Here is a pic of Frank shaving in 1965. Anyone want to take a guess at the products on the shelf? I think Vitalis was a hair tonic. I'm guessing he is using a Gillette Slim. W.H must be Witch Hazel. What is with the towel?lol
Frank Sinatra's Den
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This is from a book: Sinatra, an Intimate Portrait of a Very Good Year. A photographer for LIFE magazine followed him around for about three months in late 1964 and early 1965, photographing his daily activities. A handful of photos were published in a LIFE article, though some 2000 were taken. In the early '90's, Sinatra was approached about making a book of select photos and he approved it. The book contained some 150 photos but did not get published until after his death, around 1999-2000. A few years ago I found a copy of it on eBay and gave it to my mother, a Sinatra fan, as a Christmas present.
This photo was taken in the locker room of the health club at the Eden Roc hotel in Florida, where Sinatra was
playing. Another photo taken a few minutes earlier shows him in the steam room lathering up with a can of Rise.
This photo was taken in the locker room of the health club at the Eden Roc hotel in Florida, where Sinatra was
playing. Another photo taken a few minutes earlier shows him in the steam room lathering up with a can of Rise.
Sea Breeze astringent, a tube of Master shave cream, Barbicide and Jeris talc.
I assume the stuff on the shelf, pretty standard for the era, was provided by the health club and didn't belong to Sinatra. It is interesting how carefully he seems to be shaving, with the towel presumably to prevent water from getting on his hair when he rinses his face. I guess he was getting ready for a show.
So, health club in a hotel. Makes sense.
Note the talc. Some health concerns about that, right?
Note the talc. Some health concerns about that, right?
More likely to hide his bald head.
Could well be. Sinatra lost his own hair and started wearing toupees long before this photo. Here's another view, in which the razor he's using looks more like a Tech than a Slim:
Is that a facelift scar on his neck?
Looks like a lather streak to me. But the original post's photo clearly shows the bald pate.
I saw a magazine ad from the 50's with Frank touting Creed Green Irish Tweed. Supposedly he really used the stuff.
I saw a magazine ad from the 50's with Frank touting Creed Green Irish Tweed. Supposedly he really used the stuff.
Definitely a Slim, you can see the adjustment spring in the closeup photo and it’s shape is clearly visible above while he shaving under his lip.
How is that possible? GIT wasn't launched until 1987 by the Creed House.
Well, he was obviously a time traveler.
It was an ad for GIT with a 50's photo of Sinatra. He was reportedly a wearer of both GIT and Bois du Portugal or at least an endorser. He died in '98, but I guess Creed didn't think an old man Sinatra was a great endorsement.
Whatever it is, I doubt that he was born with it.
That makes sense.
Same thing with Cary Grant and GIT. According to what I read, he wore Aqua Di Parma back in the day but later endorsed GIT.
