The Caboodle is the most useful late ’80s relic ever.
They’ve branched out, but have a “retro” line. It got used again just last month as the cash box at the Seattle Lovesick Expo.Īmusingly, Caboodles are totally still around.
Who knew I had so many sparkly eye shadows? And who knew how well they all fit into the Caboodles’ compartments? Then, I shifted its use over to being a cash box for the Salon of Shame, the diary-reading series I produced for many years. Instead of tackle, you filled them with makeup.Īfter 14 years of dormancy, in the mid ’00s the Caboodles box went into heavy rotation as my festival makeup box. They were just like tackleboxes except for they had rounded edges, often a built-in mirror, and were the most obnoxious colors of pink and turquoise and purple. If you are not, here’s the short explanation: Caboodles were essentially tackleboxes for girls. Plenty of storage space for makeup and more, the queen-sized beauty box includes multiple storage trays, flip-up magnifying mirror, and a removable accessory tray. If you are a woman of a certain age, you know exactly what I’m talking about when I say CABOODLES. Whether you met back in the 80s or youre meeting for the first time, the ultimate On-The-Go Girl cosmetic case will be your new best friend.
YOU SHALL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH OF MY ANGST, HIGH SCHOOL THEATER DIRECTOR.) (Assuming you ignore Jesus Christ Superstar, which I dropped out of because I had beef with the director and felt the whole show was miscast. It still had two yellow post-its taped onto the top that said “Ariel’s Makeup” and “ Rum Tum Tugger! CATS,” relics from the last high school play I was in.
I wasn’t sure, but I took it because I’m a pack rat and even if it wasn’t mine, doubtless there was something interesting inside.Īnd there was! Under my entire childhood collection of ElfQuest comics (!!!), I found a relic of my high school theater days - a vintage CABOODLES makeup case. Vintage Caboodle from Etsy seller smilehoodĪ few years ago, my father gave me a trunk that had been gathering dust in his storage shed.