OK, I lied. This post isnt exciting at all. I just wanted to show you some pictures of my new-old atomic patterned eggcups. Yes, thats right - eggcups. Egg-citing!Behold...
I was catching up with some YouTube videos recently and stumbled across the fabulous Pixiwoo girls vintage inspired looks. In both of the videos they used this product and it looked amazing - I...
Welcome to the first in a new series of blogs about shops I love - be they vintage, repro, vintage inspired, rockabilly or just plain fun. My inaugural post focuses on the very wonderful Venus ...
Yes people, part 1, because we will definitely be back for more.Our inaugural sale at the Love Shake went very well - we were rammed from 3:30 - 5:30 and then things slowed down but I went ...
Hello lovelies.As you can probably tell, Im getting all overexc ited with my make-up at the moment. This is because I have decided to take a make-up artist course later in the year. I nee...
Morning all, and what a very fine morning it is too. Ive had 12 hours sleep and have nothing to do today except watch Poirot and knit. Lovely. Oh, and wade through six months of ign...
Yes, I am a few days early, Coke’s official birthday is on Sunday when it turns 125, but I’m an eager sort of girl and couldn’t wait.I love Coca-Cola – not that diet muck, the full calorie, full caff...
Im a lazy person - a lazy blogger, late sleeper, domestic slattern - and so Im always looking for the easy way to do things. I write my blog posts in my lunch break at work, bathe at night so I...
Im fairly new to Norma Shearer, she isnt an actress Ive ever felt particularly drawn to and so this was an experiment for me.The Divorcee is the story of Jerri Bernard and Ted Martin - a well to do s...
And the winner is:Miss Meetah!Please send me your address (have sent you a quick tweet so you can message me that way) and Ill get the tights out to you this week.Congratulations!
This is one of those films that doesnt translate well to the modern mindset, it really is sweet and funny but I found my 21st century brain jarring with negative connotations at the storyline. ...
Well hello there!Sorry Ive been quiet for a bit, but Ive not been around. I was sent to Germany on a very unglamorous business trip but managed to return unscathed. Actually, it wasnt the...
Things round here have been getting kind seamy.... Say what you like about how sexy a girdle and stockings makes you feel, sometimes we all need a bit of a break. Some mornings I just can...
A film with a screenplay by Anita Loos (author of Gentlemen Prefer blondes, no less). This film is a joy, a camped up over-acted, Pre-Code joy. Harlow plays the red headed woman of t...
Ello lovelies.Just a quick post to show you all the purchases I made this weekend. Im not supposed to be buying anything new but I got carried away by the bargains I found...oops! I guess...
I love knitting patterns, I really do, more than is really reasonable for someone who only started knitting about a year ago. I think my obsessive hoarding of knitting patterns is bordering on ...
OK – I have a new haircut – from the ever so lovely Miss Betty at “It’s Something Hells” salon. She really is a marvel – she lightened my hair by a few shades and gave me a great cut which real...
Beauty, it can be an expensive business, especially when you believe the hype. When I was just getting started in vintage I used The Fedora Lounge as my main source of information and from...
Golly, it really has been a long time since I last wrote one of these. I havent stopped watching films though and have such a backlog of reviews to get through that it has become quite daunting...
I think I have finally found my dress for the upcoming and very exciting Swing for Skin bash (read all about it here and come along if you can!).I picked up this amazing, and to my eye very Ginger Ro...
I remember first trying a lip ink pen from The Body Shop back in the mid 90s. Im not sure if it was my unhoned application methods at fault or if the product was a bit primitive but I reme...
OK, I have to come out...Im a clutter monster. I just cant seem to keep my place tidy. I have a reasonable sized one bed flat, loads of storage and it is just me and the felines here but ...
Hey yall.I just realised that it has been an absolute age since I last blogged. I have not been feeling particularly good about myself and I guess this has made it more difficult to get writing...
Hello all.It has been a very busy few days but full of fun and friends.Last night I had the pleasure of attending a screening at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, my friends had a ticket to T...
I regularly peruse the knitting magazines in my local WHSmith whilst waiting to catch the train home and usually there isnt a lot to interest me but today - wow - I picked up and and subsequently pur...
It is time to out myself as the complete crazy cat lady that I am.Today is the birthday of my two best pals - Marlon and Gene - my felines. Marlon is 2 years old today and Gene, whose birthday ...
Dear Maybelline,A while back I blogged about your amazing 18 hour lipcolour. I really thought that I had finally found my perfect lipstick; a rich true red that lasted through the eating of gre...
Well, it has been a while since I last set my hair and so, as I could finally move my arms above my head yesterday, I thought Id give a new fringe style a go. My fringe has grown out to around ...
Hurrah - Spring has sprung - and as the first shafts of sunlight burst through the curtains my thoughts have turned to clothing for the changing season. I have started reviewing my wardrobe, ga...
Being laid up at home I have had plenty of time to watch some films, so it aint all bad. One of todays selection was the sweetly romantic "Wife Vs. Secretary" from 1936 starring Jean Ha...
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