Of Florals, Lions, Fur and Nightgowns

This was a big one.  Last Saturday, we (my grandma, little cousin Jay, and I) went to a community yard sale (which was not too great) and two of my more favorite thrift stores: tiny St. Martins and BIG Hospice.  I also have a small Hospice thrift store I frequent, but that's for another time ;)


So, first off was the community yard sale.  Talk about disappointing, I didn't really see anything too old at any of the houses.  However, one of them was filled with costume jewelry.  Obviously, that's the one that called my name.  I got four items for $10, more than I wanted to pay, but I thought the pieces were fairly unique and these were actually marked down prices as-is. Expensive garage sale.  

pin-loved the flowers and colors in this one.  It feels so joyful!

Reverse carved lucite pendant, I have a pink and purple orchid one that I love,
so I was super excited to find this one!

a wire-wrapped rock necklace, this is just so me.  I love rocks and such, and this is a really pretty
lavender color!

This is possibly the most bizarre piece.  It's a necklace with a pendant made of driftwood with a stone attached.  I couldn't just leave something like that there.




Next place, we went to was the St. Martin's thrift store, and we learned they were closing down and changing to a once a month yard sale at their church, so sad :(  It was a really good day there, although I did pass on a 1960's Betty Rose coat, because it was just too big (I have the worst of luck when it comes to finding vintage coats in my size). 

So, first off was this adorable Henson nightgown and robe set.  It's in an almost highlighter pink color with little embroidered rosebuds sewn onto it. I was thinking 70s because of the color, but possibly earlier.  $5 for the set

And here's the robe that matched adorably. 

The collar is possibly the cutest thing ever! 

the little pockets and lacy sleeves on the robe are so cute!

And the Henson Kickernick label (that is an awesome last name!) 

A sheer turquoise CHAUS blouse, I loved the color and the sleeves! This 80s or 90s, but for $1 I'm not complaining. 

 details!

 And Made in Japan and not China! Score!

Lavender colored belt with gold buckle $1 

I really needed some belts that would go up on my natural waist, and this is the perfect size!

Brown cord handbag, doing a little research this looks to be a 40s handbag, sweet!  I knew it looked old, but in practically immaculate condition.  These bags were styled after the popular and high-end Corde' handbag brand. $4

And probably my favorite find of the whole day was this Accessocraft stretch lion's head belt.  Gorgeous detail and in perfect condition, I can't find much about dating this one, but it's probably only 80s.  Another natural waist belt, and I've already even worn it out!  $3




And the last stop was the BIG Hospice thrift store.  This place is huge and I usually go through the racks in my favorite sections: dresses, coats, and lingerie, then just skim through the rest of it. I got a really odd conglomeration of things this time!

 I have no idea of this age of this one, it has a more old-fashioned styling to it, but I'm thinking 80s.  It's rather pretty though, and it should look great in a photoshoot. It's by "Jeri New York," a label I could find practically nothing on. $4.25

 Scarf with rounded edges and "modern" circle print.  Such a pretty pattern with great colors $1

No label on this one, but this view shows off the rounded edges which are kind of unusual.  


 This one is a bit of a mystery, check out all of these tags: 

a total I don't know and  a remove by consumer tag, kind of like a mattress, I guess...?

A Borg company label and a Canadian hatter's Union tag

3 tags full of information, and yet trying to find any info or similar hats is turning to be fruitless.  So, Borg "deep pile fabric, A subsidiary of the Bunker Ramo corporation" is what I have to go on. and there just seems to be nothing.

But anyways, it's a faux fur trapped hat.  And this is how it was presented to me when my 3-year old cousin found it while crawling underneath the rack of shirts. Tied up like a nice little package. It's a good thing he was being a little crazy or this wouldn't have found it's way to me.  $2 

 Trying to  display this while not on my head was kind of ridiculous.  The trailer made a good display of it though.  I have always wanted one of these, don't ask me why.  The last one I saw that I wanted was $40, so $2 made me much more happy.

 Bed jacket!  This thing is so soft it's ridiculous $3

Pretty quilted details!  

 I was kind of gutted to see somebody had cut out the label.  So, now I'm not sure whether this is an original 40s/50s/60s one or just one made a few years ago.  It seems older, but that doesn't mean much, I suppose.

 And my other favorite find of the day, this gorgeous 50s/60s nightgown, it really is quite a heavenly piece, and I've already got photoshoot plans for it. $3

pretty lacy details! 

Kayser label, Made in USA (woohoo!)

And my pile of clothes I was shooting.  They make quite a pretty set, am I right? 

Told you it was a lot of things ;)  I hope you enjoyed living vicariously through my thrifting adventure!  I can't wait to put these goodies to use!

St. Patrick's Day Vintage Finds

On St. Patrick's day, my mom and I went on a mini yard sale expedition.  There was an estate sale nearby that had been advertised as starting on Friday, which we had not been able to go to, so we decided to go on Saturday instead.  They had some great pictures advertising the sale, including several pairs of vintage Salvatore Ferragamo Vara shoes, which I have always wanted a pair of!  Well, in any case, they were gone on Saturday.  But that doesn't mean it was a total bust!

