesn’t exist anymore, but their products live on, such as this Magic Makeup Color for the Hair. It’s never been used, it looks great in its packaging, and it’s a pretty good bargain at $42.46.
Outdoor Girl 1930s Rouge
In the 1930s women were starting to gain more independence and this rouge tin reflects that. It showcases the image of a lady golfer, something many women would have aspired to be back in those days. It’s a fascinating piece of history.
Maybelline Makeup Palette
The 80s were all about big, bold colors, and this makeup palette shows them off in their full glory. Don’t use it once you’ve bought it, though. The seller points out, “Not able to test the mascara, however, due to age, it may be dried out. Selling as prop or collectible item.”
Farrah Fawcett Shampoo and Conditioner
Farrah Fawcett was one of the beauty icons of the 1970s and she lent her image to these shampoo and conditioner sets. Now they’re selling on eBay for $164.95 – that’s quite a high price, but some would say it’s worth it.
Jergens Lotion Glass Bottle
And more Jergens! They still exist as a company, but that doesn’t mean the vintage stuff doesn’t sell well. This art deco style lotion bottle is a fantastic addition to a vintage beauty product collection and will set you back only $29.99.
Encharma Cold Cream Tin
This beautiful piece dates all the way back to the 1920s. It’s come a long way, and you can buy it for the very reasonable price of $39.99. Be aware it has some paint loss and scratches, though, and the actual cream is long gone.
Lustre-Crème Shampoo Tube
Once upon a time shampoo came in tubes, not the smooth plastic bottles we’re all used to. And one of the products available to buy was Lustre-Crème. This one costs $16.87, but the seller notes that the “print is rubbing off and should be handled gently” and that the “tube is stuck closed.”
Princess Pat Rouge Powder Compact
In the olden days, it wasn’t at all uncommon to see ladies take out their rouge and add makeup to their face as they went about their day. This compact harks back to those days. It’s a stylish art deco piece, and it still has the original powder puff, too.
Breck Beautiful Hair Crème Rinse Glass Bottle
It’s such a shame glass bottles have been phased out of use, because they were so beautiful. This one was made by the company Breck, a favorite amongst beauty lovers, and it will look great in your collection at a cost of only $21.95.
Sonora Sealed Makeup Kit
The 80s were such a great time for colorful makeup, and makeup collectors love bright findings from that era. This is a makeup kit from the brand Sonora, it’s still sealed, and it will put you back a mere $32.62. There’s some light wear and tear, but nothing major.
Vintage Jergens Lotion
Here’s Jergens again, this time lotion in a stylish glass bottle. Seeing as how the lotion is all the way from the 1970s, it’s probably best you throw it out and just use the glass bottle as part of your collection. It’s only $19.99.
Portrait Plastic Curlers
Women used to set their hair in curlers every night in the 1960s, and that’s what this set is all about. It’s 50 plastic curlers, still in the original and very beautiful-looking box. It’s only $28.99, too, an inexpensive addition to anyone’s ‘60s collection.
Clairol Color and Contour Kit
This is another lovely item from the 1960s – a color and contour kit that features the colors blue, green, taupe and brown. The makeup is totally unused, comes in a lovely case, and it will set you back $49.99.
Vintage Jergens Lotion Bottle
They don’t make them like this anymore. This gorgeous bottle from Jergens once held lotion – it doesn’t anymore, but it’ll still be one of the standout pieces of your collection. It even has a note on the bottom from the previous owner, making it all the more interesting.
Vintage Vitalis Bottle
According to the packaging, Vitalis stimulated the scalp and dressed the hair. It probably won’t do that anymore, though, so don’t actually use it on your head – just add it to your beauty products collection. It’ll only cost you $19.99.
Vintage Hair Curlers
This seller is offering some hair curling clips from Divina and some hair set tape from Scotch brand. They note, “Hair tape is sealed but no guarantee condition inside - years of storage most likely broke down the tape. Curl clips box missing some but the clips would still be usable.”
Velvet Cheramy France Anemone Blush Powder Box
Blush powders were so elegant, so it’s great that so many of them have survived to the present day. This one is from the brand Velvet Cheramy, and it’s intended for collection purposes only, not for use.
Cutex Oily Cuticle Remover
If you wanted a manicure in the 1950s, you might go out and buy one of these. This one has everything intact, even the manicure stick, and it’s being sold for a mere $13.40. It makes a great prop if you’re filming a 1950s-set movie!
