There will always be something seductive and overtly glamorous about perfume; it’s a very personal thing and can be apart of your identity. I remember being young and opening my mother's bathroom cabinet and looking upon the beautiful bottles of perfume and hoping she would let me have a spritz or two. It was always … Continue reading Vintage Perfumes; What’s Still Available and What Celebrities Wore
Throughout history, women have gotten creative and thrifty in the name of upkeeping beauty standards. Today I am excited to share with you a tutorial from my grandmother with her super simple (and budget-friendly) hair curlers. I remember being a little girl and my mother curling my hair using these curlers; I normally slept in … Continue reading DIY Pinup: Home Made Curlers
If you live in a smaller city such as myself, you may have noticed that your vintage shopping options are pretty limited. So where else do you turn to find amazing vintage besides the three stores you have to drive an hour to, THE INTERNET! The online sphere has become a shoppers paradise but it … Continue reading How / Where to Shop Vintage Online
I've always had a deep love of history and of course vintage; if you ever decide to study history academically, you'll constantly be looking at sources of information mainly snippets of articles, images, photographs, political satire, and other such things in order to gather an idea of how people lived, thought and reacted … Continue reading Reacting to Vintage Magazines
Hello guys and ghouls! Today is the final installment of my Witchy Wednesday series and I've had a lot of fun coming up with vintage Halloween inspiration for you all. Today, we do something a little bit new and exciting which is testing out a vintage recipe. Now I love baking but I'm definitely not … Continue reading Witchy Wednesday – Baking a Vintage Halloween Cake
Our vintage hero, Mrs Maisel was so ecstatic to become a makeup girl at the Revlon counter of B. Altman's in the series The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. But Revlon has been around long before Mrs Maisel hit our screens originally starting in 1932. Originally, the company starting with nail enamel where they revolutionised the manufacturing process … Continue reading Mrs Maisel Revlon Lipstick Review
Welcome to my new blog series, That's Sew Vintage. In this series, I'll walk you through steps, tips, and information on how to fix true vintage items and anything to do with vintage sewing and fabrics. I'll be discussing everything from how to fix hems, what to know when choosing a dry cleaner and how … Continue reading That’s Sew Vintage – Fixing a Heavily Damaged Vintage Dress
