November 24, 2024
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Fashion & Beauty

Don't Dali With the Devil – Halloween Frolics & the Final Costume

Well, Halloween has now been and gone, and after all that costume palaver what did I finally look like? Several handfuls of rubber snakes, and an awful lot of make up later. I was Medusa, inspired by Madame Yevondes Goddess portraits, an idea given to me by Ang from Dorothea’s Closet. Excuse the bathrobe, but

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Dear Diary

Events for Vintage Lovers in Norwich – November

This November Norwich goes low key as it gears up for the return of some wonderful big events in December. It’s all about the shopping this month with the Little Vintage Lover Fair hitting Sussex Barns on the 14th and St Andrews Hall playing host to vintage fairs and fleamarkets. If you want to top

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Food & Drink

Have a Happy Halloween!

To ease you into the weekend here’s short video I took of the String Quartet at the Norwich Beer Festival yesterday. I only had my iPhone, so it’s not the most amazing, but keep your eyes peeled for a man balancing a balloon on his nose at about a minute in. It also ends with

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Fashion & Beauty

Playing Dress Up for Halloween

Halloween is 4 days away and I have a house full of rubber snakes that I need to figure out how to weave into my hair. In the interests of experimentation I decided to play dress up and see if I can cobble together anything for some of the other costume suggestions. I chose 3

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Fashion & Beauty

Fangy Fashion

Seeing as it’s nearly Halloween it seemed the perfect time for some Fangy Fashion inspiration. Specifically the fangy fashion in True Blood. Series 2 is showing on UK TV at the moment, but being the impatient type I’ve already downloaded it on iTunes and watched the whole thing. I got through an entire series and

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Retro Chick Competitions

Countdown to Halloween – The Winner Is….

So, with a week to go to Halloween I shall kick off a week of spooky goings on by picking a VICTIM WINNER for the Aspire Style Giveaway. Just to refresh your memory, what was up for grabs was this: Black & White Cobweb scarf Deliciously witchy black & pink striped umbrella from Bombay Duck

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Fashion & Beauty

Friday Frock Love: Winter Warmers

Just because the weather is chilly doesn’t mean it’s time to move into trousers and stay there till Spring. Lengthen the sleeves, add some thick stockings, and, if it’s really cold, a vest and slip and dresses are still the one stop easy way to get dressed in the morning even when the weather is

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Fashion & Beauty

Halloween Costumes: Your Inspiration

Suffice to say I still haven’t decided on Halloween costume. Now, however, I am overwhelmed instead of underwhelmed with ideas. This is classic me. I shall spend 2 weeks brainstorming wonderful elaborate ideas, do nothing about them, then get my witches hat with the feather trim out of the attic or stick on a pair

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Fashion & Beauty Vintage

Retro Chick and the Modified Middy

I like that title, it sounds a bit like a detective novel, except it makes no sense. I thought I would entertain you with some photos of my hair. Aren’t you lucky. More accurately this is about a middy hair cut. You might have heard of a middy. It was a popular style in the

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