These were our goodies we brought home:

Metal box- $2.50

Hippos $20 for the pair

Glove Envelope $1

What it looks like when it's opened!

 So, at the estate sale, we picked up the metal box (that I can now not get open!), the pair of clay hippos, and the glove envelope. The hippos were my mom's purchase, they are now quite happy to be in the wild of our backyard!  I know absolutely nothing about them, but they are just so cheerful looking and begged to be taken home.  I also have a large collection of 50s short gloves, so this little felt glove envelope seemed like the perfect buy!


Then, when we were driving back home, we saw a yard sale sign, and since we weren't needed elsewhere and the mounds of things were intriguing, we decided to stop in!  This was a true junk sale of treasures.  I resisted several BIG things:  a big blue rusted fan unit, several big suitcases, chairs, and some large mirrors.    


However, the three things I did purchase made me very happy indeed and for a whole $3.50, I felt like I had quite a deal!  

UCAGCO Japanese tea cup and saucer $.50

Such pretty poppies! <3

This shot really show off the lustrous color of them both!  The white has a very iridescent finish.

And here's the pattern name: August Poppy!  

 It was difficult to find information on this little teacup and saucer set, but I finally located that they were by UCAGCO and that this was a flower of the month sort of thing.  August's flower being the poppy, of course! I can not get over how pretty the iridescent finish is on these, very pretty!  I am already imagining a photo-shoot in my head!

A Bright blue double-breasted sweater- $1

Adorable buttons!

Label!

I'm having a difficult time dating this one.  Sears and Roebucks items are apparently notoriously difficult to date  because they used SO many different labels.  Apparently, it's one of those, look at it and decide sorts of things.  I know nothing about vintage sweaters, so I'm not going to label this one quite yet.  But it even still has the extra button sewn into the inside of it! I always thought a size like "38" meant it was a men's item, but those flower buttons make me wonder! In any case, it fits nicely and I love it!

Homemade multi-colored blanket $2

Although the color combos seem a bit weird in some places, I really just loved how joyful this knit blanket looked!  This will be great to take photos with;  I can just imagine kids spreading across it for portraits!

So,that was the end of my little St. Patrick's Day Excursion, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!  If you have any extra info on any of the items, I'm always interested!

So, what have you found recently? :)

Ch-ch-Changes

So, I've been thinking about this whole blog thing.  I'm just not comfortable photographing my face on a regular basis, and lately I've become more and more obsessed with vintage things as well as reading vintage blogs.  I'm always coming home with new goodies from thrift shops and garage/estate sales, and it plays a big part in my photography as well since that is where I get a majority of my props from.

So...anyways.  I've thought about it for awhile and I've come to the conclusion that I would really like this blog to become a blog filled with my vintage discoveries, and possibly some images from photo-shoots that utilize them. :) I love researching them after the fact and discovering their history and the time period they came from!

So, very soon there will be new posts focusing on this part of my life that has become a new passion <3

Out of my Comfort Zone?

I'm not really big on neutrals, they just tend to be boring to me (although I love my Aromaleigh "Melancholy Maiden" shadow), but I figured that I was going to have to enter the "adult" world soon.  So I figured I would go out and buy the Urban Decay Naked palette when I could get it on sale.  Well, when Christine from Temptalia mentioned Wet n Wild Comfort Zone was up on drugstore.com, and I had already read a million glowing reviews, I bit the bullet and purchased it.  OH MY GOODNESS! While I can't say I love all neutrals, I certainly love THESE neutrals. They're just plain stunning and very high quality feeling.  The pictures don't do this look justice, but the colors are just deep and very dimensional and dare I say it, sexy? They just look so smokey and gorgeous on, much more so than the photos show. I can't believe I feel this way about neutrals!  I've already used the palette three different days, and it's definitely a joy to work with.

What I Used:

Eyes:

(all shadows are from Wet n Wild Comfort Zone palette unless noted otherwise)

Primer: MAC Paint Pot in Painterly

Lid: Left Lid shade

Crease and outer lower lashline: Right Crease shade

tearduct and inner lower lashline: Right/Highlighter shade

brow: Matte highlighter from Wet n Wild Vanity palette

upper lashline: MAC Black Russian Pearlglide with Right crease shade on top

Mascara: Maybelline Full n Soft

Face:

Bare Minerals foundation in Fairly Light

Bare Minerals Mineral Veil

Illamasqua Nymph blush

Lips:

Estee Lauder Dune Rose and MAC Myself layered

random clear gloss

Drugstore.com Haul!

