We’ve got another event to add to our busy schedule! SGR Vintage Hair & Makeup will now be popping up at:
Solihull Vintage Fair 8th September 2012 10am – 4pm Meadows Function Suite, Hobs Moat Road, Solihull, West Midlands.
POP-UP VINTAGE SALON OPENING TIMES: 1PM -4PM
I will be running my vintage pop-up beauty salon at this local event from 1pm – 4pm, so why not book in for a bit a of a pamper. All you’ll then need is your party dress and your dancing shoes and you’ll be the belle of the ball when you hit the town.
Eye Liner or Lips application £5
Fake Lashes and Liner Application £10
Quick Vintage Hair Styling £15
Walk up appointments will be available but if you like to pre-book your time slot then email me at sgr.makeup@me.com or tweet me @SGRussell
With less than a month to go until The Knowle Wedding Festival we are keeping our fingers permanently crossed that the weather stays dry! Although SGR Vintage Hair & Makeup will be safely indoors there will be lots of roaming performers out and about to entertain the crowds as well as lots of outside exhibitors. https://pro-mark-pharmacies.com/nizagara-instruction/ St Mary’s Church, Temple Balsall
The Knowle Wedding Festival will be taking place on Sunday 23rd September 2012, from 12:30pm – 4:30pm. At St Mary’s Church, Temple Balsall, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0AN (off Fen End Road West)
Parking and admission are FREE and there will also be a FREE goody bag for those brides that pre-register.
The Festival is organised by ‘Fabulous by Felicity’ and this is what she has to say about the event …
“At Temple Balsall, Knowle which is an idyllic countryside setting with a pretty and historic church, popular for weddings!
* Afternoon tea and refreshments will be served all afternoon
* Live entertainment, displays and practical demonstrations.
*Competitions and free giveaways.
*Large number of unique, exciting and reputable wedding suppliers and service providers for you to talk to and liaise with to help create the wedding day you dream of.
*Selections of beautiful wedding music will be playing in church on the recently restored historic organ. *The church will be decorated with a selection of stunning wedding flower displays from local florists.
*Tours of the church and opportunity to meet with the vicar for advice on ceremonies.
Bring your purses as you are bound to fall in love with some of the products and services available to book or buy on the day! “
And to top it all off SGR Vintage Hair & Makeup will be there running demonstrations throughout the day and also running special promotional prices on treatments too. So way not come and visit the stand to get pampered. Prices start from just £5.
Liner or Lips £5
Fake Lashes and Liner Application £10
Quick Vintage Hair Styling £10
I will also be giving out 10% off all bridal services vouchers to those that come and visit the stand.
Walk-ups will be available but to pre-book a time slot you can email me at sgr.makeup@me.com , tweet @SGRussell
Here’s just a quick little post to share two simple how-to guides that I found by Loreal for autumn/winter 2012 trends. Yet again vintage inspired hair-dos have been seen on the cat walk and Loreal have shown you how to recreate them …
The first up is what they are billing as ‘London Wave’ but it is basically a take on the wet-set glamour waves as seen in the 1940’s and 1950s. Go for the look on its own or combine it with some victory rolls or faux betty bangs.
The second video is for Loreal’s ‘Retro Revival’ hair do, which is a bit of a modern twist on your usual faux betty bangs. Usually faux bangs are created by rolling down onto the face to emulate an actual fringe but in this video they twist up and away from the face to create more of a quiff/roll.
You will notice in this video that they use padding to create the roll you can sometime pick these up in hair supply shops but is much easier to buy a donut shaped one (much more common) and cut it. Alternatively you get get a hair net and shove it full with your old hair from your hair brush but a) takes a while to get enough hair b)you can’t always get a smooth finish as creating a sausage shape with out any lumps and bumps with the padding is hard and c) is a little gross!
These are by no means the only way you can create each look but I thought they make great little tutorials and with a bit of practice they are easy enough for anyone to be able to recreate on themselves. You can even mix and match the two looks and instead of putting your hair up at the back you could create some waves (although you may want to section off slightly less hair for the faux bangs to leave more hair for the curls if you are doing this look).
After numerous days (and some very late nights) glued to my computer SGR Vintage’s NEW LOOK website is finally here! Phew! So come on in and take a look around.
I really hope you enjoy it but if you find that any links aren’t working, find the layout confusing or can’t find what you are looking for then please let me know via the contact form.
There’s lots going on so make sure you check out my blog to get your fix of all things vintage and beauty, with lots of how to guides and product reviews. If you want to come and meet me and find out what it’s all about then you can find all the events I’ll be popping up at here.
