I saw the picture above and was put in mind of something. I don’t know what they are doing in this lovely retro shot – as she doesn’t have a thermometer, spank cream is a good a guess as any.
Spank cream might be one of those little women’s things us chaps don’t know about. One of the McCartney girls, not sure if it was Stella or the elder daughter, was asked about make-up and beauty tips. She talked about moisturising and said that she always kept a bottle of ‘spank cream’ on her bed side table. The woman interviewing her seemed to know what this was and didn’t ask. However, for the first time in my life was suddenly interested in cosmetics so I listened in. It transpires that they were talking about ‘cold cream.’ I don’t actually know what this is either if I am honest, but I know many girls use it, on their face I thought? However with the connection made I realised that this wasn’t the only time I heard cold cream referred to as ‘spank cream.’.
An Iranian Christian girl I shared a house with for about a month back in the 1980s made a similar reference. I had to ask didn’t I? She answered by way of a rueful smirk and just said it was something her sister and her used to call it.
There are many literary references to cold cream being applied to sooth the well-spanked bottoms of naughty girls. Sometimes this is done illicitly in stories. I have even heard it referenced in some movies where a spanking as been shown or at least hinted at. I am sure there is a story in it somewhere, anyone got some real experience?
