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These 12 Old School Beauty Products Are Still The Best Around
Mar 1, 2025
Hair and beauty experts told us which vintage goods have stood the test of time.
As a self-proclaimed nostalgia-seeker and lover of all things vintage, I’m fascinated by the fact that beauty products of yesteryear can not only still be purchased but are still recommended by experts.
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Everyone from makeup artists to dermatologists (and retro-obsessives like myself) agrees that these untouched formulations of the past continue to be favorites despite many modern-day innovations simply because they’re just that good.
In just one short scroll, you can learn which old-school beauty items graduated from your grandmother’s bathroom cabinet and made it onto our list of classic staples. Find skin barrier-healing creams and foolproof makeup-removing balms.
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Manhattan Beach, California-based board-certified dermatologist Dr. Divya Shokeen Khalsa previously saidthat this classic cream in a tin is designed to nourish and hydrate, improve skin barrier function as well as skin texture and appearance. Often compared to the much pricier and high-endCrème de La Mer, Nivea's rich formula has been around since 1911 and shares some of La Mer's same ingredients like glycerin, a favored humectant that draws moisture into the skin and panthenol (provitamin B5), which soothes and heals using anti-inflammatory properties.
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