‘RADIOACTIVE’ FACE POWDER

WE’RE all suckers for something that sounds scientific. But this Thirties radioactive face powder — capitalising on Marie Curie’s discovery of radium in 1898 — must be one of the weirdest ever examples. Can you believe it promised a healthy ‘glow’?

Fortunately, radium was so expensive, it contained tiny, harmless amounts. PAID: £100 at auction

WORTH: £200