Retro Chick Presents: Vintage Style Hair Rolls

Those of you that follow me on Twitter will have seen that I’ve changed my avatar there, and in other places, to this photo from the Bo Nanafana Havana Ball

Well, I thought you might like a tutorial as to how to achieve this look yourself. As I’ve mentioned before I’ve had short hair since I [...]

Hidden Gems – STUFF in Croydon

Croydon. Not the most exciting place in the world.
Sorry, if you live there, but it’s really not. I stayed there over London Fashion Week, because one of it’s prime advantages is it’s cheap and only 15 minutes by train to London Victoria.
I really love it when you find amazing things in unexpected places and that’s [...]

Love & Lust with The Bridewell Collective

Well, it’s been a busy weekend here at camp Retro Chick.
On Friday night it was the second event organised by The Bridewell Collective at Lady Lucks Boutique in Bridewell Alley.
The first, in December was a vintage hair styling demo, this time around the focus was on love and lust in honour of Valentines Day.
Many of [...]

Retro Chick Presents: Make Up Tutorial – Smoky Eyes

I promised you 3 make up tutorial videos in honour of Valentines, and 3 make up tutorials I have delivered.
On Wednesday you got a fresh, romantic look for running through fields, on Thursday you got an untouchable red lipped, retro queen, and today, well, today you get the ultimate seductress.
Dark smoky eyes are my go [...]

Dating Your Clothes

I don’t mean like snuggling. Though my breton stripe top is particularly fond of dinner and a movie.
I mean when you’re in a charity or vintage shop, and you find that adorable beaded bias cut dress, how do you know if what you’re holding is 1930s vintage or last weeks Primark?

If you’re in a reputable [...]

A Few of my Favourite Things

I’ve been feeling a bit down on my house lately.
I live in a rented place, so sometimes it’s a bit hard to put your stamp on it. You don’t want to do anything too permanent to a place that isn’t yours. I need to replace a lot of my furniture and sometimes it’s easy to [...]