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    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    Today a very sweet lady who came to our office told me I remind her of "olden times - like the lady from Peyton Place". I asked her if she meant Lana Turner and she said yes - I could have hugged her! :o
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    Hair control without darkening

    Super Kawaii Mama did an awesome blog post a while back about men's pomades from Atomic Life. I wasn't finding any good ones for myself in the drugstore or beauty supply, so I ordered (I know its a raunchy name, but) the Cock Grease No X Pomade in Light, and its wonderful! It's completely...
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    Summertime Hair?

    Ick, it sounds like you're getting our humid heat or vice versa! I'm still setting my hair, but I had worn it up for the past 2 1/2 weeks, non-stop, and the curls were falling out and the excessive hairspray was building up, so that I'd have a bird's nest to make sense of the next day (fun)...
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    Summertime Hair?

    You can pick up a plain white one at any sports store - That's what I have. The only trouble is, the more hair you have, the harder it is to pack it all in. (I sympathize about the boyfriend - Mine got so frustrated with me and my attempts to preserve my updo at a pool party this weekend...
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    The extra time you spend getting ready because you wear vintage.

    Co-sign. As long as your clothes are in great condition, it's easy to just throw an outfit together on the spot, too. Wearing eye makeup and lipstick is just second nature to me, and because I wear it daily it takes me no time at all to apply. Another thing that makes wearing vintage easy...
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    Question for the bottle blondes!

    Do you mean natural curls or sets? I'm no longer a blonde, but I've been all shades from honey blonde to platinum in the past, and because my hair is naturally straight I set it. At its blondest, my curls weren't very shiny, but the hair was so malleable it would do anything I wanted it to...
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    Is the powder room dying on it's feet.

    The whole Lounge has changed quite a bit in the three years that I've been on here, but I don't necessarily think any part of it is dying. I do, however, notice lately that we will get new members in the PR who will post a lot and then leave, so I wonder if a lot more people come on here...
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    A commercial that promotes the worst of today

    Not only that, but what Lowe's is selling - DIY renovations for the latest in home decor - differs very little from commercials for the same thing in the 1950s. The postwar blues gave way for new styles, new colours, new equipment... and best of all, you could do it yourself! Who cared if your...
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    Big Ben to be Renamed in Honor of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee

    They've already tried that in Toronto: Rogers, Loblaws, and Apple Inc. stations? No. This renaming business doesn't stick! Even one of our modern builds, the SkyDome, was renamed "The Rogers Centre" after one of our telecommunications monopolies bought it. I don't care, I'm still seeing...
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    Best beauty decision you've made?

    Whoops, I didn't mean to infer that it would miraculously restore your virgin hair colour (which, of course, it won't) but as long as you haven't been lightening your hair, it will get damn close. I was dying my strawberry hair a dark cherry colour, as in my avatar, for a few years and the...
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    Summertime Hair?

    Sounds just like my hair (though mine is a little more than medium weight). I avoid getting my hair wet just because it will completely undo the style. Unfortunately for us straight-haired gals, there is really no way around this, unless you want to pull an Esther Williams and spend hours...
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    Zipper locations

    I wonder if some vintage dresses have had the original zipper placement altered. It isn't always easy to tell. Back zippers are more functional, though. I have a gorgeous 1950s polka dot dress that was a pain to get on and off with its original side zipper, so I sewed the old enclosure up...
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    Hair help requested - the perfect wave?

    I do the same thing as wahine to get a wave: It's all in how you brush it. Brush the top back, pin - brush the side forward, pin - brush the bottom back, spray, remove clips, fluff. :)
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    Some thoughts about vintage vs modern style

    That, and if you were a woman in the latter part of the Golden Era, it was better to get hitched than end up *shudder* an old maid! :eeek:
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    Nothing but Seamed Stockings

    Have you had good experiences with the American Apparel tights? Lots of people say they have, but personally, I found the pair I bought to be inferior quality for the price I paid (I got blasted on here a year or so back for saying so, but that's was my experience :o) It could have been an...
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    Best beauty decision you've made?

    ColourFix removes pigment from your hair, and since it is not a bleach or peroxide derivative, it will not damage it or lighten it beyond its natural hue. It's not outrageously expensive for one good application, and will restore your hair to its original colour quite easily and effectively. A...
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    Some thoughts about vintage vs modern style

    I'm a little confused: Are you saying that design was superior in the Golden Era because there was little other choice?
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    Underarm Hygiene in the Golden Age?

    You're close - It was just before the 1920s that underarm hair removal once again became the norm. Both women and men have been removing unwanted body hair since the era of the caveman, with the relevant areas (head, legs, eyebrows, etc.) changing according to fashion. For our purposes, 1915...
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    Today's Pinup Fashion a Sly Wink to the Past - New York Times

    Especially when you have to confront it all the time! There is nothing worse than being out with a guy, and the waitress/bartender/girl at the other table/etc. is an ex-fling of his :eusa_doh:
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I just bought a reproduction of the 1965 edition of Mystery Date! I'm so excited, I can't wait for it to arrive!! :D

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