Retro beauty products anyone?

I loved Gordon Moore’s bright red toothpaste - it worked a dream. I can still taste it if I shut my eyes. You can get red toothpaste in France but it’s nothing like as good. Californian Poppy I remember, too, as well as Evening in Paris in that lovely dark blue bottle. Max Factor seemed to be in its heyday when I was young - I used to slather it all on, all at a time when I didn’t need it at all, just like today with all those gorgeous girls advertising wrinkle free creams!

Hey ladies, re Anne French cleansing milk ..... not only is it stocked in my local independent chemist (which was where I first found it as I love browsing in a chemist shop whilst waiting to be served!). But I’ve just come back from Sainsbury’s & it’s in there too! Never noticed it before.

Max factor strawberry meringue lipstick

I've worn Lanvin Arpege since I was twenty.

I'm allergic to most smelly stuff but have always loved Chanel 5. Step MIL used to give me Youth Dew every Christmas, so I would take it to work and auction it in the typing pool in pre-ebay days.

I've used Cyclax Rich Moisturising Lotion for over 40 years - it smells gorgeous, is absorbed quickly and keeps my skin lovely and soft.

My very first lipstick was 'Talked About Pink' by Rimmel.
I don't wear anything except Keihls moisturiser with SPF on my skin ( face) but a bit of mascara and possibly eyeshadow if going out. I've graduated from Coty L'aiment in my early 20s to Armani Code EDP nowadays but prefer the beach look with clean skin, no make-up and slightly tousled hair. I hate 'done' and laquered hair styles. Where I live, hardly anyone wears make-up and none of my friends do. Possibly a tiny bit of lip stain on a night out but I've never seen that.
It's very outdoorsy and country wear.

Ponds cold crem for faces and anything else tht gran could think or.....'sun burn' cold cream, 'graze' cold cream, 'nappy rash' cold cream' 'sore hands' cold cream. It was soothing and she did have a glorious complexion at 90.

Isn’t scent an evocotive thing? A certain scent/smell can take you right back.
My leather satchell for school, certain perfumes, chalk, and also school dinner smell!

Gosh! £3? I used to pay 1s 11d for Anne French cleansing milk many years ago (think 1960s)
I still use Astral and Nivea products.

Should have been Cyclax not cyclamen !

Oh how I would love to find my favourite perfume EVER !
Cyclamen Sandalwood - pure 1960's memories.
I don't like any perfumes now, even gone off Aromatics Elixir.

I used to love Youth Dew and wore it all the time until I got pregnant. When I was suffering from morning sickness I found that the smell made me feel worse! I can’t smell it now without a feeling slight nausea .

Oh my gosh! I always used Anne French when I was young. I loved it too. My cleanser is coming to an end so will go on a Google hunt for it. Thank you for the awesome reminder

Yardleys Flair perfume, always reminds when I first met DH 50 years ago this year and still together, He would always buy me the set which came with talc and the perfume ,,oh and Yardleys Reverie perfume , oh and Je Revien perfume , all bring back happy memories ,

I still love Youth Dew,
I loved Linco Beer shampoo, but you can't get it now,

Channel No5 is still my favourite perfume for special occasions only.

Nivea has always been my choice for cleanser & moisturiser, I'm allergic to many products, I did a trial for Clarins moisturiser & it brought me out in little white spots!! Cost was £80 each for day & night creams

My mum was an Avon rep many years ago. I still remember her blue tweedy looking bag full of samples. My sister and I used to raid it for perfume when we were going out.

I was an Avon rep in my youth and Honeysuckle my favourite.I have a honeysuckle growing in my hedge and on warm summer evenings, where are those evenings?? the air is full of their scent and brings me back to my youth.

Revlon's Aquamarine. I discovered it just before it was discontinued!

anyone looking for perfumes -might be worth having a look at this website--Im sure they do copies o some older ones.. I use them all the time and have quite a good collection of lovely perfumes.. I have been stopped and asked if I am wearing Angel or Aliens,, etc... www.perfume-parlour.co.uk/ I buy the 12ml oils as they are handy to put in handbag. I have not tried the sprays..so cant comment on those..the oils stay on all day. I always read the reviews under each perfume before ordering too! Huby has some lovely aftershaves too..

Nivea - love the smell!

I had forgotten all about Angel Face foundation - I used that as a teenager. Sadly, yes, Chanel no.5 is different now and doesn't have that wonderful, classic powdery scent that I splashed on, hoping to drive men wild. (I have once or twice, but only with annoyance, sadly)
I love Nivea; the light cream with a fresh scent that is wonderful for keeping skin soft all over the body - couldn't be without it.

emmasnan Ooh yes, Aqua Manda. I was going to post that but you beat me too it! I have seen it in a tiny chemist in Guernsey on our hols and, yes of course I did! So many teenage memories.

Hartnell In Love perfume for me. Saw some on EBay once for an extortionate price!