1950s Beauty Products found on every vanity

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  @rhino5100 · 3 years ago

  When I met my husband, he was 26, just a few years older than me.  I recall stepping into his apartment bathroom and he had Oil of Olay on his sink.  Close to 30 years later, he still uses Oil of Olay and buys multiples so he never runs out.   I tried to get our kids to moisturize, pointing out how their father looks younger than me now because of Oil of Olay!  Thank you for this fun and informative video.

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• BR

  @brachameansblessing3127 · 2 years ago

  Turned 77 last month. I grew up on beauty magazines always looking for hints to calm my oily teenager skin. I used a clay mask made by Dorothy Gray. My first lipstick came inside the fulcrum of a Coty compact. My favorite foundation was the water activated Max Factor Pan Cake which didn't add any creamy glow to my already oily skin. Beginning in the '70s I started going to Elizabeth Arden beauty classes held at a local department store. For $25, which went toward later purchases, you received a big box of EA products in trial sizes. It was a bargain. The Arden representatives would come around to each lady providing instructions and access to all products and color choices. I think I went every year until the store closed. Wonderful videos Laura.♿👵 Barb N.

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• FL

  @FlawlessImperfectionBeauty · 2 years ago

  Pears soap is still a makeup artist staple.  Wet a spoolie and use it to set eyebrows, it’s wonderful and SO inexpensive!

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• RR

  @RR-fn6dm · 3 years ago

  I love Revlon lipsticks

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• JA

  @janetjones4874 · 3 years ago

  I use Estee Lauder and Dr. Erno Laszlo's products mentioned in the video. My grandma got me hooked on Estee Lauder. She wore Youth Dew and many cosmetics from Estee Lauder. This was a very glamorous era that I just love.

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• MA

  @margaretgallo914 · 3 years ago

  I love the look of the beauty products, especially avon products in the 50s and 60s.  I wish the beauty products of today looked like that.

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• ST

  @StelmaDesigns · 3 years ago

  One of my Grandmothers used Oil of Olay every night and claimed that was why her skin was so smooth and soft, and it actually was! lol, great video!

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• WE

  @wellmaybesomeday · 2 years ago

  A vintage brand that many people don’t talk about is Merle Norman. It has modernized a lot but there are many beauty products that have remained the same since the 1950s. Its powder base foundation, cleansing cream, blush rouge cream, sheer face powder and mirocol mask are all original formulas.

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• CI

  @cindyurban150 · 3 years ago

  Hi Laura, I love the stylish, glamorous 50's ! I was born in the 50's,and my mother was so elegant with her red lipstick,and auburn hair. Women really took pride with their appearance. The cosmetic companies didn't scrimp with their packaging (pretty metal, gold ,"bullet" lipstick tubes, some  with gems.Elegant designed pressed powder compacts). These days everything is minimalist....very unglamorous,but eco friendly. I miss the joy of purchasing a new cosmetic in a pretty container. Beauty salons had dividers between clients...now when getting your hair styled,you are front and center stage ! No privacy,no glamour ! Yes, the old days had it's problems, but it sure was a more stylish era ! People cared about their appearance. I used to have nightmares that I went to school in my pajamas, now grown adults shop in their pajamas, and students attend school in their pajamas ! We had a dress code when I went to school, and would be sent home if not followed. I just don't get it.... Could you do an episode on perfumes from the 50's that are no longer available ? I love the designs of old perfume bottles too ! Thank You !   Cindy

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• DI

  @dianeamaral8151 · 7 months ago

  I love makeup 💄❤❤

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• PA

  @patsalas5170 · 2 years ago

  Growing up in the 1950s...toni perms, cashmere bouquet powder, bonne bell, and Adrienne Arpel ❤

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• AN

  @annafields6584 · 2 years ago

  My mom has that lipstick case from the ad in the beginning. It was hers in high school. Fun to see the ad.

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