Remember Apple Blossom toilet water?

Ruth n Jersey

Ruth n Jersey

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My Mom allowed me to wear only Apple Blossom toilet water. I remember Tangee lipstick as well, I could wear it as long as it was light pink. There also was a hair rinse that came in capsule form. I think Nestle put it out. You put the capsule contents in water and washed your hair in it. The color was horrible but did wash out. I used it just before going to bed. The next morning all the color had come off on my Mom's nice white pillow case with the hand crochet edges that my Grandmother had done. She had not given me permission to do this and definitely was not happy. As I remember the color washed right out of my hair but the pillow case needed quite a few bleachings before it disappeared and my Grandma's edging never looked the same.
 

I definitely remember Tangee lipstick!

I can't say I remember Apple Blossom, but I recall the term "toilet water", which now seems weird!

Your pillow case story reminded me of the time I went to bed with a huge wad of bubble gum in my mouth. I was about 7. Woke up the next morning and I was afraid to get out of bed because my hair was stuck to the pillow!!! My poor mom had to deal with that while trying to get several kids ready to try to catch the school bus. :(
 
jujube said:
Yes, I definitely remember the hair dye capsules. I used it once and once only. It took forever for my mother to stop yelling at me about the pillow case. Did we grow up in the same house? Well, at least your mother let you wear lipstick.....
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jujube, I think there was a conspiracy between Mother's of the 50's. We all seemed to have the same problems. As far as the lipstick, the shade of pink I was allowed to wear was so light you couldn't tell if it was on or off. Most of these products were bought in Woolworth department store,or as we called it, the five and 10. I remember the fake finger nails that came with glue also.
 
Anybody remember "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"? In Billboard Top 40 Charts for 26 weeks, in Number One for 10 weeks! Done by Perez Prado. This was the SECOND top-selling hit single of ALL TIME!

Can you guess what song made the absolute top spot, forever? It's hard to believe, considering the soft, melodious rendition of Prado. imp

https://youtu.be/3Q4ywIHLAcQ
 
The top song might have been "White Christmas"...... I listen to the 40s channel on Sirius a lot, and Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White was just on!
 
A principal of a small middle school had a problem with a few of the older girls starting to use lipstick. When applying it in the bathroom they would then press their lips to the mirror and leave lip prints.

Before it got out of hand he thought of a way to stop it. He gathered all the girls together that wore lipstick and told them he wanted to meet with them in the ladies room at 2pm. They gathered at 2pm and found the principal and the school custodian waiting for them.

The principal explained that it was becoming a problem for the custodian to clean the mirror every night. He said he felt the ladies did not fully understand just how much of a problem it was and he wanted them to witness just how hard it was to clean.

The custodian then demonstrated. He took a long brush on a handle out of a box. He then dipped the brush in the nearest toilet, moved to the mirror and proceeded to remove the lipstick.

That was the last day the girls pressed their lips on the mirror.
 
Ken N Tx said:
A principal of a small middle school had a problem with a few of the older girls starting to use lipstick. When applying it in the bathroom they would then press their lips to the mirror and leave lip prints.

Before it got out of hand he thought of a way to stop it. He gathered all the girls together that wore lipstick and told them he wanted to meet with them in the ladies room at 2pm. They gathered at 2pm and found the principal and the school custodian waiting for them.

The principal explained that it was becoming a problem for the custodian to clean the mirror every night. He said he felt the ladies did not fully understand just how much of a problem it was and he wanted them to witness just how hard it was to clean.

The custodian then demonstrated. He took a long brush on a handle out of a box. He then dipped the brush in the nearest toilet, moved to the mirror and proceeded to remove the lipstick.

That was the last day the girls pressed their lips on the mirror.
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What a fantastic solution to the problem! Not many principals today would think of that!
 
I vaguely remember my mother using Apple Blossom toilet water. Imp, that was one of my mother's favorite tunes! :sentimental:
 
I did not intend to interrupt the "flow of thought" regarding toilet water, but the blossoms idea simply intervened! imp
 
In my high school, the science students occasionally let loose a foul smelling sulfur bomb to everyone's great olfactory upset, we called it Apple Blossom.:disgust:
 

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