Ding Dong, It's 1974 Calling

It's been a while since I've posted one of these (in fact, almost a year).  I'm a sucker for old magazines and catalogs, even if they're Avon.  I never understood Avon beyond a specialty makeup company.  The themed cologne jars, the soap on a rope, the strange children's bath toys... Just weird.  But enjoy nonetheless.  From 1974 (also known as Campaign 23), Christmas is in the air and joy is everywhere.

A year to go, but Avon was darn well going to supply you with your Bicentennial needs.

"A Christmas gift you make yourself says, 'I think you're very special'."  That's funny, I always thought it said, "I'm really cheap."

I remember the craze with the plaid stuffed animals.  These were essentially just pillows with felt eyes, mouths and stitched-on feet that didn't feel anything like something you'd want to snuggle up with as a child.

With that blown-back hair, those heavily rouged cheeks and a look of surprise and shock, it looks more like her face is being lit up by a mushroom cloud.

"Velvety Moss, Velvety Turquoise, Frosty Mauve and Frosty Sky Blue".  Four colors and only 2 adjectives?  C'mon Avon copy writers.  You're not trying.

I remember my sister having brushes like these.  What purpose does that knob in the middle serve?  I remember the "rattail" end of brushes.  Served as a weapon in a pinch.  I wonder how many kids' eyes were put out with those.

I would think pine is more the fragrance of Christmas.  I like how they warn you this won't be priced lower before Christmas.  So you hold-outs, just forget it.

I've mentioned it before, but I see these "collectible" after shave bottles all the time at estate and garage sales.  People always put at least $5 on them.  I don't want to say nobody collects these because I've found there are collectors for everything, but let me tell you, the supply far outweighs the demand.

A quick Google search proves out this is the only time in history "quack" and "doodle" were joined in a common phrase.

Good Grief!  With that pallid skin and disoriented look, there can be only one answer: Charlie Brown is a zombie!

There was a time in the 1970's when everything you bought could be used as a bank when its contents were depleted.

As far as I'm concerned, Wee Willy Winter can keep his solid fragrance glacé.