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    I've made a decision...

    ...to get my hair permed. I have the straightest hair ever, it will just not hold a curl. Even if I wet set overnight with setting lotion, the curl lasts until about lunchtime. I'm going to ask my hairdresser for a looser curl on larger rollers so I don't get the Shirley Temple effect. Hoping to...
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    When you can't curl your hair...

    Hi everyone, I have a medical condition which is affecting my left arm at the moment. I can't raise my arm without being in pain. I set my hair in sponge rollers and I can't do this one handed :D I love to wear 1940s styles every day but straight hair is not authentic for a 40s look...
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    Using a vintage bag everyday?

    Hello everyone, This is my first post in The Powder Room. I bought a 1940s bag recently, but I am fretting about using it everyday. Like most women these days, I carry a lot of stuff around with me (phone, wallet, keys, make up, hair brush, asthma inhalers, etc etc!). I would hate to damage...
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    How on earth do you pin curl the back of your head?

    Hello, I bought a Sculpture Pin Curler to give pin curls a go, never having done them before. I can do the front and even standing pin purls on top of my head, but I'm struggling with the back! I can't see what I'm doing for a start. Does anyone have any tips or tricks please? I was using a...
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    Hello and thick hair despair

    Hello everyone, this is my first post :) I had my bra strap length, one layer hair cut two weeks ago to shoulder length with long layers. In its natural state, my hair is poker straight, thick and there is masses of it! I am trying to get it to hold a curl, but I'm really struggling. I'm...

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