A few years ago I came across these cute little compacts and they have been on my wish list ever since. They are called 'Honey-Buns', and were released from Revlon in the 1960's. As you can see on the top was a really groovy little graphic of a dolly bird with daisies in her hair, and the compact opened up like a purse. They were filled with Love-Pat makeup that came in different shades such as 'Misty Rose' with a pad for application and the compacts themselves were available in either blue, red or white. They were also quite large, measuring four inches in diameter, and thus I'm guessing they had a beautiful big mirror on the inside. And selling for only $3.00, as advertised in a 1964 issue of Seventeen Magazine, who could resist? I don't think that you could get a cuter compact - definitely something I'd love to carry around in my handbag with me everywhere.
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| Lilly Shan - 1965 |
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Title: "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" - The Four Tops
Such a cute little compact! Its so hard to find little bits of packaging from the 60s cause most would have just been thrown away! such a shame. Love the new layout too!
ReplyDeleteThat is a gorgeous compact....thanks for sharing the history with us! Xx
ReplyDeleteI've never seen one of those in all my years of vintage hunting, it's gorgeous! xxx
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely compact! I've never come across any but will keep an eye out just incase xx
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Beautiful! Wouldn't mind having one too, Bye sugar-pie!
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