Mostly for the gals on DU.......has it happened to you that a favorite

[a kennedy]

beauty product goes out of stock and you can’t find it anywhere because the company has stopped making it??? Mine is Midnight Blue Great Lash Mascara by Maybeline. I swear i’ve the last tubes available in my area. As soon as I found out it’s been discontinued I drove all over to buy as many as I could. Went on line and found that MallWort had some and bought 5 more on line. I now have 10 tubes. I have worn this midnight blue mascara since I first started wearing makeup. Love it, and now will have supplies until I die.

[TEB]

1. Oh my

You and my wife must be related

[a kennedy]

15. I might have to fight her for them.....

and tell her if I happen to find a stash I’ll share.

[irisblue]

32. I'm taking both of you out for those.

[Croney]

2. I hope you live longer than that!

I believe mascara expires after six months to a year. Not sure though.

[JHan]

4. 2-3 months.

[dewsgirl]

5. I thought of this as well, I think it is six months once it is opened.

At least I hope so.

[a kennedy]

13. Heard that....if it gets thick, I do add a few drops of visible eye drops.....

that helps smooth it out. I know shelf life isn’t long, but at this point I’ll take my chances. I’m 68......probably won’t have any eyelashes left befor to long.

[blm]

38. Refrigerate it

.

[JHan]

3. careful though

Make up has a shelf life.

You haven't been able to find an alternative?

[a kennedy]

11. No......no blue colors come close to the midnight blue shade.....all to bright.

[yonder]

40. I'll apologize beforehand

[akraven]

74. Zero apologies necessary!

We have a large .45 collection - this one wore out twice!!

[Sherman A1]

6. I would suggest contacting the manufacturer

It may be that it is simply being rebranded into a different name or package. Never hurts to ask.

[a kennedy]

14. First thing I did when heard it was no longer being manufactured....they said

try our other products. No thank you, love the midnight blue color and the great lash texture, nothing Maybeline makes now even comes close. Ugh, they were’t helpful at all.

[snowybirdie]

7. "GALS"

Really? Pssssst. No one uses that word anymore!

[a kennedy]

12. Ya know the minute I wrote that I paused and thought.....hmmmmmm

does anyone one say this?? Thanks, I know now.

[delisen]

39. I think people started using "you guys" which erases the female

Unfortunately "guys" conjures up a image of a male-sort of like when "he" was the default pronoun.

I prefer"people" as in the German greeting of "leute"

But of course I do like to see men wearing mascara-I am too lazy to wear makeup myself but enjoy seeing people wear it

[Ohiogal]

8. About 10 years ago

Avon stopped making my favorite lipstick, Sparkling Cashmere. I bought up as many tubes of it as I could find, too, which wasn’t very many. I have never, ever, found another company that makes anything that approaches that color. I know how you feel!

[planetc]

9. Breck Shampoo

I think of this as a phenomenon called "the MBAs strike again!" A company has been going along making a product a number of people like. Then they hire an MBA, and the MBA revamps the entire product line by making it very attractive to that part of the market that wants to have papayas in their shampoo, and the conditioner too, of course. So then, what used to be a line of three kinds of Breck (for dry, normal, and oily hair) turns into a row of eight shampoos with matching conditioners that promise to do anything you want to your hair, with payaya, and herbs, and everything but bacon, I think. And you can't find the kind you've been buying for twenty years. If that innocent little bottle still exists, it's been sunk by the fruit and flower salad, and you have to find something else. Once again, you've been deserted by the manufacturers. Product loyalty, my Aunt fanny--you can't be loyal to a manufacturer that deserted you.. Can't even find them. I used to use the midnight blue mascara too before I retired.

Enough with the Papayas! Bring Back Breck!

[ProfessorGAC]

10. You Want Breck Shampoo?

Buy the basic Dial. Dial bought Breck about 25 years ago. Because their basic brand was identical to the Breck you recall, they used the Breck name as more a boutique varietal.

This freed up the basic Dial product to be sold without them competing against themselves for the basic formula product.

Thought this might help ease your angst over losing your favorite shampoo.

[planetc]

16. Not so much angst as annoyance, and I will certainly look out for it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Hmmmm.... bacon shampoo....

You would be loved and fussed over by your dogs and/or cats.

[planetc]

41. I think you would need tuna shampoo for your cats. And what about racoons? They're already ...

in our hair. I don't think we want them farther in.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

43. Cats love bacon. Trust me...

[LakeArenal]

83. Everyone likes bacon Mmm bacon..🥓

Thanks. I smell bacon. Oh, am I having a stroke? No that’s burned toast, right?


