Smells of the '70's!
James Martinez
memories. Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
that you could attribute to the '70's decade
Some of mine:
White Rabbit patchouli oil
Herbal shampoo
Mennen after shave (a cheap Christmas present for my Dad back then. He
was more than happy to let my brothers and I use all we wanted!)
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Jason LeBouef
> I have always believed that certain smells bring back dis-stink-tive
> memories. Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
> that you could attribute to the '70's decade
> Some of mine:
> White Rabbit patchouli oil
> Herbal shampoo
> Mennen after shave (a cheap Christmas present for my Dad back then. He
> was more than happy to let my brothers and I use all we wanted!)
I was a child in the 70s but the scents that bring me back are:
The inside of my grandmother's house (which was recently torn down but I
have some of the wood that gave it it's smell
The inside of the little Baptist church I used to go to when I was small.
It's still there today and it still smells the same. As soon as I walk in
I'm transported back to sunday school in 1975. I could almost still hear
children singing "Jesus Loves Me".
I'd have to say the smell that really brings me back to my childhood is a
Christmas tree. I love that pine smell.
Omega Man
James Martinez wrote in message <368C46B7...@jcave.com>...
>I have always believed that certain smells bring back dis-stink-tive
>memories. Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
>that you could attribute to the '70's decade
>Some of mine:
>Herbal shampoo
Yeah. Herbal Essence. I also had a shampoo that was "beer shampoo". It
was in a little bottle shaped like a beer bottle, and it had sort of a
beer-like smell, but it smelled really good. It was pale, looked like
Miller Beer.
Decophile
>I have always believed that certain smells bring back dis-stink-tive
>memories. Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
>that you could attribute to the '70's decade
>Some of mine:
>White Rabbit patchouli oil
>Herbal shampoo
>Mennen after shave (a cheap Christmas present for my Dad back then. He
>was more than happy to let my brothers and I use all we wanted!)
The smell of burning plastic always brings me back to playing with my
"Creepy Crawler" and "Strange Change Time Machine".
Decophile
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Swirl4me
>memories. Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
>that you could attribute to the '70's decade
Hai Karate - I begged my father to get it so I could smell it.
Pomade - for my fathers hair
Baby Oil - for some reason it was used to hold my hair down.
Dippity-Do - my mother used it back then. I think it came in pink and green.
Kool-ade Mix
Play-dough
Rubber swimming pools
Ice Cream Cones straight from the box
Thanks for jogging my memory :-)
J & P
perfume from Avon (the creme not the spray!).
James Martinez wrote in message <368C46B7...@jcave.com>...
>I have always believed that certain smells bring back dis-stink-tive
>memories. Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
>that you could attribute to the '70's decade
>Some of mine:
>White Rabbit patchouli oil
>Herbal shampoo
>Mennen after shave (a cheap Christmas present for my Dad back then. He
>was more than happy to let my brothers and I use all we wanted!)
>
Karen Moore
called Sweet Honesty??? I think from Avon. my Grandmother always bought
that for me in a little cream jar and their was a lilac one in a little
purple glass decanter.
Yea, I was young back then but I remember alot..it was real impressionable
for me..growing up then..sure wish I could go back to those days....and be
this age..or at least in twenties back then.
I also remember the smell of tab..that saccharin soda smell!
Karen
kat...@dnai.com
>I have always believed that certain smells bring back dis-stink-tive
>memories. Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
>that you could attribute to the '70's decade
>Some of mine:
>White Rabbit patchouli oil
>Herbal shampoo
>Mennen after shave (a cheap Christmas present for my Dad back then. He
>was more than happy to let my brothers and I use all we wanted!)
Two scents: Oh! De London and Eau De Love.
Also, the distinctive scent of Slickers lipstick and lip gloss.
And, of course, Herbal Essence shampoo!
Kathy
wishes they still made all this stuff
Dennis McGee
>Mennen after shave (a cheap Christmas present for my Dad back then. He
>was more than happy to let my brothers and I use all we wanted!)
