The Most CLASSIC DRUGSTORE MAKEUP Still Being Sold... Full Face!

[@5sallaround]

I love you! Let me preface this by saying...I am from Brooklyn. When I was a freshman in high school (1984, I was 12 until the end of September), everyone wore that concealer stick as lipstick with one of those red eyebrow pencils in brown as lip liner. I tried it the first week of school and it looked awful on my very fair skin. My grandmother was a vaudeville and broadway actress when she was young. She was made over by Max Factor himself when she was young. She knew contouring and bronzing (she called it shading) from being on the stage. She took makeup very seriously and she was stunning! She also hated that lip combo. For each of her granddaughters, for your 13th birthday, she made an appointment at Merle Norman to have the makeup artist there teach you how to take care of your skin and put on makeup for your coloring and face shape and she bought you all the skin care and makeup the lady used on you. I remember it costing well over $250 even back then. I still remember the things that lady taught me about MY eye shape and MY face shape and so on. I hear her vocie and my grandmother's vocie in my head as I do my brows and line my lips and I never followed trends except colors. I survived the 90's without making my brows super thin and I never contoured my nose. I always do what looks best on me. I enjoy your channel so much and I am certain my grandmother would have loved you. Be well!

[@michmash7888]

What great memories about your grandmother! Thanks for sharing your story.

[@Madmarsha]

How wonderful! I had to learn makeup "on the streets". lol NOTHING I know about makeup is from any of the women in my family.

[@justadjustor8993]

I love this comment so much 🥰🌹

[@chrelainel5833]

I just turned 50. The thing I remember is that everyone had the Cover Girl powder in a brown compact. And the Maybelline Great Lash mascara in the pink/green tube!

[@paytonbyrd863]

I am 25 and my mom is 50, We keep back ups of maybelline great lash at all times! it’s everyday staple makeup for me! great cheap mascara!

[@rebeccahart]

That mascara was like THE standard mascara. But it actually sucked.

[@smbarone2000]

I did too! I will be 51 this month. I decided to try Great Lash waterproof again and wondered why I hadn't used it all these years. Yeah, it dries out faster, but no clumps and lasts so long.

[@deendrew36]

I gave Great Lash to my 15 year old in her starter makeup kit. It’s a classic!

[@deendrew36]

I don’t remember the brown compact though, from Cover Girl.

[@thatsallmarta]

I don't really have any questions, just wanted you to know I always read your infobox and find it amazing that you take the time to leave a couple thoughts in every single video, even after all these years. That goes to show what a kind soul you are. I'm very grateful for that💜

[@kimberlym9285]

Me too, it's one of my favorite things about her channel!

[@christineb6841]

Another thing I LOVE about Emily's channel/videos is, when I click on them, I do not have to sit through/ listen to yet another intro/speel about a sponsorship (that I've already heard 100x!) Genuine, honest, real reviews. That's what I tune in for! ♡

[@lawest63]

Showing my age here! Haha. I'm 58. I grew up playing and learning with my mama's Avon makeup. She actually had an Avon lady come to our house every week! As I got older I used ponds cold cream at night to wash my face then noxzema in the mornings. When I got my own job later I only used cover girl clean makeup, concealer that I thought went on first, and yes that stick kind. Shimmering sands on my eyes, no liner, cover girl blush and lipstick then Maybelline great lash mascara. Then come the 90s and mama bought Bare Minerals everything off QVC. She had me on the autoship even!! After she died in 2005 I couldn't afford that myself so I switched to loreal true match. I used that for a very long time! Honestly I'd say it wasn't till maybe 10 years ago, with KZbin's help that I tried different stuff. Now I have more than I can ever use up. Oh!! And mama always said ladies don't ever leave the house without your lipstick on!!! Dang I miss my mama.

[@michmash7888]

I miss my mom and her Avon lady friends too….

[@kimwarner1681]

I think Loreal is also made by Lancome!

[@kathleenduggan9955]

I sell AVON and I had teens tell me that they love the makeup and skin care

[@love4cinnamoroll439]

This is exactly the kind of video I needed! I always look at my mamas photos from when she was my age and think how cool her makeup looked…well guess what?! She was using the 3 pan cheekers and blue eyeshadow from covergirl too! 😂 so if that’s all she needed, I don’t need a 50$ palette to look beautiful! 💓💗 thanks for the video

[@chelseamercer3825]

I feel sometimes the more sheer and less pigmented makeup is perfect for beginners as it's not easy to screw up!

[@pwallace5359]

This is the sweetest comment ever. What a sweet daughter you are! ❤️ I used to wear that cover girl blue eyeshadow and blush myself. 😊

[@robinluettke8732]

My first eyeshadow palette was from Cover Girl. Four colors, blue,green, brown and a cream color.

[@tammyeaton4791]

The Maybelline quads are beautiful and have a luxe feel. I picked up two the other day to play with Natasha and Pat.

[@redannie86]

One more fun memory .. We used to heat up the Maybelline red pencil liners with a lighter to get a really black line in the water line.. once it cooled. 😂

[@grespinosa]

that method was a staple in my family too!! 🤣😂👍

[@lisamarie5918]

We did that in Middle School too! Sometimes it would be so hot, you'd get a blob on your waterline! I'm sure that heat wasn't good for that sensitive area, but it worked! I never line my waterline anymore...it closes in my already small eyes...I prefer to smudge a light-med shade of eyeshadow underneath the eye - a much softer look! Oh the evolution of makeup and us!

