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 »
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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 »
1971 Yardley of London Slicker Lip Licks
“Kiss him in his favorite flavor.” This is a really hip and groovy 1971 Yardley of London ad for Slicker Lip Polish. More specifically – Lip Licks: Give him a lick. A sip of your lips. Be free with your flavors. Lip Licks came in all sorts of fruity flavors; Raspberry, Orange, Strawberry, Peach, Mint… Read more »
Vintage 1968 Yardley of London Slicker Nail Polish
Yardley of London’s advertising was so fantastic in the late 1960s; a wonderful mix of romanticism and mod. I was going through my old Seventeen magazines looking for any Yardley ads that I may have missed, and I found one! This beautiful ad for Slicker Nail Polish looks to be the companion to the Face… Read more »
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