Come and join me at the I do .. IN VINTAGE wedding fayre this coming sunday, 29th July, and you can get that barnet styled into a super beehive for only £10! And on top of that we are running a special promotion to everyone that comes to an event so make sure you visit the stand to pick up your 10% OFF all bridal services sticker. Bargain!
Don’t worry if you can’t make this event we will be offering other special offers and competitions so keep an eye on our Promotions page.
You can have a goosey ganders at my portfolio and you can also see what I’ve been up to in the world of film and theatre.
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I look forward to hearing from all you vintage lovelies,
Next sunday the beautiful Blakelands Country House will be opening their doors to host the ‘I do .. IN VINTAGE’ wedding fayre organised by the lovely Eve (a photographer) and Victoria (designs, bakes and decorates wedding cakes).
Pre-register here for you chance to win a photographer and cake for your wedding day!
I was lucky enough to be involved in their promotional photo shoot back in june so I got to see the stunning surroundings of Blakelands Country House myself. Set in idyllic countryside it has an old creaky charm but with all the luxury that you would expect from a top hotel. The main house built in 1638 provides a perfect back drop to anyone wanting to add a bit of character to their wedding. So use this as an excuse to come and see the house for yourself as well wander around and chat to all those amazing vintage exhibitors.
Make sure you visit the ‘Blue Room’ as that is where I will be with the SGR Vintage Hair & Makeup stand alongside Luxe Bridal who sell the most amazing vintage wedding dresses.
I will be offering a special 1960′s inspired promotion during the show so make sure you visit the SGR Vintage stand to get your beehive for £10. Walk-ups will be available but if you would like to pre-book your appointment please email me: sgr.makeup@me.com
See the ‘I do … IN VINTAGE’ blog featuring SGR Vintage Hair and Makeup
Here are some of the photographs from the photo shoot so you can see what lovely treats are waiting for you. I look forward to seeing all you beautiful vintage brides on sunday.
Its been a (mostly) lovely 6 months but June’s GlossyBox will be my last. I need to cut down on expenses so the GlossyBox had to go and to be honest it wasn’t a hard decision to make after last months disappointing box. https://www.paullowedentistry.co.uk/cytotec-over-the-counter/
Anyway today my last box landed on my doorstep and I was hoping that it would be a Jubilee special edition but it was back to their normal box. I think they missed a trick there.
Here’s a quick overview of what is in it this month:
GlossyBox Serie Exclusive Pro Beauty Brush RRP £15
Caudalie Eaux Fraiches the Des Vignes fragrance 10ml ~ £5.20 (Fullsize 50ml £26)
Vichy Dermablend Corrective Foundation 6 x 1ml £9.50 or 1ml ~ £1.58 (Fullsize 12g / £19)
Total Value: £51.65 (but if you only use 1 of the 6 Dermablend colour samples = £43.73)
serie exclusiv pro beauty brush
WOW! At first look that is brilliant value packed into the box, probably they’re best yet! But lets get into the product reviews. First up the GlossyBox Serie Exclusive Pro Beauty Brush which they say ‘This classic series natural goat hair blush brush gives super-soft make-up application’ Although I’m not sure a GlossyBox branded brush is a niche luxury brand, just extra advertising in my opinion, so I’m not sure how they can justify the RRP of £15 that they’ve given it. Maybe they’re going to be bringing out a range in the future? They direct you to the GlossyBox Blog where they say there are going to be features on this product but nothing is there yet and a google search on ‘Serie’ also didn’t turn anything up. Maybe it’s a case of watch this space. As for the brush it’s self its not one I would buy if I saw it for sale for £15 and a few of the hairs have already fallen out, but you sometimes get this with new brushes and may stop after the initial loose ones have gone. Its a soft brush with quite a bit of flexibility so its a bit flimsy to use but would be ok for dusting the decollectage with a bit of bronzer or shimmer or possibly a bit of soft contouring but not much else. Also a word of warning the ends of the bristles are quite sharp/strong so it picks up a lot of product! There may be a few pink cheeks out there today! All in all it seems an ok-ish brush and its going to go straight into my kit as a spare. You never can have too many brushes.
Next up is the HD Brows Tweezers. I’m really pleased that these are in the box as needed a new pair, there’s never a pair about when you want them! I would have never have bought myself a pair as expensive as these so its nice to have a treat. They take a bit of getting used to but are a great pair of tweezer and work really well.
