Past Imperfect

Thursday, April 19, 2007

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27 comments:

Anonymous said...: Nowadays it would all be completely retouched anyway, I suppose. Or did they retouch then? Only by hand I guess. No photoshop, no digital images.

Good stuff anyway.; 8:56 AM
Anonymous said...: I just love these when you post them! Really pretty. I suddenly have a craving for toothpaste... :o); 9:05 AM
Pat said...: andrewm: they could only retouch black and white. Leo Aarons an American photographer was one of the first to retouch colour. I met him once and he showed me how he did it - by hand.

Kath: not to eat I hope:); 10:03 AM
Drama Queen said...: Lovely teeth. How perfect are you?; 1:16 PM
SpanishGoth said...: What's wrong with eating toothpaste? You're just trying to wheedle out of responsibility because you created the desire ;-); 2:20 PM
Pat said...: DQ: about as perfect as my title ie not at all!

Spanishgoth: reminds me of the temptation in wartime. There was one particular spearmint flavoured one.; 2:49 PM
Dr Maroon said...: Remeber the Colgate ring of confidence?; 6:15 PM
fjl said...: So you had beautiful teeth then ;-); 7:25 PM
Pat said...: Doc: yup!

fjl: 'fraid not.; 11:07 PM
Kim Ayres said...: Once I get this tooth fixed it will be MacLeans for me for ever more!; 8:24 AM
Pat said...: Kim: oops! we seem to be using Colgates; 8:46 AM
Zinnia Cyclamen said...: But I can't see an imperfection anywhere...; 10:34 AM
Pat said...: Zinnia: you need the full frontal. OK I was slightly paranoid. I was always afraid of disappointing people so got the criticism in first.; 11:39 AM
rashbre said...: excellent.; 11:41 PM
Pat said...: Hi Rashbre!; 11:53 PM
Anonymous said...: When I saw the original advert many years ago I changed from SR to Macleans all because I liked that picture. I still use Macleans now!; 12:08 AM
Pat said...: Keith : please don't tell me you use Pin Up Home Perm:); 10:02 AM
OldLady Of The Hills said...: Here from Michele's this A.M.
I remember this Ad...at least I think I do! You really had a fabulous career Pat...It's wonderful to see all these pictures and read the history of it all....!; 11:13 AM
Pat said...: Thank you Naomi. I was a small fish in a big pond. My heart wasn't totally in it - I had other fish to fry. Sorry about that:); 12:56 PM
Panthergirl said...: MacLeans!! How cool. You looked Gawgeous. ;)

Here via michele today, Pat!; 2:54 PM
Pat said...: Thanks Panther girl!; 3:57 PM
neena maiya (guyana gyal) said...: Well, they sure looked perfect in the pic.

You looked like you were having fun too, Pat.; 5:20 PM
Pat said...: GG : that would be down to a photographer with whom you felt sympatico!; 6:07 PM
Anonymous said...: Pat, I can't use a perm. I'm bald. I lost it all in the depression, not the Wall Street one; my personal one!; 7:30 PM
Pat said...: Keith:XOXOXOXOX; 8:23 PM
Anonymous said...: Your teeth look perfect to me. Nice and bright and white. Obviously you used MacLeans, huh? :-)

Here via Michele; 11:26 PM
Pat said...: margalit: I think it was Kolynos:); 11:57 PM

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