[@jennmichelle3874]

Yes!

[@shannonwhite7605]

YESSSSSS GIRL!!!! 😉

[@sarahd703]

I was just coming to the comments to write about the red pencil liners!!

[@patriciaseyfferle1427]

I remember my mom using Maybelline mascara that came in a little red box with the mascara in a cake in a tray that slid out from the box. It also had a little brush that looked like a very small toothbrush. She dampened the brush with water, and rubbed it on the cake, and used it on her lashes, and brushed the last of it on her eyebrows. I remember seeing her use it as late as 1974 or 75.

[@lucyjamieson4619]

My mom had that too! I thought that the little brush was the cutest thing! Oh, the memories that brings back!

[@michmash7888]

My mom had that too, when I was quite young. After she passed away, when I cleaned out her makeup drawer, one of those little brushes was hiding in the very back. I kept it, sometimes I use it to groom my brows (it’s not that good for the job, it’s mostly just for memories).

[@megapedia97]

Besamé makes a cake mascara!!

[@tmch0018]

I am 71 and I used the cake mascara from Maybelline . I also wore peppermint pink lipstick in 1964. I used the maybelline mascara in the white tube that had fibers in it. My lashes were fabulous! This video was so much fun. Thank you!!

[@BunnySlippers82]

There's something special about buying beauty and skin care products from the drugstore that have been around for decades. I get more joy from that than I did when I used to buy a Chanel liquid eyeliner $50 for a pop. Now it's much more about quality per $ spent, than it is about having the designer products.

[@kam0406]

I love when you do the throw back videos! It reminds us that the OG products are still great and beautiful looks can be turned out with a minimal budget and minimal products!

[@stevieray7203]

Noxema and Ponds to wash off makeup. I was so pale as a kid I used baby powder to powder my face (and it matched). I used a cobalt blue mascara in the early 80s from Covergirl I think 🤔 and Lip Smacker in Dr Pepper

[@constantreader4376]

Lip Smackers in general are SO nostalgic. I still love them! Bugglegum was my favorite and now I have an eggnog flavor for the holidays that is my fave and fruit punch for the rest of the year. For Christmas last year, I bought my then 8 year old a HUGE set of all of the LS, except they're shaped like crayons 🖍 she loved them!

[@patriciaseyfferle1427]

I've read that some say the Lip Smackers Dr. Pepper is a dupe for Clinique Black Honey. It's too "stiff" an application for me to compare--I can't get enough product on my lips to see any color.

[@nancybass1962]

The Dr Pepper lip smacker was my go to in high school and college- late 70s early 80s.

[@lorainemcgillivray77]

I used baby powder or "translucent" too, but I'm still the palest of the pale lol. I never wore foundation as there were none pale enough. Rimmel hide the blemish concealer wasn't a great match, but I guess it hid some of the redness of a pimple - it was so obvious on me though lol due to being far off in shade. It was the palest available in a more affordable brand at the time though.

[@gailn9502]

My high school and college years were in the 80’s so you can imagine. I remember a phase of loving colored mascara in electric blue, bright purple (my fave), and teal and/or green. I think one brand was Aziza but I’m not sure.

[@leslieadams5370]

Loved the colored mascara.

[@patriciaseyfferle1427]

Yes, Aziza had several colored mascaras.

[@michmash7888]

Aziza…so many fun colors. Where did they go?!?

[@katsm-wo9704]

Me too blue or green

[@rebeccamolock2564]

I was in high school in the late 80’s. I also remember wearing the electric blue mascara and also using blue under the eye eyeliner.

[@julievenus3670]

I'm 65, the first "bronzer" I ever tried was a Cliique Sun Kissed duo compact. To this day, that was the perfect bronzer. I really miss it. And Cornsilk pressed powder, original Cover Girl foundation. Not many choices back in the 70's. I miss those days. We didn't do eyebrows back then, or ES primers! Just a great Maybelline eyeshadow pallet with about 8 colors, wore a lot of blues, and I loved it and it was the only ES I had. And Maybelline mascara. That was about it. 😆

[@samantharivera6920]

I love Saturday mornings with Coffee and Emily!!

[@emilynoel83]

Cheers to that!

[@lisatmccurdy]

💯 my favorite thing to do Saturday morning 🌄 🙌 ❤

[@karekausnicolli4890]

Same here! My beverage of choice is hot tea, though. lol

[@MyCleverHandle]

No coffee! But the biscuits and gravy at a little Mom and Pop grill can't be beat, and I drive 7 miles for it! Emily would understand!

[@MyCleverHandle]

PS I still use those red wooden eyebrow pencils by Maybelline! They're hard enough to last in the car or my purse without melting or chipping, and they still need to be sharpened Everytime you use them. But they must be selling ok, they're still making them! $2.99 for two on a card, and you can get them at every grocery store in town! And, as I recently discovered, they're creamy-waxy enough to write a nastygram on the car window of a rude driver who parked sloppy! I'm keeping all the little stubs, I'll stash them in every vehicle I own!

[@minnauyeda7339]

Class of 83, My high school go to products were covergirl professional mascara. Who remembers the maybelline the duo red pencils in brown shades? They were for brows or liner, and I’d soften the tip with a lighter and create the sphinx look by tight lining the top and bottom inner waterline. I used various lip glosses, and when I needed shine reduction covergirl clean powder creamy natural, oh and the gentle rose blush. Blast from the past. My mom was all about revlon. I eventually switched to the 2000 calorie lash, and both the classic L’Oréal and revlon lipsticks in my young adult years .

