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

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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.

I had a Mary Quant palette from my auntir for Christmas. I loved it.

I used to buy Constance Caroll from the market

Sounds like the Rimmel roll on lip gloss, a staple of my teens. Had it in cherry flavour. Really sticky!

I know it's still around but Lipcote? You may have well as applied a layer of clear Ronseal over your lipstick, it stung and never dried to more than "tacky".

Oh how it stung

Prescriptives. They were ahead of the time.

And Helena Rubinstein.

I think they were the first to do a cleaning oil. I've been a fan of cleansing oils ever since.

Does anyone remember Aqua Manda Orange scented bath oil?

Not that old but Barbara Daly at Tesco was great

Aqua Manda was so exotic!

Kiku perfume in the bright yellow bottle.

Constance Carroll wasn’t it?

No, not lipcote. I still have that. It was a recommended fix for lipliner on Mumsnet a couple of years ago, so I bought some to try.

Tony hair detangler in the days before conditioner was invented. Came in a sachet and was all slimey
Biba cosmetics stands in Dorothy Perkins stores
Charles of the Ritz perfume and make up, how i miss it.
Loved Mary Quant and Outdoor Girl red nail varnish.

Almay
Helena Rubinstein
Corn Silk
Innoxa

Lip potion

I liked the lipsticks from Prescriptives. The case didn't look like other lipsticks.

Does anyone know of a dupe for Helena Rubenstein Impalpable Apricot blusher from the late 1980s?

Ultima II was discontinued because in the 80s there was no market for nudes. They were 40 years too early.

I actually couldn't believe it when they discontinued prescriptives, it was so good. Ahead of it's time as PP said!

Constance Carroll nasty chemist lipstick, loved it.

I think cover girl does still exist but not in the UK.

Mary Quant - small collection including a mascara, eye pencil and most important and well loved , a blue pink lipstick for that 'just bit' look. Miners eyeshadow palettes in bright blue, orange and olive green.

Extensive research (ie Pinterest) has told me that the lip gloss in a glass roller bottle was Max Factor Lip Potion. With that and my Charlie perfume I thought I was the bees’ knees!

Kiku perfume- yay!

I wonder who made it?

I also used Charlie. Remember how I sprayed loads on before my driving test! Must have worked as I passed .

I think HR did the spit and brush mascara. It was either them or Lizzie Arden.

1970's. What was that Max Factor foundation that came in a compact ? You could buy refills.
I remember how excited I was to try a vivid Green Minors eye shadow bought in Woolworths.
I was also a great fan of Boots own brand cucumber cleanser.

Lip potion

...by Max Factor. Very sticky and I can still remember the smell!

Is anyone old enough to remember Drene, the shampoo of the stars? It came in a tiny bottle and was iridescent yellow and green.

17 Glitterbugs, loose sparkly gold or silver powder in a little tube with a brush applicator.