Style Me Vintage now on Anova Books

Style me Vintage is available to purchase direct from the publishers on Anovabooks.com, which includes a lovely little biog. about Belinda Hay herself. Don't forget you can alway pick up your copy from the salon at: 65 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch.

Vintage Christmas Stocking

We met the lovely Sara at our book launch and first birthday celebrations back in October and she has picked out 'Style Me Vintage' as her perfect stocking filler on her blog The Literary Look, which features two of our personal favourite pastimes beauty and books.

See her post below and at The Literary Look.

TUESDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2010

In my stocking, part one: Style Me Vintage, by Belinda Hay

And so it’s Christmas time. Personally, I’m nowhere near going shopping. The funds don’t roll in until mid-month plus I like the pressure of a tight deadline –typical journo.

But if you’re in a pickle over what to buy for a beauty-obsessed loved one, look no further than Style Me Vintage by Belinda Hay. The book is a step-by-step guide to achieving the most wanted looks, from a Brigitte Bardot beehive to a Rita Hayworth curl.

And if anyone knows how to create amazing tresses from times gone by it’s Hay. Owner of The Painted Lady salon in Shoreditch, she keeps east end hipsters looking retro for a living. From nails to make-up, cutting to colouring, her stylists are seriously skilled and the salon itself is a unique little gem. 

Vintage styling makes it feel like visiting a decadent parlour from the 1950s, when as soon as the curlers were out and the lipstick was on you'd go straight out dancing with a highly unsuitable boy. Ideal way to spend the evening if you ask me... If you’re in need of a Christmas present, Style Me Vintage is the perfect stocking filler. And if you’re in need of party season glamour in the London area, pay a visit to The Painted Lady. Looking luxe has never been more fun. 

Vintage Fashion, Textiles & Accessories Fair

           

The London  Vintage Fashion, Textiles &  Accessories Fair     Sunday 5th December 2010 On such cold a wintry days, what a better way to spend a sunday than to find some amazing vintage pieces, enough to put a smile back on your face. With the run-up to christmas you could also spoil your friends and family with some vintage treasure, they will be sure to appreciate the thought. That's if you can bare to part with some of your finds... We also have a £2.50 off entry fee voucher below, just print off and take with you. see you there!   Hammersmith Town Hall king Street, London W6

Pure Glamour

To say we was jumping for joy is a understatement, it is really great that publications such as Glamour embracing the vintage styling trend. With the Christmas party season just around the corner it is perfect time to to try a beautiful up-do. Style me vintage is your perfect partner to help you achieve your wining 'belle of the ball' look. 

Reaching way up High

We really do get very excited every time google alerts pop's up with yet more lovely, lovely blog coverage. Check out Style High Club's post on Style Me Vintage.... and we too would love to see photos of any styles you try! so please do get sending to thepaintedladypress@gmail.com look forward to seeing them all very soon!

Tried and tested: Style Me Vintage

Posted on November 10, 2010 by stylehighclub| 3 Comments

I’ve been wanting to buy the new vintage hairstyling book  Style Me Vintage by Belinda Hay ever since I stumbled across her  East London vintage salon The Painted Lady.

Belinda’s book promises easy setp-by-step techniques to some of the most popular vintage hair styles from finger waves, the peek-a-boo and Victory Rolls to the beehive and bouffant. And it doesn’t disappoint.

For starters, the book design is great, it’s a proper hard back and each hair style is accompanied by several pictures showcasing how the hair style was originally worn and its modern counterpart.

Then the styling instructions are easy, clear and illustrated with pictures for each stage. Thank goodness also that  all models are wearing period make-up and clothes - clearly a lot of effort has gone into getting each era just right.

While there aren’t that many styles in this book – only about ten – the highlight for me is that Style Me Vintage includes several Sixties styles such as the beehive, bouffant and Joan Holloway-esque up-do that are often neglected in other vintage hairstyling guides. I’ve tried out a Bardot inspired up do, which took me all of 15 minutes and turned out great the first time – result!

My verdict: a beautifully designed and illustrated book with excellent instructions on how to re-create classic period hair styles. My new vintage hair bible.

£9.99 on Amazon

Yet another fantastic review

Yet another fantastic review from another of our well-loved blogs, aren't we a lucky lot this week! Retro Chick has wrote a fabulous and honest review of Style Me Vintage and she has even tried out some of the looks herself - we think she looks every bit glamourous (even in her hobgoblin tee). check it out yourself below and not forgetting to check out her site.