[@trolfek]

Call me crazy, but I think the eye look is refreshing and classic. Sometimes I like looks that accentuate rather than embolden. Both are nice. This accentuates your features beautifully.

[@Jacqueline_R]

Yes! 💗💗💗

[@carolpayne3697]

I love the eye look... I’m ordering it today. It is chic.... like a French woman’s eye look. Seriously I’m digging it

[@dutchgram3799]

I really like the eye look. It is understated and I think it gives the face a more youthful look.

[@Stretchie8]

I love the eye look. Not everyone can pull off the dark contoured colors.

[@chelseamercer3825]

I agree also for beginners the more sheet shades and less dark colors are easier not to mess up on. I just wish KZbin was available when I started out with makeup I literally had no clue I just piled concealer all over my face (in the wrong shade!) And caked on liner and plucked my eyebrows off! I looked like a dead clown that had been punched in the face! 🤣😂

[@joannesmith6920]

The classic Rollerball lip gloss in bubble gum was my favorite! I’m 56 so this was definitely a staple in a girl’s pocketbook in the late 70’s and early 80’s

[@MelanieMaree]

Nothing like seeing what Mom purchased when she came back from Kroger. She loved drug store makeup! Wet n Wild and Cover Girl were her favorite brands. 🕊💛

[@margaretkeith3868]

yes!!! i would be so hyped too

[@territrabert1201]

BonneBell. I remember using lip smackers, watermelon and 7up and their clear gel blush in red. Also 10 0 6 toner. Maybelline coverstick. No foundation, but who needs foundation at 16?😉 oh and tons of navy blue mascara. Wow!

[@martimar7181]

I loved that Bonne Bell gel blush. A little went a long way! I’m 60 & still use Lip Smackers; love them.

[@territrabert1201]

@@martimar7181 Exactly! The tiniest bit of blush!

[@kimwarner1681]

I loved the BonneBell lip glosses

[@summerrose4286]

@@martimar7181 that gel blush was the best blush in the world. The "lipstick" in my purse is a Troll's fuzzy peach lipsmacker. 😂 i love it. It tastes delicious!

[@judiv3198]

Emily! Love this video. I used a white “highlighter “ from Bonnie Bell in the 70s. It came it a tube, and I would put three dots high on my cheekbone close to my eyes as a way to put the focus on my eyes. I’ve always loved playing with makeup, and still do. I love introducing my daughter and daughter-in-law to new products as well, but watching this video has put a huge smile on my face and Brough back happy memories! Thank you!

[@rebeccawhite5128]

I didn't remember that Bonne Bell had a highlighter! The first I remember was from Revlon in the early '80s.

[@katk8582]

Yes, I had that for under my brows and eyes. Came in a blue tube.!

[@khill6197]

I used it and had the full on racoon eye. So fun to remember.

[@michmash7888]

I had that highlighter too! I also liked their red gel cheek tint…a was a lot like Benetint.

[@Queenmarie88]

@@michmash7888 didn’t they have a “color change” blush too? It was beige and it was supposed to change to your perfect shade when applied lol.

[@Artful.lifestyle]

CG clean liquid is still my go to after all these years, great for older skin (52). Light not heavy yet buildable, luminosity for dull skin and I find it does not cake or crease in the wrinkles! I also feel it keeps my skin looking healthy- possibly the noxema ingredient! Give it a whirl again girls. I have tried high end foundation and can afford it! It’s just I prefer this!

[@tamibenyei5495]

More than Airspun, I remember the CG clean pressed powder. Compacts seem more iconic at my age. But I wore that foundation and remember loving to apply it with the sponge rounds. Sponge rounds were the beginning of a new tool! The eye quad would have been the pure romance version. But man I LOVED this episode. Great memories of makeup with my mom. The red eyeliners. Those were her jam!

[@rainstreet78]

For me it was Maybelline's Shine Free pressed powder compact. That was back when having any shine on your face was considered a crime against humanity. :)

[@rebeccamolock2564]

Yes I think the CG clean pressed powder was used more. I hadn’t heard of the airspun back then. I used CG translucent beige with Noxzema. I also remember that I quit wearing it as soon as they changed the formula. I didn’t like it anymore. I also remember the first mascara I used was I think from Maybelline. It was a pink bottle with a green lid. Not sure if they still make that one or not. I am an 80’s child.

[@kristinwiedemann840]

When I was in high school (1978- 1982) I would wear these AMAZING Revlon eyeshadows. They came as singles, in white packaging. I wore Deepglow Amethyst, Deepglow Copper, and Deepglow Topaz. What they did for my green eyes....was nothing short of magic. I went to school all my life with blonde, blue eyed girls whose hair feathered and who got beautifully tanned and looked so cool when they used Sun In on their hair....I on the other hand, had naturally curly (that would frizz up in rain/snow) wouldn't feather, pale skin that never tanned, only burned (I'm a redhead) but those eyeshadows....they leveled the playing field a bit. I also used Aziza liquid eyeshadow, which Dollar Tree carried for a while. When I worked in the cosmetic department at Osco Drug during high school, Max Factor pan stick makeup was it (you can still order it online) and yes, we all wore Cover Girl clean makeup and the powder (we washed our faces with Noxema, and used Sea Breeze astringent too lol) thanks for bringing me back.

