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 1940 Max Factor’s Hollywood Red Lipstick

Posted January 11th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

Max Factor cosmetics was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1909 by Maksymilian Faktorwicz, a beautician from Poland. Max Factor specialized in movie makeup, and demonstrated the importance of custom, technical makeup application according to individual nuances and facial structure. He was originally satisfied to remain a specialized supplier to the film industry, but his… 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 1972 Yardley of London Apple Polishers Pot o’ Gloss

Posted October 8th, 2018 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

Another great Yardley of London Pot o’ Gloss ad from 1972! This one is for The Apple Polishers – The rich apple colors from an autumn orchard. The lovely model looks familiar, but I can’t remember her name. Let me know if you do! The Apple Polishers for lips came in shades of Delicious, Pomegranate… Read more »

Yardley ‘Sexpot’ Pot O’ Gloss Vintage 1976

Posted September 26th, 2018 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

I thought I’d exhausted every last Yardley Pot O’ Gloss ad from the 1970s, but I FOUND ONE MORE! This ad is from 1976, when the whole Yardley of London thing was ramping down and it was just plain old Yardley. Yardley was going through major changes to their makeup line at this time, but… Read more »

The 1971 Yardley Pot o’ Glossapalooza!

Posted May 6th, 2017 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

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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