LizzieM 9,526 Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 For many years I saved perfume bottles when they were empty, kept in shoe boxes. Last time we moved house I decided to be ruthless and binned them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
angie 2 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Coty L'Aimant is still a favourite, I use to buy FLAIR can anyone remember it ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fernilee567 33 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 yardley flair I love this fragrance but quite hard to come by these days.I have got the talcum powder which I bought off the internet. would like some of the spray perfume. did you ever use bond st? which was marketed at the same time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 624 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Fragrances are so evocative. There was a thread on here about smells in general but here's a list of aftershaves I've worked my way through over the years starting with the freebies I used to get when I worked at Boots. Albany (Boots own) Jade East (Boots own). The deodorant spray smelled worse than the sweatiness it was supposed to control. Brut Hi Karate Mandate Denim Black Label (Yardley) Cougar (Yardley) Blue Blazer (Avon) Eau Savage (Dior) Aramis Kuros Paco Rabane Cacherel I received several of these as presents for my 21st in 1971 which was held at The Commodore. I think I'm right in saying that men's toiletries didn't really take off until the 70s. The good ones were quite expensive and fags and beer took most of my money when I was twentysomething. The expensive ones on my list I used to buy on the ferry over to Holland when I worked there in the mid 80s. I still like Old Spice as it reminds me of my dad at Christmas. A ladies fragrance called Occur by Avon transports me back to the early 70s. My first wife did Avon in the mid 70s and I was always amused by their men's fragrance called Windward Passage. Bet the marketeer who thought of that didn't last long! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I find Tesco Pro Formula for men deodorant quite pleasent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,250 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 BEEN using Old Spice' since the 6os,back then it made me face 'tingle' and was a definate 'puller'.................they must have changed the ingrediants............. cos it does neither now. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 624 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Wilko are selling 150ml Old Spice Original aftershave for £5 at the moment. They also have the deo stick at £1.50 and deo spray at £1.50. Best prices I've seen anywhere for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Does anyone remember aqua manda perfume ?it smelled lovely.i used to buy Mary quant Starkers foundation,and in woolies you could get a spray on bleach for your hair,can't remember what it was called though.,and waltz italiana nail varnish ,there were so many colours.,I used to get a pale blue one and it stayed on for ages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 My favourite ladies toiletries range is Fenjal makes me go all weak at the knees...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Albany, jade east,espada, are a few I remember. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 One that I like is Joop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 624 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I find the ladies fragrance Giorgio Beverly Hills very pleasant. It's an odd aroma, like fly spray some people say but I find it very evocative. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Know what you mean Mess,mafu keeps ' em all away!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,250 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 #37 Mess How about 'Windolene'...or the real brain scrambler.........Brasso'....lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Just a drop of Chanel number 5 ..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I liked the aroma of Topaz Body Lotion, but not on me personally I hasten to add. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I used Tabac aftershave in 1967, although I hadn't actually started shaving at that time. I also used Cossack hairspray, for that extra bit of hold lol, until I ran out once and used some Silvikrin. I didn't think it smelled much, but a girl at school said to me...oh, that's Silvikrin, I love the smell. So I used it from then on, as you would. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Reading these posts has brought back so many memories! Tabac made guys smell wonderful! In 1968 my favourite perfume was Faberge Tigress. Quite a knock out. Faberge also did one called Aphrodisia. That was nice but not as good at Tigress. I had a look on eBay and you can still get it. When I worked in Farmers shop in Nottingham they had a Rimmel stand in the haberdashery department and I was often given the job of restocking it, a pleasant job and much better than stocktaking all the buttons! Avon produce some lovely perfumes. Rapture was very nice. I still have the Moonwind "Treasure Turtle" bottle as an ornament and also a teddy bottle but the label has come off the base. I took the cap off and it still smells nice. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Anybody use Brylcreem like Dennis Compton? You can still get the stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I can remember the heady scent that always seem to hit you outside the ladies, just inside the entrance at the Palais. It smelt wonderful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 TBI. #45 I may be wrong but I think they used to have a machine where you could put money in and have a spray of perfume. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,506 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 When I worked in Farmers shop in Nottingham they had a Rimmel stand in the haberdashery department and I was often given the job of restocking it, a pleasant job and much better than stocktaking all the buttons! This one, top of Exchange Walk ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Yes Cliff Ton this is the shop and this is the best photo I have seen of Farmers. Big thanks for posting it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 #12. Wow! carnie the Goth wearing blue lipstick. Sounds more like a Hippo Girl or Melissa clubbing visage. Wear it the next meet-up, carnie, I dare you. I double-dare you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,615 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Around 1960, I used Sandalwood perfume, but then someone told me that Sandalwood was used in the treatment of syphilis!! So I gave that one up in case anyone thought ....... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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