My previous entry of August 6th (see below) on the memory of the smell of the Toni perms still haunts me and my thought turned to bygone scents of my youth:
Evening in Paris-
On Mother’s Day I would buy my Mom the deluxe gift package of the perfume. It came in a lovely dark blue bottle and the had a big powder puff.
Noxzema-
I remember my mother covering her face every night with it. “No more wire hangars!”
Old Spice-
My Dad’s Father’s Day gift of cologne mixed with the smell of printing ink from his factory job.
Ben Gay-
Oops! I read this advertisement wrong and I rubbed it on the wrong spot once. Boy did it burn…
Jean Nate
Another gift for Mom – she we take a bath with the Nate bath oils and rub the essence oil all over her body. She did something with white wine vinegar behind closed doors, which I could never figure out. When I asked her she said she was making a salad…
Charlie-
This was my mother’s other cologne. Remember Bobby Short singing the jingle?
Jiffy Pop-
I love the smell of burnt popcorn in the morning.
Cod Liver Oil-
Ugh!
Nine Flags-
I loved this set of men’s colognes in sexy, phalic little bottles each named after a country: England, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, France, Spain, Hong Kong, Italy & Brazil. My favorite was Italy with a Sorrento Lemon aroma.
Mimeograph Fluid & Airplane Glue-
Sniff……