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Yardley’s Pot o’Gloss Lights Up Your Face, 1972

Posted October 28th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

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 »

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 »

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 »

There Was Actually Yardley Pot o’ Gloss Nail Polish?

Posted October 21st, 2016 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

Once again, I went through my personal stash of vintage magazines from the late ’60s/early ’70s looking for any Yardley of London ads that I may have overlooked. Voila! I found one featuring a rather fresh and romantic-looking couple. From the the October 1972 issue of Ingenue magazine, this ad is for Yardley’s Pot o’… Read more »

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