Presented here are brands which have been around for at least thirty years. The one thing we cannot use is actual vintage make-up. However, there are still several classic brands which create cosmetics today-- it's the next best thing! Below is a list I made of brands today and the year that they began production of cosmetics or fragrances.


Yardley (1770)
Rimmel (1834)
Pond's (1846)
Avon (1886)
Shiseido (1872)
Jergens (1901)
Detaille (1905)
L'Oréal (1909)
Max Factor (1909)
Elizabeth Arden (1909)
Coty (1914)
Noxzema (1914)
Maybelline (1915)
Helena Rubinstein (1917)
Helene Curtis (1927)
Clairol (1930s)
Neutrogena (1930)
Almay (1931)
Revlon (1932)
Lancôme (1935)
Lancôme Canada (1935)
Physicians Formula (1937)
Estée Lauder (1946)
Lumene (1948)
Jafra (1956)
Cutex (1960)
Cover Girl (1961)
Mary Kay (1963)
Clinique (1968)

Coming Soon: Fashion Houses

Floris (1730)
Galimard (1747)
Caswell-Massey (1752)
Creed (1760)
Lubin (1798)
E. Coudray (1822)
Guerlain (1828)
Bourbon French (1843)
Molinard (1849)
Bourjois (1853)
Borsari (1870)
Acqua di Biella (1871)
Penhaligon's (1872)
Crown Perfumery (1872)
Geo. F. Trumper (1875)
Berdoues (1902)
Caron (1904)
Coty (1904)
Acqua di Parma (1916)
Jean Patou (1919)
Chanel (1921)
Lanvin (1924)
Fragonard (1926)
Prince Matchabelli (1926)
Hové (1931)
Bogner (1932)
House of Worth (1932)
Dana (1932)
Dunhill (1934)
Robert Piguet (1944)
Rochas (1944)
Balmain (1945)
Rochas (1945)
Nina Ricci (1946)
Christian Dior (1947)
Hermès (1951)
Estée Lauder (1953)
Clarins (1954)
Givenchy (1957)
Parfums Grès (1959)
Yves Saint-Laurent (1961)
I Profumi di Firenze (1966)
Mazzolari (1967)
Diptyque (1968)
Revlon (1968)
Jōvan (1972)
L'Artisan Parfumeur (1976)
Le Jardin Retrouve (1976)