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  1. Tourbillion

    Stretching vintage shoes?

    I stretched my 40's brown suede shoes that were too narrow, and they are fine now, though just barely wide enough. I wouldn't plan on making them too much wider by stretching though. Also check that your shoes aren't too fragile, sometimes they could split.
  2. Tourbillion

    vintagey walking shoes

    Worishofers are pretty comfortable too, and since they are wedges, you can wear them with a dress. Look for some of the more attractive ones online. They have open toes, but they'll work for the warmer months if it isn't raining.
  3. Tourbillion

    Mission: impossible? Quick hairdo needed! plus pincurl question

    When my hair looks like bozo (which is most of the time), I put a hairnet from the drugstore over it, and voila, instant 40's perfection. This happened at the FL Queen Mary event last November. See photos for evidence.
  4. Tourbillion

    Home Made Hair Setting Lotion

    I use optiphen from Garden of Wisdom for stuff that I make at home (it is paraben free). However, their chart lists everclear grain alcohol as a preservative at 15%. Maybe you could substitute vodka for the water as long as the alcohol percentage is around 15%? I've also used grapefruit...
  5. Tourbillion

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Gilfillan 3-2902 I found two old radios in the alley today, they used to belong to my neighbor's aunt. One is an old RCA cabinet that is missing the radio and the other a Gilfillan floor model. It will need to be repaired, the cord is broken, don't know about the other parts. I have a cell...
  7. Tourbillion

    Vintage style "exercise" clothes?

    Gym suit from 1931 Ward's catalog: It's better than my old gym uniform which was a saggy jersey 1 piece with blue short shorts and a maroon and white striped top. It zipped up the front. Anyway, I have old photos of people wearing...grey sweat suits. They are just like today's fleece...
  8. Tourbillion

    Favourite Scents

    Well Jicky had a lavender scent, and it was for women and it was an early one (1889). Lavender is okay for ladies I think. It is just that lavender is a favorite note for men's cologne, so most of the scents with it are for guys. There were probably other scents for women with lavender, but...
  9. Tourbillion

    Favourite Scents

    You want both sweet pea and lavender in the same fragrance? That doesn't sound like a good idea. Actually most Lavender scents are men's scents, they are what my grandfather wore. However, you might like a lavender water (I think English Lavender by Yardley would do the trick). There is...
  10. Tourbillion

    Cleavage

    Getting back to the question posed in this thread, I've actually found that some vintage is a bit revealing. I've noticed that lower, sometimes even daring necklines are possible on some vintage sportswear after the 1920's (i.e. some sundresses and playsuits aren't at all modest). Not so much...
  11. Tourbillion

    Weirdest Fortune Cookie Messages

    My friend got one that said "You will fall in love and marry, but not to the same person." She was engaged at the time and turned 3 shades of pale. I think that they broke up not too long after that.
  13. Tourbillion

    Who does BPAL?

    I've tried a bunch of imps, but haven't found anything I really like. I really want to like them, since they have such great descriptions, but I guess I am just a perfume snob. :p
  14. Tourbillion

    Looking for Top Quality vintage clothing

    In Springfield, MO Marx and Heer's were the top stores, or so I was told.
  15. Tourbillion

    Favorite Vintage Perfumes

    Yes, I have an oud perfume from another perfumer. It is an expensive oil from India, but popular in the Arab world. Here's the Wikipedia on it: It isn't a scent for everyone. It is a woody scent, similar to sandalwood or patchouli, but honestly, it is less pleasant and more masculine. To...
  16. Tourbillion

    Besame cosmetics

    I wear it and I'm a blue-eyed redhead. It is a fairly brown plum shade.
  17. Tourbillion

    Long Vintage Hair

    I just wanted to add a photo of my hair from the Queen Mary weekend. My hair is waist length, but it looks 40's short here. All I did is curl it with foam rollers overnight and put it in a hairnet. I do have chin length bangs that are growing out though.
  19. Tourbillion

    Whose Wardrobe would you love to have??

    Even if I had their clothes I wouldn't fit in them. :( I'd say Mae West since she was more filled out but then I discovered: So my choices are Julia Childs or Eleanor Roosevelt. At least I have a chance to fit.
  20. Tourbillion

    SS Catalina gets scrapped.

    There was a mention of the scrapping on Maritimematters.com under shipping news. Shipping photos shows a close up with deck house around the stack cut away.
  21. Tourbillion

    Back to zits

    Yes, but if it is something like pinkeye, then you use topical antibiotics and they aren't so bad for you. I wouldn't want to mess around with something that close to my eye. Even if it is only a big pimple, if the doctor drains it, then it can heal faster. I wouldn't want to suffer...
  22. Tourbillion

    Favorite Vintage Perfumes

    Fracas fits the bill since it is tuberose, it might not be what you want price-wise. To me anything vanilla or tuberose is really heavy though. You could try White Shoulders too, though I personally consider it really heavy. Maybe you could try Arpege (1927). It is not too expensive...
  23. Tourbillion

    Vintage CHEAP dime store perfumes

    Actually White Lilac was a 1930 scent and very popular. The other ones in the coffret I am not familiar with. The cheapest scent that I've tried is probably Tabu (1932) by Dana. It is strong stuff, but exotic and mysterious. I'm not sure how cheap it was in the 30's and 40's though...

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