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    Show us your vintage patterns!

    Great ideas. Thanks, Snookie! I think I'm going to make it in a rusty red wool crepe, for an autumn leaf kind of theme. Or a Japanese squirrel print for total goofiness. And yes, I think acorns might very well be the ancestor of the rockabilly cherry! lol On the subject of working with...
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    Do I have to curl my hair to be vintage accurate?

    I you go watch "Rome, Open City" by Rossellini (1945) it has lots of totally un-glamorous shots of how Italian women did their hair during wartime. It's also a very good movie :)
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    Pearl Face Powder

    I got some samples from the silkenpearl lady a while back. I loved the pearl primer powder and I actually wanted to get a full size but somehow forgot about it. It gave a very nice matte sheen without the talc-y look of regular powder. The sample was jasmine scented but I'd probably go for the...
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    Do I have to curl my hair to be vintage accurate?

    It also seems that the women took more care of curling their daughters' hair than their own :)
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    Moth Ball Smell. Help!

    Have you tried the baking powder tip mentioned above? I used it on a Bob Dylan lp bought online that STANK and it worked!
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    Show us your vintage patterns!

    Cute patterns everyone! I'm always on the lookout for puff sleeves too. Here's a new pattern I got. It comes with instructions for the crocheted acorns at the front! Crocheted acorns, how could I resist that? lol (I don't crochet but luckily I know a girl who does.)
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    Oil Cleansing Method

    I'm a member of the rose hip fanclub as well. I has also cleared up my 19-year-old brother's acne within a month or so!
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    Show us your hair do's....

    I agree. You do look a lot like Sherilyn Fenn too. Those eyes!
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    petroleum jelly?

    Yesterday I tried with vaseline on one eye and almond oil on the other, and I have to say that the almond oil gave a much more authentic 30's glossy eyelid! It actually looked pretty good. It didn't make my eyeliner dissolve either, as long as I only used a tiny dab on the browbone. You could...
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    What is your favorite red lipstick brand/shade?

    I just chanced upon this website: http://www.lipstickqueen.com Has anyone seen or tried these lipsticks? I love the Aubrey Beardsley-style packaging!
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Laura Chase, that hairstyle is the cutest ever! How long is your hair when uncurled? I'm thinking it's the slightly oval shape that makes it look 1920's? It even looks a bit like those pictures of women in the 1910s who wore their hair short and curly.
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    Help with finger waves

    There's a new and fairly extensive guide to fingerwaving on the Miss Vintage site: http://www.miss-vintage.com/archive/1930s/ (scroll down). I'm wondering if I could get away with that "Push-Up Wave" technique ...
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    Vintage Manicures

    I've had problems with the hole inforcers sticking properly, too. I think the way to go about it is to use a base coat first to fill out the ridges. I just feel silly about buying yet another "absolutely necessary" product! :eusa_doh: Would it be sacrilege to use a top coat varnish as a base coat?
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    What to use for the most damaged hair

    I've had very good resulats with heavy duty protein treatments like Aphogee or Nexxus Emergencee. It's like Joico K-pak times ten. That and the conditioner-as -shampoo routine that has already been suggested.
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    Random craft suggestions and instructions.

    Let's talk about Shrinky Dinks! You know, the plastic things shrink in the oven. I made them a lot when I was a kid. I'm thinking of maybe making some silly 40's-like dangly novelty pins from it, what do you think?
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    Christmas presents: Take the handmade pledge!

    This sounds like a welcome alternative for those who are getting fed up with Christmas turning into a cult of consumption: http://www.buyhandmade.org/ I plan on making all of my Christmas gifts myself this year, but it might be a bit too much to ask of the rest of my family! Do...
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    "Anti-Aging" Treatments?

    Miss 1929, I'm using a vitamin C serum from Cellular Skin Rx, I think it's about 35$. I haven't tried any other brands so I can't compare, but I'm quite pleased with this one.
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    What is your favorite red lipstick brand/shade?

    Has anyone else tried the Mattene lipsticks and what's the verdict? I'm thinking of getting either You Say Tomato or Classic Dame.
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    LD and Snookie, thanks for your help! :) I see what you mean about the things that have to be taken into consideration. I'll try with a simple pattern without a centre front and centre back seam to see if it works by just adding a bit to the side seams. Or maybe it would be better to slit up...
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Here's a grading-related question. I don't have the skills to grade patterns yet. Would be possible to buy vintage patterns one size smaller and just use the excess seam allowance without actually changing the pattern? I always end of trimming off a lot from size 16 patterns (especially...

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