[@kelliekrevosky8193]

White Shoulders perfume. My mom had that in her bathroom cabinet and I can still remember the smell, the look of the bottle, the weight of it--I was obsessed with it, lol

[@gypsygirl4687]

My Mom used and loved that too! I also remember her using Jean Nate’ bath oil and shower gel.

[@rgrdesigns]

That was my perfume & even had the scented body powder.

[@annettemcfalls8249]

My mom had White Shoulders as well..

[@jasmirris]

This and Chloe! She uses Chanel No. 5 but those are the ones I remember most.

[@kimberlyl3177]

Wasn’t there a perfume called baby soft?? 🤭

[@215pcb]

Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Sponge-On Cream Makeup, Face Makeup!!! My mom has used it for decades. Still does! It was my very first product she got me when I was 14 or so years old! I still remember the smell of it.

[@grammaD1620]

We used to wave the red eyeliner through a cigarette lighter to soften them. Blackest black eyeliner!

[@irenerivera6080]

I don’t remember raisin rage but I remember rum raisin as a medium depth berry/nude/brown. I looooooved Toast of NY. I remember 90s Revlon ads featuring Cindy Crawford modeling different shades of nude/brown shades, and a love affair with nude lips started for me.

[@stephaniewyland4941]

My mom swore by Avon makeup products and she still uses them to this day. I've helped branch her out to modern brands, but Avon is still her staple.

[@creativequince]

THIS could be a great idea for you to film, Emily! Full face of Avon!

[@ry5604]

That’s how my Tia was! She passed away in 2005, but I still have one of her Avon shadow duos. I’ll always keep it 💖

[@TMCEH]

YES! I loved stealing the tiny little lipstick samples

[@gigi2k326]

Lol, yes my mom loved Avon too. I saw the Avon skin so soft shower gel in cvs the other day!

[@tamibenyei5495]

The lipstick I had was always Avon samples. Those little things were great. We never had to buy the full size because the little samples lasted forever!

[@jessicawingate7406]

My first make up bag was all covergirl. I had the cheekers in soft sable, the perfect point plus charcoal retractable liner, professional mascara, a blue grey single shadow that I can't remember the name of, and the outlast liquid to power compact. This makes me want to buy all of that and see how I like the look now.

[@carmiejean]

Everything about this video is pure comfort: the CONTENT, the garland in the back, the mention of your little guy stirring, references to your mom and Pup...I woke up anxious this morning, but watching you and the pure joy you exude had a calming effect. Thank you.

[@gailn9502]

What a fun video, Emily! Thank you for always keeping it fresh! My mom is 86 and I can remember her Coty Airspun powder. I looked it up and it launched in 1935, the same year she was born! ❗️😃

[@sandramartin2535]

I've been watching you since your early Beauty Broadcast days and I never get tired of your videos. I'm putting pants on now to go look for those lipcolors. No joke. My favorite eyeshadow is the Cheekers blush in Soft Sable. It looks great as a blush AND a shadow color and I bought it because of you! Sending love from Lancaster, Pennsylvania!

[@karenswartzlander5411]

I have CG Full Spectrum Matte Ambition all day powder foundation in Deep Cool 3 (a medium-dark brown) that I’ve been using as eyeshadow. Nice to see I’m not the only multi-tasker!

[@kirstenblocker]

I have to admit: Covergirl Perfect Point plus in Espresso is *still* my go-to, everyday liner. 🤦🏽‍♀️If it ain't broke... 😆

[@jessyeleet]

L’Oréal Voluminous has been my ride or die for so many years. Combining it with the Voluminous lash primer🙌🏼I still try a lot of other mascaras, but nothing has beat that combo for me💜

[@aprildawn8692]

I agree! Nothing beats it 🙂

[@gracier.369]

Totally agree great combo!

[@laurenwilliams6314]

Same! I like it better than the Lash Paradise! That brush is a little too big for me

[@karekausnicolli4890]

I'm still a Voluminous fan, too. I remember Kevyn Aucoin saying in his monthly Allure column that this was the best mascara available at that time, even among high end ones that were certainly within his grasp.

[@brynmawrbeth318]

Same!!

[@TMCEH]

I miss going to Walmart and buying JANE makeup. And then one time my grandma took me to the mall (may company maybe??) and I got a makeover at the Ultima II counter and I felt so fancy, like a movie star.

[@carriesalow6745]

My Mom sold Ultima II at a department store in our mall💕

[@AngiePerezTV]

OMG! Yes! I was a huge Jane & Ultima II fan as well! I had their long-wear lipsticks before Revlon came out with them (same parent company, I think). After Jane disappeared, I really loved N.Y.C. and I continue to love Wet n’ Wild since back then.

[@TMCEH]

@@carriesalow6745 I really think that brand was so agreed of their time. So many of the products would do well today!

[@michmash7888]

@@AngiePerezTV I miss N.Y.C.! They had an awesome lipgloss. It seemed like one day there were full displays at our stores then….poof! Gone everywhere.

[@michmash7888]

@@carriesalow6745 Around 1990, I wanted a plain, matte black eyeshadow to use as a liner. I looked high and low…and finally found it at the Ultima II counter. It was a little higher than my budget at the time, but I loved it. A special memory!

