A Beauty Tribute To Our Grandmothers - The Makeup and Skincare They Loved!

[@WayneGoss]

Sophie is the most beautiful ❤

[@SarahMiller46]

My own Granny died last night and I'm flying out today, I'm going to see her make up table for the last time. She never left the house without "putting her face on" and up until the end, she never went gray, having gone to the hairdresser regularly. She also taught me to never wash my face with soap! What a wonderful moment and thank you!

[@LisaEldridge]

I'm so sorry to hear this. What wonderful memories you have of her. ♥

[@adellaidemikova]

So sorry to hear this. Wishing you and your family much strength!

[@ihavespoken4555]

May your granny rest in peace

[@dp2768]

Im so sorry

[@kateg7298]

I'm so sorry for your loss. What wonderful memories you have of her.

[@lisalesinszki7536]

I think I smiled all through this video. My granny wasn’t especially stylish, but her dressing table still had lotions, potions and powders arranged on delicate lace doilies and mirrored trays. Isn’t it fascinating that these memories are still so evocative?

[@agingophelia9812]

The doilies-- My Gram had those too. She used to tat lace and the doilies were ones she'd made.

[@ivaja2393]

Oh....I can't get over how amazingly beautiful & huge Sophies eyes are 🥰 and can we all agree to bring baby blue eyeshadow back ! It looms awsome 🤩

[@elisaastorino2881]

And mint green and lilac!

[@xerk2945]

My Nana wore bright lipsticks and powdered her face. That was the only make-up she wrote, but she always wore Elizabeth Arden Red Door perfume when we went out for "girls days" at the mall.

[@studious_nonchalance]

I inherited my mother's dressing table after she passed in 2015. She and my dad had bought it from an antique store early in their marriage and had stripped and refinished it with a natural varnish. She would sometimes do my hair there when I was a kid and I used to have fun looking at her makeup in the drawers. It still had her makeup in it when I got it, including her 1960s Mary Kay eye and lip kit compact. I keep it for sentimental reasons. There is also a worn spot on top of the dressing table where she used to lean on her elbow "putting on her face". She loved a mauve pink frosted lip, and plum eyeshadows. When she did wear fragrance, it was Charlie.

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful memory 😘

[@lees_box]

My Grandmother hardly wore any makeup from what I can remember, but I remember her as the most gentle and sweet woman and I don't have any memories of one angry word coming out of her mouth or frown on her face, she was always happy and kind and she made me feel so comfortable and put me at ease. She's my most treasured relative I can remember. We'd sit for hours together and she'd tell me stories about when she grew up in Nottingham as a little girl and the only toys she had to play with were a hoop and stick and a red rubber ball. Yup, she was born a long long time ago. Miss u Gran. X

[@LisaEldridge]

She sounds very special xx

[@matthisquentin9011]

God bless her soul ❤

[@robinholbrook6576]

Sounds like my Gramma,,,,

[@BeauOnTheGo_DC]

My Granny was chic and was always put together, even when she stayed home. Born in 1917, her hair was always elegant, first in a low chignon and then, in 1982, a short modified Italian cut swept back from her face. She was a trailblazer when it came to sunscreen and as a blue-eyed ginger, shunned the sun unless she was wearing Paba sunscreen and a huge sun hat. Legs for days, her make-up was minimal. Brow powder, a red lip and grey liner if my Granddaddy was taking her to dinner. I miss her everyday and still think of her when I put my face on each morning. Thank you for celebrating all our Grannies.

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful memory ❤

[@MaeMae-wh7in]

Most our grandmothers I think wouldn’t be caught dead without some makeup on and their hair done. It would be their biggest fear getting caught not put together.😂 They would freak out seeing women on their frumpy days these days. Haha

[@purpurina5663]

My granny would be almost 102 now, so her look was more subdued; still she *always* did her hair (I just couldn't believe someone would put on rollers every day!) and wore a tad of blush and lipstick. She wasn't especially pretentious, but she resented that growing old meant being unable to look the way she wanted. I remember her pearls, her scent, her blue Dorothy Grey cold cream jars that she'd save so we played with them as toddlers. She was a lady through and through, yet so clever, fun, playful and wise. I lived with her and my grandpa for 13 years. What a privilege. I miss them every day.

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful memories ❤

[@melissatyree566]

I would watch my mother do her makeup, she had red hair and brown eyes. She had beautiful skin, she used ponds, liked Avon makeup. Got her hair done every friday.. She died January, 2023 still had gorgeous skin.

[@Turtletoots3]

Just keep thinking of Debbie Harry

[@laysaferreirasilva2146]

Same

[@Debo_OG]

If Debbie Harry and Michelle Pfeiffer got together

[@BarbaraT.]

I knew Sophie Dahl already, but had never realised how much she looks like the goddess Debbie Harris.

[@rinitea9094]

I didn't even read the title, I just clicked because I thought I would love a make up tutorial on her looks! Especially from Lisa 😁

[@grreenbeans]

And Michelle Pfeiffer

[@Bb96_]

Sophie is ultimately devine, and Lisa's makeup skills are UNREAL as always. Gorgeous♡

[@suzy1676]

Agreed 👍🏻 ❤😊

[@kevinwilliams1256]

Agree 💯 Sophie is soo charming and cute!

