Evergreen beautifiers

You succumb to the fad of the moment, and pick up the latest make-up items, only to stash them away in the recesses of your dresser. Then there are those that refuse to go away. Timeless, like beloved family heirlooms.

Our Trendy Tester brings you these ever-fresh beautifiers in a two-part series.

Chanel No 5, Rs. 5,700: (1921) Coco Chanel chose the floral mix — neroli, rose, jasmine, sandalwood, vanilla, and vetiver — in test tube number 5. And created the ultimate benchmark of femininity.

Olay Original Active Hydrating Beauty Fluid, Rs. 850: (1949) The invention of South African chemist Graham Wulf, who wrought magic with lanolin to create what was then called Oil Of Olay. Grandma and mom loved it; so do we.

Elizabeth Arden Eight-Hour Cream, Rs. 2,400: (1930) The ultimate skin plumper is a combo of petroleum, beta-hydroxy acid and vitamin E. Elizabeth Arden used the apricot-coloured cream to soothe her skin and her horse’s legs, too!

YSL Touche Eclat, Rs. 1,790: (1990). The formula of YSL’s concealer was tweaked by Terry Ze Gunzberg, then director of makeup, to reflect light and make skin super-radiant. A trend was blazed, that no one else has been able to copy.

Chanel: Delhi: Chanel boutique, The Imperial, 1 Janpath, New Delhi. Telephone: 51116840.
Mumbai: La Galleria, Landmark Building, Bandra (W), Mumbai. Telephone: 55033691.

YSL: Delhi : Shoppers Stop, Ansal Plaza, Khelgaon Marg, New Delhi . Telephone: 26258866.
Mumbai: Shoppers Stop, Dynamix Mall, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai. Telephone: 26256271.
Bangalore: Shoppers Stop, Commerce @ Mantri, Ground Floor, N.S. Palaya, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore. Telephone: 5121 5681. Shoppers Stop, Garuda Mall, Magrath Road, Ashok Nagar, Bangalore 5600025. Telephone: 25548224.

Tomorrow: Four more of our fave beauty classics.