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  1. Ales Rider

    Show us your vintage patterns!

    Hi Everyone :) Received this in the post this morning. Not a vintage pattern, but I think it looks quite vintage in style. Should be an easy one for me to cut my 'never made a dress before' teeth on. I like the shorter length best, and should hopefully look nice in even just a plain...
  2. Ales Rider

    Show us your hair do's....

    Thanks Kitty!! your's is great!! I wish my hair would set into a lovely neat 'pomp' as rours does - but alas its just not to be!! How do you get yours to go into the pomp, do you set it into large rollers first or anything? As for the dye in my hair, I use any kinda blue/black permanent I...
  3. Ales Rider

    Show us your hair do's....

    Halloooo Everyone!!! Well here i am in my vintage glory!! (not!). Please note my absolute bargain 40's style dress from Tesco (yep Tesco!) for a whole £3.00!! - Very pleased with myself about that!! I'm quite lucky with my hair because it curls up all on its own around the back and...
  4. Ales Rider

    Curing tongs/ Irons

    thanks for the suggestions. I've heard loads of people raving about the lottabody setting lotion. does anyone know of anywhere in the UK its available? even websites?
  5. Ales Rider

    Curing tongs/ Irons

    Hi Everyone, Just to say I picked up a set of curling tongs / irons from Superdrug yesterday which are dirt cheap at the moment (£5). Just a basic set but they have 2 heat settings and a hot brush and an integrated stand. Not bad for the price. My hair is a real pain to style owing to it...
  7. Ales Rider

    Handsome Fellas!

    I don't know if you guys from the UK have been following Strictly Come Dancing (Dancing with the Stars in the US) this series, but Tom looked very swish last week in his 30's 'gangster' suit and brylcreeme'd hair! (well i thought so!) . Plus he was off to get married the next day and he's had to...
  8. Ales Rider

    Bandanas: Okay, or dorky?

    I looove my bandanas. I wear one every day (along with my tunic/apron) when doing my housework. if its anything particularly dirty or high up i wear it 'a la rosie' on other days i just tie it round. (I'll get a pic up sometime) if i need to nip to the shop next door I just go as i am! I do...
  9. Ales Rider

    Cup orf tea anyone?

    Yeah H, thats what I was getting at (although probably didn't explain it as well as i could have), when I mentioned about the accents. Anyhoos, whatever the reason, you gotta love them!
  10. Ales Rider

    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Hi Everyone:D Hooray for this forum!!! Finally somewhere I can indulge my vintage hobby without people looking at me as if I'm mad as a hatter!! I'm Ales, I'm 29 and I'm in Chester, UK although I've recently moved down here from Glasgow, Scotland. (I miss it like mad!) I've always...
  11. Ales Rider

    Cup orf tea anyone?

    Hiya! Sorry if this vid has been posted before, but i just couldn't resist linking it for our WW2 reminiscing! Funny how if you were in films or on radio at this time (actually right through to the 60's) nyou needed to have an 'Alexandra Palace' (place the BBC broadcasted from) cut glass...
  13. Ales Rider

    Oil Cleansing Method

    Hi Everyone!!:) I've been lurking around here for a couple of weeks reading up on the OCM and after walking all over town to find castor oil have been doin the OCM for around 10 days. I've mixed 50/50 EVOO and Castor Oil which is working well on my Combination skin and have even managed...

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