[@carolinejones8382]

I really enjoyed watching this charming video and hearing the magical stories about the ladies grandmother's make-up. When I was a little girl in the late 1950's and early 1960's and loved my God mother's dressing table with powder and lipstick. The cosmetics then were so sweet and had almost a quaint essence about them. I have always loved the way Sophie Dahl looks she is so very pretty. Yes all in all a very pleasant experience thankyou to Lisa Eldridge, Sophie Dahl and the team who made this lovely video😊❤😇

[@carolinejones8382]

I meant to type a quaintness about them😊

[@johanna2076]

My paternal grandmother, who helped my dad raise me after my mom died when I was just a baby, didn't use anything besides some cheap soap, hand cream and Tiger Balm, so it's quite a feat that I still managed to grow up to become obsessed with beauty produts! She was so amazing, very adventurous and kind, and she would have been 110 years old this October 1st. ❤❤

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful memory ♥

[@johanna2076]

Thank *you* for making such sweet and inspirational videos for us all! 🥰💄@@LisaEldridge

[@lesliespencer7942]

The comments are lovely, as is the impromptu video. Two fantastic women in friendship and mutual interests. Restores faith and is such a pleasure.

[@bambina3148]

Totally agree. Absolutely beautiful to watch and read everyone’s memories of special relationships with their grandmothers ❤

[@lamsing6090]

I'm now at an age when I SHOULD be a grandmother but not just yet...so remembering my mother's mother...Like you both, I remembered her perfectly manicured hands and nails. Not too long and not even varnished, but pink and healthy, probably from a nail buffer, and beautifully filed.

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@janeelizabeth3420]

I only saw my Nanny without makeup once, she always wore green eyshadow, Elnett hairspray and Estee Lauder Youth Dew perfume! ❤

[@Margaretcs0103]

All three of my grandchildren watch me do my makeup daily…..I pray they are lovely memories of me someday. ❤️

[@bambina3148]

I’m sure they’ll have beautiful memories of time spent with you ❤

[@mk42997]

What a fun video, Lisa & Sophie! This had me tearing up thinking about my own grandma's 🥲 My one grandmother's main beauty advice was "whenever touching or doing anything on your face, always LIFT! Don't drag down!" Even today when I'm doing my skincare and makeup, my husband will say "Heed grandmother's advice!"

[@LisaEldridge]

It's good advice 😍 Xx

[@DeejKelley]

Lisa and Sophie together is perfection. Watching them get excited like two little girls about the make-up of their grandmother's day is delightful in every way. Sophie can be her model again anytime or place and I would love to see it!

[@garyweybright3227]

Well, my Grandma was a working women, who interestingly owned a Merle Norman cosmetics store. Many times she would sit me down and give me a facial, brush my hair and talk about face shape and keeping your skin clean and moisturized! What a lovely tribute. My Grandma was Alberta, I loved her so much! Hugs, ClaudiaSJI

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful memory 😘

[@janeburkhart4051]

My grandmothers didn't wear makeup, but one made the best fudge in the world, and the other made the best hard candy. It was always so exciting at Christmas when a package arrived from each of them because we knew what would be inside. Wonderful, wonderful memories. Thank you for this special video. ❤️

[@jfb919]

This was so wholesome and glamorous at the same time! Thank you both 😊

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for watching 💘💘

[@kalinek3682]

The incredible Sophie Dahl. A 90s megamodel!! The English Doll !!!A great mind❤❤❤ A beauty for the books literally!!!

[@jackdaw99]

Exactly my reaction as well! So striking still, in every way.

[@1015SaturdayNight]

My grandmother sold Avon and was the one who got me into makeup. She had Chanel No 5 and Coty Airspun powder and Olay in the glass bottle. Those smells are childhood, definitely ❤

[@angela_tarantulas]

My grandmothers were very different ☺️ but both had always great hair, they went to the hairdresser weekly… and I think they both had these permanent curls done by the stylist. Both didn’t wear any make up, but when they were young, they did. They used Nivea skin cream and I remember that my nonna had a perfume by Nina Ricci, „L‘air du temps“. Your video is very beautiful ❤ a sweet tribute to our grannies 🥲

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory XX

[@BarbaraT.]

Was your nonna Italian, by any chance? Nonna is an Italian word, but it may be used in other countries...

[@silverpebble1]

Ah this was completely joyous and reminded me of my Granny's favourite perfume - 4711, her last bottle of which I still have. It's incredibly precious, the label is beautifully ornate and though she died in 1992 the scent is still quite vivid. When I unscrew that lid she rushes back to me and I can end up tearful and a sob or two can be just under the surface. I just found out that 4711 is thought to be one of the world's oldest perfumes, was first made in 1792 and Napoleon was a big fan! Gran was in esteemed company... Thankyou as ever for your gorgeously escapist videos, they've been helping me get through tough times since the pandemic began xx

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful memory 😘

[@bambina3148]

My nan used 4711 too. She also used Boots cremolia cream and the smell of these transports me back to childhood and Sunday dinner at Nan’s. I loved her so much ❤

[@lesleyc2704]

Thanks for bringing back the memories of a miniature 4711 bottle that my Nan gave me back in the 60s ❤️ I’m also remembering the large soft powder puff she kept on her vanity for the light dusting of powder before she left the house. The beautiful crystal on the vanity where she kept boiled sweets as a treat too.

