Originally Posted by Chele
I'd love to play with those pop beads while I chewed on my wax lips! They look like a lot of fun!
Oh no! Wax lips brought back another childhood memory. I thought those were the most wonderful things---until this next day. When I woke and found that my eyes had swollen shut, my lips and tongue had swollen bigger than the bright red wax lips! I had such a horrible allergic reaction to them that mom wouldn't even let me have any of those tiny wax bottles that had little drinks in them.
We did occasionally get Chick-O-Sticks, Sixlets, and some other penny candy though. The worst was the big orange fluffy yucky Circus Peanuts that Grandma and Grandpa always gave us. I fed mine to their dog.
Mom was an Avon lady so we always had lipstick in every color available but we were only allowed to use a tiny bit of Instant Mocha on special occasions. I thought it was so grand to stay over at a friends house so that I could use her mother's Evening in Paris perfume. We never got anything but Avon.
How about CanCan slips? Anyone remember those? Personally I didn't ever wear any but I remember my older sisters having them. I played dress up in them.
This has been a really fun thread. It's brought back many good and some not so good but funny now memories.