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Retro Chick Reviews: Style Me Vintage – Step by Step Guides to Vintage Hair Styles

BY RETRO CHICK ⋅ NOVEMBER 11, 2010 ⋅  ⋅  EMAIL THIS POST ⋅  PRINT THIS POST ⋅ POST A COMMENT

Today I’m going to finally get around to reviewing a book that I first saw on Diary of a Vintage Girl when Fleur De Guerre wrote about the books launch party.

Style Me Vintage is a book of step by step photographic guides to creating vintage hair styles, and at under £7.50 from Amazon I thought it had to be worth a try even if I only got one new hair style out of it!

The book itself looks beautiful. It has a nice matt textured cover and the background illustrations inside are taken from vintage fabrics. As well as step by step guides to several vintage hair styles it also has extra tips on tying vintage scarves, creating padding for and pages of “essential equipment” for creating the styles inside.

The styles it covers are Finger Waves & Pin curls, Forties Waves, Victory Rolls, The Poodle, Fringe Roll, Fifties Set (The Marilyn) Quiffs, 2 different variations on a Beehive, the Bouffant and the Barbarella.

I already did most of these, or variations of them, on my own hair, but I was interested to see if there were any hints and tricks I could pick up, and I’ve never managed to master finger waves, so I was really keen to have a go at them.

Really the only way to review a book like this was to have a go at the hair styles. My first attempt was finger waves (you can see the results here!) and I was quite pleased. I found it a little tricky to get the technique right, but with practice I think they’ll definitely improve. I only waved the front of my hair, and I think it’s unlikely that I’ll ever manage the back on my own, but to be fair the book does suggest you may need the help of a friend!

I decided to try a couple of the up dos, “The Poodle” and the Victory Rolls.

And here are the results. (Please excuse the terrible Hobgoblin T Shirt, I put it on to put my foundation on to protect my clothes and then never thought to take it off before I did the hair and took the photos, rest assured I didn’t leave the house in it!)

I already do Victory Rolls, but the instructions in the book are for a slightly more elaborate version where the fringe is rolled separately in the opposite direction. I’ve always thought it looked amazing but didn’t know how to acheive it. I followed the instructions to the letter, but still found it a little complicated to get the sections to match up and it took some time to finally get the effect above which I was quite pleased with for a first try!

The Poodle I found far easier, however I think you can see from my face in that picture that I’m unlikely to be making it part of my regular hair repertoire. I never liked it on Lucille Ball so I don’t know what possessed me to think it would look any better on me!

Generally the instructions are clear and easy to follow and the pictures are well chosen to illustrate tricky points or areas of confusion.

The only problem, of course, is that everyone’s hair is different. Different lengths, textures, layering and thicknesses require slightly different techniques, and while the step by step guides are an excellent starting point you do have to be prepared to adapt slightly. I know, for instance, that were I to use the Forties Wave technique described in the book I would very soon have completely straight hair as it just won’t hold a curl without a wet set with setting lotion.

Each style section starts with pictures of the style being worn by vintage stars and a more modern interpretation along with a little history of the style (meaning I finally found out the difference between Marcel waves and Finger waves. A Marcel wave uses heat on dry hair, there you go) and a list of the things you’ll need to complete the style.

If I have a minor criticism of the book it would be the 2 page list of “essential equipment” at the beginning.  The list includes, among other things, 4 different types of brush and 3 different types of hair clips. Whilst the styles are probably easier with these things I have been managing to style my hair for over a year with nothing much more than a handful of kirby grips, a brush, a comb and some hair spray, so don’t let a lack of the “right” stuff stop you having a go!

I’m always disturbed by anything that implies you need a vast range of elaborate equipment to acheive decent results. I had a similar fit of rage when Jamie Oliver published a list of “bare minimum” essential kitchen equipment which included items like microplane graters, NESTS of mixing bowls and cast iron casserole dishes costing lots of money, all of which I had been happily managing to cook meals without for years.

Anyway, I digress….

The other thing that may have been handy to include is a section with more detailed instructions on basic techniques. If you’ve never rolled your hair before, or seen anyone else do it, then it could be rather difficult to try an interpret from the books descriptions and pictures. This is a minor thing, though, and I’m sure most people can probably get the hang of it after a few tries.

