Musings from Marilyn

Coty Does the 40s Pin-Up Red Lipsticks in the 70s

Posted April 17th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

In the early 1970s, there was a definite ’70s does ’40s makeup and fashion trend. This 1972 Coty Originals ad is a great example. Coty was celebrating the 29th anniversary of the Coty American Fashion Critics Awards, and saluted the jitterbug, the upsweep, the funnies, short shorts and the oomphiest reds since ’43. With a… Read more »

Vintage 1930s Coty Air-Spun Face Powder Remains a Classic Today

Posted December 12th, 2018 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

This really pretty Coty “Air-Spun” Face Powder ad is from 1939. Facial powder seemed to be the most popular makeup foundation in the 1930s and 40s. Women applied it directly over their facial cream. Air-Spun powder was made by actually swirling each powder particle by racing streams of air. A texture of cloud-like softness is… Read more »

The Vogue Face of 1985: Isabella Rossellini

Posted August 22nd, 2016 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

I was lucky enough to find this September 1985 issue of Vogue magazine at a thrift store – wahoo! The cover girl is none other than the iconic model and actress, Isabella Rossellini. Isabella – the daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini – was hot, hot, hot in the 1980s…. Read more »

Walmart Summer Beauty Box is a Hit!

Posted July 14th, 2015 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion.

I received my Walmart Summer Beauty Box in the mail today, which is always fun. After my slight disappointment with the Spring Beauty Box (no makeup – boo), I was pleasantly surprised that, yes, I did indeed get makeup in this one – lipstick and mascara – woo hoo! It’s really a pretty groovy box… Read more »

The ‘Old Lady’ Spring 2015 Walmart Beauty Box

Posted May 2nd, 2015 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion, Frugal Living.

I finally decided to jump ship from Birchbox after over two years of monthly beauty samples. While I loved all the unique and fun Birchbox beauty samples, it just got to be a bit much. I have a huge stack of the really cool boxes that I can’t bear to throw away! So I dropped… Read more »

Yardley’s Crash Course in Makeup 1972

Posted May 28th, 2014 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

This fabulous 8-page Yardley of London spread was in the February 1972 issue of Co-ed magazine. Featuring the fresh-faced teen model, Lucy Angle, it featured step-by-step instructions for applying Yardley makeup. It’s especially great because it shows all the colors and types of makeup that Yardley… Read more »

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