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

I have the same memory, but it’s of my mother’s dressing table. She passed away when I was 23, and she would be 98 if she was still alive. How I LIVED watching her put on her makeup! She used Max Factor Pan-Stik, and also Pond’s Cold Cream. Her perfume as Estée Lauder Youth Dew.

[@LisaEldridge]

Such a special memory xx

[@elisaastorino2881]

All of those things are still for sale, luckily

[@GMW.artist]

Sophie and her husband are just so lovely. Her Granny Violet was such a beautiful, talented woman as was her Granny Patricia. Her darling Grandfather Roald will always hold a special place in the hearts of a lot of us for ever! Thank you for this charmingly nostalgic chit chat.. it feels like I'm among friends... 😊💜💜💜

[@annamiezioigoe2950]

Your video brought me to tears -- happy tears of remembrance. I immediately order Shalimar as a tribute to my Grandma Annie. The smell acts as a time machine and brings me back wonderful memories

[@BarbaraT.]

Oh... you just reminded of Shalimar! Yes, scents and flavours are magic keys to the doors of time. 🥰

[@ruthrackham2983]

I wear Shalimar to remind me of my Mother. she loved all Guerlain perfumes..

[@jojoba11]

How does Sophie get more and more gorgeous as time goes on? She's a complete delight and I loved the makeup

[@FayWages]

I adored this video! I got a bit teary eyed listening to your descriptions of your Grannies' dressing tables and the lovely products they used. I have 5 granddaughters and you both make me want a dressing table and invite the girls in, one at a time, to explore my treasures. To leave them with such evocative memories. Thank you!❤

[@LisaEldridge]

I’m so pleased you loved it! ❤

[@EllieInCaracas]

OMG! Sophie's eyes with that make up are absolutely hypnotizing!

[@genietillery878]

Also Sofie reminds me a lot of Michelle Pfeiffer!

[@nataliak6692]

Oh, beautiful English-rose-girls. You bring me back too to the days of my grandma's powder boxes and scents. I am sobbing inside. The grandma was half-Swedish/half-Finnish and a girl of high discipline about her makeup. This ritual was the must-to-do and "never-miss". Even in the coffin she wore brilliantly flawless nail polish she made the day before.

[@moebymakeup]

Neither my paternal or maternal grandmothers ever wore any makeup or did skincare, yet they had flawless skin. They never told me off but always spoilt me, fed me all my favourite dishes and showered me with unconditional love and always saved me from my parents when I got up to mischief lol. I lost them both in the last 5 years but they lived a good, long, happy and healthy life and we all adored them dearly and miss them deeply. I pray for them everyday and hope to meet them one day in Paradise. Thank you for this video, bought back those warm happy memories ❤

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing xx

[@v.llamas]

This was so much fun. There’s something so special about playing with makeup with a friend. This look was so beautiful and fantastic.

[@LisaEldridge]

So pleased you enjoyed it, it was so much fun to make ❤️

[@ia9259]

My grandma looked like Ava Gardner and taught me about make up. I remember when I was about 17, she took me to buy some clothes and I wasn't into that. We stopped at a parfumerie in Paris and I spent hours there. She got my passion for make up. My mother didn't on the contrary, she'd often say something unkind. Make up can reveal a lot of things when it comes to our relationships. She didn't get along with my grandmother and didn't like make up, always saying I reminded her of her mom when I did put some make up. My grandma loved the bold red lip and taught me how to put impeccable mascara. One day she saw me from far and said "you put your mascara on the ends, that's not right" and told me how to massage the roots and lift the lashes. When people tell me I remind them of her it makes me happy 😊😊😊😊😊

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing this lovely memory xx

[@juliawiese6461]

My Gran loved to do her at home egg-facials and cold chamomile teabags on her eyes. She taught us to take care of our skin. She just passed away 7 weeks ago, and she was an amazing woman.

[@LisaEldridge]

Egg facials ! Xx

[@AcidNoir]

Hope you and your family are coping ok 🤍🤍🤍 xxx

[@annealbaugh919]

I’m sorry for your loss 🙏🏼💜🌻

[@BarbaraT.]

A virtual, yet warm hug to you and your family. 🫂

[@cinnamonlehto4292]

So sorry for your loss. ❤

[@annahaener]

I love Lisa‘s vintage collection of cosmetics. I would love to see her perfume collection, especially if it is vintage.

[@blobster91]

sophie is absolutely gorgeous!!!

[@dylannicks1146]

Sophie seems like such a wonderful soul. I love how this channel is so.. positive and memorable 💜💫

[@annettehinchliffe4198]

I think this is by far my favorite video! Lost my mum recently, and can absolutely identify with smells and the memories they evoke. Thank you for sharing your stories. xo

[@LisaEldridge]

Sending lots of love to you xx

[@BarbaraT.]

When I was a little girl my mum used a perfume that I hated (Calyx: very fruity. I used to mock her by saying that she was a walking fruit salad). My mum is now close to the end of her life and the funny/sad thing is that I'm well aware that soon the same scent that I found horrendous will hit me deep and in a completely different way. A hug to you!

