"Look lovelier in 10 days with Doctor's Home Facial" - Noxema Advertisement, Ladies Home Journal, October 1954

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Title

"Look lovelier in 10 days with Doctor's Home Facial" - Noxema Advertisement, Ladies Home Journal, October 1954

Subject

Personal hygiene

Description

This advertisement draws on the conventions of the advice column and on consumers' deference to medical expertise to promote Noxema face cream. The advertisement also imbues the product with near-magical properties, promising that users will "Feel the exhilarating tingle!" and enjoy "fresher, prettier" skin within days of first use.

Creator

Holly Allen

Source

Ladies Home Journal, October 1954

Citation

Holly Allen, “"Look lovelier in 10 days with Doctor's Home Facial" - Noxema Advertisement, Ladies Home Journal, October 1954,” Magazines, accessed March 28, 2024, https://omeka.middlebury.edu/magazines/items/show/24.

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