You guys are real low class. <g> Two words: "English Leather"
Although I must admit I did succumb to Brut in the big green plastic bottle
a few times myself. <g>
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den...@InfoAveNoSpam.Net (Dennis McGee) wrote:
>>Hai Karate - I begged my father to get it so I could smell it.
>
>>Mennen after shave (a cheap Christmas present for my Dad back then. He
>>was more than happy to let my brothers and I use all we wanted!)
>
>You guys are real low class. <g> Two words: "English Leather"
Uh, did I say English Leather? I *meant* "British Sterling"! (talk about
low class!!)
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Omega Man
kat...@dnai.com wrote in message <368e4b35...@news.dnai.com>...
>And, of course, Herbal Essence shampoo!
>
>Kathy
>wishes they still made all this stuff
>
>
California).
Ntylions
2. weed
>Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
>that you could attribute to the '70's decade
Life is what happens while you're making other plans.
John Lennon
BarnabasJr
that you could attribute to the '70's decade
White Rabbit patchouli oil
Herbal shampoo >>
I'm surprised nobody mentioned those Earthborn shampoos. The apricot scented
one had me salivating so bad I finally gave in and tasted it. Bad decision!
Karen Moore
Karen
Karen Moore
original..the smell. I tried the ones today and they are really just
perfumey.
Karen
Hilda Alvarez-Strang
>
> I have always believed that certain smells bring back dis-stink-tive
> that you could attribute to the '70's decade
* Fresh Ditto copies (remember the purple letters?)
* Jovan Musk
* Brut
* Chantilly (my first *grown up* perfume)
* Jean Nate
* Magic Markers
kat...@dnai.com
Yeah, I've seen the new Herbal Essence shampoos. But they don't smell
the same as the original, Prell-green stuff.
And the TV commercials! No comparison! I liked the cartooney,
trippy, hippie early 70s ad (I can still hear the sitar) for Herbal
Essence.
The new ad for new Herbal Essence is, like, a one-note riff on *that*
scene in "When Harry Met Sally". Then they made it even worse by
putting Dr. Ruth in it.
Kathy
SFHALLY
In article <19990103012113...@ng-cg1.aol.com>, barna...@aol.com
(BarnabasJr) writes:
>
>I'm surprised nobody mentioned those Earthborn shampoos. The apricot scented
>one had me salivating so bad I finally gave in and tasted it. Bad decision!
>
I remember those. The scents fior me --Aramis,Polo and Halston colognes. A
green apple shampoo(I can't remember the name)
saraphin
> << Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
> that you could attribute to the '70's decade
Love's Baby Soft! (They only seem to sell it around Xmas time now, and I
finally got some this year... I feel like I'm twelve again!)
saraphinatgeocitiesdotcom
"Childhood perhaps comes closest to the "real life"."
Andre Breton, Manifestos of Surrealism
Marlene Blanshay
> Two scents: Oh! De London and Eau De Love.
>
> Also, the distinctive scent of Slickers lipstick and lip gloss.
>
>
> Kathy
> wishes they still made all this stuff
>
You know, I have one of those really sensitive senses of smell, and smells
are very evocative. I can almost SMELL herbal essence, and the sicky-sweet
scent of Slickers lip gloss, somehow mixed with the scent of Love's baby
Soft, cigarette and marijuana smoke. And the Baby powder scent of Pssssst!
a dry shampoo; Lemon up shampoo; everyNight Strawberry shampoo;and the
coconut scent of Hawaiian tropic tanning lotion.
Karen Moore
Karen
Joy910
>finally got some this year... I feel like I'm twelve again!)
I got some for my nine year old daughter for christmas. Man, I really was 12
again. I remember wearing Sweet Honesty too!! I bet it would give me a
headache if I wore it today!! I cant remember the name of the lip gloss but
maybe someone else can. It was in a glass tube with a roller ball, maybe two
inches long and it had Coke and root beer and Dr. Pepper too I think. The
ones mentioned earlier are not ringing a bell. I think it was a Maybeline
product or maybe Bonne Bell. EVERYONE had it and we were putting it on all day
long!!
