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  1. pretty faythe

    Nutrition and exercise!

    out of body experience Has anyone found them selves, shoveling food in their mouths and while doing so thinking, "I really shouldnt be doing this, I know better!" I was craving sweets so bad last night, I opened a can of icing and put some on crackers, and thats what was going through my mind...
  2. pretty faythe

    human hair nets

    I was going through ebay and came across someone selling vintage "human hair nets". I am so confused. These are hair nets right, to keep hair in place or outta food?????
  3. pretty faythe

    Which Old TV show do you remember the best?

    There is a local channel here that still plays: Green Acres Father Knows Best Ozzy & Harriet Hazel and a few others, so the youngerererer generations can watch and enjoy (i.e. my kids love 'em)
  4. pretty faythe

    Mineral Make-UP

    I am wondering how would one apply powder foundation wet? When I use liquid (which is rare) I always add a bit of water because I havent found one that I like the texture and adding the water always makes it a bit easier to blend into my skin and match more accurately. But I am very curious...
  5. pretty faythe

    Cooking in the Golden Era

    I have a 1960s reprint of the Old Virgina Housewife, and also a reprint of Fanny Farmers Cooking School (the original era for the first is Civil War, off hand can't think of the era for Fanny) and a lot of there recipies call for tea cups of flour or what ever. Still haven't figured out...
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    Cooking in the Golden Era

    Spam A wartime ration food, that now is rediculously expensive for a little can. But I love it. I guess my mom got tired of it growing up herself though, she hates it., and she is a fifties born gal...lol..lol..lol
  8. pretty faythe

    Nutrition and exercise!

    Your building muscles!! One of the annoying things about getting in shape, your body shapes yo, the fat goes down but the dratted muscles build up. Just remember its a good thing....And on that note, off to the gym.
  9. pretty faythe

    Handsome Fellas!

    Jared Leto And I missed him this weekend at the Joint!! Grrr!1 I had got on line to find the schedule and couldnt find 30 Seconds to Mars, turned on the radio this morning in the car and they were talking about it. Very sad now.
  10. pretty faythe

    Vintage maternity and vintage clothes for kids

    vintage maternity Looking thriught the bay and a 30/40s maternity dress was one of the first listed.
  11. pretty faythe

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    shoes!! These are not retro,but they had a retro feel to me, plus they had a chunky heel, which is such a plus to me. I had to dress up for a formal dinner when I graduated from the apprenticeship a few years ago and got the heel of my shoe caught in the elevator door thing. Needless to say...
  13. pretty faythe

    Do you have a set beauty routine?

    When I was walking around the mall, I was thinking of how I felt was a lot like the scene from the movie "The Truth About Cats and Dogs", where Janine Garafalow (I know I'm not getting her name quite right) was attacked and attemadated by the cosmetics lady.
  14. pretty faythe

    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    I haven't dressed vintage, really, not yet. Still altering a dress and the only other out fit I have is too small. Something to work myself into. Kinda been 50's in my jeans with the folding them up, but thats jsut because its getting warmer, but not warm enough for shorts or coulattes...
  15. pretty faythe

    1943 GUIDE TO HIRING WOMEN

    >>3. General experience indicates that "husky" girls - those who are just a little on the heavy side - are more even tempered and efficient than their underweight sisters.<< Well, yeah, if your underwieght your not gonna be efficient, gonna be swooning due to lack of nutrition...lol. And...
  16. pretty faythe

    Beauty Bargains

    Hey thanks, I'll have to give that a try. Reading it, it sounds like it would work well for my daughters dandruff too. Nothing like getting 2 birds with one stone.
  17. pretty faythe

    Beauty Bargains

    I've tried that, I've tried sooooooo many things...lol.. I am finding that the sweet oil and occasionally when my exzema is very light creamy vasalene works best for me. (please forgive my spelling the last few days, too much on my mind)
  19. pretty faythe

    What do you do for Living?

    ohh, thats almost like my brother. used to be a marine and now as a civilian went to fix the autos in iraq
  20. pretty faythe

    What's Your Vintage Skill Set?

    oohhhh Hmm....some of my skills are more useful for frontiers times. Make soap from scratch i.e. fat, lye, water cook from scratch (as a matter of fact making a stew right now from items that are about to become expired, so thats pretty ww1 ww2 times) bake from scratch mend items that...
  21. pretty faythe

    Nutrition and exercise!

    Well, I have even more reasons to hit the gym more often. I recieved a few things in the mail that were a tad too small! So I hit the gym last night, and after I am finish with some of the weekend cleaning, I am pulling the roller skates out and embarrasing myself in front of the neighborhood!
  22. pretty faythe

    What do you do for Living?

    I had that job once, a temp job, for three months I was an info operator....lol I am an union electrician. Been a member since 2000. Currently I am taking a break from the construction aspect of it (working on the casinos) gor burnt out, and am what we call a "showgirl", set up the electrical...
  23. pretty faythe

    Show us your hair do's....

    page boy This is my attempt at a pageboy. Taking into account all the annoying layers that are growing out, I don't think it turned out to bad. I was trying to go for a look that Jean Arthur had in the movie You Can't Take It With You.

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