A New Diary Entry...

We were jumping for joy when we discovered the lovely Fleur from one of favourite blogs - Diary of a Vintage Girl, had done a piece on The Painted Lady Event. Please see a snippet below, but we urge you to visit  Fleur's blog to truly appreciate it in all it's glory... it is a Cosmo Award winner don't cha know!

Fluer's photography is of the night is a delight to look at as always and she has also some great snaps inside 'Style Me Vintage' book. 

It was a real pleasure to meet Fleur, Darhling and of course Lisa (after they frantically searched Shoreditch for her they were luckily all reunited at the salon). The ladies added some true vintage glamour to the evenings proceedings and we are glad to hear that they had a fabulous time... you beautiful ladies are welcome back anytime! 

 

Slightly fuzzy Phone snap: Zara, Fleur and Belinda.  

THURSDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2010

Here, There and Everywhere

You'll have to forgive me for being something of a bad blogger, because I am about to unleash a double catchup post upon you. Each of these events I'm going to document deserves its own post, but since I've been whirling about like a dervish recently, and it doesn't seem set to calm down much next week, I really just want to tell you all about them now. 

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to go to a salon I'd often passed, but never entered, The Painted Lady in Shoreditch. The owner and head stylist, Belinda Hay, has just published her first book, the gorgeously produced Style Me Vintage, and with mini treatments and booze on offer, I could not say no! The event itself was lovely - I had my nails done beautifully by the talented technician, and I had my hair styled by Belinda and a colleague, while eating biscotti and finger sandwiches, and drinking white wine. Pure bliss for a Thursday night! I was also joined by Darhling, and later by Lisa from Snoodlebug, but a mixup, phone battery death and subsequent mad dash through the streets of Shoreditch to track Lisa down, meant my hair was utterly ruined and thus there are no surviving photos of me from the night. ;)

Darhling looked divine, as does Belinda in her lavender 40s dress, as you can see! But what of the book itself?

Promising 'Easy step-by-step techniques for creative classic hairstyles', I was intrigued, and was delighted to be given one to take home. It's beautifully designed with a textured cover, and each section contains vintage inspiration photos, before, after and during photos, and of course, written guides to everything, from what you need, to how to do it. The backgrounds are all taken from vintage fabrics, too, so it's extra delightful to read.

The styles in included are Finger Waves & Pin Curls, Forties Waves (the Peek-a-boo), Victory Rolls, The Poodle, Fringe Roll, Fifties Set, Quiffs, Beehives, Bouffants and Barbarella. Plus a guide to tying headscarves and creating padding. Many of the styles I already do, but there are some in there I'm going to try for sure! I think it would be a great book for a vintage hair novice. It's available from The Painted Lady, and all good bookshops, including Amazon. Thank you to all from the salon for having me.

Read more here.