Overall the book is beautifully illustrated, easy to follow, and for £7.50 an absolute bargain! It definitely gets the Retro Chick seal of approval.

*shameless plug* Don”t forget, if you do want some in person tips on vintage hair you can pop along to the Vintage Hair Styling evening at Flint! *shameless plug*

The book is available in my book shop, along with the others I’ve reviewed in the past, or you can click the link below to go to Amazon.

All that glistens could indeed be old...

A big Thank You to Frl. Irene Palfy our bilingual blogger who not only did one lovely post on 'Style Me Vintage' but supplied us with a doubling helping in German also. 


See her English version below and own her charming blog 'All that glistens could be old'.

STYLE ME VINTAGE by Belinda Hay. (And of course there's a blog too: The Painted Lady) Look at www.thepaintedladylondon.com ! - the most styles you'll see there you'll find in her book, too. It is more petite than the first book in this entry - but it is completely lovely! Pretty pictures and an oh-so-old-fashioned feeling when you hold it in your hands. ;")

Both books will teach you that vintage hairstyling is nothing to be feared of. Both of them have easy step-by-step instructions and similar photos.

I love both books and I will never ever give them away. Ne-ver!

Review on Penny Golightly

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Book review: Style Me Vintage by Belinda Hay

November 9th, 2010

This is a step-by-step book for creating classic/vintage hairstyles, and if you’re thinking about getting into retro fashions then this is almost certainly going to appeal to you.

The book contains lots and lots of pictures to go with the instructions, which is very helpful, and all the hairdressing jargon is properly explained. There’s a handy chapter about essential equipment, followed by eleven distinctive styles to try out, from the simple to the very complex and dated between the early 1940s and the late sixties.

Each style has photographs of classic ‘dos’ on movie stars and other media figures such as Rita Hayworth, Jackie O and Dietrich, but what’s great is that they’ve also included the modern versions to give an up-to-date twist, so you’ll see pictures of Gwen Stefani and the cast of Mad Men too. That makes some of the looks softer and more workable in everyday life.

The design and layout of the book are really pretty, and I think this would make it ideal to give as a gift as well as to buy as a little treat for yourself.

If I had one criticism, it would be that the book doesn’t include the brand names of reliable styling products. It would help first-timers a lot if they got the right hairspray, gel, or setting lotion as it can make a real difference to the end result. Potential buyers should also be warned that most of these styles work best on long or mid-length hair, so if yours is short then you might want to grow it a bit.

To sum up: An attractively-produced book with clear instructions and lots of helpful and inspiring pictures. Probably most suitable for beginners or someone with a little styling experience.

Style Me Vintage by Belinda Hay is published by Anova books and has a RRP of £9.99. It is currently available from Amazon for £7.47.

Style Me Vintage - WGSN Beauty Books Update

WGSN a global trends forecast company has recently featured, Style Me Vintage as part of there Beauty Books Update article... although the book does look at vintage hairstyling of a by-gone era it is indeed very much part of future trends, victory rolls are very vogue, don't you know!

As WGSN is an online subscription based web-service we are very lucky to be able to preview a small snippet for you all to see, And what a privilege to be featured next to one of Belinda's all time icons - Vidal Sassoon - we will be sure to be adding his biography to our bookshelf soon.   

29/10/2010 Beauty books update By Roberta Lister

wgsn.com/…/beauty_books.html

Vidal, The Autobiography, by Vidal Sassoon

Iconic hairdresser Vidal Sassoon shares his memoirs in a v iv id and often mov ing depiction of his extraordinary life. Founder of the revolutionary five-point cut, Sassoon’s hairdressing schools and salons, founded in the 1960s, still bear his name today and continue to represent his famed creativ ity and extraordinary precision through one of the most successful global hairdressing brands.

Style Me Vintage, by Belinda Hay

Belinda Hay , the founder of vintage-themed hair salon The Painted Lady , has made her literary debut this month. Sty le Me Vintage is an informative how-to book which makes vintage hairstyles easy to master with a series of step-by -step tutorials. The book covers every retro hairstyle, from 40s finger waves to 60s beehives, with comprehensive instructions, along with the tools you will need to achieve them. Chapters are accompanied with vintage photos of the original starlets and inspirational images of today’s celebrities with a penchant for retro styling.