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Calling all '60s Girls, let's reminisce. We’ve come a long way from how did things in the ’60s. Sometimes we can’t help but smile thinking about all the nights we spent in curlers or remembering a certain scent. Getting ready isn’t always easier nowadays, but every once in a while we do get nostalgic for some of the ritual of getting ready back then. Here are 9 things that only ’60s gals will remember. Mystery Date Game Who else remembers playing this game? If you are a '60s girl, I believe you've played at a slumber party or after school. Did you ever play Mystery Date? Flickr Milton Bradley released the game in 1965 and it was marketed to girls 6 to 14 years of age. It has since been reissued in 1970, 1999, and 2005 with its popularly even being referenced as an icon and a trope in TV and film. Below is a clip of a couple who recently dusted off the old game and gave it a go!! Sarah Coventry Jewelry Who else remembers their fabulous designs? Costume jewelry took on a whole new meaning with their fanciful brooches and clip-on earrings. And they had earrings for pierced ears! Even if no one you knew sold this line of jewelry, you saw it all around. I can remember the strawberry and daisy patterns well (my favorite). Flickr Wearing Our Cardigans Backwards Buttoned up the back was the way to go. We thought we were the bees knees with this trick! State Archives of Florida The Biggest Hair Curlers & Bonnet Hair Dryers They were essential for getting the flip just right and very useful for cresting the big hair look. And we’d even use frozen juice cans if we had to! Heck we were the '60s girls, we had to make that hair stand out! Flickr Bonnet Hair Dryers The latest invention- guaranteed to save time and add convenience. These bonnet dryers were like a wonder to us, not that every household could afford such a luxurious item. Flickr Ratting Our Hair Back-combing, ratting, teasing, whatever you called it it was murder on the hair. But, it made for some incredible bouffant hairdos. Wiki Commons Capes This fad morphed into the poncho fad of the ’70s, but the capes we had in the ’60s were thick and very stylish at the time! State Archives of Florida Shift Dresses Most of them were as shapeless as could be and pretty dang short. While we wouldn’t call these flattering on everyone, as young ladies we loved this look. All the better if you had a matching headband. Flickr Metrecal Diet Food Who else remembers their catchy slogan? It's a shame the taste wasn’t as savory! String-Tie Headbands I had these! My girlfriends and I would do each others' hair at school. I had the longest hair so I was the one that got experimented on the most! If I could get different color headbands in my hair, I was the happiest girl in school. I don't think there was a day of middle school without one of these headbands in my hairdo! Below is a montage of more memories from the late '60s and early '70s. RELATED: Those Nostalgia-Inducing Ice Cream Trucks From Your Childhood Are Coming Back