Max Factor Masque
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A cardboard box withe red and green graphics. The Front reads, “Max Factor / Supreme / Professional Masque / Net Wt. 1 oz.” The back reads, “Directions / Apply with moist brush--Hair should not be greasy or oily. This preparation is used for coloring eyebrows, eyelashes, beards, mustaches, hair, etc. / Max Factor / Hollywood Calif. 90028 / London - Paris- Made in U.S.A.” The top of the box contains the shade name, “White.” Inside the box is a white rectangular shaped product.
| Identifier | FOU_MaxFactor_025 |
| Subject | Foundation |
| Type | Masque |
| Date | 1939 |
| Materials | Cardboard |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Location | disp E |
| Brand | Max Factor |
| Tags | Advertisement Included, Foundation, Max Factor, 1930s, Masque |
| Collection | I. Makeup Collection |
| Citation | “Max Factor Masque,” MUA Archive, accessed January 26, 2026, https://archivemua-new.newassembly.com/items/show/65. |
| Contributor | Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) January 10, 1931. Fred E. Basten, Max Factor's Hollywood: Glamour, Movies, Make-up, ed. Peter Hoffman (Santa Monica : General Publishing Group, Inc., 1995), 153. |