This is a slightly different post. My mum's cousin was recently clearing out her house and came across all this makeup from the 70s (clearing hoarding makeup runs in the family). She was a model in the 60s/70s and so spent a lot of her time trying out new makeup and generally looking gorgeous.
I really wanted to share the photos I took with you because I just think it's so amazing to see some of these brands we know and love so well in their original packaging.
The two brands that are no longer available are Mary Quant (I'm sure you've all heard of her) and Miss Selfridge. Can you believe this Miss Selfridge makeup?! I feel like I kind of remember this from my childhood too, maybe they only stopped it recently?
The other brands are all well-known but quite unrecognisable. Maxfactor known as 'Maxi' is packaged in a very cheap, plastic tube next to a Body Shop lipstick that was then known as 'Colourings' (awful name). If you can see on the M&S eye shadow palette, it used to be called St Michael, but despite the religious sounding name it's a pretty decent looking quad!
I love the price labels on the Boots No.7 products... just 70p for a lipstick, I wish! If you look closely you'll see the instructions on the lipstick, "twist up half an inch". What I found really interesting is that the Bourjois lipstick looks much more luxury and expensive than the other brands. Bourjois is a big favourite in the beauty world and we all remember those rumours of it being manufactured in the same factory as Chanel (I don't think it's true) - it looks really nice in the sleek black packaging. And then there's the Avon lipstick, which is by far the most luxury looking of them all, packaged in a fabric lipstick holder!
I couldn't try the products for obvious reasons, but I thought you guys might find it interesting to see a bit of vintage makeup. I'm so jealous my mum was a teenager in the 60s/70s, it must have been amazing!
What do you think? Which makeup brand do you think you would have bought in the 60s and 70s?
What do you think? Which makeup brand do you think you would have bought in the 60s and 70s?
Lily xx
This is such an interesting post! I can't believe how much some brands have changed, the Avon lipstick has such lovely packaging. Its crazy how cheap the make-up was too!
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My mum had loads of the Miss Selfridge make up and brushes. Loved reading this post!
ReplyDeletethis is such a cool post! loving the old style packaging, so retro! x
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Aww this is such an interesting post! I always find St Michael clothes in charity shops but have never seen old M&S make-up. The Avon lipstick does look lovely!
ReplyDeleteThis is so interesting! I never knew Miss Selfridge did makeup! Maybe it was axed when Arcadia took over them (if they weren't originally owned by them?). I had no idea some of these brands had been established for so long ie. Bourjoirs and 17! xx
ReplyDeleteI'm sure my Mum had that St. Michaels quad too! Love the Mary Quant lippies! xx
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I love this! That pink MAry Quant lipstick is such an amazing shade! :o Also I love the Avon packaging, so cute.
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Very interesting to see that they've lasted this long! So relieved when you said you wouldn't be trying them, 40 yr old make up would not be good for the skin!
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Mary Quant can still be found in Japan and Hong Kong now, but I think it's not the same manufacturer any more.
ReplyDeleteThe Avon lipstick is so aesthetically pleasing! I wish packaging was still as pretty.
ReplyDeleteThis is a brilliant post! It's amazing to see how makeup prices have shot up over the years! I love the packaging of the Avon one, really pretty. x
ReplyDeleteliterally so interesting, thanks for sharing!
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This is another great post Lily! I love that you are writing posts which are a bit different to other bloggers :) So weird to see how much difference changing the packaging can make to a product! x
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this, I love seeing old packaging! Can't believe maxfactor was known as maxi.. sounds really cheap. Also, that miss Selfridge lipstick doesn't actually look too bad, I had no idea that they once did make up or even that the brand had been around so long! x
ReplyDeleteI definitely had some Miss Selfridge nail polish at one time!
ReplyDeleteI love the Bourjois packaging! They should create a LE looking like this! X
ReplyDeleteThis is such an interesting post! It's so strange to see that some of these brands were around this long, ones like 17 etc I thought were a lot newer! I think I recall seeing Miss Selfridge make up when I was really little, not sure when they stopped producing it though xx
ReplyDeletewow, it's so cool to see the original packaging/price of brands that we have come to love today! 70p for a lipstick??!!! Hell yeah! I love the Avon packaging too. Lovely post Lily xx
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My Mum has some really old makeup in her drawers (some of which I'm sure she still uses!). Some of it has Woolworths stickers on with prices like 80p. She has a lot of old Revlon makeup - it's really interesting to look at!
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thats so cool having vintage make up!
ReplyDeletemy mum gave me some of her old stuff but i threw it out coz it smelled gross haha
Wow the packaging of these are really gorgeous, especially the lipsticks!
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The 17 lipsticks have changed so much!