[@susantoews356]

We all LOVED Twiggy and I remember drawing on lower lashes like she did. I don't think we used pencils, they wouldn't have been dark enough. It must have been some sort of black liquid eyeliner. My mom had a small powder mascara pan to which she would add a drop or two of water, mix it up, then apply it with the worst little brush ever. She wore Max Factor pancake makeup, removing it with Pond's cold cream every night without fail. We used alot of frosty stuff on eyes and lips in the 70's.

[@MD-bl6gy]

I drew on lower lashes and my first mascara was the Maybelline in the red pan. I had a tin with 4 shimmery Mary Quant eye crayons and used an iridescent L’Oreal lipstick I think called Sea Fleur.

[@susantoews356]

You can tell I'm 68 and new at this.. I tried to reply to MD about the Maybelline powder mascara in the red pan (that's the one!), and I think I gave myself a thumbs up instead! In the 60s and 70s, if you wanted "sheer" you didn't wear makeup. Foundations were thick and cakey, and I'm sure, not always in the most flattering (appropriate) colors for varying skin tones. Maybe we were fortunate that our yearbook pictures were in black and white!

[@beautywearsboots6458]

I remember that clear mascara phase from middle school! Dark time in my life. Lots of random colored eye shadows too

[@lyndacolvin642]

Super bright colors and glitter. My dad used to tell me to go tone down my eyes I looked like a greeting card. He wasn't wrong.

[@tiffanysadlertlc]

My mom used Merle Norman makeup. I remember the large thing of loose powder and I would use it from time to time. I love the scent of it because it’s synonymous with my mom.

[@matthewbrown17]

I haven’t seen Merle Norman makeup since my grandmother died over 11 years ago. I remember thinking the blushes and eye brow pencils were beautiful but the foundation was so thick and heavy!

[@tiffanysadlertlc]

@@matthewbrown17 it was super thick lol

[@matthewbrown17]

@@tiffanysadlertlc and they all had a pink undertone!

[@tiffanysadlertlc]

@@matthewbrown17 lol true. I do remember they came out with these dual ended lip pencils that my mom loved and they were really nice. And of course she had the rum raisin shades

[@katherinemarie1471]

By far, one of the most beautiful naturalish look you've created. Love to see the classics showing their epicness!!!

[@cadams3rd]

We probably don’t remember the luminosity of it because we caked so much powder on to make us matte back in the day.

[@chelseamercer3825]

Back in middle school early 2000s for me the makeup trend was black liner in the lower waterline and powder. No bronzer blush or hilight maybe a lipgloss or sparkle shadow on a fun occasion It made us look older but also made me look dull and tired

[@girlinterrupted9792]

True! I distinctly remember a friend telling me I looked like Michael Jackson after piling on the loose powder😂

[@chiknlittle]

I was just thinking this morning about how I’d watch my grandmother do her makeup when I was there and I distinctly remember her using those old cover girl blushes but in like one swipe across the cheek (with the included applicator), but no blend! I thought “why are people interested in looking like that?” Now that I’m older, I understand the skill levels and styles, but it just makes me giggle thinking about it. And “old school” makeup brings up those memories ❤️

[@triciaglenn7918]

I've recently considered giving the Covergirl Foundation a try after all these years. This was the first foundation I used as a teenager in the early 70's. I use Ponds cold cream to remove my makeup.

[@Mommacoley92]

I recently returned to ponds cold cream myself. Pleasantly reminded how effective it is.

[@ambergerhelper7852]

Don’t. That Covergirl foundation is awful. For some reason, Emily and I have completely different tastes in products. I just watch for her personality.

[@chelseamercer3825]

Honesty it depends on skin type I feel.

[@Melissa55]

One thing I remember was taking a lighter and warming the maybelline pencils. And the lighters weren’t Bic. They were big silver lighters. Lol. Or you grabbed matches from your cigarettes. I did wear the cover girl foundation and the color I wore was the same as you. And I’m darker than you. Lol. But the shades were limited. I sure enjoyed this. Thank you!

[@momwifelife4038]

I still have a scar on my hand where I warmed the pencil with my mother in laws lighter and touched it to my hand to make sure it wouldn’t burn my eye! Good thing I did lol love hearing makeup ideas from back in the day. Wish I could relieve them for one day!

[@pennycaschera203]

I was waiting to see this memory posted. Only way to get anything from those pencils was to heat them with the lighter. All so you could heavily line your eyes 😂

[@maryannkey9135]

The iconic red pencil we all had in our makeup bag we first used to fill in our brows and then light the tip to put on our eyeliner

[@maryannkey9135]

Rum raisin lipstick color

[@constantreader4376]

I will NEVER forget that Noxema smell. Oh the memories! And you're right, that CG quad WAS different. Darker, and a different shades, like maybe an olivey brown? I swore I would never swerve from Shimmering Sands. Oh the shimmers all in the upper brow area! Cody Airspun never worked for me. Too heavy and too smelly, lol.

[@emmejuliana8773]

Love this video! Brings back the iconic smells of the CoverGirl Clean foundation and the Coty Airspun powder. One item I remember vividly from the 80s is a rollerball lip gloss that smelled like bubble gum. It was THE coolest thing to pull out of your bag at school. Wish I could remember the brand!

[@lipstickzombie4981]

Kissing Potion?

[@MyCleverHandle]

Bonnie Bell!

[@bsrk3170]

Had that Kissing Potion in every flavor. Also Max Factor Super Pat-n-Shine potted lipgloss applied with your finger-it was in a small compact.