Mmmmmm bacon.....

[csziggy]

17. Check for discontinued things at Big Lots

Believe it or not, they carry a lot of personal care and beauty items, many of which are discontinued.

When Dial discontinued the only cheap unscented soap I could use, my husband spotted it at Big Lots and for months bought every bar they put on the shelves. I might have a lifetime supply - but I told him to check again and refill what I have used to make sure!

[a kennedy]

18. I'll be errand running tomorrow....thanks will check it out.

[LeftInTX]

19. Yes and I hate it!!!

Fortunately, I wear black mascara and the Black Maybelline liquid liner.

I got into creme/liquid eyeshadows. Rimmel made a great one. Then it disappeared in 2016. So, I picked up Almay. Now they've d/c ed the Almay product. Creme shadows seem to be going away and powder on my crepey lids looks like I sustained major injuries!

So, I keep buying new things.........


I wonder if you could try mixing regular blue mascara with black mascara to get the same effect as Midnight Blue?

I'm always experimenting.

[a kennedy]

20. Ooooooooo, mixing the bright blue with black.....

that could be promising.......thanks.

[PennyK]

21. Mine was a Cover Girl eyeliner

LineExact in Black/Brown. It was a liquid with a short, tapered brush. The brush length was perfect in that i could rest my hand on my cheek as I drew it on. It went on perfectly and was waterproof. Never bled or streaked.
Apparently I wasn't the only missing it...if you look at reviews of current Cover Girl liners, you'll see dozens of requests to bring this one back.
I did search all over the 'net, but the few I have are now so old that they work three times and then dry up. I've tried many others, different brands, but I can't find anything comparable.

[a kennedy]

22. I hear ya.......and sorry nothing else compares.

[Sedona]

35. Try this

Maybelline Ultra Liner Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner, Dark Brown, 0.25 fl. oz. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000V54TNI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_hLQjCb5T8FVVV

[PennyK]

82. Not for me

The CG one had a tapered brush. I've tried the Maybelline and it didn't work as well for me.

[LeftInTX]

62. I have used Maybelline Liquid Liner for over 45 years, but I have read complaints

about application disasters.

I rest the brush on the base of my lashes. I've never had a problem.

[IcyPeas]

23. Clinique Blackberry Stain lipstick

I used this for years and all of a sudden they stopped carrying it around 1993. I drove around to every department store to see if any of them had any left but they didn't.

(first world problems)

[yellowdogintexas]

72. mine was Golden Raisin - the best red lipstick I ever had

It was more of a paprika red and was perfect for my skin tone.

I have yet to find anything remotely close to it

[A HERETIC I AM]

24. I used to wear Midnight Blue Great Lash Mascara by Maybeline.....

until some Meany McGreedypants went to all the stores in the area and frickin bought it all up.





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[a kennedy]

46. Oh I hate you......

you are so naughty....

[A HERETIC I AM]

58. ....

[sprinkleeninow]

26. Walgreen's has blue, burgundy, purple mascaras. I just got some. 👀

I recall some department store had some blue/black versions of mascara, but were not anywhere as reasonable as drugstore or big box store brands like Maybelline, etc.

[a kennedy]

47. and have looked at them.....didn't buy them...didn't like the brush style....

and ok, ok, might have to go back and look at them.....but the great lash brush by Maybeline is just the best brush EVER and it’s JMHO.

[sprinkleeninow]

57. I know. I was partial to Maybelline also.

There are numerous products--cosmetics, food, cleaning, fragrances!, etc., you name it, that gets discontinued. Then replaced with stuff no so hot. I get highly frustrated. You latch onto a favorite, then whoosh, gone. I don't get most of this thinking on the part of manufacturers.



Have a Happy! 🎉🎆

[Liberty Belle]

27. Roux Fanci-Ful Hair Rinse in a red "copper" color

It worked great and my hair was beautiful with it - only non-permanent, easy to use color rinse on the market. They still have it in all the other colors, but not the reddish hue.

It used to cost about $10 for a bottle that would last months. I searched online and found only one bottle left on earth -- at $85, so reluctantly passed. Wish they'd bring it back. I've written but it's been a couple of years now, no luck.

[no_hypocrisy]

28. The original Herbal Essence Shampoo from the Seventies.

Not even found in the Vermont Country Store.

[Grasswire2]

52. YES where is it????? nt

[AJT]

29. There was a mascaras I used all of the time, it was by Maybelline,

it came in a white container and didn't clump, run or flake. They discontinued it many years ago. I can't remember the name, but I loved it and even the high end one I use now isn't as nice.

