Discontinued products you have never found a good replacement for.

[fattyfattytoadgirl]

I am VERY pale and the only self-tanner I ever loved was way back in the early 90s. It was by Lancome and called "Esprit de Soleil". It was a moisturiser/self-tanner and looked 100% natural on me.

I have since tried St Tropez, Xen-Tan, Lancome flash bronzer, etc. No luck at all - all too orangey and fake-looking. I have never found anything close to replacing that old product.

Will try Clarins next (I've certainly heard good things about it). If that doesn't work, I'll maybe think about giving up the quest for a tan!

Flex shampoo and conditioner, and the Body Shop orchid oil cleanser.

Clinique mineral makeup. It was a shaved powder; you twisted the lid down until it was gone. I wasn't allergic to it, it was nice and pale and it wasn't absurdly priced. The Clinique counter ladies commiserated with me on the loss of that one. Apparently it was rather successful too!

Can't seem to find anything as good as YSL touche eclat foundation.

I've seen Flex in £Shops, no idea if it smells the same .
Bodyshop Orchid Cleanser -yes. I bought a 1 litre bottle when I was at college (with a pump) I think it lasted a year.
And the Salad Oil conditioner and their Fresh Green (IIRC) shampoo, smelled like fresh cut grass.

Yeast pac face pack. Amazing at drying up spots overnight.

L'Oréal Translucide foundation. It's been years and years and I have never found one that works as well (of course, given the length of time it may well not be right for my skin now but I would like the chance to find out!).

The original clinique turnaround cream. They turned it into a serum to try and sell it for more, I suppose, but its not the same neither is the overnight cream. If it aint broke don't fix it!

Body Shop Oatmeal gel cleanser, Dewberry stuff and their milk bath. Why can't the Body Shop return to their 90s incarnation? Much better than their current stock. For those of you with Dewberry nostalgia (there must be someone other than me, surely!) perfumes with figs in them such as the Acqua di Parma Fico di Amalfi or Roger and Gallet Fleur de Figuier are quite dewberryish.
Boots Natural Collection Japonica Hair Serum.
I think I just want to go back to 1995.

conkerpods that T-zone mattifying gel was excellent! I can't think why they discontinued it. Really good product.

Salmiak have you tried Benefit's Girl Meets Pearl?

I used to love Virgin Vie's detox shampoo. It made my greasy teenage hair feel light & fluffy. I still mourn it.

I'd agree with previous posters about St Moritz. Although the pump action is quite powerful may have it all over my bed room wall

Anne French cleanser and face pack! First ever cleanser I used, and face pack was excellent too.

Cynthia Sylvia Stout shampoo from Lush. Smelled glorious and achieved the nigh-on impossible feat of making my fine hair look thicker AND shiny!

Comfort Naturals Aloe Vera fabric conditioner

The old Body Shop conditioner, not the one they do now. It seemed like it had banana pulp in it.

Cutex did a blusher years ago, it was a lovely golden bronzer.

The Body Shop did a White Gardenia fragrance for about ten minutes. I loved it as a day scent and bought six bottles when I found out it was going. Never found a Gardenia fragrance I've liked as much.

Omygod Choc, the candy floss lip balm! Thought it was Body Shop but it's that long ago my memory's playing tricks My sister just did an order with Body Shop and ordered White Musk which brought back memories...

Naked coco de mer bath products.
Sanex 0% ammonium free roll ons. They had the 24 and 48 hours version, both of them disappeared.
Next on the list is (I fear) the Halos n Horns baby bath range as it's sold out nearly everywhere and the website is down.
This was the single best ( and cheapest, also British) SLS-free baby product range I've been using for myself as well.

Clinique impossibly glossy lipgloss. In sugar plum

I remember Candy Floss lip balm too, I think there was a Toffee Apple also.

Salmiak would Niod Photographt Fluid be the sort of thing you are looking for?

Red rose have you tried the Penhaligon Gardenia fragrance? It is £££, but lovely I think.

Penhaligon discontinued their Violetta fragrance which makes me very sad. Working my way through a list of alternatives but so far nothing comes close to the powdery parma violet smell.

Chanel Pro Lumiere foundation. Nothing has ever come close since it went. It was heavenly.

MorrisZap Yes! CCB, or as my sister and I used to call it, the Creatures of Beauty . I loved the Agnes B make up, and I think I remember the shampoo too. It's so unfair, the club was still going on the continent and the US for ages after they stopped it here, I used to look longingly at the website but you couldn't order anything. Getting the little catalogue was great fun, and the gifts were awesome, still have my Agnes B backpack . They did a great body lotion too, and some of the Cosmence skincare was lovely. Feeling all nostalgic...