[@michmash7888]

I know I had a bubble gum one from Maybelleine. Strawberry and mint too! They were delicious.

[@summerrose4286]

Maybelline Kissing Potion

[@jennifernoel1464]

I remember watching my mum put makeup on and being fascinated as a child. Watching all the steps and seeing the end results. It was so entrancing to me. And I developed an addiction to makeup from there lol. My most loved product is eyeshadow. I remember my mum used Maybelline Great Lash and some Max Factor products and some Cover Girl too. I now only buy cruelty free cosmetics and skin care and was so thrilled when Cover Girl went cruelty free. I wish every line would follow suit and think more and more old school cosmetics will eventually take the plunge. Oceans of love Miss Emily!

[@KODoch48]

When L’oréal goes cruelty free, you’ll understand there’s been a major change in the cosmetic industry, because in reality they own (aka are the parent company!) of 80 percent plus of the world’s cosmetic market! That means … it doesn’t matter what brand name they’re marketing under (high and low ends) … it’s still ALL L’oréal labs produced!

[@jennifernoel1464]

Oh, and I wanted to add that the majority of my makeup and skincare have no affiliation with Loreal. At least not that I'm currently aware of. Colourpop and e.l.f. and Pixie are my predominate brands. Well, Pixie skincare, not their makeup. But I have loads of Colourpop makeup and some skincare, I blame Kathleen Lights for my addiction there lol! I really like e.l.f. skincare too. Blessed Be!

[@SB_41]

I'm almost 44 years old and this look is VERY early 90s. Subtle eye and cheek, dark lips. Think Alyssa Milano in "Fear." Thanks for taking me back to my high school years ❤️

[@Jeepgirls1978]

I still own my Revlon naturally glamorous blush in sandalwoods beige ! I remember wearing it in high school in the nineties! 😍

[@vanessamariposa.christian]

my mom wore cg loose powder with the dark reddish brown lid, the mascara in a pink tube (great lash) and the red eye liner pencils. she kept it simple 🙂

[@stephanieposa9571]

Omg! Toast of New York was my middle school lipstick shade!!! I wore that and nothing else! You just brought back so many memories for me. Although, I must say, I remember that shade being more “toasty” …little more brownish. But wow! What a throwback!

[@cynthiaduncan9916]

I like the Coty face powder a lot but find it works best by applying it with a velour powder puff. Don't just blot it on, wiggle the puff a little bit from side to side and press it into the skin, and then brush off any extra with a brush. Applied this way, over foundation or just moisturizer, it's very natural (although yes, it is matte).

[@sandrarecendiz407]

Omg!!! I can’t tell you how many Maybelline brow powders I went through. And the Covergirl eyeshadows in cafe au lait and shimmering sands were my go to. I also wore a an eyeshadow palette from the brand Prestige I used to find at Walgreens.

[@jodigirl6610]

My Gma who always wore makeup, always, wore the Coty Airspun powder and the Revlon Raisin lipstick. I love them both because they smell like her! ♡

[@Khsguard17]

This takes me back! The old makeup product I remember most vividly is that L’Oréal powder foundation that had the brush at the top! It got all over my clothes every morning and looked terrible. They still sell it!

[@christinat.7171]

I remember using maybelline mascara, cover girl foundation, and a variety of single shadows. Also vaguely remember watermelon lipgloss. Always bought classic ivory in foundation. Love how this look turned out on you. 🤗❤🤗

[@sarahtomlin6398]

I can remember my grandmother doing her brows with I think a maybelline pencil that came 2 to a pack and were shorter and firmer and were red on the outside, and I think you can still get them! And I remember Granny using those in the 70’s!

[@MyCleverHandle]

I still use them! Read all the comments and replies, I found a great alternate use for those eyebrow pencils!

[@michmash7888]

My mom always had a stash of them in the vanity! None of the colors ever looked natural on me-they usually pulled too red. But they looked fine on my mom!

[@ambergerhelper7852]

My sister still uses them. I can’t make her convert, even though she thinks they look better when I do them for her. 😆

[@Donna677.]

I still love Loreal voluminous mascara….I still buy it too! I need to try the CG powder compact if they still have it….now that would bring back Noxema high school memories! Tfs…your always so fun and down to earth! 💜💜💜

[@jessicaj5739]

I recently bought that covergirl foundation and have really been loving it-noxema smell and all 😁 I really wish Bonne Bell would bring back the flipsticks and their regular lipstick line. I swear those were the best!!

[@marniekilbourne608]

I like the classics that are still being sold. They work if they are still making them and there is less of a risk the product will become unavailable. It sucks finding something you like for it to be discontinued after a year.

[@elizabethgriffin9394]

I love reading your profound and random thoughts in your info box. I'd love to see you do more "Eye remember" videos! As far as questions go, what was your favorite cartoon when you were little? I was a Carebears and Muppet Babies kid. Hope you have a great weekend! 💗

[@lyndacolvin642]

Saturday mornings I would watch She-ra and He-man with my dad, that is a wonderful memory. My parents put a masking tape line on the carpet so we wouldn't sit to close to the TV. My brother and I would sit at that line with our blankets and my dad would be behind us on the couch.

[@jessicaandcharli7114]

I love that powder because the smell reminds me of my grandmother in the best way!!

[@ashleys7413]

I was a “beauty advisor” at Walgreens as a teenager from 2003-2007. I stocked beauty products and helped customers in the cosmetics department. I remember a lot of these products!! 🥰 thank you for the nostalgia!

