Those old make up brands that have gone- a bit of fun for the oldies.

[JinglingSpringishBells]

I was thinking today how many old brands have gone.

I remember buying my first 'real' foundation in a dept store when I was about 15. The store was the House of Fraser group. I bought Yardley foundation and my Mum came along with me to look at the shades. It was in a turquoise tube, not unlike the packaging now of some Clinique products.

The others I used were
Outdoor Girl
Miners
Mary Quant ( a real treat as it was expensive.)

Me and my friends used to spend ages on Saturdays in Woolies looking at Outdoor Girl and Miners.

I used to love a tiny pot of Miners lip gloss.

O de lancome? still going

@Brefugeeyou can get Eau Jeune from Amazon.

I've used it too. It's simply a wonderful memory for me!

God that name rings bells!

I forgot about those phone charm minis! I loved my little lip gloss attached to my phone!

Almay foundation loved them circa 1990.
Bourjois lipsticks in black & red casing similar period

I remember the brand.

No, I remember a cheap Charlotte Tilbury line in Boots.

I once managed to find actual evidence of it to convince someone that it really existed but I no longer have the link! It didn’t last long, but it was a real thing. Distinct from the Collinge line.

Just belatedly realized I am replying to a reply that leads back to my own post from years ago about this 😅

Does anyone remember from body shop Japanese washing grains. You added water and rubbed them into your face to get rid of dead skin. I loved them.

Apparently they were mostly made of ground adzuki beans

They did smell beany

Oh yes. I felt very sophisticated, buying those.

I remember those washing grains. I used them with a body shop pineapple face wash that had a cream like texture.

I remember using both of those @SoapCollector and look what Lush did:
https://weare.lush.com/press-releases/if-you-didnt-use-body-butter-were-you-even-there-for-the-90s/

BodyShop Oatmeal&Honey mask . It was lovely , you could slather it on as a mask or add a bit of water and it was a face scrub, but gentle ,
They brought a version back but it wasn;t the same , too waxy .

More recently the Himalayan mask was gorgeous but its gone ( though trith be known most of the BodyShop stores near me have gone too )

I remember your evidence proving she had a cheaper range.

All my favourite body shop products @GellerYeller 😀

Jardins du Bagatelle is a Guerlain perfume that is still available.

Do you remember when Clinique first came out & the counter assistants all wore white coats like doctors.

Goya perfumes, loved Entice. And Mornay Sandalwood.
My first French expensive perfume was Ecusson by Jean D’Albret…..gorgeous but discontinued.

I had a very impressive collection of Spectacular nail polish. Their silver was especially lovely, and lasted really well. They also had a wonderful deep purple called morticia

Yes! Like sandpaper for the face!

I spent many hours in the mid nineties filling out mail order forms for Yves Rocher and Le Club de Createurs de Beaute, absolute bliss.

Hitting all the targets to get increasingly exciting free gifts and deep discounts. I got a free Agnes B t-shirt, not to mention piles of dubious household guff. I still have my lemonade jug from Yves Rocher.

Agnes B did a dark brown lipstick I was OBSESSED with, and there was a citrus shampoo from the same catalogue that smelled like no other.

It was a very sad day when Yves Rocher stopping trading in the UK.

Oh I loved Yves Rocher.

Aveda are still going https://www.aveda.co.uk/ but not make up.

I also remember Sensique make up.

My friend was v upset when Charles of the Ritz stopped trading in the UK