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  1. W-D Forties

    The White Stripe: a hair dilemma

    My sister has had pure white hair since she was in her very early 30's and had always hated it. I have been trying to get my hair that colour for years! Not fair! She keeps dying it darker, the fool! My hair is now done, by the way. I think the jury's out. I love the blonde (although it's not...
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    Funny, odd, or the most absurd ads you have ever seen....

    I thnk I'd be a bit scared to laugh that much having just chugged that amount of laxative!
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    The Moustache

    Nick - he used 60/40 beeswax and vaseline with a litle bay rum for scent. He said it gives a glossy, quite stiff finish (he described it as 'Hercule Poirot'), so good for shaping and holding. He's got a fair sized handlebar, it varies from medium to the size of Undertows avatar. He didn't use...
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    Husband accidently chucks out $50,000 worth of jewellery!

    My mum had a thing about hiding money and bits of (usually worthless) jewellery in very odd places. Under the carpet being one of them. Works reasonably well for notes, but not so well for watches!
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    The Moustache

    My husband also used Bounder, but has had sucess recently making his own. I believe the handlebar club has some recepies on it's site.
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    The White Stripe: a hair dilemma

    Thanks C-dot. I'm on my way to the choppers now so wish me luck! My son has just said, 'don't do it dark mum, it's nice as it is!' Thanks son, for making me feel good and bad at the same time!
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    The White Stripe: a hair dilemma

    I'm about to go under the dye brush and scissors again tomorrow and am getting the Mallen Streak! I have done this before several years ago and eventually dyed it myself. My hair is quite fragile as it's fine anyway and at the moment has a lot of very light highlights so I'm more concerned...
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    Platinum streak

    Aha, thanks C-dot! I'd quite forgotten about that thread, I shall go to it forthwith..... BTW: I do have a couple of questions about toners, etc, so if any of you see this please come with me to the other thread and help if you can! See you there!
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    Platinum streak

    Well, I feel like a change now that the great British *summer* (HA!) is now officially over and I'm off to the hairdressers tomorrow to get my bobbed blonde hair dyed dark with a platinum streak. I'm naturally a darkish blonde but at the moment it's very highlighted and I feel bland rather than...
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I have just been to an antiques fair and have bought: A new look jacket, it's dark blue grossgrain with a velver collar and cuffs and appears to be handmade A wool late 40's jacket and A stripey lat 50's jacket An oval Edwardian mirror The jackets were 3 for £36 and the mirroe was £7! The...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Super 8 at the flicks. Old school Spielbergian summer blockbuster!
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    Adjusting to small town life.

    I have never lived in a small town and although I have often fancied the idea, I really don't think I'd be able to hack it. I have lived in Liverpool then London and now Chester, and although it's still a city I find here to be quite provincial enough! I like lots of people and things to do and...
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    Beauty secrets of famous ladies

    Aha, I think you may be right, thanks lolly! I'm surprised another biopic hasn't been made since, she's such an interesting lady. But who would play her? Apologies lolly, you seem to have come out as a laugh! That's quite nice, though...
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    Happy Drunk/Mean Drunk

    I'm a happy drunk (I think). I'm quite verbose and like to dance. To my own 'special' rhythm!
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    Before and After?

    Thant's quite a mixture thedanu!
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    Do ladies really have to dress old & frumpy after a certain age...?

    It's all about knowing yourself, and I think that comes with age. I have a much clearer view of what suits me now than I did at 20. When I'm Helen Mirren's age I think I will have it cracked! Lets also not forget, a lot of women in Hollywood look marvellous for 'their age' with an awful lot...
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    Your favourite commercials

    Mine's the classic Pete Murphy Maxell ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBem3x7G6bc&feature=player_detailpage
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    Rockin' that Cold War STASI look!

    The guy in the red cardi reminds me of Herr Lipp from The League of Gentlemen!
  22. W-D Forties

    50 Unexplainable Photos

    I actually have the baby gas mask, I take it to WWII re-enactment events with my adult ones. They are quite something, and extremely heavy - imagine having twins!
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    Vintage eyebrow shapes

    My eyebrows are very sparse and fair and hard to see at all without make up, so I use an angled brow brush and pencil the rest in (quite a strong 40/50's shape). I had real trouble finding a brow brush, so I cut down an artists brush to shape myself. Even if my house was on fire I think I would...
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