Joy
Beth Gould
Joy910 wrote in message <19990104001347...@ng-fp1.aol.com>...
I cant remember the name of the lip gloss but
>maybe someone else can. It was in a glass tube with a roller ball, maybe
two
>inches long and it had Coke and root beer and Dr. Pepper too I think.
maybe maybelline's kissing potion?
beth
Karen Moore
name..is that it?
Karen
clas...@my-dejanews.com
Pink Pearl Eraser! I have one in my desk in my office and I get it out
sometimes and take a big whiff. Takes my right back to first grade.
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Omega Man
clas...@my-dejanews.com wrote in message
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>Three words:
>
>Pink Pearl Eraser! I have one in my desk in my office and I get it out
>sometimes and take a big whiff. Takes my right back to first grade.
>
I got one to. Sits right on my monitor at work. I take a snort now and
then.
Art Gum erasers are also pretty good.
Ed Sudlow
scented
>one had me salivating so bad I finally gave in and tasted it. Bad decision!
I loved the smell of Earthborn Apricot shampoo until the cap came off of the
bottle inside my gym bag. That smell would NEVER go away and even my
basketball uniform would smell like it when I put it on!
Big Ed
Rat
Oohhh...you just reminded me of my all-time favorite 70s
smell... "Bain de Soleil" suntan lotion. They still make it
but it isn't the same anymore. It used to be this really bright
nuclear orange color, and the smell...mmmmmmmmmmmm.... :)
I used to sneak it out of my mother's cupboard just so I
could *sniff* it! I would love to find it again...
--Rat
Rm8256
mimigraphed paper..remember that smell...that would bring back memories of
school days.
jarriel
we made passionate......oh...oh yea...that was only my fantasy....almost
forgot...you know, six grade teacher....boy going through puberty...(And Ms
Jackson was one hot babe)
Chris
>i got one..long before the days of copiers....remember taking tests on fresh
>mimigraphed paper..remember that smell...that would bring back memories of
>school days.
There's a scene in Fast Times At Ridgemont High that shows a teacher
handing out tests and the whole class sniffing the paper in unison.
Pretty Funny...
"Jazz is not dead, it -- just smells funny..."
*FZ - "Roxy & Elsewhere"*
Tee King
in it...one was the scent of grass, one of new-mown hay, and the other was
clover. I LOVED those scents and wish Coty would bring them back.
Tee
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OZFAN1965
spelled that wrong), and Hi-Karate (probably spelled that wrong too). Hey, my
sister used to use "Taboo" perfume also.
RetroTrish
In article <77oanc$gv$1...@news3.infoave.net>, gaze...@ftc-i.net (Tee King)
writes:
>Coty used to make a small, red compact-type case that had three cream
>perfumes
>in it...one was the scent of grass, one of new-mown hay, and the other was
>clover. I LOVED those scents and wish Coty would bring them back.
I remember this well! These compacts were popular when I was in high school
(late '70's).
Trish in Atlanta, with dachshunds Thelma Lou & Barney Fife
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Erika Laule
Anne Thornton
In article <36A7B89B...@foto.infi.net>, Erika Laule
Rat
> OZFAN1965 wrote:
>
> > Smells I remember are "Love's Baby Soft", "Prince Matchabelli" (sorry if I
> > spelled that wrong), and Hi-Karate (probably spelled that wrong too). Hey, my
> > sister used to use "Taboo" perfume also.
"Tabu," actually. It's my mother's favorite, and she still
uses it.
My dad's favorite is "Jade East"...he thought it wasn't
available anymore, and was pleased when I found him a
bottle. :)
--Rat
Jane Kleine
And I still have one of those Coty things ... flower scents. It's in a tan
container with a brown flower etched on it. Hyacinth, jasmine and ylang-ylang.
