beautybombshells Profile
Merle
Join Date:
2012-04-02
Blogs Owned
1. Beauty Bombshells
Beauty and style, with a vintage movie star twist. Think red lips and curls!
Tags: beauty, vintage, vintage beauty, retro beauty, vintage style
2. The Giddy Kipper
Things that I get overly excited about - food, vintage, fashion, TV and other stuff!
Latest Blog Posts
- Wednesday in my Wardrobe – Charity Shop Chic! The Boyfriend CoatSo, I’ve been completely neglectful of The Giddy Kipper of late. I’ve been so busy with work and life, and it’s been sacrificed. But I am back today, with a WIMW post, which is really just an excuse to rave about my fab charity shop...
- Twit Twoo … Thank You!on Sep 13, 2012 in Things arts card making cards crafting diy illustration owl cards owl trend owls thank you cardsI love making cards. Just as well really, because after years (and I mean around 20 years!) of creating my own Christmas cards, all my family now expect hand-made creations. I now usually make cards with knitted or sewn pieces, or some theme for clos...
- WIMW – lunchon Sep 12, 2012 in UncategorizedThis week’s WIMW is not very inspired, I apologise! I’m wearing a green skirt that has featured before. I love it so much though, I am in danger of over-wearing, and over-sharing! So, Mr GK and I went out to lunch. Eating out is not reall...
- And so to bed…on Sep 11, 2012 in Things craft style clothing singer sewing machine sewing Cath Kidston fabric crafting sewing machineI love making things. I don’t have a particular skill, but I like giving things a go. I love art, and I guess if I wasn’t a writer, I’d like to try to be an artist! I’ll give anything a go, from card-making (i do love doing th...
- WIMW – Camping chic!on Sep 5, 2012 in Wednesday in my Wardrobe camping clothing fashion Highland midge insect bite midgies outdoors Scotland Smidge style tent travel vacationLast week Mr GK and I headed for the Highlands for a few nights camping. Our trip was curtailed in the end thanks to over-active midge population, and torrential rain and horrendous gales. But, being Scotland, we did also have some amazingly beautifu...
- TV Tuesday – Dallas – it was ALL about the women!on Sep 4, 2012 in TV Tuesday Afton Cooper Audrey Landers Channel 5 Dallas Dallas comeback return of Dallas soap opera soaps tv US TVDo do do-do do do do do do do…dododo dododo…dodododododododododododododododooooo! Woo hoo! Dallas is back! Yes, the new series starts on Ch5 tomorrow night at 9pm, and I can’t wait. I bloody love Dallas. I grew up on it. I remember...
- WIMW – She’s got the bluesFinally! I know, it’s Friday, so technically this is Friday Fashion, but here is WIMW! It’s taken ages, because I’m not happy with the photos – they just don’t do the dress justice at all. Or the shoes. So I had to take...
- Vintage clothes for sale!on Aug 16, 2012 in Thrifty Thursdays 1970s blog sale clothes clothing dresses fashion italian dress sales Sindy style vintage vintage clothes vintage fabSo, I love vintage clothes, and I can’t help buying them, even if they don’t fit me! I then end up having to sell them on Ebay. I’ve decided to list a few items here, and if anyone wants to buy them from me, then please email me at...
- TV Tuesday – Lorraine Pascaleon Aug 15, 2012 in TV Tuesday baker cake cake maker cooking food foodie limoncello Lorraine Pascale TV chefI love cooking. That’s why I have the Monday Meals section on this blog. I’m not massive on baking. But I don’t think you need to be both. And I think perhaps that’s a lesson Lorraine Pascale might want to learn. The model-tur...
- Tuesday Tune – Chesney Hawkes – WIN HIM!!on Aug 14, 2012 in Tuesday Tune 80s hits Chesney Hawkes music one hit wonder The One and Only Valdivar vodkaYes, you really can win 80s one-hit wonder Chesney Hawkes in this brilliant competition! You really could be the ‘One and Only’ if you n this competition on the Vladivar vodka Facebook page! Chesney Hawkes will turn up on your doorstep,wi...
- Life, Death, and Social MediaA former colleague and Facebook friend of mine passed away last week. She was buried today after a Humanist ceremony to celebrate her life. Our paths first crossed in the mid-1990s when Kerry worked at a company that produced the publication I wrote...
- WIMW – Edinburgh FringeThis week’s Wednesday in my Wardrobe is just basically an outfit I threw on last weekend when I went to see Sean Hughes at the Edinburgh Fringe. (Mr GK and I saw both his shows at this year’s event – they were both excellent, go s...
- Monday Meals – easy mash!It’s been a while, I know, but I am back with a Monday Meals – albeit, not a very detailed one! But, it’s mainly to highlight the most AMAZING utensil I’ve had in a long time! My mum went to a Pampered Chef party and brought m...
- WIMW – up some hills!Last weekend was a bit frustrating. The weather couldn’t decide what to do, and neither, then, could we. We had planned a camping trip, but all week the forecast told us heavy rain was on the way. So, we decided to leave the camping to another...
- Dear Diary…here are some memoriesPerhaps I was always destined to be a writer. From an early age I could be found, squirreling away my secrets in a diary or a journal, or any old notebook i could get my hands on. I liked to write things down, and in particular I liked to write my ev...
- WIMW – Madonna mania!This week’s WIMW is an outfit I wore to see Madonna at Murrayfield last Saturday evening. I’ve loved Madonna since I was about 12 years old. I remember vividly saving up to go to the local record shop, Taste Records, in Penicuik, to buy ...
- Tuesday Tune – Madonna!There is a lot of TV I would love to talk about, but, after my birthday weekend, and seeing Madonna at Murrayfield, I am a) shattered, and b) Madonna-mad all over again! It’s like going back to my teenage years. More of this Madonna-madness tom...
- WIMW – Saturday at the seaside!So, Saturday was actually sunny! I had a hangover, having drank a few too many cocktails and tequila shots with my girlfriend the night before, but I rallied, and after sleeping in the car for an hour, Mr GK and I arrived at his family’s house...
- BINTM – the secret phone calls part 2So, last week, we got our hands on a very interesting secret phone call between Elle McPherson of BINTM (that’s Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model) and Tyra Banks of ANTM (America’s Next Top Model) – you can read that here.
- TV Tuesday – Britain and Ireland’s Next Top ModelSo, a new series started last night of the poor UK (and Ireland) alternative to the brilliant America’s Next Top Model with one of my favourite women ever, the incredible, bonkers, beautiful, bizarre Tyra Banks. Poor old BINTM, or BNTM as it us...
