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Even the prettiest hairdo won’t make up for a bad complexion. ~ Noxzema Ad, 1965 When I was a child, I often looked like this after a day spent outdoors: I don’t tan. I burn. My unprotected skin starts to turn red within about 15 minutes or so. Noxzema, which was first developed by Dr. Francis J. Townsend . . . → Read More: Pass Me The Noxzema, Will You? After being knocked out by a “something” that sent me to the doctor twice, I’m feeling better and ready to get back to work! Since I didn’t have much energy, I tried to get caught up on some of my reading. One book from 1967, The Art of Homemaking, by Daryl V. Hoole, gives me a . . . → Read More: Beauty is a Duty! Prell Shampoo After my foray into cold cream, I began to wonder what other things I remember from my childhood that are still being made. Lo and behold! They still make Prell Shampoo! And I found it on sale at my local Sav-On Drug Store (aka Osco in the midwest) for $3.00. That price is a . . . → Read More: You Mean, They Still Make This? Prell Shampoo My Honey grew up in Livermore, California, site of a national nuclear laboratory because his father was an engineer that worked there. Those were the good old days before Silicon Valley went out of control and hords of people moved into Livermore for the “cheaper” housing. But I digress (yes, I’m bitter…the town I used to . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: Cold Cream for that Radioactive Dirt Ponds Cold Cream Ad Somewhere (I can’t remember where) someone mentioned a new blog about a woman who is living the year as a 1950′s woman. If you haven’t discovered “50′s Times” yet, I encourage you to take a look. I am totally hooked! (and a special “Hi” to some of those readers who have taken . . . → Read More: Beauty in a Jar |
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