Hello lovelies, I will be discussing Doris Day’s favorite beauty products that you can still buy today.
Doris Day was born on April 3, 1922, and passed away on May 13, 2019. She was an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings. She left Brown to embark on a solo career and recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967.
Day’s film career began during the latter part of the Golden Age of Hollywood with the film Romance on the High Seas(1948), leading to a 20-year career as a motion picture actress. Her best-known films are those in which she co-starred with Rock Hudson, chief among them 1959’s Pillow Talk, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. After ending her film career in 1968, only briefly removed from the height of her popularity, she starred in her sitcom The Doris Day Show (1968–1973).
Beauty Products:
In her autobiography “Doris Day: Her Own Story,” Doris said that she would cover her body with Vaseline once a month before she went to bed to soften her skin. After applying Vaseline all over her body, she would wear socks, gloves, and pajamas so the Vaseline would stay on her skin and not get all over her bed.
Revlon Moon Drops: #708 Apple Polish Lipstick
For more than 40 years, Doris wore the Revlon lipstick in #708 Apple Polish.
Perfume:
Estee Lauder Youth-Dew launched in 1953 as a bath oil and was one of Doris Day’s favorite.
L’Air du Temps is a women’s perfume by the French fashion house, Nina Ricci. It was created in 1948 by the French perfumer Francis Fabron, in collaboration with Nina Ricci’s son Robert (1905–1988), who sought to expand the house’s business into an in-house perfumery.
Shalimar perfume was created in 1921 by the perfume house of Guerlain. It was re-released for the Art Deco Exhibition in Paris in 1925. Shalimar was named after the garden in Srinagar, built for Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan in honor of his wife. Before he became emperor, his name was Prince Khurram.
Sophia is a Coty fragrance inspired by the famous Sophia Loren, an icon of style, femininity, grace, and elegance. The perfume was launched in 1981 as an oriental floral, with dominant notes of jasmine and rose. Sophia was launched in 1980.
Invitation to the launch of Miss Dior perfume at the Avenue 30 Montaigne store in Paris on October 17, 1947. The first-ever Miss Dior bottle, initially available to purchase on December 1, 1947. The “presentoir” to the Dior house of the very first Miss Dior amphore-like bottle.
Doris Day was sponsored by Lux Toilet Soap, a luxury soap brand founded by the Lever Brothers in 1899. It was launched in the USA in 1925.
Lustre Cream shampoo:
Doris Day was also sponsored by Lustre Cream Shampoo that is no longer available today. Lustre-Creme was another brand fortunate enough to rope in iconic stars as pitch people. Marilyn Monroe featured in their 1950s ads.