[@douglasdare175]

What a beautiful video this was! A makeup demo, a history talk, story time and a beautiful friendship. Thank you for sharing x

[@karenhecht2342]

Oh my heart! I love this so much! I’m 77, so I have grands from a different generation. One was a heart surgeon’s nurse, very practical. But she had a dressing table. I remember bottles of perfume & she would give me the empty bottles when the perfume was used up. My other gran was a farmer’s wife, but she wore powder & lipstick when she would go to “town”. I remember her powder box so well. Orange & white& gold. Wish I could remember the name. Always bright lipstick. ❤️. Thank you so much for bringing these memories back❤️❤️ You have a beautiful soul.

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing these lovely memories 😘

[@thelittlebluefrog]

Was it Coty Airspun powder, maybe?

[@kathya5977]

Sophie looks absolutely stunning! As a child, I would look at and admire both my grandmothers dressing tables. Several of the products they used influenced me and now I use them.

[@LauraLVTGW]

Noxzema, Oil of Olay, Irish Spring or Ivory Soap. Grandma was born in 1913, loved being out in the sun with a glass of ice and TAB soda. Was a wonderful cook, loved to crochet and sew. She had a damaged nail from where a sewing needle went through it when she worked in a factory as a child. She had a blue wash put in her hair every Friday when she went to the salon. As a tribute to her, when I went gray, I added low lights of blue to my hair, makes it "silvery" and I always get complements... Thanks Nanny!!!

[@dp2768]

How beautiful is she before the first speck of makeup! Lisa ,you are so talented! This video made me just a little teary. My grandmother (and mother) had beautiful vanity tables. What I loved the most were the crystal jars with sterling tops as well as the sterling silver hand mirrors and gorgeous hair brushes. I can smell the Chanel no.5 and Oil of Olay when I close my eyes

[@LisaEldridge]

I’m so pleased you loved it! ❤

[@rohvmal]

All hail our grannies for wearing colourful makeup. I'm bored out of my mind with the latte/coffee/what have you trends, which are beautiful looks, but they're brown. That's a brown eye shadow. We've been doing that for years! Now I've ranted while i should actually be saying you look really nice with your hair this way, Lisa! I've been in love with Sophie Dahl's eyes ever since I first saw her on your channel. She looks exquisite here, I'm sure her grandmother would be so happy.

[@laysaferreirasilva2146]

Probably because it wasn't a daily task/they had more time to do so. Today I think the pressure to wear makeup is much higher and not for fun or style sakes.... but there's always that one person that has a signature look that comes with color, mine it's a bright pink lipstick almost everyday. Or blue eyeshadow with tons of mascara

[@rohvmal]

@@laysaferreirasilva2146 that's a good thought!

[@alicerabbit8]

What a wonderful film. My nanna also wore Oil of Ulan - as it was called in Australia. I remember the smell of the pink fluid. She also favoured a coral,toned lip.

[@1015SaturdayNight]

I’m seriously waiting for her to sing Heart of Glass! Strong Debbie Harry vibes. So cool!

[@missyme2673]

I actually now have my grandmother's dressing table, she used to always keep a crystal decanter filled with water in case she needed it in the night! She'd always give her face a light dusting of Yardley talc and always insisted on wearing deep red nail polish which I do myself to this day. She had traditional Indian tattoos and multiple ear cartilage piercings, and before we lost her, she gave me her set of cartilage earrings that sparkle like huge diamonds when they catch the light as they dangle from my ear! I have inherited a lot of my grandmother's traits too, apparently she was also a bit fussy and bossy too! Miss you gran. ❤❤

[@sealswimswim354]

🥰 She makes her Grandfather proud with books like that! Love watching friends connect over grandmothers as well.

[@patriciaswetka3893]

Thank you for this delightful video! My Nana’s favorite color was purple and her perfume English Lavender. She wore minimal makeup but always looked so glamorous. She put Vaseline on her deep set eyes in place of eyeshadow. When she did add eyeshadow color it was purple. She wore a deep pink almost fuchsia lipstick. Her nails were long and polished to coordinate. She was so elegant! She wore Chanel style suits almost everyday. I don’t think I ever saw her in pants. She cropped her hair super short and often wore hats or a turban. During the 1950’s/60s, she’d visit everyday after going out to lunch in her 1957 white Thunderbird. I can still hear her calling me ‘Dahling’. ❤

[@jlongino51823]

I was closer to my grandfather but this made me think about the things that his stuff was like magic to me. Thank you.

[@annalisayorke2561]

What a truly delightful video. So glad you had chance to do this. I remember my Italian Nonna’s beautiful wooden dressing table. Complete with her bottle of Oil of Ulay, very chic powder and fluffy powder puff, and coral pink lipstick. She also had a bottle of Parma violet perfume from her home town and a handheld mirror that was embellished. I can recall the smell of the drawers when they were opened. Wonderful memories. Oh I also remember there was a glass bottle of the Virgin Mary with holy water from the Vatican out on display too. I would get in trouble if I dared to open it. 🥰

[@marilyngray4148]

Couldn't stop smiling during this video! It was so beautiful & fun to watch. Thank you, Lisa & Sophie for making it.💕You nailed the Tippi Hedren look! My grandmothers both worked so hard with farming & all that went with food preservation I'm not sure I ever saw them with makeup. The hair I remember though as one had a perm & very thin hair & the other thick, long, gray hair that she always wore in a bun. One taught me to sew & the other made tea cakes without a recipe, so our mission was to figure out how she did it. My mom is now 92 & she's who I watched with makeup & skin care. She doesn't use makeup now, but still cleans her face every night. I saw Tangee powder & Tigress cologne & loved the smell of that. I have a very old bottle of Je Reviens Worth. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I love seeing your vintage collection. You're the best. 💋

