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favorite cars of the golden era
It reminds me so much of the car in Topper, but without the fin: Your car has the superhero colour! :)- C-dot
- Post #954
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The general decline in standards today
Exactly. People liked it, but at the end of the day it was about saving a buck. Personal service is a novelty. (Funnily enough, reading this thread and a few others, I was thinking the same thing!) Flipped Lid, I can understand how you felt, wanting to throttle Mr. Casual. At my...- C-dot
- Post #460
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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MAC Make-up in particular
Do you have grey eyes? I think they are amazing. Naturally the only way to tell what colours work best on you is to see you in person. As a rule, though, grey eye colours work really well with charcoals, shades of violet, deep browns, and degrees of black. MAC has a Mineralize shadow called... -
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Poise
I thought of it in two ways, the physical and the psychological, and the dictionary does too: 1. A state of balance or equilibrium; stability. 2. Freedom from affectation or embarrassment; composure. Though the former could better be defined as posture, my physical poise is pretty good. As... -
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Warner Brothers : "Tales from the Gangster Squad"
Eh... Not if Sean Penn is playing Mickey. He wouldn't be very convincing as a gangster. I view these modern period films with intense skepticism. There is inevitably an inaccuracy of some sort that drives me up the wall, like modern slang or a misrepresentation of 40's-50's era life. Most...- C-dot
- Post #5
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The general decline in standards today
I watched the BBC's Turn Back Time - The High Street again tonight, and I noticed a very definite decline in standards. The program took a forgotten high street in a small English town, and with the help of different tradespeople (butcher, baker, candlestick maker etc.) recreated high street...- C-dot
- Post #448
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Curler help needed!
Not a problem, I love talking about hair styling techniques! :) I don't mean to come off as a know-it-all, but I've been through all the experimentation before (with my own hair, and other peoples) and have a pretty good idea of what works. Don't worry about sounding stupid, no question is... -
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MAC Make-up in particular
Ooh, I love MAC! I have a lot of colours from MAC that lend themselves well to a vintage look, but mine are mostly from limited time collections, like the Barbie or Christmas lines. White is a popular vintage choice - try Gesso. If you're into gold shadows, try for Goldmine, and if you like... -
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How deep is your style?
You and I might be sisters ;) Actually, a lot of us here might be! I remember reading something LizzieMaine wrote in the Observation Bar thread, "Retro Extremists? What are we called?", and feeling that she not only hit the nail on the head, but hammered it into place: "Maybe that's the key...- C-dot
- Post #226
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Your favorite toys as a kid?
This is a great thread! I received wonderful presents when I was a kid, and well into my teens. I still have many of them: a sewing kit, books on Marilyn Monroe, the entire I Love Lucy collection on DVD, and a blue topaz ring that I wear to this day. My parents would wrap every single one of...- C-dot
- Post #215
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Curler help needed!
I rolled the curler under my hair, like you should always do (Is that what you mean?). Rolling it up and over can work if you want a really dramatic flip (a la Cher in Mermaids), but that's only at the ends. You won't get much volume if you do that to the root. If you're wearing your hair... -
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Which style of makeup should i go for.
Losing your way in beauty is a must lol How will you know what works best for you if you don't goof up? -
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Getting a vintage haircut: what to ask for?
The problem with wearing a Middy cut in a pageboy style is the layering. Pageboys have next to no layering, which is why they curl under smoothly. You could try it, but chances are it wouldn't look right. You could definitely get that style in the link with a short Middy (about 4 inches... -
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Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage
Last night I went to an Irish pub, where there was a live band playing. I wore my favourite Vivien of Holloway circle dress. The singer looked just like Joni Mitchell, and they sang a lot of classic rock songs. As I walked by them to the bar, the singer said into her microphone "that is one...- C-dot
- Post #2,674
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Vintage Date???
Yay! I was wondering about you last night. Good to hear! :) I have my Ph.D in men.- C-dot
- Post #67
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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refreshen the old wardrobe
That's too bad! I feel your pain - Lots of Canadian prices are still marked up significantly from American ones, even though we're above parity. It might be worth it to try some home remedies before you splurge. (PS - Yes, that's a very valid and oft used expression lol) ETA: Can we put this...- C-dot
- Post #9
- Forum: The Powder Room
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The general decline in standards today
Being a product of my generation, I wouldn't know what that was like. As a child, I remember a neighbour cutting down my parent's roses. Another neighbour let a bad gas leak go for weeks. These days, a kid in my neighbourhood has been letting the air out of people's tires. As for the older...- C-dot
- Post #423
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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refreshen the old wardrobe
I second the recommendation for Murphy's Oil. I bought a gramophone from an antique market, made in 1928, that was still in original working condition, but it reeked of wood varnish. I washed it down with warm water containing a few drops of Murphy's, and the smell was gone. I've also used...- C-dot
- Post #6
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Vintage-Inspired clothing lines
Mode Merr has some lovely things. I have a poodle skirt from them. :) The only thing is, it'll cost you a fair bit of dough...- C-dot
- Post #828
- Forum: The Powder Room
