Musings from Marilyn

Turn Me Loose, Imprevu!

Posted December 5th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

I really love this 1976 ad image for Coty’s Imprevu perfume. “Turn me loose, Imprevu”. The diaphanous flow of the white gown is just exquisite. I love the look of bliss on the model’s face. Imprevu translates to ‘unforeseen’ or ‘an unexpected incident’ in English. Serendipity, if you will! ~Marilyn

Sunkist Original Fresh Lemon Hair Rinse, 1972

Posted November 4th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion, Food, Vintage.

Back in the 1970s, there was a real ‘natural’ beauty kick going on. Not products that were natural, but actual food items to be used as beauty products. Sunkist really pushed their lemons to be used for your hair. This 1972 ad touts that the Sunkist Fresh Lemon does marvelous things for freshly shampooed hair…. Read more »

Margaux Hemingway and Babe Perfume, 1976

Posted October 16th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

I loved coming across this fabulous ad in the September 1976 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. It features the divine model Margaux Hemingway for Babe fragrance. Margaux, who was the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, signed a million-dollar contract for Faberge as the spokesmodel for Babe perfume in the 1970s. This was the first million-dollar contract ever… Read more »

Vintage 1973 DIOR Twilight Bright Nail Gloss

Posted November 16th, 2018 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

This fabulous 1973 Christian Dior nail polish ad is very forward-thinking; it feels modern and on-trend. Even the use of one word with a period – Twilights. Dior. – is very current. Shimmering. Shiny. Gleaming nails and lips. Now in soft, clear, twinkling colors of gloss. There were four new Dior Twilight Bright Nail Gloss… Read more »

Vintage 1973 Yardley of London Delicate Dazzlers Pot o’ Shadow

Posted November 14th, 2018 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

Since 1970, Yardley of London had a huge hit on its hands with their glorious Pot o’ Gloss. In 1973 they came out with Pot o’ Shadow, which came in the same type of cute pot that Pot o’ Gloss did. It was marketed as soft, whipped eye shines that shimmer and play the light… Read more »

Jerry Hall Models Hot 70s Loungewear

Posted November 5th, 2018 by finnfemme & filed under Fashion, Vintage.

Jerry Hall started her modeling career in 1975, when she was discovered sunbathing on a Saint Tropez beach by fashion agent Claude Haddad. This 1975 series of ads for Celanese Arnel loungewear in Cosmopolitan magazine must have been one of her first modeling assignments. Her long blonde hair, six foot height and Texas twang made… Read more »

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