all glamour (face mask)

all glamour (face mask)
Originally uploaded by Joanie Rose

Joanie Rose is all glamour, all the time. Ignore the drying washing and exercise bike in the background, concentrate on the leopard coat and countless books in the background (the top shelf, appropriately is the much-famed "pervert's corner" full of books about naked birds and burlesque)

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It's All Make Believe, Isn't It? x

Stefanie Valentine is having a g o r g e o u s giveaway on her blog, with some lovely-looking goodies to win :) you can check out the prizes, and how to enter right here, it's definitely worth checking out!

Good luck ladies!

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pin pot pin pot

I had a lovely trip into Birmingham (England - of course!) the other week, during my holiday of work (the joys of working in a college) and met up with my friend Zoe, who did very little to dissuade me from buying this cute pin pot from Kath Kidston in Selfridges.

I've been doing a lot of sewing lately, and popping pins into this beauty feels a little more vintage than my old, plastic thing that I bought at uni - rubbish! My mom has a really cute one actually that I think she's had since the seventies, I'll try to dig it out to show you at some point!

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ick ick ick x

Again! Sorry for the lack of updates daddy-os, I've been horribly ill - very not happy!
Hopefully when I'm better and have the photos off various people's cameras you can have photos of my sailor party, and our outfits for Enchanted Burlesque (formerly the Silk Stocking) which we went to last Saturday - my friend Sam fell in love with the gorgeous Kitten Von Mew a little bit, poor lad.

There's not much left to report to be quite honest! I've been stitching away this afternoon, (sequins to knickers) but I've had to stop - I can't stop coughing long enough to pick up a sequin at the minute. Anyone got any remedies I can try?

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Well Hello Sailor! x

It was my birthday this wednesday (photos of yummy presents to come!) so yesterday we went out, dressed as sailors of course! Hopefully I'll post some pictures of everyone else's outfits, but they're still on cameras and what have you so there aren't any yet - The Dapper Man, my lovely boyfriend for instance dressed up as Captain Haddock complete with mascara'd beard, and embroidered anchor courtesy of yours truly. My own costume was a creation made by my mother from this pattern from Wearing History which was brilliant!

This morning I've been to the (opening?) of a new vintage shop in Stourbridge, and bought a lovely £4 jumper, I need to find some proper high-waisted trousers to wear it with as it is a tad short... and The Dapper Man bought a hideous tie and a pair of braces which I love! I'll have to post a picture of him at some point!

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lazy hair

I have been playing with photoshop too much on an image that is far too small a resolution - ah well!



I said I'd post a picture of my hair after I'd dyed it, so here it is! But I need to post one really when I've washed it - which I'm putting off because I really want this colour to stay in. Basically I've been trying to get back to brown, because I can't find a red that stays in and I'm really, really lazy. This colour pretty much matches my own, which is a bit unusual and a colour I haven't seen in years as I started to dye my hair when I started uni which was... a while ago! Naturally I'm a really dark brown, but it's a got a yellow tone to it rather than a red one so it appears lighter than it really is.

I've touched up my roots as well from my blonde streak which was a lot harder than I thought - I did try to put in a blonde streak in the side of my hair but it didn't take over the red dye for some reason... ah well! I'm not too bothered, as long as my roots are fine it's all good!

I have a pin up shoot scheduled for tomorrow - my second one ever... in the woods... eek!

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hair

What's occurring? Sorry for the lack of updates, there's been a lot of stuff going on lately that's taken up my time and I've not really had the energy to pose for photos. Hopefully be posting a bit more these two weeks, I've got time off for easter!

I don't usually have my fringe forwards, it's usually in a bit of a quiff... definitely needs dying though, my cowlick has major roots and I'd like to add another streak of blonde in the side - I miss my hairdresser! But he moved away, we're going to Enchanted Burlesque together in April though, much looking forward to that!

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