Here’s a fabulous 1969 Yardley of London Devonshire Cremes lipstick ad featuring the ever-gorgeous Olivia Hussey! This one is so pretty; almost ethereal. There is no mention of Olivia Hussey’s name, nor her attachment to her role as Juliet in the 1968 film, Romeo and Juliet. She is simply looking very fetching, in an English… Read more »
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Yardley of London Cellophanes Lipcolor 1969
I love this beautiful 1969 Yardley of London ad for Cellophanes Lipcolors and Nailcolors, featuring model Patsy Sullivan. This was nearing the end of Yardley’s fabulously romantic and colorful London Mod-type ad campaigns of the mid to late ’60s. The ’70s brought a more subdued, “natural” makeup look to Yardley advertising, so it’s fun to… Read more »
Easy Homemade Whipped Coconut Oil~Argan Oil Skin Lotion
I LOVE coconut oil! Not only do I consume liberal amounts of it, I also use it topically. Coconut oil has many health benefits when you eat it, but there are equally as many benefits when you apply it directly on your skin. It is unadulterated and free of harsh chemicals, has a high lauric… Read more »
Norma Jean Before Marilyn
I usually do a Marilyn Monroe post on our shared birthday, June 1st, but I decided to wait a couple days and look back on Marilyn before she was MARILYN. I have this wonderful book by Andre de Dienes, Marilyn – Mon Amour – The private album of Andre de Dienes, her preferred photographer. In… Read more »
Perfumes I Wore In The 80s
Flipping though a 1987 issue of Vogue magazine brought back all sorts of memories of my life in the 80s. It seems so many lifetimes away, but most of the 1980s for me was spent in corporate banking; working downtown and sporting shoulder-padded power suits. Egad. Considering that I am more of a Bohemian at… Read more »
Jean Shrimpton 60s Hairdos and Yardley Slicker Dolly Bus
From the November 1968 Seventeen magazine issue, here is the mod Jean Shrimpton advertising the Yardley Slicker Dolly Bus – eight dreamy Slicker Lip Polishes in a really cute double-decker London bus. This is awesome! In frosted, shimmery shades that were so cool, the lip polishes were meant to be worn over your lipstick, or… Read more »
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