[@terrilaycock3789]

When I was in high school in the 80's we would wear that red Maybelline brow pencil or eyeliner and we would light the end of it with a lighter so we could just get that stuff on our eyes lol. That is classic.

[@janettekornbluth4655]

Gorgeous iconic 90's look. I Love it this brings back so many good memories. Emily I was wondering if you could also do an early 2000's look. I would love to see the products you would use for that look. I Love your videos.

[@hemjavgoli3191]

I have a question for Q&A video! What is your staple eyeshadow look in terms of colours, application for special occasion? And what lipstick do you match it with? And can you please do a video for undertone and foundation? Love your videos and enjoy watching them and thank you for being mom of three and still creating interesting content consistently.🙏

[@stellak8730]

i love your eye makeup look! Your whole look is great. It would have been great if you do another classics look if you find some of the iconic ads that were advertising some of this makeup. That would be a fun blast from the past

[@NavigatingTheNowWhat.]

I’m 41 and Shimmering sands is my absolute favorite go to eyeshadows. It’s the one eyeshadow I always have in my makeup bag, always repurchase, and I can always count on it to preform the same every time. It is fool proof. It is impossible to mess up. I can throw it on in a hurry and it always blends effortlessly.

[@tinyjennyl2002]

I absolutely ADORE these kind of vids Emily!!!! The old school stuff brings a smile to my face :) THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY DAY:)

[@iwilson6221]

I love how excited you always are about your videos! I am really let down by so many KZbinrs that now always start their videos saying how tired and bored they are with their content and with what they do. How am I supposed to rust their opinion then? So I love your energy and your true honest love for what you do! Keep it up.

[@marbravo7001]

I’m LOVING the heck out of this video!!. This is the makeup i grew up with. I’m 38yrs old and I pretty much used almost everything in this video growing up. This was what I could afford back then, it was good and looked good. I cannot ven remember how many bottles of this foundation I’ve gone through over the years. I just recently repurchased it and still love it. I continue to use the blushes and the bronzer pretty much everyday still. Amazing stuff at the drugstore still. Thank you Emily!!

[@catheesjourney8805]

I absolutely love the Loreal Voluminous. That has been a go to since I was in high school, after my Maybelline Great Lash phase of course! I still use it today, adding the Essence Princess mascara with it. Cover Girl Shimmering Sands and Country Woods? I think was my favorite eyeshadow as well. I actually made my daughter a beginner makeup bag with most of these products that I started with.

[@AshleyLamora]

Your hair looks so beautiful up like that. Saturday is my favorite because you upload. You have such great ideas and your channel never gets boring. Have a great weekend! Can you try the covergirl ageless cream foundation and the new elf powder foundation

[@carolinemohler7]

I'm 34 and when I was in elementary school, I remember my older sisters had neutral clinique duos in green packaging. I remember thinking there should be more colors. LOL. Around the same time period I remember begging my mom for this glitter lipstick. I was so proud of that glitter lipstick for a long time.

[@MsWinterIcePrincess]

That blush is the first makeup I ever got. I don't think I was yet a teen. My mom and I were grocery shopping at P&C and I remember just looking at the makeup display while she shopped, I asked if I could have that blush and she said yes! I might have to go find that for nostalgia and use it of course!

[@chellann]

What always stands out to me is the difference in how we put on our make up, and just how bad we fumbled through the learning process versus today with all tutorials. I remember using my hand for foundation and finders for eyeshadow, and when the eyeliner didn’t behave out came the lighter. I never knew exactly what it did but an older friend showed me that trick and to be sure my make up didn’t just stop at my chin line.

[@brendacavender6111]

I loved this video! I am 57 years old, and I made it a game by trying to predict what product you selected for each category, and I was correct about three-fourths of the time 😆 I remember these classics being in my mother’s collection, so they were my gateway into makeup. Fun, nostalgic video.

[@jennmichelle3874]

I'm 53 and had fun seeing what she'd say. I feel classic...lol! 😉

[@RaquelNavas]

I have that same foundation in the shade 125 buff beige ❤

[@Thebeach22]

Oh my goodness. When I saw the CG foundation bottle, did it bring back memories. I used something similar. And the blush cheekers, still use one. Loved this video. We used so little makeup compared to all that is available today. Thank you. You’re the best for thinking of doing this kind of video.

[@Milkymommy09]

The Coty airspun looks beautiful if you put it on moisturized skin with just a little concealer where needed. It only adds texture with a whole lot of stuff on your skin. I don't think it works as well when you wear foundation.

[@fran_ward]

Revlon colorstay foundation! Came out in the mid 90’s and finally got a pump in 2015

[@aprilcunningham7246]

I love this! Old school has been my favorite lately. I'm 56, and been feeling the nostalgia for simpler times, so the other day I did a Walmart shopping trip! I got CG clean liquid makeup and pressed powder, classic blush and continuous color lipstick. Since CG sadly has discontinued the clean pressed powder with the Noxema scent I ordered it on eBay! I also got White Shoulders perfume, a Revlon lipstick and I'm loving being back to basics. Started using CG in 1981, moved on to high end and the prices of high end makeup has become ridiculously expensive!! Besides, there's something about drugstore beauty that soothes the soul like a warm bowl of chicken soup.

[@sarahferguson0]

That Raisin Rage is beautiful. Especially with the overall look and the brown shirt. That Cody Airspun has been around forever. I can't wear it because the fragrance in that product is just too much.

