December 22, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Red Lipsticks

Retro Chick Reviews: Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick

Can you believe I’ve reviewed 15 red lipsticks? Well I have, back in 2011/2 sort of time I went crazy trying to find the perfect red lipstick and I even created league tables for under and over £10 lipsticks that I’d tried. Then I stopped, because once you’re tried 15 red lipsticks and discovered that

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Fashion & Beauty

Goldilocks and the Three Photo Locations

And today’s post subtitle should be “The Hidden Trials of Fashion Blogging” It’s not all just snapping a quick photo while you’re popping to the shops in that amazing snazzy outfit. No, photo locations are sometimes too hot, too cold, too light or too dark, and I’m always looking out for the one that’s just

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Fashion & Beauty

Things I Found in the Bottom of my Wardrobe

I have a confession to make, I’m a huge hoarder. If there’s one thing I spend the most time cursing myself for it’s my inability to get rid of things. I can’t just take photos in my house because every available surface is always covered in STUFF. I have more slightly chipped 30s china than

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Fashion & Beauty

Friday Frock Love: In The Sale

It’s that time of year again. The time when the shops start deciding Summer is OVER and weirdly start filling their racks with Autumn/Winter stock when we all know that we’ll still be due some Summer right up till the end of September. On the plus side this means that they also start reducing all

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Fashion & Beauty

The Outfits I Never Get to Wear Mk II

This post should have a subtitle. It would be “Why I Now Have to Move to Another House, or Possibly Another City” or possibly, “The Reason I Took Todays Photos in my Living Room”. In May I shared an outfit from my wardrobe that had never yet made it out of my house for assorted

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Fashion & Beauty

Outfit – The Day Before it Rained

Obviously this week we’re all basking in what Britain calls a Heatwave. I’m pretty sure that *secretly* we all know the rest of the world is sniggering at a country that thinks 25 degrees for a week is a Heatwave, but still, for us it’s time to dust off the shorts, head out to turn

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Fashion & Beauty

Skin By Nair

Experimenting with various ways of removing hair was like a rite of passage when I was growing up. I’ve used razors, creams that stank and made my eyes sting, cold wax strips, some weird glove, like sandpaper, that you were supposed to rub your legs with and even bought an epilator which I used for

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Fashion & Beauty

Giving a Dress It's Last Hurrah

Earlier this week I was attempting to clear out my wardrobe. I’m not very good at it, but lurking at the back I found a dress I’ve never worn, and posted an Instagram snap. I spent a pretty large amount of money (for me) on this 1940s dress from an Etsy seller a few years

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Fashion & Beauty

Outfit: Strawberry Shortcake

Look at me! I’m standing upright! That’s right, after nearly a full week of being bent double I can stand up right today! Woo Hoo! Well, I can as long as I don’t stay sat in this chair writing blog posts much longer. Not only am I upright, but it’s a glorious day, and I

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