All three were at the time already notable figures in Belgrade cultural scene: Jovanović was a painter, Pešić was a director and Konjović was a music editor at Studio B radio.

In 1974, influenced by David Bowie's album Diamond Dogs, painter Vladimir Jovanović, director Marko Pešić, Studio B music editor Slobodan Konjović, and Saša Nikolić, the owner of the discothèque at the Atelje 212 theatre, formed the band Dijamantski Psi (Diamond Dogs);[1] Konjović was previously a vocalist for the 1960s band Studenti (The Students), consisting of himself, Božidar "Lari" Plesničar (guitar), Branko Gluščević (rhythm guitar), and Miroslav Minić (drums), and had a minor role in Živojin Pavlović's 1967 film When I Am Dead and Gone.

[1] The following year, Jovanović got the award Sedam Sekretara SKOJ-a (Seven Secretaries of the League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia) for his works as a painter, and the band started preparing their debut album.

[1] Inspired by the works of Brian Eno as well as the current musical trends, the band used a technique in album production similar to the one which would later be known as sampling, creating their own vision of art rock.

[1] However, due to uncommunicative sound, the album failed to reach much feedback from the audience, with only the song "Utisci" ("Impressions"), featuring Nebojša Krstić on lead vocals, becoming a minor hit.

[1] After the Kozmetika disbandment, the only member to continue his musical career was Mihajlo "Miško" Mihajlovski, forming the synth-pop band D' Boys with Predrag "Peđa" Jovanović.

[1] The band's live appearance on 6 April 1977 at the Belgrade Students' Cultural Center is arguably taken as the beginning of the new wave scene in SR Serbia.