December 17, 2024

Hey Guys, Am I Old Because I Remember When Oil of Olay Came in a Glass Bottle?

Hey guys! Serious question. Am I old because I remember Oil of Olay came in a glass bottle? Last week, I somehow ended up on the retro commercial Tiktok algo and it was serving me up some great old makeup commercials! An old Oil of Olay sprung up and it looked like it was from the 70s. I don’t remember the commercial at all to be honest with you so maybe I’m not THAT old but it did trigger a memory in me of how Oil of Olay came in a glass bottle.

As I recall it was still sold in a glass bottle in the early 90s or am I wrong? Fun fact Olay Total Effects 7 in 1 Face Moisturizer was my go to when I was like 14 or 15 years old. I worked at CVS when I was a freshmen in High School and I remember always buying it when it went on sale. I can’t say I actually owned a glass bottle of Oil of Olay but I do sort of recall them being around. I also remember thinking Oil of Olay was the height of luxury skincare.

Does anyone remember how much a bottle cost? I’m over here trying to recapture a feel good beauty era. Was it like $3 bucks or something in the 70s? It’s damn near $30 now! Well, technically the fluid is around $16 or so but there are so many formulations now that the cost goes up with the ingredients so you’re looking at around $25 to $30 per jar.

I find myself missing a lot of old beauty favs when I see commercials like this! What old formulas and products do you miss? Do share them!

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  • ame

    We both are because it absolutely did when I first used it, and I think my mom still has one of my grandma’s glass bottles that she saved when my grandma died.

    • Isabella Muse

      that’s so sweet of her! I never owned the glass bottle but I totally remember them being in glass! I always used the 7 in 1 when I was a teenager! I swear I thought I was doing some kind of wonderful for my skin LOL!

  • Cassandra Kiernan

    I remember my grandmother using this in the 70s, so I’m OLDER. LOL.

    • Isabella Muse

      I never had a glass bottle but I remember them still being available in the 90s! I wonder when they axed the packaging. Total hazard if you dropped it LOL!

  • Stacey

    Yes! My mom had the glass bottles in the ‘80s. I remember lots of smacking on the bottom to get the last bits out. It was my first moisturizer because that’s what Mom used (and still used until she passed last year, I think!).

  • FrugalCat

    My grandmother used oil of Olay and I do remember the glass bottle, this was the 70’s when I was a little kid. During the 80’s, I also worked as a cashier at CVS and I think it was still in glass, but am not sure. In the 80’s, my mom used Clinique Dramatically Different moisturizer and it came in a glass bottle (does it still? Have not investigated lately) and I started using Nivea Visage, which was in glass in the 80, thru the 90s, then it got DISCONTINUED.

  • Merideth

    Can confirm it was in a glass bottle very early 90s. Not sure how long glass stuck around after ’91 or ’92.