Remember Christmas? It was about a year ago? Well, when I ran my Christmas Giveaway it included a copy of A Girl’s Guide to Vintage by Lynne McCrossan and I promised to review to for you, so here it is! I got another vintage shopping book for Christmas, which I will also review in due
This is one of my favourite rants. It seems as soon as I discover some amazing thing that makes my life easier or actually works as a product instead of just smelling nice I discover they no longer make it, it’s impossible to find or I am mercilessly mocked for using it. Thanks to some
Rigby and Peller have produced retro inspired lingerie before for their 70th Anniversary. But for their Spring Summer 2011 collection they’ve gone and produced some lingerie with lovely arty deco detailing, and some beautiful 20s inspired photography to go with it. It’s nice that the photography is so gorgeous, as I think we all know
I’ve been trying to perfect faux bangs for some time. I gave them a go back in May last year for a Bladerunner inspired hair do, but while they looked good in the pictures I found that by the end of the evening my fine hair meant that the rat underneath started to show through.
I LOVE Nigella Lawson. And frankly she’s long overdue for adding to the ranks of the Retro Chick style icons. She’s on my mind at the moment as I just used some Amazon vouchers to buy her new book, though I’m not sure how happily that will sit with yesterdays avowed resolution to lose weight.
Do you make New Years Resolutions? I don’t normally. The problem with New Years Resolutions is that you expect them to start on New Years Day, then you fail. January is a depressing enough month already without setting yourself up for failure before it’s even started. This year, however, I do find myself making some,
In my eternal hunt for the perfect red lipstick I have decided to help you out by reviewing some. I start with my new favourite Besame Classic Colour Lipstick courtesy of the wonderful What Katie Did. If you read to the end I also have an exciting giveaway of not one but TEN brand new
Ok, so everyone’s back to work and New Years Eve seems like a million years away. I thought I’d allow myself a few more days to try and shake off this hideous sinus killing cold thing before I came back to work proper. It’s still hanging around, but I thought I better somehow find the
Or not? Once again it’s that time of year when I am harshly reminded that not everyone else spends their time scouring the calendar for potential excuses for a party and that the prospect of forced jollity can turn the loveliest of fun loving people into a grinchy old scrooge. If you hate it, don’t