Sunday 6 June 2010

Do you remember Aqua Manda??

When I was about 12 my older sisters all had Aqua Manda - I never did - how I longed for a bottle of perfume or talc.  I admired the bottles from afar and examined the adverts in Woman's Own.  I never did own any of these exotic potions...until day!!! At the car boot I bought an unopened bottle for 50p - so something that I had yearned for has been reduced to such a low value! How times have changed.  I might put this in Bronte's 70's bedroom and it will go a treat on the shelf


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  1. Unknown8 June 2010 at 10:49

    Lovely graphics and colours Jenny, Bronte should love it.

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  2. Linda9 June 2010 at 18:46

    I remember it well, and the orange scent. I bought my first bottle at Chelsea Girl in our local high street. (Those were the days!!!!)

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  3. The Custards10 June 2010 at 15:50

    Good grief I had forgotten all about Chelsea Girl - that really does take me back. I thought that it was the most marvellous place - many thanks for the reminder!

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  4. Cowboys and Custard Mercantile29 June 2010 at 19:31

    Oh yes yes yes.. I do remember Aqua Manda.. and I can also remember the scent of it. What a wonderful blast from the past.

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  5. Kitsch and Curious6 July 2010 at 11:13

    What a briliant find! I used Aqua Manda as a teenager in the 1970s and have been desperate to find some again. Unfortunately. it sells for a fortune on Ebay!

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    1. Mary Fletcher Burke25 April 2022 at 22:56

      I remember the smell of Aqua Manda so well as does my hubby of 50 years since. I'm an aromatheraipst and I found an oil that brings us both back to that time, Its "Spiced Orange Oil" check it out for yourself . I'm sure its the same smell I actually have it in an atomiser right now! I like to diffuse it when I'm feeling a bit old and grey it brings me right back.

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  6. Peony and Thistle5 October 2011 at 15:47

    Oh my! I had forgotten all about this! How nice to be reminded!

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  7. Anne31 October 2012 at 18:51

    Hi Jenny! Thank you for the comment over on my blog. Fancy the image belonging to your daughter!! I hadnt seen it on your blog. Tell her thank you very much for the loan of it! I thought it was very sophisticated back then and remember getting some. Maybe if enough people mention it they will start remaking it!

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