After writing about my favorite brands all through my life, this post was a bit inevitable to pay homage to all the things which characterized the 90’s.
- Dettol : I know that it has to be the first coz I can’t forget the smell of it ever. It strangely brings back all the times when we used to fall down and hurt ourselves and bleed and then cry 😀 It would probably forever be found in every home.
- Nivea Tin : Another product which I think is timeless and the brand image of Nivea. I want to get a hand on the German version of the same product coz I have heard it to be much better.
- Ponds : Remember the bubli-bubli-woosh ad!!! I used to love it though I have never used ponds. But, it was famous in many houses.
- Charmis : I am not sure how many remember this but I don’t think it was exactly popular. Though, just for information, it has made a comeback in the market again.
- Vicco Turmeric : I don’t think anyone can ever forget the ad of “Vicco Turmeric, nahi Cosmetic”. And, the obnoxious smell of the cream and I had countless times tried applying that cream but it never suited my skin 🙁 But, its one product which you can never forget.
- Parachute : No list of old products can be quite complete without the mention of that wide mouthed Parachute hair oil which regularly used to freeze in winters and had to be scooped out using the fingers (hurt my nails) or the spoon.
- Old Spice Shaving Lotion : Any one remembers that??? I used to love it!!!
- Brylcreem Hair Cream : I never understood what it was but knew that my father used it regularly and probably, I had also tried using it though I am not sure of the results 😀
- Santoor Soap : They smelled gorgeous!!!
- Boroline and Boroplus : How can one forget them?? The very few products specially for the lips and pretty much all-in-one products 🙂
- Calcium Tablets from Glaxo : Ok, I am not sure if they were popular but I used to eat them quiet regularly and loved them to bits!!!
- Threptin Biscuits : Remember, the ugly green tin dabba which used to give so much pains to cut out the tin sheet which sealed the biscuits. The packaging still remains the same and neither has the taste changed.
- Complan Plain Flavor : Ok, I have always been a Complan Girl and will always be. I love to eat complan even today and yup, eat not drink. And, I used to love to couple Threptin biscuits with Complan and eat.
- Uncle Chips : How can one ever forget them?? They were the tastiest chips I ever had and Ruffles really holds nothing in front of them. Remember “Bole Mere Lips, I love Uncle Chips”. I had bought them a few months back but they have again disappeared from the market 🙁
- Swad and Pan Pasand : Ok, many people used to love the candy ‘Swad’ but not many liked ‘Pan Pasand’ but I used to love it.
- Kismi Bar : Do you remember distributing Kismi bars in red packets to the whole class on your birthday. Oh yes, I used to love them. Found them some years back but I guess they have again been discontinued.
- Cadbury Gems : No childhood could ever be complete without them 😀
Can you think of any other product?? I guess there was something from Lakme too but I am not able to recall it quiet. Ok, I had started out with a different intention but the post turned out to be my most cherished and missed things form my childhood. Thinking back now, things have changed so much!!! I wonder what we will do when we are in our 60’s and 70’s. Do you miss anything from your childhood???
agreed!!i wud like to add the ponds dreamflower talc large size ones which are uber famous in our homes..they still are!!!
oh yes….I forgot the talc…it smells so awesome…I just love it 🙂
This brings back so many memories! Only thing I would add is cuticura powder which came in some tin type container.
btw, congrats on winning the sigma brush!
yeah this post was entirely nostalgic for me to write and yup you are right about cuticura powder too…I had used it but then didn’t remember!!! thanks, Poohkie, it was entirely unexpected 🙂
Chacha Chaudhari, Pinki etc in comics.
Maggi: Mummyyyy bhook lagi…
Emami cream: in pearly white packaging
this is what all i can remember. 🙂
Swati, Charmis was a staple cream for all my aunts. One dabba was always there in our fridge 😀 From those memories, I guess it was quite popular in may be the 80s
And Swad… ummm… my mouth till date waters on seeing it… good thing is it’s still available thoh not as popular among the kids today.
Some others I can think of are Shikakai soap, Moti and Camay soaps, Protinex and Bournvita Drinking Chocolate and Sunsilk shampoo (God knows why I ever used that shampoo)
hey Forum…oh my gosh!!! thanks for reminding me of Moti soaps…I used to love them 🙂 big , huge and round soaps and I always thought them to be ultimate in luxury 😀 and I didn’t know swad is available even now…I think its available at limited places then….camay soaps are my fav till date specially the international ones and seriously even I wonder why I used sunsilk…it ruined my hair 🙁 but I used to love chic shampoos!!! and yup, charmis was pretty popular then…even I remember having huge dabba at our home….
awesome post swati..! I am currently using vicco and its quiet nice..I so want to try the Palmolive charmis next..
Nivea n Ponds I always found too thick 🙁
@Jiya you are making my mouth water…yummy maggi 😀 and, I too love pinki and chacha chaudhri and also tinkle digest and champak!!!
@Bhumika thanks 🙂 I was thinking of trying vicco quite sometime back..I think I shall do that now!!! yeah, ponds and nivea are thicker for normal skin but I love Nivea.
lovely compilation….bachpan ki yaad aagayi…hey campco chocolates were also famous during that time 🙂 🙂 🙂
Akhila
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