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  1. live vintageous

    Best Mascara (for vintage looks)?

    So girls, what is your favorite mascara, especially for vintage looks? I've been trying several but haven't found one I'm thrilled enough with to repurchase. On another note, I am very sad that Besame quit making their 1930s Gingerbread Mascara before I got a chance to try it. (Anyone have a...
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    Anyone else ever feel like this?

    I'm going through an ugly vintage-less phase right now. I've gained some weight over the past couple of years and it's definitely affecting my self-esteem and self-perception. I just don't have the confidence I used to have, to just whip out in some cute outfit or darling dress.
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    Nutrition and exercise!

    I am taking off weight for the very same reasons! I've put on 20-30 pounds over the past 3 years. I feel unattractive and icky about myself, and my uncle and grandfather both died of diabetic complications. Time to get back on track. Sara, you look incredibly beautiful! I know you'll be back to...
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    La Bella Nussy Mascara

    I'm so incredibly happy that they still produce it! I can't wait to try it.
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    Copy a pattern or use an original?

    I need to know too!! I have done slash and spread, but I've never heard of pin and pivot. Would you mind giving a brief explanation or a resource? Sorry, I've just begun to sew, so I have much to learn!
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I adore this suit on you! I you look so Audrey in it!
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I went crazy and snatched these up! I haven't gone on a pattern buying spree ever before. It was fun but a bit hard on my college student budget. :o I won't be repeating my spree for a while. But oh, they are so delicious!! I can't wait to sew them up! (This is a 1950's Butterick...
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    Free Pattern Available? List it here!

    Girls, If you go to the Lutterloh's webpage, they have a demo video that explains how to use their system of patterns. I'm sure it will prove helpful when I begin making some of these patterns you all posted!
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    Pear shape body...

    Thank you for that reminder, Miss Hannah! I'm 25, have 42 to 45-inch hips (depending on my weight, which is a bit high currently) and I'm 5'11". I do feel huge compared to all of the tiny girls I attend classes with. But style is the big key. I've seen some thin, lovely young women but they...
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    Pear shape body...

    I'm taking notes, Sunny! Fabulous advice, especially about '30s styles. You gave the same figure-flattering advice I keep seeing and hearing on What Not to Wear. It's really very true. I just finished sewing my first 1940s blouse and it has a floaty back peplum. But is smooth and flat in the...
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    Pear shape body...

    When you measured shoulder span, did you measure all the way around, or just across the front half of your body? Sorry to ask, but I'm no exactly sure how one meaures shoulder span. I always thought I was a pear because I have a small bust. But when I measure my shoulders (I measured all the...
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    Vintage Beauty New Years Resolutions - 2009

    I'm with you! I like your resolutions newtovintage. Espeically your off-topic resolution :)
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    Nutrition and exercise!

    I wish I could bicycle more often... I love to ride my bike - a vintage red men's bike that could use a revamp. But I don't bike that much. My college is at least a few miles away, and the only way to reach it is via a busy highway filled with semi-trucks whizzing by at 50+ mph. All of that...
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    Pear shape body...

    Vintage is fabulous for this! A pear shape could wear many of the styles from any of those eras. Though, the 40s and 50s might be most flattering and most forgiving, especially with the emphasis many of the styles placed on the shoulders. This would add some width and shape to the shoulders...
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    Pear shape body...

    Who is your avatar of, Meggie? I've been dying to ask you for some time... :)
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    Low Income and Staying Healthy?

    Seconding LizzieMaine! This article from the BBC details how women of the 1950s kept their waists so trim (they ate less and did 3 hours of strenuous housework every day.) Of course, there's always our own Marzipan who is doing the 50's for a whole year. I can't find the article (I'll see...
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    Manolo the Shoeblogger on Glamor

    . I like your explanation/definition of glamourous, BombshellBella The French call it je ne sais quoi. It's really true. How does one define the undefinable?
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    Nutrition and exercise!

    Thank you for your help, Mrs. Merl :) Perhaps I would do better with less. I'm an overachiever, so I have a difficult time doing the "less is more" approach for most everything. Yet, when I go that route, I find it works with less stress. (I hate to admit it, but I found this to be true even...
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    Before and After?

    NARS isn't in the budget at the moment, but I can't wait to try it in the near future :)
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    Before and After?

    Marydeluxe What brand and shade of red lipstick are you wearing in your after picture? I'm looking for a new red lippie. Beautiful pictures, btw :)

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