Beauty and the eyes of the beholder - Xinhua- Cosmetics Beauty News

by Kim on August 26, 2008

In the makeup boxes of most women at that time, there were probably merely a basic cream lotion, a box of fragrance powder, a lipstick and a bottle of perfume. For skin care, women used cream in winter and fragrance powder in summer for hair care, hair tonic and Vaseline oil were widely used. Gradually, Shuang Mei lotions, cosmetic powders, perfumes and hair tonic also gained popularity in Shanghai. In 1925, Shuang Mei cream lotion even overtook Hazeline, which was imported from Britain and had taken up the major share of the market in Shanghai for a long time. In the 1930s, besides lipsticks and ordinary fragrance powder, women in Shanghai started to pursue long and curly eyelashes. Even for today's young people, they are still using some brands from the 1970s-90s, which they recall from their childhood, such as Maxam cream lotion, Yu Mei Jing lotion, Hai Er Mian lotion and Queen Pearl Cream. read more

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