Musings from Marilyn

Yardley “True-Love” Slicker Nail Shades, 1974

Posted June 22nd, 2020 by finnfemme & filed under Fashion, Vintage.

Found another Yardley of London ad that I’d not seen before! This one is For “true-love” Slicker nail polish. The ad features models that look like they’re in their 40s; quite a switch from Yardley’s supermodels of the 60s, and the artsy young teen models of the early 70s. The 12 new Slicker Nail Shades… Read more »

Kraft Food’s Psychedelic 1969 Bake Sale Recipes

Posted June 18th, 2020 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Food, Vintage.

This is a delightful collection of “psychedelic” bake sale recipes from Kraft Foods! I love the groovy decorations and colors. You could make Guru Goodies, Kookie Pops, Pow Wow Cake and Tiffany Cheese Cake. Far out, man! Marilyn 🙂

Using Sun-In for Sun-Lightened Hair, 1971

Posted June 16th, 2020 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

Ah, the 1970s; when we could lay in the sun basted in baby oil, and not have a care in the world. The sun wasn’t something to be fearful of back then, SPF? WHAT on earth was that? The goal was to get your tan as dark as you could, even if it involved a… Read more »

Rit DIY Tie-Dye Tights, 1970

Posted May 29th, 2020 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion.

Tie-Dyeing has been popular with the trendy DIY crowd since the late 1960s. This groovy ad from the September 1970 issue of Co-ed magazine shows how you can take plain white tights and tie-dye ’em with Rit Dye. Who loves the reptile revolution? Who digs the tie-dye explosion? You! ~Marilyn

Yardley of London’s Slicker Lip Polish, 1971

Posted May 26th, 2020 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

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 »

Heaven Sent Perfume, Vintage 1973

Posted April 21st, 2020 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

This is a really pretty vintage 1973 ad for Heaven Sent fragrance by Helena Rubenstein. Heaven Sent was one of those seemingly ubiquitous scents in the 1970s. I remember it being a very flowery, feminine perfume and instantly recognizable to the nose. I love the pink cloche hat and floral shirt on the lovely Boho… Read more »

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