Recent content by katylouise

There are all kinds of serums by many brands that you put on your damp hair that helps soften and de-frizz. John Freida makes a ton and a lot of the other drug-store type brands do too, as well as salon level. Ask some of your lady friends what brands they would recommend - I used to use John...

Ooh, interesting survey. Not graying yet, but man I worry about this. I'm desperate for my hair to turn a pretty pretty gray (silver or salt & pepper) so I can be one of those crazy ladies with a gray braid down my back. But knowing my luck, it will turn out "dishwater-gray" as my mother calls...

I just wanted to give anyone who wants to start learning a heads up to check out your local universities. I found some great beginner lessons taught by some cats from Houston Swing Dance Society at the Rice University Social Dance Society. Most University's social dance societies are open to the...

I've wanted to do this for awhile, so here goes nothing! I'm a Creative Writing major, you would think this would be right (write? lol) up my alley! I too focus more on short stories, so I think I will make this a collection rather than a novel. Fun! I'm username katylou :)

Ah yes, Real Coke. <3 For anyone in Texas, try to track down the original Dr. Pepper recipe made with Imperial Sugar instead of silly chemical sweeteners. It's To Die For! We can only find it in the glass bottles here in Houston, but my brother is up at Schreiner University in Kerrville and...

I don't dress head-to-toe vintage every day, but there is almost always at least one vintage item on my person every single day. I grew up and still hang around a very suburban area in which everyone dresses the same, shops at the same stores, has the same "fashion-outlook". And it's also...

http://imdb.com/title/tt0103381/ Anyone else seen this British mini-series set in WWII era England? I got the first disc through Net-Flix a few weeks ago and was pretty much sucked into it! It's a very light watch, very typical of BBC style mini-series from the early nineties. Jennifer Ehle...

I'm one of those people who have several books going at once. Currently on my nightstand: Some Clarifications y otros poemas Javier O. Huerta Trouble In Mind (poems) Lucie Brock-Broido CivilWarLand in Bad Decline George Saunders Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers & The Rowdy...

No pics of me in vintage at the moment, but here's a few to put a face to a name: LOL after a day of swimming and a few too many cold brews on vacation in Florida. As Bettie last Halloween! LOL @ my best friend doing his best Bruce Springsteen As An Aging Alcoholic impression...

i think i'm in love. If I could marry a shoe, I'd be taken. Swoon! They're actually a lot more blue than shows in the pic. They're just enough vintage-y for me (I'm loving the slight platform, subtle cone heels and the mary-jane strap!). Behind them is a sweet little 50s clutch with...

Oh, Houston is the MECCA for vintage if you know where to look! :)) There are lots of vintage stores in the Montrose/Westheimer area that are a bit hit & miss because everyone knows they are there. But since alot of people are after 60s stuff at the moment, sometimes you can find some...

I'm sure several people have seen my various posts about what I'm wearing to my best friend's wedding a week from this Friday. I'm doing 1940's, but I'm trying to go low-key, easily translatable 40s style so that it doesn't appear too costume-y; because I will be the only one dressing head to...

:) The blouse is vintage, bought it on ebay and the seller listed it as 40s. I'm pretty sure it is both from the shape and also the gorgeous MOP buttons are identical to some 1940s buttons I have still on their card... :) I've been looking for cute blouses in that shape too! I love the...

My blouse finally came!! I LOVE IT! And I found this gorgeous navy blue linen jacket with paste buttons (by a local company, which makes it even more special!) at a vintage store...it goes with the blouse perfectly! I think I'm going to go vintage button shopping to replace the paste...

Ooh Daisy, I had that last one on my watch list...it's so gorgeous! And the second one is divine!!! :eusa_clap