[@peggydavis6418]

Yes my grandmother used the coty powder and I’m grandma+. Oldie but goody.

[@chelseamercer3825]

Cant find It anywhere here in Canada ☹️ I do love rum raisin though

[@pamrose4810]

Raisin Rage was my daily lipstick for a decade

[@TheKiwibirder]

Awesome…I was a teenager in the 80s. So you would need some Lee Press-On Nails, some Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers, and some Dippity-do Styling Gel (or Aussie Scrunch Spray). And don’t forget the Love’s Baby Soft cologne! And your Aqua Net hairspray!

[@jenniferorlandoludwig7145]

I remember all of those! I wish I had the money I spent on Aqua Net hairspray for those bangs that made me go from being 4'11" to 5ft tall🤣🤣

[@TheKiwibirder]

@@jenniferorlandoludwig7145 i 😂🤣😂

[@dianamccay7276]

I love remembering the older makeup from back in the day… things were a lot simpler then as I remember. (I’m 63.) I used Cover Girl foundation, Corn Silk pressed powder, black Maybelline Great Lash mascara, and Lip Smackers lip gloss!! I was into the “natural” look. My favorite Lip Smackers was Dr. Pepper- the perfect flavor for this Texas gal! (I loved them all, though!) My senior year of HS I started wearing a full face of makeup and wore all Mary Kay makeup for several years… that would be an interesting topic - I’ve never seen any YT videos on Mary Kay makeup! Love you, Emily!! You’re the best! ❤️

[@FourJaysFour]

Corn silk was a miracle for oily skin!

[@dianamccay7276]

@@FourJaysFour , It was definitely a great powder! I’m not oily now, but those teenage years- oh my golly! 🙄 LOL

[@laurajesso88]

I totally forgot about corn silk!!

[@roxillatastic]

I don't know why I stopped, but I recently started watching your videos again. I forgot how informative and relaxing your videos are. Thank you so much for all the work you put into these. You are such a unique voice in the KZbin make up world in such a priceless way.

[@totallytara1484]

Love this Video! 💜💜I’ve been using Voluminous since the ‘90s and get compliments on my CG Cheekers blush. Love that you keep it real Emily! 💕

[@Jendy0304]

I love using my CG Soft Mink blush as a blush topper. It is neutral and glowy!

[@ToshaRenee81]

Love this video! Brought back some memories, for sure! 🙂 For the Q&A: We always hear you call your sister by her her nickname Pup, but Ive always wanted to know her nickname for you?

[@jujujenkies18]

Her nickname is Poof!

[@cassandraqcassandraq5510]

I still have some old school products that always worked for me!..put concealer under foundation...

[@kymsurridge7790]

I was a teen in the late '80s, and I remember the Cover Girl three-pan blush palettes that had contour, blush, and highlight. And in the '90s I discovered a Revlon eyeshadow primer (I think it was called Lid Lock), and I was amazed at the difference it made. My favorite mascara was Almay One Coat, which I wore until they changed the formulation in the early 2000s; then I switched to Voluminous, which I loved. Oh, and who remembers Cover Girl Long 'N' Lush? And the Revlon lipstick! That smell will always remind me of my Grammy--as little girl I used to love watching her "put on her face." Thank you, Emily, for being you. I never understood the appeal of GRWM videos until I saw yours.

[@lbradford8398]

YES! Im still using Voluminous....must be 10 years. It doesn't budge, even on the bottom. I get waterproof. Thanks for the video Emily!

[@barbr100]

My favorite blush, which I still use, is CG Soft Mink. It is very similar to Charlotte Tilbury blush in Pillow Talk.

[@stephaniehansen5162]

Revlon Silver City Pink 1987 . Every girl I knew had this color !! This was fun Emily !🥰

[@DianeCee0]

I'm listening to this while I'm doing my makeup and it inspired me to grab my Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette for my eye look today.

[@christinecho779]

Revlon super lustrous in Rose Velvet is my favorite. Perfect browny nude 😍

[@kate7621]

Beautiful color still

[@michmash7888]

That is a good one!

[@kelbee58]

Yes on the Q&A. In the 70's I used a blue cream eyeshadow, I think from maybelline. It was in a pot with a flower on top.

[@carmenbeene2113]

Cover Girl Perfect Blend eyeliner pencil has been my ride or die since high school, I am 50! I use other eyeliners most of the time, but for some reason I always keep this one around and use it from time to time!

[@constantreader4376]

I used to use the one in charcoal ALL the time in High School. It's still a good eyeliner, in my opinion!

[@carmenbeene2113]

@@constantreader4376 i agree. Mine was always brown!

[@dannhorne9782]

Don’t you just live Em’s enthusiasm when the make up is working?!?

[@djelzinga2634]

I clearly recall the red box from my mother’s Maybelline Cake Mascara, and the little brush. I couldn’t wait to be old enough to wear it

[@hildataylor4490]

It's nice to see older makeup still been used because I still used the satin powder now and the bronzer and I love them both but I'm getting older and I'm having trouble with foundation trying to get the right foundation to use over 50 it's crazy how you're face and skin can change so much love your video.

[@sharilynn3024]

Me too! I am 56, and foundation is the hardest for me, but I am now using the new Loreal luminous foundation( the one with the dropper!) And I don't use powder with it. I only use one or the other but never both, cuz it causes too many wrinkles no matter what I do!