Max Factor Salon

Max Factor Salon was originally the C. E. Toberman-owned Hollywood Fire Safe Building before it was bought by Max Factor in 1928. The building was remodeled by renowned theater architect S. Charles Lee, and in 1935, it re-opened featuring a ground-floor salon, make-up manufacturing on the three floors above, and the Max Factor Make Up Studio in an added one-story wing. 3000 people were invited to the re-opening but more than 8000 attended, and after re-opening, the building earned the nickname the "Jewel Box of the Cosmetic World" and the make-up studio earned the nickname "The Pink Powder Puff." Furthermore, Jean Harlow dedicated the salon's Blonde Room, Claudette Colbert the Brunette Room, and Ginger Rogers the Red Head Room. In 1994, the building was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #593. In the early 1990s, The Max Factor Museum of Beauty occupied the building, the building itself owned by Procter & Gamble. The museum closed in 1996. with the Hollywood Museum occupying the rest of the building in 2002. ==Architecture==

Max Factor Building, a four-story brick and stucco structure, was remodeled in the early 1930s by S. Charles Lee, who also added a one-story wing. The remodel combined art deco and regency revival styles into a Hollywood look called Hollywood Regency. Inside, the building features an art deco lobby that contains pastel hues, marble archways, trompe l’oeil, faux finishes, and crystal chandeliers. ==In popular culture==

The Max Factor Building in Universal Studios Orlando was modeled after the Max Factor Salon, as was an unnamed one-story building in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. ==See also==