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Lovely post, I loving seeing all vintage stuff like this. I wish make-up was still as cheap haha x
ReplyDeleteThat bright pink lipstick from Mary Quant looks ammaazzeeee!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun post! I think I remember miss Selfridge make up too, so maybe it was around in the 90's too?! I wish the prices were the same now as they were back then! Really interesting to see the difference in packaging too!
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I love this post!!! :) Makes me want to hold onto my makeup so I can reminisce when I'm 40!
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What treasures! The Mary Quant products look great (if I were around in the 60's I'm sure I would have paired them with one of her famous mini skirts) and I love the number graphics on the Boots lipsticks! So 70's :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I remember when the Body Shop's makeup was called "Colourings"- I think my first ever makeup items was one of their lip glosses back in 1994- I was very chic in grade 5 ;)
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Lily, really loving your posts of late. (not that I didn't before), just they're so different to the norm! Lovely to see a blogger thinking out of the box :)
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these are absolutely amazing, its amazing how cheap No7 was back then. I absoluterly love the Avon lippy in the fabric packaging! xo
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This is such an interesting post! I love the Avon and Boujouris lipsticks - so chic looking, and I'd love to own a Mary Quant!
ReplyDeleteReally interesting post, crazy to see all that vintage makeup!
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loved to look at those pictures & really like the packaging of the avon lipstick! you should maybe keep that one for decoration or something. :)
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Wow - this makes me feel old!!! I remember the Body Shop being 'Colourings' and I remember Miss Selfridge make-=up - but I remember it in black and clear packaging with 2 silver heats on the top - like the same logo they use today. This must have been in the late 90s. I had an eyeshadow duo, nail varnish and glitter gel from there. I CRAVED the glitter gel before I bought it! Great post - loving the retro feel! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such an interesting post! I can't believe how different the packaging/names are compared to now! I'm particularly fond of the old Bourjois and Avon packaging. :) xx
ReplyDeleteAh this is so cool!
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I wish I had a lot of these in my makeup bag! I love the colours of the miss selfridge lipsticks and the packaging of the avon lipstick is gorgeous :)xx
ReplyDeleteLove this - Avon should rerelease the tapestry style packaging - it's gorgeous! X
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the Miss Selfridge makeup I was like AAAHHHHWHAAAATT??!! Then i read the post and realised... They should bring it back, especially due to the success of Topshop makeup recently
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This is so cool! Its nice to see how make up packaging has changed over the years (: xxx
ReplyDeleteYou cans till buy mary quant makeup! there is a store in duke of york square in chelsea x
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, accounting for inflation, if we assume the makeup is from 1970, the 70p lipstick would be £9.08 in today's money so it's actually about the same price.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see how the brands have changed since then!
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That Avon lippy is so cute! They should revive this packaging! Xo
ReplyDeleteAnd that is why I need to hoard makeup :D :D
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, the photos are just awesome..thanks for sharing! I loved the Avon lipstick the most..the packaging is to die for..
ha oh wow! i love thing like this, whenever i tell my nanna how much i pay for makeup she finds it shocking and alwasy tells me how she could 'get a high end lippie for 25p back in the day' haha xx
ReplyDeleteLily, Bourjois is owned by Chanel :) x
ReplyDeleteLove the old packaging ! I didn't realise miss selfridge used to make makeup!
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IT's not a rumour, Bourjois does belong to Chanel
ReplyDeleteReally good post, so cool to see how make up has changed overt the years, although I wish lip sticks still cost 70p! I like that Avon lip stick packaging.
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So interesting to see, thank you for sharing! xx
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing ! I love this post Lily !
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I remember the Miss Selfridge make up!! I had so many nail polishes, but they were in small bottles and were always so difficult to open!! I hope they bring back Miss Selfridge make up, I bet that would do well! Love this post Lily!! :)
ReplyDeleteomg its amazing to see makeup for like 30 years ago
ReplyDeletethey look so awesome i love how it looks so up market :P and yeah 70p for a lipstick amazing! <3 haha
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I love looking at posts like this. I remember the Miss Selfridge "Kiss and Makeup" range very well. They had all sorts of things like temporary hair colour in little
ReplyDeletepots. They should definately consider a relaunch. I remember in the stores how everyone used to crowd around the makeup testing all the nail polishes. I do feel ancient now! X
I love the packaging of the makeup!
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i remember buying make up from miss selfridge when i was a teenager, about 15 years ago, my favourite was the scented nail polish! when revlon brought theirs out i felt like a kid again with my scented nails!!
ReplyDeleteThis was such a lovely post! Lovely to see all the vintage packaging!
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I have a lipstick I found in my mother in law's junk from Mary Kay and it reminds me of the lipstick my mom used when I was about 11 so I'm not exactly sure how old it actually is.
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