[@LisaEldridge]

I’m so pleased you loved it and thank you for sharing this wonderful memory 😘

[@Monk-eee]

I have to say I ADORED this, I wasn't looking for this rewind or trip down memory lane tonight yet I am so delighted it found me. My Gram just passed a year ago one month before her 100th. And yet she looked like she was still in her late 60s early 70s. With her high cheekbones & arched brows. The softest plump skin - whatever they were using sure suited them well didn't it. Sophie is right they don't make them like they used to, they don't take the care & for thought into making most makeups today. It's such a contest to just sell the most, not so much making something that has staying power. By staying power I mean that will be around for years, not how long you can wear it during the day. My gram had such class and elegance I believe being in their 20s in the 30s & 40s would have been divine the styles & simple beauty of the times was something they must have cherished as they years went on & times changed. My Gram loved her red nails or shades of red , they were so strong I don't think I ever saw her with a broken nail, always a file I can still hear her filing her nails in church listening to the service. Lastly her lip, she would wear a burnt red color not so bright red, & the way she would apply it was so different. She would put her lips on both sides like she was putting the lipstick into her mouth and run it back and forth onto her lips. And when it got so thin in the middle it would break she would use a brush to apply that one & keep it home in her vanity, go & buy a fresh one. But never let any go to waste..... This was so wonderful Thank you Ladies for this beautiful tribute to our Grans & Grams I just hope we are doing them proud today with our makeup and beauty choices 😉 to all who have made it here thanks for your time, have a blessed day & enjoy the smell of that sweet fresh fall air this time of year. ✌💜🙃🙏

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you so much for sharing your memory xxx

[@agingophelia9812]

My Gram wore only powder, on special occasions, and added pink lipstick when she went to the salon for her once a year perm. She lived with us when I was growing up, and I got her dresser with the big mirror when she passed; inside the skinny top drawer was a hand-written note, a piece of a blue velvet flounce, and a red patterned silk handkerchief pinned together-- they were noted to be from the dress & the pocket handkerchief her own granny and grandpa wore when they married in a small village outside of Alsace. She might not appreciate my keeping that red hankie wrapped around a Tarot deck, LOL. My mom used to wear colors/style like this, and at 92 she still does a full face every day, a little more updated now. This is a gorgeous look that I shall copy soon. Congrats on the book, Sophie!

[@megandickinson3349]

This is legitimately my favorite Lisa video. My own grandmother, who has always done a finished, natural face, and worn Chanel No 5, has Alzheimer’s now. And while she’s a different version of herself, I understand the importance of her smell, and affinity for Clinique’s Black Honey ❤. Thank you, Lisa. Thank you, Sophie.

[@robinholbrook6576]

My grandfather had Alzheimer's, Megan. When he first said to me he didn't know who I was I had to leave the room. I felt like I had been kicked in the stomach: I couldn't breathe. We had always been close and now...this. I was in the restroom crying. Had to gather myself. I rinsed off my face and pulled up my big girl panties ; and as I looked in the mirror the creator sent me a gift. I realized that I had enough memories for BOTH of us and that when he was whole again in the mystery that comes after death he would remember me again. And he did! I knew moments after he died he was on his way to his next adventure because he visited me as a warm breeze across my legs as I stood in my kitchen. I knew it was him saying he knew me and remembered EVERYTHING and he loved me! Do I sound like a nutcase? I'm not. I promise. My grandparents partially raised me. I have struggled with abandonment issues all my life. The universe in it's great compassion allowed my grandparents to communicate with me before they moved on. My grandmother had also communicated with me after she died back in 1978. I communicate with them still. But I no longer hear from them...although sometimes I sense their closeness. I AM aware this could be wishful thinking, how. 🌹

[@Vee_of_the_Weald]

Sophie Dahl is just as stunning as ever. Gosh!

[@saranovaa]

This made me teary! I love how special and strong our connections with our grandmothers can be. My nana was a bit older and not very glamorous but the details of her nightstand, with white laced doilies and her jewelry laid out stays with me among a million little things. Thank you for such a sweet video ❤

[@LisaEldridge]

I love hearing all these memories, thank you for sharing and I'm so pleased you enjoyed the video ❤

[@bredaeilis6555]

I only knew my maternal grandmother as my dad's mum passed before I was born. My granny Nellie had an entire drawer full of lipsticks in her built-in dressing table. I loved looking through it and marvelled at all the beautifully designed tubes. I remember how different the Mary Quant ones were from the rest. She also kept a lipstick on the shelf in the front hall by the phone, and I loved watching her put it on and blot with a tissue before we headed out the door. I'm a makeup artist and I believe it was that drawer full of old lipstick tubes that sparked my love of beauty. It's my earliest memory of makeup. I treasure it and always thought my granny was so glam with her bright pink lippy, despite the fact she was a housewife who'd had 7 kids and spent her days cleaning, knitting and running after her grandchildren. She passed away last March🖤

[@LisaEldridge]

I am so sorry for your loss, and thank you so much for sharing your story and of your Granny, she sounds fabulous xxx

[@BarbaraT.]

Loved this! I never knew my granny unfortunately, but my old aunt was very glamorous and had a stunning dresser. In her wardrobe I still remember silk dressing gowns with feathers and sophisticated prints. Ah... the glamour of a certain era!

