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Beauty Products you'd like brought back

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LadyEloise1 · 29/06/2022 15:31

Cutex - yes the nail brand- did a blusher way back called Golden. I used it as a bronzer. The most brilliant bronzer. The most perfect colour. Gone. Sad

Coty's Wild Musk fragrance. I think it would do really well if reintroduced and marketed correctly.
It wouldn't need re formulating as it was just great as it was. The most gorgeous scent. I just felt really good in it.
To me a really sexy scent. Other musks don't come close. It was probably the slight vanilla note added.
(I have more expensive taste too honest - my "good, going out " perfume is a Chanel Exclusif or Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien ).

Boots 17 Poncho Pink lipstick was a favourite too. Seems I'm not alone as there is a Facebook page with people pleading for it to be reborn.

Mac's Asian Flower lipstick gone but not forgotten by me.

Harmony wash in / wash out colour shampoos.

What are your beloved, long list products ?

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beachcitygirl · 07/07/2022 08:34

@pbj @PositivityNeeded I use shiseido purple mascara (from John Lewis) and it's exactly like plum badgal only better - does not smudge. Not cheap £35 but excellent

GonnaGetGoingReturns · 07/07/2022 13:25

DoubleShotEspresso · 29/06/2022 16:59

DiorLight foundation I'm still furious they discontinued this!

Sensiq did a wonderful eye palette I've never found similar to with a brilliant base cream inside.
Ruby & Millie compact foundation, was the most perfect luminous finish , buildable and pale enough for me, in a chrome compact.

The benefit primer in a tin that went on like velvet can't remember the name.

The smudgy eyeliners that glistened instead of glittered by boots 17

The cheek gel in a tube with sponges applicator by boots 17. I miss these today still

Yes to the DiorLight foundation! I am also angry that they discontinued it and then suggested something not as good.

I got glowy/lit up compliments from my friends that I've not had since!

Revlon Flex yes.

Paco Rabanne eau metal

Original Rochas Femme.

Revlon undereye wand concealor.

Boots original non scented moisturiser and cleanser - it's all changed I think.

Vidal sasson shampoo and conditioners - smelled of almond if I recall.

Body shop did a nice nutmeg and cinnamon body scrub years ago!

One of the larger supermarkets (Sainsburys?) used to do a cheap but great facial scrub!

MAC Rebel Rose lipstick though this was LE.

Heytheredeliah · 07/07/2022 15:23

YSL perfect touch foundation
Natural collection at boots lip gloss in the shade toffee cream

pbj · 09/07/2022 14:32

Thanks for the rec @beachcitygirl it sounds good but that price!! Shock

I could be wrong but it also looks more purple than plum? What I loved about badgal was that warm almost red/burgundy tinge to the plum which was magnificent against green.

SocksAndTheCity · 09/07/2022 16:43

pbj · 09/07/2022 14:32

Thanks for the rec @beachcitygirl it sounds good but that price!! Shock

I could be wrong but it also looks more purple than plum? What I loved about badgal was that warm almost red/burgundy tinge to the plum which was magnificent against green.

The YSL mascara I posted about earlier in the thread is burgundy www.yslbeauty.co.uk/makeup/eyes/mascara/mascara-volume-effet-faux-cils/WW-20541YSL.html?dwvar_WW-20541YSL_color=5%20Burgundy

Gooseysgirl · 09/07/2022 16:48

John Frieda Sheer Blonde gleam creme... brilliant for flyaway hair strands - loved it!!!

unicormb · 10/07/2022 09:58

Korres vanilla cinnamon shower gel. Soooo lush.

LynneBenfield · 10/07/2022 11:27

Korres scents are so good!

GonnaGetGoingReturns · 15/07/2022 15:54

Gooseysgirl · 09/07/2022 16:48

John Frieda Sheer Blonde gleam creme... brilliant for flyaway hair strands - loved it!!!

John Frieda Funky Chunky - last saw loads on Ebay.

Agreed the gleam creme was also good!

TeaAddict235 · 15/07/2022 21:07

@beachcitygirl Laura Biagotti is live and thriving in all Rossmann and possibly also in DM (drugstores like Superdrug and Boots) in Germany. I've always wondered about the names of such brands.

KillingMeDeftly · 15/07/2022 21:38

unicormb · 10/07/2022 09:58

Korres vanilla cinnamon shower gel. Soooo lush.

@unicormb you can still get it on eBay.

WhoppingBigBackside · 15/07/2022 22:27

@TeaAddict235 , Laura Biagiotti was a real person.

BecauseOfTheRain · 16/07/2022 02:20

Benefit babecake eyeliner, nutralia shampoo and pretty much all of the original cosmetics to go catalogue!

CosmopolitanPlease · 16/07/2022 08:27

@GonnaGetGoingReturns I loved Funky Chunky! It helped me achieve an awesome short hair style a la Dido and Posh Spice circa 2000. Ah memories.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 17/07/2022 07:08

Gap 'Om' perfume. Nothing like it before or since. It's on eBay for stupid money but I got through tons of it.

Chanel used to regularly do palettes of eye/ lip creams back in the late 90s. They were always excellent and I wore them out.

Back in the 80s M&S did a bergamot range which came in metal tins/bottles. Incredible smell.

Finesse shampoo and conditioner m. That smell was great.

Body shop Woody Sandalwood oil.

LadyPoison · 17/07/2022 09:14

Almay did a lovely gradual facial tanner. Really miss that

Jellywobblescobbles · 17/07/2022 16:17

Avons Eau Givree and their skin smoothers in those round pots! Ah the Soft Musk one was delicious

DelphiniumBlue · 17/07/2022 23:26

Max Factor waterproof liquid eyeliner, it came in a gold tube with a really thin brush, and once it was on, it wouldn't budge. I used to wear it swimming, or sunbathing on the beach all day, or working long restaurant and pub shifts, and it stayed in place, no smudging.
I cannot find an eyeliner that stays on now.

TeaAddict235 · 30/10/2022 20:42

Garnier hair spray on serum (green can)

Tresemme hair / scalp tonic

Garnier Maple syrup & castor oil shampoo & conditioner (please please bring this bad boy back)

Original smelling Pantene

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