Today’s tutorial is my most complex, time consuming tutorial to date. I’m not going to sugar coat it, because I don’t want you to have unrealistic expectations that this is an easy one. I’ve been asked to create a 1920′s authentic finger wave hair tutorial by many of you for a long...
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I know it isn’t quite yet Christmas, but I wanted to prepare a special gift for you this year. My gift to you is the long awaited 1920′s tutorials you’ve been asking for! WIth plans for New Years Eve outfits and makeup just around the corner, it seems the perfect time to make like the Great Gatsby...
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The last few months have been flat out on the styling scene. The vintage hair and makeup work I do here in Melbourne, has been incredibly fun as we swung into Spring. It’s been brides and debutants, lessons and party looks, all as well as lots of lovely photo shoots. I thought today I’d share a few images with you of...
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I’m finally back in town!!! After this HUGE USA trip, limited WiFi and a huge phone bill, I’m glad to be back on these shores ’cause I missed you guys! It feels as though I’ve been away for a month even though it was only ten days, but we packed so much in I can hardly believe it. Mind you, shopping all day...
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If you invite me to dinner this winter, expect that I will turn up looking something like this. As a dutiful style blogger, I try and hit the real world chain stores and boutiques as the new seasons looks drop trying to make sense of it all. One of the great thing about being a vintage lover with a passion...
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Anyone into vintage in Australia will already have heard the news the one of locally written cult heroes, the 1920s female detective Phryne Fisher, is about to debut of our TV screens. Written by local Melbournian Kerry Greenwood, Ms. Fisher has been inhabiting our imaginations for a number of years with her...
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Last Saturday was my Mum’s birthday. Being a big decophile, she hosted an evening of old style swank and spangles giving us all another reason to get glammed up. I’m often asked just what should one wear to a 1920′s themed evening, with far too many people (in my opinion) taking the easy way out...
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