[madaboutharry]

30. Benefit has blue mascara that is really nice.

[a kennedy]

48. Benefit??? and where is that available.....wait I'll go on line to see it....

[madaboutharry]

50. Ulta and Sephora sells it and on Benefitcosmetis.com

[a kennedy]

54. Yes, yes, we do have a Sephora here am going to check it out.....

and damn it’s expensive....49.00???? Yikes....that’s a tad expensive , but that’s about what I paid for the tubs at MallWort. So if the Benefit is as good as I want it to be, then ok, I’m more then happy to pay for it.

[madaboutharry]

56. It's $25 on Benefitcosmetics.com, which is a lot.

Where is it $49?

[a kennedy]

80. Looks very promising......very nice shade of blue......

https://www.benefitcosmetics.com/us/en/product/theyre-real-lengthening-mascara

[Kahuna7]

31. Often. nt

[applegrove]

33. My mom had some blue mascara that was never used by her. The brush was actually

like a hairbrush. Over the years as I played with it it got harder and harder till it was like applying wet concrete to your lashes. And about as thick.

[Siwsan]

34. Not me, but my aunt loved Coty Airspun loose face powder and it was hard to find.

She specifically used the Rose Beige shade. She was not, at all, flexible in her beauty routine, so nothing else would suffice.

I scoured through store after store after store. I was finally at the stage of ordering it, on line, when she stopped mentioning it.

She also had a specific shade of Clairol hair tint she used. It was the kind that washed out in 7 days. When they stopped making that, it was a stressful situation. She didn't easily accept that something she liked might not always be around. My aunt was a lovely woman, but VERY high maintenance, for someone in her 90's.

[a kennedy]

49. ha ha, sounds like what i'm going to be very, very soon.

Gawd love your aunt.

[LeftInTX]

61. The hair product they discontinued was Loving Care

It was around for over 50 years.

My mom was using it in the early 60s.

I have not see Coty products in years. My mom used to have Coty compacts.

[Heartstrings]

36. I'm a lipgloss addict...

Chapstick made a "flavor" called raspberry creme I happened upon while on a trip to Hot Springs Village, AR. Found it a few times back up in Wisconsin, but no longer available except....on eBay, expired, and for an exhorbant price!
I hate when that happens!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

37. Chanel #19 perfume.

It's still available to order on line, but hasn't been in stores for years now. It's one of my favorites.

[ailsagirl]

42. All the time

There's a favorite Clinique lipstick that I've used for years and suddenly it's g-o-n-e.

I confess to being scalped online when I've bought a few tubes by private sellers-- at an exorbitant price!!!

[TexasBushwhacker]

44. Sometimes you'll find it on Ebay

There are scents that were discontinued at Bath and Body Works that people sell on Ebay for big bucks. Not to me though. I'm a tightwad.

[mnhtnbb]

45. Yes. An OPI nail color no longer being made--Chocolate Mousse--

that I have worn for the last few years on my fingernails. Not too dark, not too tan, not too pink...perfect for my skin color.

I found TWO bottles of it searching through discontinued colors at the grocery store of all places. Bought both. Now working on the last bottle. Don't know what I'll do when it's gone. Maybe go back to doing French nails.

[Kali]

51. oh yeah and I don't even do beauty products

when I was young I liked maybeline comb on smear proof mascara, that apparently does not exist anymore, nor does much brown mascara at all. then there was a clear product I found once but no idea what and don't see anything like that when I remember to look. since I maybe only put it on once or twice a year it isn't a big deal...
the others are all hair products, can't even remember the names anymore as I finally gave up, went to grocery store stuff - pantene conditioners are the best even though I hate the scents they use

[flor-de-jasmim]

53. St. Ives aloe vero shampoo and conditioner, Pacquin hand creme

[liberalmuse]

55. Benandre bath crystals.

My mom used to buy them for my sister and I a long time ago. They turned the water blue, the skin soft and smelled like heaven.

[violetpastille]

59. I'm totally promiscuous about mascara

But this stuff is cheap as chips and gets great reviews:

https://www.makeupalley.com/product/showreview.asp/ItemId=138753/Lash-Building-Mascara/L.A.-COLORS/Mascara

I took a pic of the Navy color tonight whilst shopping @Winco:



It was 1.29. I'm going to have a go and buy it the next time I need mascara. If you would like me to pick some up for you send me a DU mail - I think it's widely available at Dollar Trees? It was a deep blue, a bold navy, but nothing close to colbalt.

