Fashion & Beauty

Retro Chick Goes SHOPPING!

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Oooh, look at me posting at 4pm in the afternoon. I haven’t done that for years. Well, that’s because this is a frivolous post….

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Friday Frock Love: Spring Florals

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Despite the doom bringers promising more cold weather to come, I’m relieved to feel a touch of spring in the air. It promises fresh,…

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Budgeting the Vintage Way

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Today this is kind of a book review, but more just a book recommendation. The book is Orchids on Your Budget by Marjorie Hillis…

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I'm Still Here……

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Hello, I’m here, didn’t want you all to think I’d abandoned you or anything. I’m going to start this post with a big thank…

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Style Icon for the Working Woman – Miss Lemon

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It was aaaallll the way back in January last year when I made the man himself, Hercule Poirot, my style icon. Since then I…

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Retro Chick Reviews – Arbonne Runway Rouge

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This is the last of the lipsticks I have been sent by PRs to review…. I will be purchasing some of the more common…

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Trousers, Beer, Backache and Burlesque

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The title of this post pretty much sums up my weekend! This outfit is bought to you courtesy of my new Heyday! trousers. When…

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Vintage Hair Tutorial: The 1940s Page Boy

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I thought I’d do a little hair tutorial today. The Page Boy was a popular style in the 1940s. It’s a smooth hair style…

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Lady Like Vintage Inspired Styles

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I remember once a cashier in M&S asked me where I bought my clothes from. She’d gushed about my hair as I had a…

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