I love this great Art Deco-ish ad! The design and colors are just fabulous. I don’t remember Dorothy Gray so much, but these “Fun Frosts” lip and nail colors are wonderful. Inspired by the 1975 move Funny Lady, starring Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, the lip colors and nail gloss came in three dazzling shades… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Lipstick
Yardley of London’s Slicker Lip Polish, 1971
Yardley of London introduced its wildly popular Pot o’ Gloss in 1970, but this great ad from the May, 1971 issue of ‘Teen magazine shows that Slicker Lip Polish was still making an impact. Yardley was getting into a more natural look in their advertising, using what looked like more ‘everyday’ models. Gone were their… Read more »
Love’s Glossy Lip Tint in 1972
Love Cosmetics had a popular ad campaign in the 1970s, with ‘This is Love in 197_ ‘ (year) as their tag line. This particular ad is from 1972 for Love’s Glossy Lip Tint. The model had the mysterious 1930s look that was trendy in the early 70s. The sensuous lip tint colors of Juicy Melon,… Read more »
Cheryl Tiegs + Cover Girl Super Sheer Lip Gloss, 1972
Yardley’s Pot o’ Gloss was the heavy hitter in the lip gloss market in the 1970s. Of course, Cover Girl had to come out with a lip gloss of their own to compete. This 1972 Glamour magazine ad features model Cheryl Tiegs for Cover Girl Super Sheer Super Gloss lip gloss, “the new sheershine look… Read more »
Yardley’s Pot o’Gloss Lights Up Your Face, 1972
I thought I’d exhausted all the Yardley Pot o’ Gloss ads, but I believe that I found one that I haven’t posted before! From the August 1972 issue of Glamour magazine, this ad features the beautiful model Karen Hensley “transforming” her face by using Pot o’ Gloss. It mentions that Karen was a sophomore at… Read more »
Coty Does the 40s Pin-Up Red Lipsticks in the 70s
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 »
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