Clashed with my "Herbal Essence" shampoo tho :) I like the old version of that
better, BTW. Anyone else want Clairol to bring the old one back?
Jane
Erika Laule wrote:
> Don't forget Jovan Musk (the best then and still going strong)!
>
MSDS
> Cachet! I still have some. Prince Matchabelli was apparently the BOMB of his day.
> And I still have one of those Coty things ... flower scents. It's in a tan
> container with a brown flower etched on it. Hyacinth, jasmine and ylang-ylang.
> Clashed with my "Herbal Essence" shampoo tho :) I like the old version of that
> better, BTW. Anyone else want Clairol to bring the old one back?
>
> Jane
>
Ah, the old Herbal Essence. I remember sitting on the lawn at my high school with my
boyfriend. He was gazing at me adoringly (as only a 15 year old can). He put his
fingers next to my face and stroked my hair. He leaned over and said, "Gosh. Your
hair smells just like a freshly mown lawn."I was bitten by the love bug. For at least
seven months, anyway.
Forget the orgasm campaign. Bring back that smell!
Mike, where are you???
--Deedz
Hedlinz
... and I still have the hair in a plastic bag. and it still smells like Herbal
Essence.
Alissa Mower Clough
pouch) at Sears with "spellcasting instructions" which would get you the
man of your dreams (by putting on stronger and stronger versions of Styx,
natch). Best form was the lavender-tinted cream, which looked "decadent"
as all hell.I bought into the program enough to wear Styx every time I was
looking forward to being stressed out (finals, school play, etc.) Worked
every time!
Also ORIGINAL Calvin Klein perfume. And Essence Rare!
--teleny, friend of cats.
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--teleny, friend of cats.
Batpullr
Alissa Mower Clough wrote in message ...
> Also ORIGINAL Calvin Klein perfume. And Essence Rare!
>--teleny, friend of cats.
>--teleny, friend of cats.
These are th' smells I remember:
1. pot
2.two stroke mix
3.magnetic tape
4.vinyl
5.patchoulli oil
6.ciggies
7.grilled cheese sandwiches
8.pine
9.rubber
It's all part of my autumn almanac....
friend of cats
Tammy
Alissa Mower Clough wrote in message ...
>Styx perfume. Came in several forms (oil, bath, cream, essence in a little
>pouch) at Sears with "spellcasting instructions" which would get you the
>man of your dreams (by putting on stronger and stronger versions of Styx,
>natch). Best form was the lavender-tinted cream, which looked "decadent"
>as all hell.I bought into the program enough to wear Styx every time I was
>looking forward to being stressed out (finals, school play, etc.) Worked
>every time!
> Also ORIGINAL Calvin Klein perfume. And Essence Rare!
>
>--teleny, friend of cats.
>
Steve Bartman
>Remember"Charlie" ?
My HS GF sprayed it in her waist-length hair. A VERY memorable aroma. I saw her
a year ago after 23 years and she still had it in there. <g>
Steve
KKoike5132
Mick Stabile
KKoike5132 wrote:
> Don't forget about Agree shampoo and patchouly oil.
Patchouli is making a big comeback.
--Deedz
SisSparki
-- the green stuff with a painting of Aphrodite on the bottle
***SPARKI***
"By the way, I'm real, and I'm SPARK-tacular!"
Paul and Jill
forgotten the name of. It was a leomon scent.
Does anyone remember a frangrance put out by Coty called Mistletoe? Does
anyone know if they still make it?
Jill :-)
In article <19990209193352...@ng56.aol.com>, siss...@aol.com
Jen P.
the spokeswoman was margeau hemingway
i remember love's baby soft very well....
as i recall, there was "regular", the lemon one you mentioned, i also had a
jasmine scented one (purple cap) and a rain scent (blue cap)
others: Emeraude
anything musk
img...@my-dejanews.com
I specifically remember one that's still being sold today as the only scent my
friends and I would wear - Revlon's Charlie. Remember the "Charlie girl"
jingle?
