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Product Reviews: Garnier, Lush, Neutrogena

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Hi everyone, today I have a few more reviews for you of skin care products. I do try to keep these posts to a minimum since I realise they are not 'vintage' but since I have such sensitive and difficult skin, I feel like passing on my opinions of such products might help others...

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Outfit: Street Corners

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Blouse and pearls - 1950s vintage | Beret - High street | Skirt and coat - Primark | Shoes - Deichmann I have been feeling really uninspired by all my clothes recently. I was looking forward to buying some new things until I realised I need all my money to pay for two...

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Outfit: Sunday Showgirl

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My brother was home from university last week and although the weather was rubbish for most of it, we managed to pop out on Sunday morning before he had to leave. We went for a walk around Ashbourne, which it a nice local town with lots of antiques stores. We didn't stay very...

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1940s Re-enactment - How to find re-enactment in your area

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Welcome to the first in this series of posts about 1940s re-enactment. I get asked on a fairly regular basis about re-enactment events that I go to. It's something I really enjoy doing and in this series I will answer some of these questions. I will be providing information and tips on all...

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Elephants and Vintage Shopping

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This weekend I popped over to Nottingham for another visit to Lou Lou's Vintage Fair. I went last week to the one in Derby as well, but didn't take any photos. This time though, I was very glad to have taken my camera as the first thing I came upon when I arrived...

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Style Seeking

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Recently I found this article entitled 'Building a Wardrobe and Demystifying Those Fashionable Girls'. Personally I have never been a 'fashionable girl' in any sense. I made my way through several (mostly alternative) fashion style throughout my teenage years before settling on my current look in around 2011. I've never been a big fan...

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Finished Project: Knit for Victory

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So Knit For Victory is over, and I just got my project finished in time. I submitted a photo of the finished article on Friday with just a few hours to spare. My project was this cosy brown cardigan which you may have seen in-progress shots of if you follow me on Facebook...

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