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my boyfriend always teases me about styling myself 'retro'. er, it's not retro, it's vintage - geddit? I did my makeup 1930s style the other night and added a beauty mark between near my nose and eye. his response? "what's that black dot on your face?" [huh] but last weekend when I was...

thanks, PS! will give it a go! just curious, what are curl clips? I'm wondering if it would work if I did a wet set with velcro rollers in the morning, left it to dry all day and then took it out that night? invest in some lottabody. it seriously is the best thing since sliced bread.

I love swing coats. my mum has a vintage wool one with a huge fur collar.

I am in love with this stuff. I'm wondering if it would work if I did a wet set with velcro rollers in the morning, left it to dry all day and then took it out that night?

so how does one secure velcro rollers with clips? do you secure it to your hair underneath the bottom of the roller or do you clip the rollers together? can you stick roller pins through them?

I slept in my foam rollers last week and my hair curled fabulously, but because they have a clamp to secure them I ended up with dents in my hair (not a good look at the front). how can I avoid this? should I sleep in velcro rollers instead? and is there any way to secure either type of...

after my grandmother died I was allowed to go through her jewellery and take whatever I wanted. I found the most stunning vintage early 50s necklace and earrings set made of blue crystal. I wore them a few times but because the earrings are screw ons they hurt my ears, so I always ended up...

I'd love to be on the next list please!

sort of more clothes worn at home on the weekends and while on holiday. thankyou all so much for your help :)

I promise I've done searches but unfortunately haven't been too successful. I want to know what kind of clothes women wore to be more casual in the mid-late 40s. the only things I can really find are wide leg pants. is this period-correct?

churchill is my all time favourite orator. here are my favourites: 'Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest hour." ' 'Never in the field of...

I'm not sure if these companies are entirely vintage, but my grandmother used to use olay and cedel hairspray. is it weird that I love the smell of cedel?[huh]

hey mojito I haven't heard of lee mathews but her stuff looks interesting. I'm a real sucker for review as well - what can I say - I like pink!

helena rubinstein, though I don't know if her stuff is still around today. you can read about her well known rivalry with elizabeth arden in the book war paint.

thanks to everyone for all your help. after doing some more research I'm pretty sure that a fusion of mid-late 40s and New Look is more what I'm going for. I work in an office so it won't be hard for me to incorporate this into my work wardrobe. I'm not too keen on really full skirts or dresses...