Caboodles '80s Plastic Makeup Case Kit

The Caboodle was essential to holding all of  your makeup and beauty accessories in the '80s.

Caboodles took the idea of a tackle box and made it awesome back in 1987.  Sadly, I can honestly say I may be the only 1980s girl that did not own one of these plastic Caboodles makeup and beauty cases. Caboodles were super cool and came in pretty colors like pink, baby blue and turquoise, but for whatever reason I just never got around to getting one. 

Caboodles were all the rage at sleepovers, camp and college. Girls would tote their treasure chest-like Caboodle packed with makeup and Scrunchies. I believe I was the only freshman in my college dorm who did not arrive armed with my overstuffed Caboodle. 

Moms and '80s fanatics may be surprised to know that Caboodles are still alive and well today. Sadly like everything else, the Caboodles are modernized to fit today's styles. Check out their website at Caboodles.com. 

Did you rock the Caboodle (not Kaboodle) back in the day?

Vintage Avon Hershey's Chocolate Kiss Lip Gloss

Vintage Avon Hershey's Kiss Chocolate
Lip Gloss from the '80s.

When I was about 12, I babysat my cousins every Thursday night while my aunt attended a ceramics class at the local high school. The only reason I can recall these babysitting sessions taking place on Thursday nights is because of NBC's Must See TV line up.

I remember starting the evening off watching Cosby Show and Family Ties with four well-behaved little cousins. I'd send them to bed around 9 and tune into Cheers and Night Court. I knew it was getting super late when Hill Street Blues came on. I'm guessing my aunt would grab a coffee with a friend on those late Hill Street Blues nights.

My aunt was a stay-at-home mom with four small children. She wasn't exactly made of money and her life wasn't exactly easy or filled with lavish vacations and purchases. My parents wouldn't allow me to accept any form of cash payment. This was okay by me -- I felt funny taking money from family anyway.

My aunt had a friend who sold Avon. To thank me for giving up my Thursday nights, she'd gift me fun little treats from Avon. I especially remember loving this Hershey's Chocolate Kiss Lip Gloss from Avon. I wish I could get my hands on that exact same Avon lip gloss today without spending $30 on eBay. It smelled so chocolaty and delicious. The Hershey's Chocolate Kiss Lip Gloss came in a plastic kiss-shaped and tasted so yummy on my lips. 

It's funny, we get so many expensive gifts throughout our lives, yet I never forgot receiving that small token gift. Do you remember a simple gift that stuck with you throughout the years?

Aziza Nail Polish Pens 1980s

Nail Polish Pens were hot for a hot second in the 1980s.

I've never been very good at applying nail polish. To this day I get manicures and pedicures because I have absolutely zero skill when it comes to painting my nails. Back in the 1980s, Aziza Nail Polish Pens were all the rage. I thought my prayers were answered as a young teen. 

Sadly these nail polish pens didn't work as good as they did in the commercial.