[a kennedy]

65. That looks promising......and being so reasonable......

We do have Dollar General stores....looks like a trip to the store. Thanks.

[Jim Lane]

60. It happened to this non-gal... if you count aftershave as a "beauty product"

Aftershave helps soothe the skin, but I didn't want to put on any artificial aroma. Mennen used to make an unscented aftershave. When, at some point, I couldn't find it on the shelves, I even cared enough to write to the company, inquiring where it might be sold. I got back a nice letter, telling me that the product had been discontinued (and giving me a coupon for a discount on some other product). Apparently most guys were happy with scented aftershave. So much for the invisible hand.

[LeftInTX]

63. I used to to wear Midnight Blue mascara by Maybelline way back in 1968

The color always reminded me of peacocks.

I think my mom also wore the same mascara from time to time.

[diva77]

64. Actually, it's with feminine products - always repackaging and changing the name

slightly so you can't tell what it is -- and the companies never put a useful picture on the box -- so you get home and find out that you've purchased something that could absorb all of the liquid from a small pond when you needed something much more modest. (sorry if this is too much information, LOL!!)

[Phentex]

66. I ordered 880 pantiliners once...

this was before Amazon so it was straight from the manufacturer. They weren't discontinuing the product but they had made what I considered to be significant changes to it. Like you said, they repackaged and all that. Well, I thought 880 would get me through all my years of menses. The company ended up refunding my money and said they could not fulfill the order. I guess enough people complained because it wasn't very long (maybe 6 months or so) when they brought the original product back but kept the new name. It was weird. They still make them to this day. And I was off by SO many years in my calculations that I'm still buying them - in advance, lol.

[diva77]

69. Hilarious!! Seems like the marketing/packaging decisions are made by bean counters

who don't use the products!!

[LeftInTX]

73. OMG!!

But I hoard other stuff.

If I find a dry mouth product that works, I buy, buy, buy because they always d/c dry mouth stuff.

[irisblue]

67. diorshow blue mascara an excellent one.

I had a sephora giftcard, it's pricey $30ish, but an excellent mascara.

[Texasgal]

68. Mine is the whole presriptives make up line.

I loved their lite cream base. It was not heavy and never streaked. The also had a water-based loose powder. I miss that stuff! Nothing has come close. I've tried Clinique and Estee Lauder.

[yellowdogintexas]

71. Have you checked prescriptives on line?

I order from them to get their fabulous serum.

They don't sell in stores anymore but have a lot of products on line

[Texasgal]

85. I haven't!

I'll have to look that up!

Thank you!

[July]

70. L'Oreal Voluminous comes in blue.

I buy it at CVS for $7 or $8 a pop. Just bought some, so it's a current product.

[a kennedy]

75. Yes, I have, and it's just to bright for me.....and I really don't like the brush.....

and as someone suggested here, may-be I should try to mix it with black.....it’s a thought.

[Farmer-Rick]

76. Wait....many a nice guy wears mascara.

Don't leave us out.

[a kennedy]

77. Sorry, so sorry.......

[Farmer-Rick]

81. Not to worry,

Your heart is in the right place.

I know where you are coming from.

[whathehell]

78. Ah yes..

Tis a sad day when that happens...Glad you were able to find more.

[Freddie]

79. That kind of thing happens to me so much

I call it “Freddie’s Law of Consumer Products.” If I really like something (food, deodorant, shampoo etc) they stop making it. Most recent thing was Colgate Max Clean Spearmint Blast. I hate strong peppermint toothpaste and that stuff was the best. Gone. But I found BOXES of it (at .99/tube!) at my local Ollie’s, where discontinued products go to die. So yes, check a place like that or Big Lots.

[TuxedoKat]

84. Revlon had a nail polish color

I liked called Town Taupe that they discontinued years ago. When all the new Taupe colors started coming out a few years back I hoped they would reinstate it but no luck.

[madamesilverspurs]

86. Mine: "Cinammon Snowhaze Frost" lipstick

It was a Sally Hansen brand, and one of the very few that doesn't dramatically change color with my body chemistry. Have found one similar, but not totally happy with it.

And not a cosmetic, but Safeway used to carry a delish Amaretto Nut yogurt; when I couldn't find it after several tries, my inquiry got me the info that they just quit making it. Phooey.

.

[Tikki]

87. Max Factor Pancake Makeup Foundation...gone forever.

Also, my TABU parfume.
Still can find the cologne, sometimes, though.

Tikki