[@rojo3779]

Sophie is so beautiful. Her skin! I didn’t think Lisa could make her look any better but she did!

[@KuwaitiHabibi]

My grandmother rest her soul used to always wear her Max Factor red lipstick under her Burqa even though it barely showed under the sheer black Burqa. ❤ I miss her so much.

[@LisaEldridge]

This is lovely xx

[@BarbaraT.]

Love your story! It goes to show how women use make-up for themselves rather than for men. (I say this because I find many straight men still believe we do our faces, hair or choose our clothes to please THEM).

[@KuwaitiHabibi]

@@BarbaraT. Completely! 🫶🏼

[@hollyrose8520]

I remember my grandma used many Avon products. I loved playing with the tiny lipstick samples she had (does anyone remember those little red tubes?). She wore light blue or lavender eyeshadow, used a stick cream blush, and pink lipstick. My first eyeshadow was a frosty baby blue from Covergirl - because it was just like grandma's 🩵

[@LisaEldridge]

I love these memories, thank you for sharing ❤️

[@EC_123-h8i]

I didn't know either of my grandmothers, but I've been emotional watching this video and hearing the absolutely beautiful way you both paid tribute to yours. For me, the scent of sunscreen and Neutrogena Sesame Oil and the CoverGirl blush my mom used will always take me back to childhood, cuddling with her and sitting on the counter watching her do her makeup. When she passes, which I hope is a very, very long time from now, I know those things will bring me comfort. Thank you both for this lovely video.

[@cristine8087]

This video is awesome! Took on a long trip down memory lane. My Grandma Camille was always with her made up face, high heels, pristine hair & matching pocketbook. She firmly believed a lady always looked her best w mascara, lipstick and onpoint eyebrows. Her dash of Chanel no 5 will forever be a scent imbedded in my brain. While she never a “high end” make up connoisseur, her moondrops, maybeline mascara & brow pencils were front & center to every daily routine. I miss her beyond words. Thank you for this video 🫶🏻

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful memory 😘

[@cristine8087]

@@LisaEldridge 🥰

[@bambina3148]

I absolutely love the name Camille. It’s so pretty and feminine. Your grandmother sounds amazing ❤

[@maureentuohy8672]

That eyeshadow is just an exquisite shade of blue. So soft and delicate. Lovely.

[@MizzKittyBichon]

For the women on my mom's side of the family, Merle Norman was the "it" brand for makeup and skincare. The pink cleansing cream has been a staple in their routines for as long as I can remember for removing their makeup. I have used the cleansing cream myself and it's so amazing! My nana's makeup was always very minimalist as she mainly wore just wore face powder, blush, and lipstick, though she once experimented with eyeshadow. My mom has always worn slightly more makeup than my nana, but it's always been simple as well with foundation, face powder, one shade of eyeshadow, the occasional eyeliner along the lashlines, mascara, blush, lip liner, and lipstick.

[@rachelbrough8160]

Sophie Dahl is so pretty, her complexion is gorgeous 💗

[@Maggie_Mayhem]

My grandmother didn't wear much makeup but she was a collector of old vintage compacts and powder containers. I wish I would have had the appreciation for them then as I do now. She did always swear by taking vitamins for good skin. It's nice to see the love for your grandmothers because I know my love for mine. I miss my grandmother more than anything in this world.

[@cheeseburgerjr.3112]

My granny really didnt wear makeup that often but i remember her orange and pink Shiseido lipsticks and some old nail polishes from vintage Japanese brand! (Here in Taiwan, back in the days, Western makeup and skincare were super rare. Most products ppl used were either traditional Chinese or imported from Japan, such as Shiseido!) She also always wear jade necklaces. Granny really is a elegant lady☺️!

[@keliciapatil]

I am so blessed to have both of my precious Grandmothers still with me, but my sweet Mother passed away from cancer many years ago when I was a young teenager. She loved getting dressed up no matter the occasion and never left home without her Maybelline lashes and Revlon lipstick. This reminded me so much of watching her get ready, simply happy to enjoy her company. Thank you so much for such lovely reminders of treasured memories. Your channel is one that I have learned from and enjoyed so much over the years. Several videos (Meeting the EX, PMS Face, Long Flight Routine) feel like old friends that I return to again and again when I’m feeling blue. Thank you, Lisa! ☺️💗 Kindest Regards 💗 Kelicia

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you so much for sharing xx

[@tamarapace3036]

What a delightful time this must have been for you ladies. Beautiful woman and what a friendship!

[@lauralyndsey]

I love this. She is so beautiful and so are you, Lisa. Thank you for sharing this. ❤

[@warsaw012]

I've seen many, many make up tutorials, but no one, literally no one, can match lip colour and eyeshadow as perfectly as Lisa. When she put on that lipstick everything just clicked together and we saw this lovely piece of art she made of Sophie's face.

[@LisaEldridge]

aww thank you xx

[@milowmilow4462]

Thank you for sharing such wholesome lovely moments and memories. My grandma had tribal tattoos on her face as makeup. It’s always lovely to see how connected all of us are to our women relatives.

[@pheart2381]

All that feminine girly packaging. So unlike the plain industrial tubs and tubes now! Lets bring back unashamed romantic packaging. My nan wasnt so into makeup,but she loved good perfume,and there was always a big bowl of scented talc in the bathroom.bronnely,she liked.

