There wasn’t much to choose from
They were an absolute hit among fragrances Live flowers. It was a dried sprig of lily-of-the-valley, violet or carnation flowers dipped in a solution. This fragrance was patented in the early 1960s by the production cooperative Vřídlo from Karlovy Vary, which also produced other products, such as bath salt or Ozalur bath oil. In the 1980s, the cooperative produced men’s cologne Marcus Caesar, which men after shaving could replace the unmistakable Pitralon.
Author: FB – Retromania
Fragrances from other socialist countries were also available. In the 1970s, the Polish perfume Być moze was popular, and the delicate fragrance Eva was imported from Romania. There was also a specialty from the Soviet Union – cologne Spirit of Moscow, which was sold in bottles shaped like a dwarf, Santa Claus or a snowman. Sometimes perfumes from the West also appeared, but they ended under the counter. Anyone who wanted a quality fragrance had to go to Tuzex.
Antiperspirant was a foreign word
Spray deodorants were on the market until the late 1970s. For example, it was available in pink packaging Vionel, in the late 1980s you could get Fa or Impuls sprays as an undercounter. But it was about luxury affair their price was around 80 CZK.
Author: Retro Museum Prague; FB page Remembrance of Socialism
Lilac soap, Indulona and Nivea
Who didn’t have one at home lilac soap, as if he wasn’t. It was used not only for personal hygiene, but was also often placed between bed linen. It has become an indispensable part of every household, but also a popular gift. Children bought them for their mothers for Mother’s Day and for their fellow teachers for Teachers’ Day. Choice soaps were sold in decorated paper boxes or tin cans. Apart from them, the immortal Indulona and Nivea creams were among the products in demand.
Author: FB – Retromania
