Do you have any favorite beauty products from your teens or pre-teens? Current teenagers are so spoiled because they have Sephora and MAC stores, and then of course the internet with an endless supply of fabulous beauty products! Actually, it’s a good thing I’m not a teenager now, because I wouldn’t have nearly enough money to afford everything that I’d covet, since I would want everything!
Back in my day, (the 80s) there weren’t nearly as many options for beauty products, and I only purchased stuff from the drugstore. I don’t think I purchased a single department store product until my mid-20s!
My favorite 80s products (that I can remember) include: Sea Breeze toner, Buf Pufs, Noxema, Zinka hot pink chapstick, Sun-In, Bonne Bell lip smackers, Clearasil cleanser, everything by Wet ‘N Wild (especially blue mascara, blue eyeliner, and blue nail polish), and Secret Shower Fresh deodorant (which I’m still mourning over to this day).
Depending on your age, what are you favorite beauty products from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s?
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February 7th, 2008 at 7:23 am
From the 70’s-early 80’s: Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific Shampoo, Sea Breeze esp. Breezettes, Sea-n-Ski lip balm in mint, Farrah Fawcett Shampoo, A Coty perfume named Mizuki,
Thats all I can think of now.
February 7th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
70’s - (when I was a kid) Lemon Up Shampoo. 80’s - Tenax hair gel in a green and silver tube. Best hair gel ever. Stiff Stuff Hairspray for big NJ hair.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
My favorite product - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Chapstick.
February 8th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I was a teen in the 80s and I basically had really expensive taste. My first makeup line was Yves Saint Laurent and I exclusively wore that line for many years. In the 90s I started wearing MAC and then discovered Bobby Brown in 2001.
Gisele B.
February 9th, 2008 at 2:59 am
Beauty Schools,
Haha! I never had Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle chapstick. I really missed out:(
February 11th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Bain de Soleil tanning oil from the 70s before they changed the scent. Blue Jeans perfume. I can’t remember the name, but the runny lip gloss that came in glass bottles and rolled on and had really interesting flavors - I liked cola best. Chanel’s Cristalle perfume - my first adult perfume and still the best! - before they changed the formula.
February 12th, 2008 at 9:59 am
I loved this post! I actually did one of my own as well and linked back to this one in it. You can check it out here — http://beautychick101.blogspot.com/2008/02/nostalgic-beauty.html
Keep up the great posts! :)