[@rachelharris8956]

What a great video. I always remember my nana had a mirror inside a kitchen cupboard and her make-up bag and hairspray were in the cupboard. She used Coty face powder and pink lipstick, i can still remember the smell! ❤

[@LisaEldridge]

I’m so pleased you loved it! Thank you for sharing xx

[@JessicaGHarris-gi2ep]

I had a little super emotion about 2 years ago, when I smelt Room Service by Vilhelm Parfumerie. I was whisked away to the late 70's or 1980 and my Babas dressing table. The room smelled of powdery makeup, clean crisp linens, open windows with billowing curtains and the cherry trees in the backyard, hydrangeas and roses in bloom. It was enough of an impression that I bought a bottle, not to wear as a fragrance, as it is not really my style, but instead to use as an olfactory tether to a place where I was happy, safe and loved. I was so lucky to have her all the way to my 40th year and I sleep with her cameo ring on my nightstand and she still visits me in my dreams.

[@liv97497]

Sophie is such a beauty! I remember she used to have a cooking show and I was obsessed with it when I was younger. The set was so beautiful and she had such a soothing presence, and always seemed so kind, it's no surprise you two are friends!❤

[@PerfectBlack]

This video made me shed a few tears because i felt the love Sophie has for her granny. This also unlocked a memory for me: my grandma used a perfume i barely remember, i was small and i only know she couldn't find it anymore and had to change it. I'm currently speaking to my mom. We're gonna search the internet and find a bottle for her!! =)

[@PerfectBlack]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4Wohp6dbLZ1n6c&ab_channel=TuttoSpot80 Update: apparently this was the perfume and this was the spot aired in Italy in the 80s I really strongly hope it's the right one, the right bottle she had (that i can't remember) and the scent is the same!!!

[@jessythys9619]

Yes! My grandma only wants blue eyeshadow when i do her make-up. Absolutely love the look on Sophie!! 🥰🥰

[@paulinenelson9904]

Skin perfection on both you and Sophie. I never knew my grandmothers,but as a Grandma myself I hope my grandchildren remember me as fondly as you both remembered yours. Such love ❤

[@sousvide2402]

I love hearing stories from others about their grannies! I was extremely close to my maternal grandmother (my Po-Po). She was the most selfless, generous and hard working person I know. And extremely strong, both mentally and physically (even though she was only about 5' tall:). Every time my father needed furniture or something heavy moved, he would get her to help and she'd do it with ease! Anyway, when it came to her beauty routine, she was extremely pragmatic, almost to the point of being austere about it. I think that came from her time being a young woman during WW2 in China, where surviving with only the very basics trumps any wish of luxury items. Funny enough, after the war and up until her 50's, she was extremely stylish and was really into fine clothes, but that sensibility never crossed over into anything related to beauty products. However, I do remember that she would always have Tiger Balm, Pond's Cold Cream and Chinese medicinal oils on her bathroom counter, along with rice powder for the face (although I don't think she actually used it much). The powder was the one in a little cardboard box (a box similar to what the Benefit Hoola Bronzer is in) and had a painted image of a Chinese woman from the 1930's on the lid. My Po-Po passed away at 93 years-old and she still looked like she was in her early 70's! My mom on the other hand, was a little more into make-up and very passionate about skincare. She had the pink Oil of Olay in the glass bottle as well. She was also really into collecting fragrances, I think more for the bottles than anything:). She would have them all lined up on her vanity table. Apparently when I was about 3 years-old, I climbed onto the vanity and got my hands on her almost full bottle of Chanel No.5 (an anniversary gift from my dad), and dumped the WHOLE thing all over myself! After retelling this story (too many times:) my mom would always end with, "Of all the cheap perfumes I had on that table, you just HAD to choose the most expensive one to waste!!!" I have no idea why I chose it either, as I've always disliked the smell of No.5! Anyway, about 11 years ago, I went on my first trip to Paris and bought a bottle for her to finally replace the one that I had destroyed all those years ago:)

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you so much for sharing this xxx

[@TheSchkings]

How lovely that Sophie's daughters loved it! This was just a REALLY lovely video with such sweet memories and sweet laughter from both of you!❤ One grandmother wore Nivea hand lotion and that smell still evokes memories of her. She gave me her entire jewellery box of costume jewellery when I was 10 or 11. Unfortunately, I played with a great deal of it and lost the pieces, but I still have the jewellery box and some of the pieces and the scent when it's opened brings me back to standing by her side as she showed me the different pieces of jewellery -- so many clip earrings! My other grandmother loved makeup and perfume and had loads of both. She spritzed me with some of her new perfume at Christmas one year, and we both liked the way it smelled on me so much, that she gave me a bottle of it for Christmas the next year...and I still wear that perfume! I ADORED both of grandmothers!!

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing these beautiful memories 😍

[@chantalallan8019]

My nan on my mum's side was very into beauty as she used to get regular visits from the Avon lady but she also loved Max Factor too. I also remember her always having the heating on, even in Spring when it was warm haha. My nan on my Dad's side apparently worked on the Dior counter at House of Fraser, so they both loved their makeup.