BM Beauty Summer Warmth Bronzer. I have embraced my pale skin so very rarely use brozer as I find most can be a bit orangey on my skin. This one seems quite subtle and has a lovely shimmer so is perfect for summer evenings or the beach. But be warned its a loose powder in a tiny pot so its hard to get your brush in to get good coverage and very easy to make a mess. Keep your new white summer dress well away from this one!
Caudalie Eaux Fraiches the Des Vignes fragrance Its nice to have a sample of perfume thats bigger than the samples you can usually pick up from Boots for free anyway. It seems like a light fresh summer fragrance with a hint of citrus and spice. I’ll enjoy wearing it and will use up the sample but I don’t think I like it enough to buy it.
Vichy Dermablend Corrective Foundation. Here we get samples of 6 different shades, which is much better than being lumbered with colours we can’t use. Its especially good for me as I can use up all the shades in my makeup kit. The six shades are Porcelain, Opal, Light, Nude, Sand, Bronze which are suitable for fair caucasian/asian skin through to dark caucasion/asian skin but nothing for darker skin. There are shades for both people with cool and warm tones to their skin. I used a combination of Porcelain and light they covered the redness in my cheeks well. Its a shame that a sample of their setting powder wasn’t provided as would love to put their claim of’up to 16 hours coverage when used with Dermablend Setting Powder’ to the test.
I think that about rounds it up. Its a sad goodbye as I rather enjoy getting a box of goodies arrive on the doorstep every month and when you get a good box its great but there are the occasional blooper boxes which are better off forgotten.
What did you all get in your June box? Do you agree with my reviews? I would love to hear from you …
Its GlossyBox’s 1st birthday and the special edition box is landing on all our doorsteps this week.
The birthday box is back to the usual pale pink but comes with tissue paper covered in cupcakes and makeup, which is oh so so cute. But thats where the joy ends I’m afraid.
The box comes with extra little pressies of a glossybox balloon and mirror but the rest of the box is a little lacking on the full size products. The only full size product was False eyelash strips from Eldora which look like they could be quite good but are branded as ‘value-priced lashes’ which goes against the luxury product sampling that they have created their business model on. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE a good pair of lashes but they shouldn’t be giving us ‘value-priced’ products in a luxury sample box.
The perfume samples are tiny – the same size as you can get free from Boots when you ask for a sample, which is disappointing.
The Noble Isle body wash does smell devine and its a new british brand inspired the natural and cultural riches of the British Isles so am quite excited to try it out. This is 75ml bottle and is the largest sample in the box and based on the full size price of £20 for 250ml its worth the most at £6.
I’ll try out the other products but to be honest I’ve still got most of the other two hair oils left that I’ve had in previous boxes so don’t really need another one but at least I’m stocked up for a while I guess!
I’ve added up the value of the box and it stands at £16.42 if you include the perfume samples, which you probably could get for free. If one more of the products were full size I think I would be happier but as it goes at the moment I haven’t saved much money and have got products that I wouldn’t necessarily choose to spend my money on.
I still love the surprise of getting a random selection of new products to try out but I also want good value for money and I don’t think this box quite meets the standard of the boxes we’ve had over the last couple of months.
What did everyone else get? What are your thoughts on the 1st birthday box?
Its been busy here at SGR Vintage HQ while we’ve been busy planning our next events. Here’s where we’re going to be over the next few months …
Luxe Bridal Custard Factory, Birmingham 6th May 2012 11am – 4pm I will be joining the girls of luxe bridal as they throw open their doors fors for drinks & nibbles. There will be their amazing range of vintage bridal wear and headwear and I will be on hand to offer hair styling advice and do so some demonstrations.
Call LuxeBridal on 07530690599 for more information
The Stoke Vintage Fair
Kings Hall, Stoke
13th May 2012 12pm – 5pm
Pre-book to avoid disappointment: sgr.makeup@me.com
will be offering special show prices Quick Vintage Hair £15 (20min) Quick Vintage Makeup £15 (20min) Lashes&Liner £10 (10min) File&Polish £15* (15-20min) *Includes FREE mavala mini nail polish (subject to availability)
St Mary’s Church, Temple Balsall, Knowle, B93 0AN 23rd Sept 2012 12:30pm – 4:30pm There will be loads of wedding suppliers, afternoon tea and a free goodie bag for those who pre-book their tickets. I’ll be there with my pop-up vintage salon with competitions, prizes and demonstrations.
