Archive for August, 2009

Joan Holloway Hair

Thought I would share the hairdo I just finished on myself. It is loosely based on the Joan Holloway (Mad Men) hair tutorial video from Super Kawaii Mama. which you can view below. Though I did change it up to my likings, it is very similar procedure as in her video. The best thing about [...]

The Side Sweep and Glamour Bob

A few years back I found what is probably one of my favorite books in my collection. It is Family Circle’s Guide to Beauty, published in 1964. I have done many of the styles on my own hair, an have actually learned some great tips while browsing the 192 pages of joy in this book. [...]

Light My Tiki

The sweltering heat in San Diego has been kicking my behind lately. I went for a quick walk down to the Beauty Supply Warehouse and passed by a public thermometer that read 96 degrees. I shouldn’t be complaining though, my poor husband works out in East County where yesterday it was 109 degrees, and today [...]

Greetings and Salutations

Hello and welcome to my newest blogging venture, The Vintage Wife. This blog is going to be a place where I can share my obsessions with vintage style, culture, and music, as well as ventures I take in my own life to lead a more vintage life style. Though I consider my views quite liberal, [...]