Mastering the Wing: Keeping Your Eyeliner Sharp and Bold When it comes to modern pinup makeup, winged eyeliner is iconic. Eyeliner, especially the dramatic winged look, can be a powerful tool for enhancing your eyes and adding definition to your face. But smudged, faded eyeliner can quickly ruin your look. To avoid this, I've created … Continue reading How To Keep Your Eyeliner Sharp and Bold
Earlier in the year, I tested out a sewing pattern that produced one of my favourite dresses which I'm embarrassed to say I wear almost weekly. The pattern in question is Simplicity X Lisette 1419 and it contains two dresses with different collar and sleeve options as well as a jacket; on my first attempt, … Continue reading Sewing Pattern Review: Simplicity X Lisette 1419 but Make it Halloween
February is Black History Month and throughout this month we have been sharing topics in order to share, educate and embrace figures from history who may not have gotten the recognition they deserved due to their skin colour. We have discussed iconic black figures who brought about significant change, vintage black celebrities who were iconic … Continue reading Modern Day Black Pinups You Should Know
February is Black History Month and on the blog every Wednesday we have been celebrating iconic African American figures. This week, I am excited to share with you some amazing vintage African American pinup models and burlesque performers from days gone by. When people think 'pinup' or 'burlesque', they often envision people like Bettie Page … Continue reading Vintage Black Pinup and Performers You Should Know
As February is Black History Month, every Wednesday this month we are looking back throughout history at some pioneers of black entertainment, Hollywood, pinup and burlesque. Last week we looked at historical figures of significance and today we set our sights onto Hollywood. Sharing a list of pioneers within Black Hollywood is such a monumental … Continue reading Black Hollywood Figures You Should Know
You know how the body is 75% water? Well, I'm basically 75% tea and the rest is glitter and anxiety. I drink a lot of tea; I'll drink it hot, cold with or without nut milk (don't laugh) and I've tried a lot of weird and wonderful brands and flavours. The first thing I do … Continue reading My Favourite Teas
In my quest to be a better ally to minority groups, I thought today I'd share some of my favourite black-owned vintage businesses. Some I have shopped with for many years, others have been recent discoveries and some I have found recommended online and through social media. Now I know there are probably many more … Continue reading Black-Owned Vintage Businesses
It's the spooky season and one of my favourite times of the year. Even though I live in Australia and it's slowly warming up, I love seeing all my overseas friends embrace the fall colours, warm beverages and pumpkin patches (something that's been on my bucket list for 100 years). For most, as the weather … Continue reading Witchy Wednesday – Halloween Themed Skin Care
The winged cat-eye is an iconic symbol of the pinup makeup and culture. It is a powerful image and has been around since ancient Egypt and is still popular today even amongst those who aren't pinups. Winged eyeliner can be altered to suit most tastes by altering length, angle, thickness, colour and styling the wing. … Continue reading K-Beauty – Tony Moly Mark Waterproof Eyeliner Gel Review
Recently, I've had quite a few people ask me, how can they start dressing vintage or pinup? What items should they start purchasing? Where should they go? and what to avoid. Instead of repeating myself like my childhood parrot, I thought I might turn this into a blog and hopefully help more people on their … Continue reading How to Start Dressing Retro