Look back at these vintage Tinkerbell manicure kits and other beauty treats marketed to little girls back in the '70s. Lots of memories here!
Images of retro makeup products we can't stop wishing for.
From Cetaphil to Clarisonic, these are best cult beauty products throughout history
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As well as a few we'd rather forget.
These were the beauty products we loved as '80s kids and teens that seem to have disappeared from drugstore shelves.
The painted face, baby doll exaggeration of the mods was a thing of the past when the all natural hippie look took over. No makeup (unless it was unnoticeable) was the ideal for many women. The no make up followers still favored lip gloss to prevent chapped lips and add just a touch of shine. 70s
As well as a few we'd rather forget.
As well as a few we'd rather forget.
I've been looking at vintage Avon products on Flickr, Pinterest, and Etsy. Here is a quick edit I did of some cool lipsticks from an Avon ad dated April 1966 (from The Ladies' Home Journal) via The Bees Knees Daily on
The youthquake movement of the 60s had women turning their faces back in time. The doll face look with baby pink lips and exaggerated eyelashes lasted most of the decade. 60s Mod makeup went a step further with outlined eyelids, double thick fake eyelashes and drawn on lower eyelashes. Bright blue eyeshadow or another color
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An expert-led guide on refrigerating your beauty products, from moisturizer to self-tanner to sunscreen and even nail polish.
Images of retro makeup products we can't stop wishing for.
The Hagley Digital Archives provides online access to selected items from the Hagley Library's collection of images, documents, and publications related to the history of business, technology, and society.
Images of retro makeup products we can't stop wishing for.
These were the beauty products we loved as '80s kids and teens that seem to have disappeared from drugstore shelves.
Much has changed for women over the last century, however, as a collection of vintage make-up ads from cosmetics company Maybelline show, their beauty needs have not evolved.
Images of retro makeup products we can't stop wishing for.
As well as a few we'd rather forget.
Images of retro makeup products we can't stop wishing for.
When Mary Wells, one of advertising’s most influential people in the 1960s, was approached by a pharmaceutical manufacturer, Menley and James, to help market their new cosmetics line, she chose “Love Cosmetics” for its name to capture the essence of the culture at that time. A brilliant marketing strategy ensued, with Mary eventually convincing M&J to choose Ali MacGraw, who was then a photographer’s assistant, to represent the brand. You may remember the cool television commercials for Love Cosmetics with the song “Wear your love like heaven” by Donovan playing in the background. Love's advertising budget surpassed $7 million. There was an emphasis on long-term building operation, with advertisements on television and in women's magazines. A 4-page spread appeared in the February 1969 Harper's Bazaar. The headline theme was This is the way Love is in 1969. The opening continued with Love today is different than it's ever been. It's freer, more natural, more honest-more out in the open. So are the girls who fall in love these days. Singer Andy Williams hosted a mid-March 1969 Andy Williams Love Special. Love Cosmetics is credited with introducing the lemon craze. Love Cosmetics were just the coolest makeup ever made. The advertising agency promoted to the youth market and was not your "mother's" makeup. Love Cosmetics (1969 - 1980) was introduced by Menley & James Laboratories on March 1, 1969. By the summer of 1970 the company was marketing and promoting Fresh Lemon bath products and Soft Eyes items to beautify the eyes. Advertising was coordinated by Wells, Rich, Greene advertising agency (1967 - 1990), a company founded by Mary Wells Lawrence. The ideal customer on which marketing-focused was a young woman, 20 to 25. She might be a young businesswoman, co-ed, or young married. She was likely a trendsetter and a heavy cosmetics user. Love Cosmetics' first line of items included Love's Fresh Lemon Cleanser, Lovelids eyeshadow, and Eau De Love. The latter came in a 6 oz. bottle. In all, there were eleven products, and with the inclusion of shades, they numbered forty-three. Love shines was the fun stick to contour and color your eyes, face, all your other kissable little curves and hollows. Lipsticks were called Lovesticks. The remainder of the line was Love's Basic Moisture, Love's A Little Color, Love's Transparent Powder, Love's A Little Cover, Love's Liner, Love's Mascara, and Lovelids. The latter was eyeshadow with a container in the shape of a plastic eyeball. I had all this line and the eyeballs were so cool but you had to use your finger to apply it. That became an unhealthy procedure so eyeshadows with applicators became the standard. Yardley of London is the world's oldest cosmetics company. Established in 1770, Yardley was a major producer of soap and perfumery by the beginning of the 20th century. By 1910, it moved to London's Bond Street, and in 1921 Yardley received its first Royal Warrant. Today, Yardley holds two Royal Warrants. Yardley London is famous as a purveyor of luxury fragrances and soaps. House of Yardley was born in England in the mid-seventeenth century, during the reign of king Charles I of England. An entrepreneurial young man named Jonathan Yardley obtained a royal warrant for the provision of all the soap to City of London. The means by which this warrant was obtained are lost to history, however we might suppose it involved payment to the monarch of a sizeable, and no doubt welcome, sum. This first incarnation of Yardley was lost, as was so much of the old city, in the Great Fire of London of 1666; save for one detail – that lavender should be used to perfume the soaps.
Our top 10 favorite finds, from the 19th-century version of coconut oil to moss for your vagina.
They say fragrances is the most intimate and personal of beauty products. From Marilyn to Jackie, Grace to Liz, we take a look at the signature scents of style icons.
So much body glitter.
LBH, you're probably still washing off glitter from 15 years ago!
See more than two dozen examples of vintage makeup, showing the evolution of blue eyeshadow from the '50s to the '80s. As you will see, sometimes it works... and sometimes it really, really doesn't.
As well as a few we'd rather forget.
Chanel Beauty, Mademoiselle magazine, November 1981.
Hal King’s makeup artistry was seen in film and TV, and as the makeup director at Max Factor, where he worked with actresses from Greta Garbo to Natalie Wood. His practical techniques are sti…
Vintage Maybelline Kissing Potion, Kissing Slicks & Mini Kissing Stick - different '80s lip glosses in mouthwatering flavors like strawberry and cherry.
L'oreal hip color presso lip gloss print ad
Beauty is pain.
Some beauty products are centuries old and are still being updated. Vaseline was first developed in the 1870s and is still going strong today. Do these products stand up against their new rivals?
