Pale pastel eye shadow was the look in the early ’70s. It was all about “a new wave of colors”, but they had to be muted. This 1971 ad for Maybelline Waterborne eye shadows shows the model wearing blue, pink, yellow and green shadows, with corresponding pearl necklaces. Waterborne eye shadows came in collections of… Read more »
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1971 ‘TEEN Magazine Half ‘n’ Half Cover Model Look
This is one of the most notorious ‘Teen magazine covers, which today seems rather quaint. Featuring Bonnie as the model – apparently last names were not used – for a “split personality” look. ‘TEEN begged the question: “Do blondes have HALF as much fun as redheads? Do redheads have HALF as much fun as blondes?… Read more »
Farrah Fawcett’s Hair Was Iconic Before Charlie’s Angels
Farrah Fawcett has always had the most incredible hair known to mankind! This December 1973 ad for for The Speed Styler by Lady Schick features Farrah who was a relatively unknown model. This was three years before she had the best-selling poster in history (red one-piece bathing suit), and her breakout role as Jill Munroe… Read more »
Happy Halloween! Vintage 1971 Styx-The Magical Fragrance
Happy Halloween! This is a great mystically spooky ad from the October 1971 issue of Seventeen magazine. It is for Styx fragrances, and features a black-cloaked model saying, “I’ll be his magician. Let me touch him with my magical Styx.” In the late ’60s/early ’70s, there was a certain fascination with all things mysterious. Ouija… Read more »
Chanel No. 5 Perfume For 1970s Hippies
Chanel was apparently going with the hippie boho flow in the ’70s. This 1972 ad for Chanel No. 5 perfume shows the iconic glass Chanel perfume bottle superimposed over an embracing couple. The pair is dressed in a gauzy white cotton tunic and dress, and appear to be standing out in a field. This was… Read more »
The 1971 Yardley Pot o’ Glossapalooza!
Being the vintage Yardley of London freak that I am, I thought I had exhausted all the Seventeen magazine Yardley advertising from my personal collection. But, no; I just found an amazing two-page ad in the March 1971 issue. And it’s for my absolute favorite, Pot o’ Gloss! The cool thing is that there were… Read more »
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