During your pinup pageant planning process, you might come across an idea that will require a prop. On stage, props can be a little bit daunting, and can both help or hinder your performance. It's a fine line which I hope today's Pinup Pageant Guide instalment will help clear up and assist you. Props can … Continue reading Pinup Pageant Guide: Using Props on Stage
It's almost Valentines and love is certainly in the air. Valentines is not always about romantic love so I often celebrate with my friends and go out on many mini-dates during this time. I love getting ready for cute dates with either my hubby or my friends and it gives me a chance to wear … Continue reading How to Make a Heart Shaped Beret – 2 ways
We're all friends right? You wouldn't judge me or run for the hills if I opened up and shared with you? I hope not, because today will test our friendship as I'm about to show you my foam/sponge rollers and they are ... gross. In an attempt to get my life back into order after … Continue reading How to Wash Your Foam/Sponge Hair Curlers
After the failure of this years Halloween wreath and last years questionable festive wreath, I thought, "why not give it all another go?". I went straight onto Martha Stewarts website as she is the queen of homely decorations and I found her tutorial for a Christmas village wreath which I fell in love with. You … Continue reading I tried making a Christmas Village Wreath
We don't always learn our lessons the first time do we? Yep, we are back and testing out more 'fake vintage' from online sources and this time it's a 'vintage' suit, from good old Aliexpress. Now I have shopped from Aliexpress before and it's been a bit hit or miss; after my last fake vintage … Continue reading Buying Fake Vintage from Aliexpress
Personally, I think that one of the toughest parts of pinup is styling hair in a vintage style. Even though I have been a pinup for many years, styling my hair is a constant battle but I've learnt it's all about the set. Besides thinking about curler size, setting patterns and heat, an important aspect of … Continue reading DIY Pinup: Homemade Hair Setting Spray
As we all know, online shopping can often be hit or miss. Although I do buy vintage online, I've done it for long enough to know what to look for (blog on this topic coming soon), but I also buy a fair amount of retro reproductions. Buying cheap retro reproductions is a completely different story. … Continue reading Buying Fake Vintage from Ebay
I don't know about you, but I am so ready to embrace the cooler weather and put all my summery dresses away. There's always something so charming about vintage and retro-inspired ensembles when the weather is nice and cool. To fully embrace that, today we will be reviewing three new dresses from Miusol who very … Continue reading Miusol Dress Review
Clip-on earrings are a part of most pinup and vintage lovers accessory collections. But their main downside is THEY HURT and that sucks. In today's blog, I share my favourite hacks on how to stop clip-on earrings hurting and also falling off your lobes. I hope you find something that helps. https://youtu.be/e9BaK8sb_Jo Application Method: -Open … Continue reading How to Stop Clip-On Earring Hurting and Falling Off.
This is not your mother's favourite beauty cream, because it's probably your grandmother's favourite beauty cream. It's a household name, been around for over 100 years and according to the company, a jar sells every 15 seconds, it's Pond's Cold Cream. For today's blog, I thought it might be fun to test out a vintage beauty product … Continue reading Testing Vintage: Pond’s Cold Cream
When we first learned that we would be in charge of Erstwilder's upcoming Halloween collections, we all knew it's time to go all out and embrace our inner witch. We wanted to do justice to the collection and not make it look like we rolled into the discount aisle of the Halloween store so that … Continue reading Witchy Wednesday – Creating Halloween Props for Erstwilder
Oh no! It's almost Halloween and a costume must be sourced, but what are some easy pinup costume ideas? Oh don't worry, I've got some emergency pinup Halloween costume ideas with hopefully things that can be easily found! As always, head to Google or Pinterest and find some inspiration on what you may like to … Continue reading Witchy Wednesday – Pinup Halloween Costume Ideas
Here we go again with another eyeliner hack, but this time it's in sticker form! I was recently in Daiso where I came across Cat Eye Line Tape which is essentially winged eyeliner in sticker form. After years of struggling with winged eyeliner, I couldn't resist trying it out and seeing how it faired. Also, … Continue reading Daiso Stick-On Eyeliner – Miss MonMon Test
Travel can be expensive but also quite addictive; it's not easy being poor and seeing everyone amazing travel photos on Instagram. So what do you do when you've caught the travel bug but are strapped for cash? Become a tourist in your own city. Recently I had a dear friend come visit me all the … Continue reading How to have a Mini Vacation in your own City
Last month I reviewed three summer dresses from Dresslily; as part of my collaboration, I was also sent a winter dress to review. I personally really love vintage inspired winter dresses; winter gives you the chance to layer up and also add some cute accessories to your outfit. I love darker colour palettes on clothing … Continue reading Dresslily Winter Dress Review
The annual Perth Pinup Pool Party is coming and this years theme is Carmen Miranda. Carmen Miranda, the famous Portuguese-born Brazilian samba, singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star is most recognizable for her iconic fruit hat. As soon as I heard the theme of the pool party, I knew it was time to create … Continue reading DIY Carmen Miranda Fruit Head Piece
Being an avid online shopper for some time, I had seen adverts for Dresslily pop up a few times alerting me to some pretty trendy items available with a budget. I had perused their website a few times but had never actually gone through with a purchase. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by … Continue reading DressLily Review and Collaboration
Tis the season to embrace all things vintage, kitschy and Christmas! As most of us start decorating our homes for the holiday season, it's a great time to decorate in a way that suits our personal and unique tastes. I personally love checking out people's Christmas tree's and Christmas rooms on Instagram especially when there … Continue reading How to Have a Vintage Christmas