Last week I told you about the Party, today I tell you about the book. The whole point of that launch was to “bring the book to life” and it certainly did that. I even recognised tea pots from some of the pictures. The book itself is just as beautiful as the party, and incredibly
On Wednesday night I went to a truly fabulous party. Seriously, it was so amazing that I’m still buzzing about it now. That Angel Adoree from The Vintage Patisserie is a very clever lady. Things weren’t feeling that promising as after a long train journey I struggled down a very rainy Brick Lane at 6:30pm
This post was actually inspired by an incident this weekend where a lovely woman chased me across a car park to ask how I did my hair, but when I started writing it I remembered this post on Diary of a Vintage Girl from a couple of weeks ago. I nearly scrapped the post, but
Ooooo Aaaaarrr. Or whatever it is stereotypical Sussex country people are supposed to say. This weekend has been distinctly short on glamorous frocks and cocktails and disturbingly high on the stinging nettles and crawling things scale. We own a small patch of woodland in Sussex. There is an old hut on it, that Mr Chick
That’s actually the opposite of how I’m feeling. I like a nice bit of sunshine. Picnics by the river. Fanning yourself gently with a sun hat as you rest in the shade while someone brings you freshly squeezed lemonade. Sunny days that feel like these pictures look. Relaxed, a gentle breeze. Lovely. Only that’s not
Today I bring you pretty things. I really have nothing I can add to the commentary on the terrible news of riots across the country that someone else hasn’t already said far more eloquently. So Retro Chick is the place where you can come, have a nice civilised cup of tea and look at some
You might remember that on my day out at War and Peace at the end of July I came home with some vintage marcel wave clips. They’re hanging around there, at the top of the picture. Well, on Friday, I decided it was time for them to get their first experimental outing. I wasn’t going
My last red lipstick review was in April, would you believe it! I’ve been using this one for a while now. So I thought it was time for a review. The lipstick I’m reviewing today is Boots No. 7 Moisture Drench lipstick in Dare Devil, which costs £10. First, the chart. You’ll notice as it
Monday AGAIN. How does that keep happening? For a change Friday night was my chance to get dressed up and be a bit glamorous this weekend. I was still slightly hungover after “afternoon tea” on Thursday with The Glamourologist and Missy Vintage turned into afternoon drinks, and then “oh, I’ll just pick up another bottle