IT”s BAaaack! The miracle magic make-up of the 80′s. I actually thought it came out in the 70′s but I can’t seem to find the correct answer. Indian Earth and I go way back, I mean waaaaay back. As I said I don’t really remember the exact year, but when it did hit the market, all my friends and I bought it and were using it.
The premise of Indian Earth is that it is a natural product, I don’t know if that means it’s ground up dirt or clay although the company claims it is made up of minerals. And the other amazing attribute is that this ONE color works on all complexions! It may be true, however, you do have to be prudent in using it. I remember some fair-skinned friends who looked a little ruddy bordering on orange some days!!
About a month ago, I was leafing through some magazine and there it was…An ad for Indian Earth claiming it was the original. I couldn’t believe it. I mean really??? It looked just like it did, decades ago; A small clay bottle with a wide mouth and its stopper is a big fat round cork. The original Indian Earth came with a puff that looked like lambskin. I know because I had it AND yes I still have it!! Oh yeah, well not the puff, at some point I must have thrown it out. But I never threw out the cute little clay pot. I don’t know why, I just kept it.
I ‘m SO GLAD I still have my very own original Indian Earth. Ever since I saw the ad, I’ve been using it every day. I rarely wear foundation make-up, usually just a tinted moisturizer and now I finish off using a large make-up brush on the bottom of the cork. Of course you need to shake up your clay pot first.
So not only can everyone use it to get the look of a sun-kissed face, there’s more! Indian Earth can be mixed with a little water to make eyeshadow, lip liner, lipstick, even nail color. This is getting a tan without the harmful UV rays. Sounds like a miracle magical make-up doesn’t it?
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Herb Reed – In Heaven Not On Earth
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Only You (And You Alone) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Heaven on Earth was just one of the many songs sung by the Platters. And yesterday the last living member of that fabulous singing group, Herb Reed, died. Herb founded the Platters in the 1950′s – he was 83 years old when he passed away.
I always liked the song Heaven on Earth, however, it didn’t have a prayer (pun intended) to it’s flip-side phenomenal hit, My Prayer. For over a decade, the Platters produced 40 chart singles including 4 Number One hits. Among their repertoire were: The Great Pretender, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Only You (And You Alone), Twilight Time and (You’ve Got) The Magic Touch.
Headliners of Doo Wop era, their distinctive sound was a bridge between pre-rock Tin Pan Alley and the burgeoning new genre. Only You released in 1955 was their first Top Ten Hit and topped the R&B chart for 7 weeks.
The history of the group is checkered at best. Arrests and charges of drug and prostitution hurt their reputation even though no convictions ever took place. And over the years, the group splintered and several members started groups of their own, each one claiming the name The Platters, which led to lawsuits and injunctions. Finally in 2011, Herb Reed won the exclusive rights to the trademark name and the decision made Reed sole heir to the group’s tremendous legacy.
I’m at the tail end of the Baby Boomers who grew up on Rock & Roll, Doo Wop and the British Invasion. By the time the music of the day turned to Hard Rock, Acid Rock, and Heavy Metal, I was no longer listening to those radio stations. Doo Wop is probably my favorite genre and for me it encompasses Motown Sound, R & B, Bee Bop – just about all the music produced between 1950 and 1966.
KEEP THE MUSIC ALIVE!
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