B4TheStorm
mom used to wear by Revlon I think. It was called Intimate. Anybody remember
that one?
B4TheStorm
And what about Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific shampoo and conditioner?
Tazman
. .
Andrew K.
Charlie Commercial?
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AK
TBFox RDMS
favorite - it smelled great. Gee...how come 20 years later, when I come home
from a bar, I HATE that smell in my hair! HAHA.
Traci
Marlene Blanshay
(TBFox RDMS) wrote:
Gee, because it's mixed with cigarettes, cheap booze, cigars, BO and aftershave?
Some of the perfumes I still remember: jontue, love's fresh lemon (I used
it for a while, I like lemon) and that cinnamon gum everyone loved (but I
hated, eww).
KNeal85907
and I had forgot about Body on Tap...THANKS FOR LETTING ME REMENBER!!!!Remember
Farah Shampoo?
TBFox RDMS
Big Red?
That was my favorite!! (if that's the one you mean)
traci
JTMixer
>Big Red?
>That was my favorite!! (if that's the one you mean)
Here's a test: Chew some Big Red for a little while and then take a drink of
Diet Coke. NASTY! It's like your taste buds have been numbed by the gum.
:-)
JT
W. N. Kruger
guess I HOPED my hair would look HALF as good after using it.
Nadine
KNeal85907 wrote in message <19990305220741...@ng42.aol.com>...
Joy910
Holy cow! I do remember that!! I loved that gum! No one else I know remember
it though.
Joy
Christopher Siciliano
into the "Teaberry Shuffle".
Joy910 wrote in message <19990310161447...@ng09.aol.com>...
msr
Christopher Siciliano wrote in message
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Robert
Tommie Christine Blackledge
wrote:
>Charlie, My first love wore that stuff.
>
How 'bout Babe and Baby Soft?
Tommie
Robert
And of course I bought this (girl) 15 year old, a bottle for her birthday.
This was followed by a trip to the jewelry store where I purchased a Drop.
This thing was worn around her neck. I cannot remember what it looked like.
Regards Robert
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gramm...@msn.com
> Joy910 wrote in message <19990104001347...@ng-fp1.aol.com>...
> I cant remember the name of the lip gloss but
> >maybe someone else can. It was in a glass tube with a roller ball, maybe
> two
> >inches long and it had Coke and root beer and Dr. Pepper too I think.
>
> maybe maybelline's kissing potion?
>
> beth
Kissing potion - I had them all.
gramm...@msn.com
> >I'm surprised nobody mentioned those Earthborn shampoos. The apricot
> scented
> >one had me salivating so bad I finally gave in and tasted it. Bad decision!
>
> I loved the smell of Earthborn Apricot shampoo until the cap came off of the
> bottle inside my gym bag. That smell would NEVER go away and even my
> basketball uniform would smell like it when I put it on!
>
> Big Ed
Has anyone ever seen a knock off of Earth Born... I'd love to smell it again.
SJC
> I have always believed that certain smells bring back dis-stink-tive
> memories. Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
> that you could attribute to the '70's decade
> Some of mine:
> White Rabbit patchouli oil
> Herbal shampoo
> Mennen after shave (a cheap Christmas present for my Dad back then. He
> was more than happy to let my brothers and I use all we wanted!)
>
> --
> __________________
> Jim Martinez
> __________________
Incense.......flowers...any stuff like that..:)
muzu...@aol.com
> I have always believed that certain smells bring back dis-stink-tive
> memories. Does anybody have a favorite or at least a memorable scent
> that you could attribute to the '70's decade
> Some of mine:
> White Rabbit patchouli oil
> Herbal shampoo
> Mennen after shave (a cheap Christmas present for my Dad back then. He
> was more than happy to let my brothers and I use all we wanted!)
>
> --
> __________________
> Jim Martinez
> __________________
brut aftrshave/"splash it all over" Henry cooper
real christmas trees
2 stroke smoke