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I Love 1985
Fashion

Oxy


Zit creams

Soap and water was no longer enough to keep those teenage terrors away.

In 1985 the nation was blasting its pores with Oxy, Biactol and any number of different acne treatments.

No-one was really sure if they worked or not, but if you were on for that first ever snog on Friday and felt a tingling on your nose, nothing was going to stop you rushing out to the chemist to try the latest concoction.

Not even the rumours that your face would glow green in the disco if you used it.


1985 Fashion: Fingerless Gloves | Goths | Zit creams






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