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    Preventing and Removing Underarm Stains

    I just purchased my first light colored vintage dress and have been searching for preventative measures to take against staining. I found this information from here and thought fellow loungers would find this information helpful. "There are usually two types of underarm stains, perspiration...
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    Toiletries of the Golden Era

    I remember my grandmother and mother both having the Coty powder on their vanity. I've been meaning to try it, but I'm not a big make-up girl to begin with. I made the mistake of buying Bare Minerals loose powder. I was looking for something light but it's so heavy for a loose powder. You...
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    Toiletries of the Golden Era

    In listening to old vintage radio shows I notice a lot of advertisements from Lux soap. I recently found out that it is still being sold today and am curious if anyone has used Lux soap? Is it as wondrous as they say? Another product golden era I've been curious about is White Shoulders...
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    How much did ladies pay for their dresses back then?

    Watching how quickly prices on Ebay jump for vintage dresses I began to wonder how much the dresses originally cost. I know this varies by era due to value of a dollar and designer, but I'm interested in the average cost for a dress in each era.
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    Got BEAUX ?

    I was actually thinking about making repos - such a cute idea!
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    What are your favorite colors?

    So funny! Just the other day I was thinking of starting a thread on everyone's favorite color combinations. My favorite colors last summer were green & brown but this summer I'm leaning more toward navy, cream & red. I'm not sure why but I think it may be because I'm into nautical symbolism...
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    How Old Are The Members of The Fedora Lounge?

    I'm a mere 25.
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Oh dear, I'm quite jealous of both of your acquisitions.
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    Miss, Mrs. or Madam? The demise of Ms?

    Funny, in writing my professional name I always use Ms., but when ever I say it (or address other women) I always say Mrs. I think it goes back to a comment someone made earlier of Ms. sounding too forced. Although, on paper, I think it looks nicer than Mrs. A teacher once told me that Mrs...
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    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    Magneto, Thanks for the update! I was actually going to order that style soon. I've just been trying to figur eout which color I should get (I think I have decided on the grey). Which color did you get?
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    At home repro

    Thanks for the link Lauren Henline! I didn't know about that place - I feel like a kid in a candy store! Wonderful dress LizzieMaine!
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Mysterygal, I was actually going to try using sponge rollers the next time because the vertical rolls crushed a bit while I was sleeping. So definitely try those! I have fine hair too and I noticed that smaller rolls work because it takes longer for the curl to work itself out and tends to...
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    Show us your hair do's....

    Kathy, I agree with VintageJess...could you show us how you did the set in the last few pictures? Your hair looks absolutely fabulous.
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    Show us your hair do's....

    If you set vertical pin rolls, like what is shown in this tutorial it should be a lot easier for you to coax your bangs to go into that roll. I tried that set a few days ago and it was lovely, but I sectioned off too much hair for the bang area so it was too large (a bit like I had a sausage on...
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    At home repro

    Oh my, super cute! Would it be terribly rude of me to ask you to share the pattern you used? I have been finding it hard to find vintage hats that fit my big noggin'. I'm thinking making them myself is the way to go.
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    Do's and Don'ts in Fashion

    I don't know if I agree with this one. I have seen some smart outfits that consist of a brown top, black skirt and brown shoes. Or a black dress with a brown belt and shoes. But then, perhaps it really depends on the shade of brown. In those two instances, the browns were a deeper, chocolate...
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    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    Oooh, I just found these vintage looking Steve Madden's! I normally don't go for Steve Madden's because of their lack of comfort, but the reviews seem to suggest they are nice on the feet. Hmmm, I wish I had the $ to buy them! Darn grad school! It puts a hole in my shoe fund. lol
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    vintage HAIRCUT

    I second this! Frankly, I'm not even sure how to go about looking for a salon/stylist that is trained in retro sets and styles so a list of ones that FLers already know about would be quite helpful!
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    Free Vintage Radio Show CDs

    Hmm..no. I have a few Bogarts...not anywhere close to what you are asking for. The only fat man in the collection I have is Nero Wolfe! Heehee. Sorry!
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    Free Vintage Radio Show CDs

    Hello all! Because I can't hook-up my iPod to my car stereo I burn my pod casts to CDs. One of the pod casts I listen to is Soap Detectives which has radio shows from the likes of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Nero Wolfe and Paul Temple (among others). After I listen to them I don't really have a...

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