TBC: Vintage Chic Wedding Fair, Birmingham, October 2012
It’s here at last! April’s GlossyBox was delayed due to the Easter bank holidays disrupting the packing process. So I was very excited when it landed on my doorstep this morning!
And boy was it worth the wait!
They have done yet another special edition box to follow on from March’s Harrods Box. This month it’s the turn of the 100% biodegradable, organic Eco-warrior box and I think it has to be my favourite due to its cute rustic charm.
What’s inside the box?
When I first took off the lid, undid the ribbon and looked under the tissue paper I was pleasantly surprised to see the box was full. I know the size of the products aren’t the most important thing but sometimes it’s hard to get excited about a box that looks half empty.
Caudalie Vinosource SOS Thirst-Quenching Serum 10ml (£29/30ml)
Burt’s Bees Naturally Nourishing Milk and Honey Body Lotion. 70g (£9.99/190g)
And to be honest, I’m over the moon. With three full size products and two very good size ‘mini’ products and a RRP of over £30 it couldn’t be better. BUT if you don’t have dry skin you’d be a bit disappointed as all but the eyeliner are products for dehydrated/dry skin. I’m hoping that they have decided to start using those personalised beauty profiles we all filled out many moons ago?
I can’t wait to start trying them all out!
What did everyone else get? Have you tried any of them yet?
I look forward to hearing all your comments on this months glossybox …
Since Betty‘s series 5 debut it seems all that the bloggersphere and twitter have been talking about has been Betty’s sudden weight gain. Even ‘Fat Betty’ themed Twitter accounts have appeared along with what seems to be an awful amount of hate for the character. http://www.aestheticsdental.co.uk/zoloft-pfizer/
The story line was prompted by January Jones’ real life pregnancy and so to get around building that into the story line they have whacked her in a fat suit and ‘fat Betty’ was born. In my opinion she is still stunning. And a quick note on the makeup other than a few dodgy scenes Betty’s ‘fat’ makeup was immaculate. A big thumbs up to the prosthetics team!
At the start of the episode we see her struggling to get into one of her many beautiful dresses. She then crawls into bed and feigns illness to get out of going out to dinner her husband. Cut to megan effortlessly getting dressed to go out with Don.
We then see Betty sitting on the sofa, in her dressing gown, munching her way though a box of ‘Bugles’. She’s depressed.
She even goes to the doctors to get a diet pill and has a brief thyroid tumor scare, which is found to be benign and then swiftly goes back to the eating.
I get it, I really do. We all feel down occasionally and often turn to a bar of chocolate or a tub of icecream to get us through and then realise that we’ve pilled on few too many pounds and then struggle to get it off again. So shouldn’t we all be feeling a little bit of sympathy towards her and willing her on?
But unfortunately for Betty, as the series’ have gone on, her character has got less and less likable all she seems to do is to get stressed, shout and moan and this hasn’t changed. Now she’s stressy, shouty, moany AND keeps blathering on about how depressed she is that she’s fat. Would we be friends with a real life Betty? No, probably not and that’s not because she’s got fat, its because that’s all she’d talk about.
LETS KEEP THE DEBATE GOING. LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS BELOW …
PEGGY OLSON
Now on to the other characters and my favourite quote of the episode, Peggy, in a an amazing pixie like outfit, is in a meeting with Roger and Don about a new client, Mohawk Airlines. Peggy volunteers to take on the work but …
Don: “You’re plate is full and frankly Mohawk is going to insist on a regular copy writer…”
Roger: “… someone with a penis”
Peggy: “I’ll work on that”
Just showing women are still not completely accepted in the work place and how hard Peggy has had to work to get where she has.
MEGAN DRAPER
And last but not least Megan is turning out to be the style icon of the series. Her ever changing outfits, hair and makeup are showcasing the cutting edge trends of the period. I’m not sure she’s always puling them off though … you decide …
Megan at a work dinner date with Don and Heinz beans. High hair and monochrome eyes and nude, matte lips.
Watch out for this weeks tutorial were I’ll show you how to get Megan’s cool monochrome eyes.
Custard Factory, Birmingham 6th May 2012 11am – 4pm I will be joining the girls of luxe bridal as they throw open their doors fors for drinks & nibbles. There will be their amazing range of vintage bridal wear and headwear and I will be on hand to offer hair styling advice and do so some demonstrations.
At the start of the episode we see her struggling to get into one of her many beautiful dresses. She then crawls into bed and feigns illness to get out of going out to dinner her husband. Cut to megan effortlessly getting dressed to go out with Don.