I've been seeing so many swatches of the Wet n Wild Color Icon 8 pan palettes, and so I kinda felt like they were a must!  Temptalia posted swatches of Comfort Zone, which I have been lusting after but can never seem to find, and she said she bought hers from drugstore.com.  I was so excited and rushed over to make my purchase (and of course threw some more goodies in my basket)! I've never bought from drugstore.com, but I couldn't believe my box already shipped out today (Monday) when I ordered it on Sunday! So here's what I bought:

click to enlarge!  (Photos belong to drugstore.com)

• Bodycology Shower Gel & Bubble Bath in Coconut Lime- Out of the entire order, this is the only item I have tried before.  I love Bodycology soaps and this one is especially delicious smelling.  I'm a huge lover of coconutty scents!
• Yardley of London Moisturizing Bath Bar in Limited Edition Vanilla Sugar- A review I read mentioned this smelled like vanilla cookies, and I am a big fan of warm and foodie scents!  I've never tried this brand before, but have heard some good things about it.
• Yardley of London Moisturizing Bath Bar in Limited Edition in Orange Spice- This just sounds plain delicious!
• e.l.f. Studio Cream Eyeliner in Metallic Olive- I've never tried out any ELF products before nor have I tried out gel/cream eyeliner, so I'm hoping this won't be a disastrous buy!  Other reviews praised it and the color looked and sounded lovely!
•  Ardell Accent Lashes in Black #305-  I loved my Sonia Kashuk demi lashes, and I'm hoping I'll like these just as much!
•  Wet n Wild Color Icon 6-pan palette in Vanity- The final original 6-pan palette I don't own!  I felt like this looked too warm for me, but I've been loving the FOTDs with it so I decided it wouldn't hurt to try!
•  Wet n Wild Color Icon 8-pan palette in Comfort Zone- The reason I ordered!  I have been trying to get some more neutrals for a more professional look (when I need it), and this just looks ridiculously gorgeous!  I'm going to try to resist the Urban Decay Naked palette with this, lol!
  
• Wet n Wild Color Icon Liner Brow & Eye Pencil in Dark Brown- My eyebrows are forever a confusing topic for me, I pluck strays and also use an eyebrow shaver shaper, but have never had them professionally shaped due to the amount of maintenance they would need (and also because of the pain involved!).  I have tried a brow powder from Anastasia, but just don't feel it looks very natural, although it's probably because I have no idea how to use it properly.  So, this could be a serious disaster, or could be fantastic.  For $0.99, I decided it could be worth trying! 
• Wet n Wild Color Icon 8-pan palette in Blue Had Me at Hello- I don't really have any true blues in my stash, so I thought this one would be nice as well!  Plus, that bright aqua blue color looks insanely gorgeous, as does the icy pale blue.  :)  

So, that's my haul from drugstore.com! It came in at around $25 with a $5 off $30 code that I found from retailmenot.com, and I couldn't believe I got so many goodies! I can't wait to get my shipment, and I'll be posting some reviews when I get them, but is there any particular item that you would like to see a review of first?  :)

More Blogger's Obsessions Looks

Wow, I got a bit behind there!  I've been taking pictures of my FOTDs, but keep forgetting to blog them! So, here's two more looks with my Blogger's Obsessions purchases:  Jealousy Wakes and Hocus Pocus. 

The first one was inspired by Christine from Temptalia's look with Jealousy Wakes.  I really liked the neutral lid paired with Jealousy wakes, but other than that, my look is obviously quite different!  I tried to get several different angles in, because I wanted to show off that gorgeous teal shimmer in it!  I also got a NIB  MAC Bite of an Apple blush from a wonderful Specktra member that night, so I put that on as well for the photos, lol!

Full look-don't mind my silly posing

This was when I decided to try out a pair of Sonia Kashuk demi lashes that I bought for really cheap.  I've never worn false lashes before (mainly because they hit into my glasses) but I fell in LOVE with the way these made my eyes look and they didn't hit into my glasses, so definite keepers :)

What I used:

Foundation: Bare Escentuals original mineral foundation in fairly light, Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil

Primer: MAC paint pot in Painterly
lid: Melancholy Maiden

crease and outer 1/3 of lid: MAC Jealousy Wakes

brow and blending: Aromaleigh Melancholy Maiden

Tearduct: Aromaleigh We're All Mad Here (not particularly obvious, but it's a light green with shimmer)

liner: Jordana Fabuliner in black (If they ever discontinue this, I will be so SAD!)

Mascara: Maybelline Full n Soft

Cheeks: MAC Bite of an Apple

lips: MAC Ultra Darling

My look with Hocus Pocus was super quick, but I really liked it nonetheless!  I was seriously having issues trying to decide what to wear for a party, but I thought this up at the last minute when a much more colorful look seriously failed! (note to self: do not attempt a hot pink and purple look when you are rushed for time!)

What I used:

Foundation: Bare Escentuals original mineral foundation in fairly light, Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil

Primer: MAC paint pot in Painterly
lid: MAC Silver Ring

crease and outer 1/3 of lid: MAC Hocus Pocus

brow and tear duct: probably a combo of the highlighters included in the Wet n Wild Lust palette (definitely my favorite highlighters)

liner: Jordana Fabuliner in black

Mascara: Maybelline Full n Soft

Cheeks: Illamasqua Nymph (most likely, although it's not particularly obvious so maybe nothing!)

lips: MAC Lazy Day lightly applied (I so wish this had not been LE)