WHY THEN?
A concoction of petrolatum and vitamin E became a
hit at Elizabeth Arden’s New York Fifth Avenue boutique. One client
claimed that she used it to treat her child’s skinned knee and eight
hours later the skin had healed—and thus this cure-all found its name.
WHY TODAY?
The formula remains the same, and is beloved for
moisturizing and protecting chapped skin and minor irritations.
Makeup artists also use it to give cheeks and eyes a healthy glow, $17.
WHY THEN?
Dr. Emo Laszlo was one of the original
celebrity dermatologists. During his career, Hollywood
studios even summoned him from Hungary to tend to A-list
actresses like Greta Garbo. One of his own early skin-care
stars—an extra gentle black-hued facial cleanser he named
Sea Mud Soap—catapulted him to fame.
WHY TODAY?
It’s remained a favorite for more than 80
years because of its efficacy on chronic skin conditions such
as psoriasis and dermatitis; $39.
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inventor, was bent on formulating an alternative to the era’s thick,
• greasy skin creams. His goal: a salve that would penetrate skin
• quickly and leave it looking matte, not oily. The result was a delicate
• pink cream bottled in a sleek, ladylike container. In 1959, the cream’s
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• success was duplicated in England, and in 1963, Oil of Olay became
• a chart-topper in the U.S. Part of the mystique that came to
; surround this product may lie in the fact that it wasn’t fancy
• and it didn’t make outlandish claims.
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; WHY TODAY?
Although Olay now boasts a roster of skin care
; solutions, the original Active Hydrating Beauty Fluid is still a
; mainstay, and comes in oil-free and sensitive-skin versions, $7.
WHY THEN?
As the story goes, Revlon founder Charles
Revson drew inspiration from a woman whose lips clashed with
her nails to conceive Revlon’s “Matching Lips and Fingertips”
collection, a range of coordinating lipsticks and nail colors. The
line was introduced in 1939, but it wasn’t until i4years later that
the iconic Cherries in the Snow hue was added to the collection.
WHY TODAY?
Cherries in the Snow endures because of the
richness of the shade—a classic blue-red. Formulas for the
lipstick and nail color have been updated (the nail polish is now
DBP-, toluene-, and formaldehyde-free),yet the shade itself
has not been changed. Lipstick,
$8;
Nail Enamel, $5.
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