The beauty products with staying power
They're not on-trend or new, but these little beauties are for keeps. From the classic scent of Chanel No.5 to the eye-opening impact of Maybelline's Great Lash mascara, these products have proved they have staying power in the busy, saturated world of beauty.
Chanel No.5
Is there another fragrance that comes within touching distance of Chanel No.5 in terms of staying power? We think not. Since Coco Chanel launched the scent back in 1921, it's been the go-to scent for the discerning fragrance lover.
From £68, Selfridges
Batiste Dry Shampoo
The first dry shampoo to ever hit beauty counters more than 40 years ago, Batiste offered us not only the ability to have great-looking hair on day two, but also gave us an extra 15 minutes in bed because we didn't have to reach for the shampoo bottle. How can we ever thank you?
£2.99, Boots.com
CK One
Calvin Klein kicked off the whole unisex fragrance sector when it launched CK One in 1994. With a super cool ad campaign, a sleek bottle and a scent that smells as good today as it did back in the Nineties, we applaud the creative geniuses behind this ground-breaking potion.
From £38, FeelUnique.com
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturiser
The sunny yellow formula has long had a place at the front and centre of our beauty cabinet, even before we knew what moisturising really was. Hard-working, perfect for every day use and with distinctive and wholly covetable packaging, it's little wonder this moisturiser is consistently voted one of the best on the market.
£17.50, Harrods
Elnett hairspray
In 1960, L'Oreal released Elnett hairspray to the beauty world and the female population signed with relief. Goodbye sticky, super weighty formulas., hello flexible hold that was invisible but had serious styling power. And, as we all know, it's still going strong to this day.
£3.99, Superdrug
Creme de la Mer moisturiser
The luxurious 'cream of the sea' has for years been much lauded in beauty circles, and by women who have more than a few pence to spend on their skincare. The ultra-rich formula, discovered by NASA scientist Dr Max Huber back in the '70s, is as popular today as it was at launch.
£17.50, House of Fraser
John Frieda Frizz Ease serum
Women went wild for Frizz Ease when it launched in 1990, thanks to its incredible ability to smooth even the most stubborn frizz. Finally, a salon-worthy blow-dry was possible to achieve in the comfort of your own home. And, of course, it's still a favourite today.From £6.29, Boots
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum
Sure, it hasn't been on the market for decades like some of the products in this gallery, but the introduction of 'the little brown bottle' was a major turning point in the anti-ageing market. The beauty giant was one of the first to make the connection between skin ageing and DNA damage and the serum was one of the first beauty products to use hyaluronic acid - hello, smooth and plumped skin. A firm favourite for women all over the globe.
From £49, Estee Lauder
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream
Possibly the biggest cult product in the beauty world, Eight Hour Cream has been held in the highest regard since 1930, thanks to its multipurpose nature and healing qualities. Look in any women's handbag or beauty cabinet and you're guaranteed to find a tub.
From £18.90, Boots
Guerlain Terracotta bronzer
If it's a 'just landed from St Tropez' glow you're after without the flight price or hassle factor, Guerlain's cult Terracotta bronzer is your must-have make-up bag essential. Housed within its sleek and distinctive packaging, this bronzer provides beautiful, flawless colour with staying power.
£31.05, John Lewis
Lancome Juicy Tubes
Meet the first lipgloss that ever appeared on the market. 2000 was the year we embraced the glossy wet-look formula into our make-up bags and we've never looked back.
£16.50, Lancome
Kiehl's Creme de Corps
A model and real girl favourite for decades, Kiehl's cult body moisturiser is the cream to keep skin looking smooth and supple all year long. Embrace it today, love ti forever.From £16, Liberty
NARS blusher in Orgasm
NARS in itself is a make-up brand that sits head and shoulders above many of its competitors, thanks to its iconic packaging, incredible products and eye-watering colour spectrum. Just one of its cult products is its powder blush in Orgasm, to fake that 'post coital' glow.£22.50, Selfridges
Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish
Show us a great complexion and we'll bet that Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish is in part to thank. This beauty favourite has become an every day essential thanks to its great-for-every-skin-type formulation and incredible results. Is it any wonder one sells every 30 seconds around the globe?
From £14.75, Liz Earle.com
Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat
If it's an illuminating concealer you're after, there is nothing that beats the luminous formulation of YSL's Touche Eclat. A make-up artist favourite since its launch 20 years ago, the brush pen concealer continues to be held in the highest regard thanks to its ability to conceal EVERY little imperfection.
£25, Harrods
Maybelline Great Lash mascara
In 1971, Maybelline launched Great Lash mascara, and our lashes have never looked back. In its distinctive green and pink packaging, the jet black formula elongates the lashes to model proportions and has supreme staying power - and who can argue with that, even 40 years later?
£4.99, Boots