[@christinelozeart7474]

I lived with my grandparents in the 70s and as a household of 7 of us the home was a busy noisy affair. I remember as a little girl being in my grandparents bedroom sometimes and watching with curiosity while my grandma did her hair at the dressing table. She was a practical lady, rarely wearing makeup, but she always liked to tend to her hair which was a simple Bob hair cut, not changed since her younger days in the 1930s era. She put a little kiss curl in, set with a hair grip and setting lotion. The lotion was always the same, a blue liquid called Anami which was in a pointed genie shaped container. The smell was a distinctive smell which I loved, not because it was anything expensive or special but because it only reminded me of her , and I truly loved her as a child. She helped raise me and my sisters until she died when I was 18.

[@jessicaholland3968]

I have never enjoyed a makeup video more! Such beautiful nostalgia and class that is missing in these modern times. Thank you for taking us back to wonderful days with such fun and sweetness. Loved it.

[@LisaEldridge]

💘💘💘

[@FindingYaya]

Never thought I’d get tearful watching a Lisa video. It was the ribbons on the jacket that did it

[@treasurechest123]

Boy Sophie has a super unique face. So wonderful that she doesn’t have to look like everyone else and looks so beautiful.

[@margaritam2363]

A really cool format, and I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked the excerpt read. And yes, I have memories of the grandmother's dressing table too, and the smell of powder and incredibly decorative powder cases that looked magical (I called them "artefacts"), and these weird mascaras that were sort of like little blocks of ink, and the brushes were on one side. I remember being very surprised as a five-year-old when they explained they were for eyelashes. Grandma also invented stories of them being brewed from bat wings😅And I vaguely remember the lipstick too, a pale blue case with a 60s kind of pink shade. A really nice reason to take a trip down memory lane :)

[@LisaEldridge]

Bat wing mascara ! X

[@ip6723]

Usually don’t write comments. But this was a masterpiece. Thank you.

[@justbeingsharayah9448]

This.... 🥲 I went through a number of emotions watching this. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful stories. Oh how the smell of our grandmothers bring both joy and sadness at the same time but in an oh so comforting way. My grandmother passed a number of years ago but her cabinet still smells of the mixture of products she used when opened. So i can relate to those smells bringing back memories. Such a lovely look and I'm not surprised that her daughter loved it. It's the touch of Lisa! ❤

[@LisaEldridge]

❤️❤️

[@adjpodge]

My Nana had a port wine-stain birthmark across her eye and face, and so her most coveted makeup was her powder foundation. She would have loved modern formulations!

[@helendexter8248]

This video is beautiful and has made me quite emotional. I didn't know either of my grandmothers very well, but I have my Mum's dressing table, it has been mine for the past 18 years. My Mum wore Cacheral Anais Anais for years, until for some reason she tried a new perfume which I didn't like because I didn't think it smelled like her. She wore very little makeup, but still had beauty regimes, would carefully mix foundation with moisturiser because she prefered a more natural look, and wore lipstick generally only on special occasions. Neutrogena handcream went on every night. Her dressing table was mostly about doing her hair and putting on jewellery. Elnett hairspray was used everyday after brushing. She always looked neatly put together, and very lovely. She liked wearing jewellery - necklaces, rings and clip on earrings, a lof of which would come off early when they started hurting. Also had lots of brooches. After she lost all her hair including lashes and brows from chemotherapy I remember sitting next to her on her dressing table stool and using eyeliner to draw on her eyebrows and line her eyes so she felt more like herself for a photo for an Open University student id card. She only got a few weeks into the course, but the photograph is my favourite of her and is framed and on the dressing table 💞

[@LisaEldridge]

Thank you for sharing your wonderful memories xx

[@katesmith8424]

My grandma passed away last year at the age of 97. My sister wrote a poem for her funeral that included many of the items, smells and textures of her home. It took us all back to that house and time with Grandma. I also remember her dressing table and particularly the brooches, of which i still have two. She was a special lady, loved by all of her grandchildren. 💓💓💓

[@LisaEldridge]

She sounds very special xx

[@katesmith8424]

@@LisaEldridge yep 😌 thank you for the nostalgia 💓

[@danilibo7005]

Loved this 🩵 Good God Sophie is incredibly beautiful…. My beloved granny was no “glamazon”, she was very naturally beautiful and wore minimal makeup. She was a vegetarian and into natural products ever since I can remember, so definitely before those things became mainstream. She had beautiful glowy skin as she drank a lot of water and made sure to moisturize very well. I remember she used to buy this liquid “rouge” in the natural shop, made of beetroot. Rouging her cheeks is the only makeup item I can remember her wearing. When I discovered Benefit Benetint I immediately bought it because it reminded me so much of the color and liquidity of her all-natural beetroot rouge ❤

[@lovelyreen9936]

My grandmother, who went by “Mom”, was a truly warm and lovely soul. The only beauty preparation I’d ever noticed she had was Chantilly perfume. It’s still sold sometimes, and when there’s a bottle to sniff, I catch a whiff and remember her sweetness and love keenly!

[@justbecauseitsbeauty]

This was so gorgeous! I got emotional as I remembered my grandmother at her dressing table brushing her rapunzel like hair and twirling it into a bun before wearing her favourite pink lipstick and ruby earrings ❤

[@tracieogrady5049]

If only the world was like that today, innocent, private & beautiful art of exploring! My mothers chest of draws had the same products along with a little bottle kept in an aqua small jug & saucer. Lovely ladies. When I think about the life my mum wanted for me.