The Day the FAB MAG came

THE DAY THE FAB MAG CAME...

Here is a little tale (a very little tale) about... the day the very FAB MAG aka Fabulous Magazine (actual name, no silly voice necessary) YES the UK no 1 selling fashion supplement came to us at The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour as a set for their Mothers Day fashion photo shoot!

Rewind 3 months and it's a Wednesday evening, i'm sitting with Mo (my crazy, lovely, mad bat Nana) eating cheese straws, flicking through emails and generally putting the world to rights when my eye stumbled across an introductory email asking if The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour's, authentic, mid-century room set was available to hire - Ohhhhhhhhhh!

Our 1950s and 1960s room set is really popular with photographers but this was a TOP SECRET PROJECT

So the date was agreed, the price was set and the deal sealed. On the day of the shoot the FAB MAG van arrived - not too inconspicuous

 Mark, the cheery delivery man set to work unloading cases, boxes, props, equipment and clothes for the shoot. Where would all the equipment go?

Rails of clothes were set up ready for the styling team, this was a SS2015 collection shoot for Matalan and Peacocks - EXCITING

www.matalan.co.uk

www.peacocks.co.uk

The four page spread was realised for the Mothers Day Special Fashion spread in March 2015. VOILA - we think the results were FAB (no pun intended).

March Edt

First page of the shoot

 Here's a closer look inside the issue

 

 For more information about how to hire The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour for photo shoots, fashion styling and music videos please visit the website link below:

http://www.littlevintagebeautyparlour.com/#!hire-our-room-set/czzh

The Vintage Years Festival at The National Brewerey Centre

Horninglow Street, DE14 1NG Burton upon Trent

 The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour are to return to the fab-tastic The Vintage Years Festival at The National Brewery Centre in Burton Upon Trent on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2015 - YIPPEE. 

This is a NOSTALGIC celebration of the life styles, fashion, music and classic cars of the 40s’ and 50s’. Dress up in your favourite vintage style and come and join the fun! A brilliant Annual event – now in its fifth year!

 

This year we will be commemorating the 70th Anniversary of VE Day and those who served during World War II. Join us for a classic street party complete with music & food of the era to create a memorable atmosphere.

EXCITINGLY a  SPITFIRE FLYPAST (weather permitting) HAS NOW BEEN CONFIRMED FOR  THE SATURDAY AT 1.35pm.

On Saturday evening join us (free entry) in the Brewery Tap Bar to enjoy Festival favourite, Dennis Clayton, singing the classic songs of the 40s’ and 50s’

Highlights for this spiffing family day out include:-

Fashion Shows. Military vehicles. Classic cars. Vintage Tractors and Fire Engines. Live music. Vintage Pop- up market. Re-enactors. Heavy Horse demonstrations. Model railway layouts. DJ and Compere. BBQ/Hog Roast.  Newhall traditional brass band. Period Re-enactors. Period Fashion shows. Fun for the kids including Face painting, Dray Rides and Farm animals.

Of course we will be there with The Little  Vintage Beauty Parlour, Pop Up Salon.  We recommend you BOOK APPOINTMENTS in ADVANCE via EMAIL: thelittlevintagebeautyparlour@gmail.com as spaces get booked up in a jiffy! 

Here is our "pop up" price list for the day, the only decision left to choose is will you go for 1940s Victory Rolls or a Marilyn Monroe style set:

Your shopping fix will be provided by The Curly Magpie events team who will once again be on hand with their famous 'Pop Up’ Vintage & Handmade market. Their stalls will include an eclectic mix of true vintage fashion and homewares from the 20thCentury and quality handmade & shabby chic style gifts.

Daytime tickets for entry to The Vintage Years Festival is:

 £6 per person

Group of four £20

Children under 16 years come at the magic price of FREE!* (when accompanied by a full paying adult)

Opening hours are 10am -6pm Saturday and Sunday

VISIT The National Brewery Centre website TO BOOK YOUR ENTRY tickets by following the link below:

http://www.nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk/events/the-vintage-years-festival-2015--198

PROM-TASTIC Vintage Inspired Prom Makeovers

The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour are sUpEr ExCiTeD to present our exclusive 2 hour, full vintage hair and full vintage make up (£50) 'PROM' package.

The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour Prom Package is a unique experience based in our authentically designed, 1960s inspired Beauty Parlour in Nottingham City Centre, directly opposite the Nottingham Train Station. Nestled inside the iconic Hopkinsons, a four storey Vintage, Antique Centre, Art Gallery & Tea Bar you are guaranteed to be transported back in time, from the moment you step through our doors - perfect for relaxing before your big night!

Fresh out of a scene from Grease, our expert team of fabulous ladies with their signature vintage style and 1950s aprons will ensure that your leaving do memories begin well before your night starts, don't worry you won't find any Beauty School Drop Out here (see what I did there) infact our award winning The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour team are all fully trained in both modern & traditional hair and beauty techniques with an first class honours degree in "GLAMTASTIC". 

Grease "Hand Jive" Prom Scene

OUR PAMP-TASTIC PROM PACKAGE INCLUDES:

1. Full Vintage Consultation 

Relax in our authenthically designed Beauty Parlour complete with Baby Blue walls, glass of pink lemonade in haand and have a good old chinwag with your expert vintage stylist. Flick through oyr look books and vintage magazines, show up pictures of your dress, headwear, corsage, colour of your prom date's socks ;-p and anything else that may inflence your special night

2. The 'Audrey' Make Up 

Our vintage make up package is demure, pretty, sophisticated and effortlessly chic: A simple palette, gently groomed eyebrows,  iconic, stand out eyes and red, pastel or neutral lips for the perfect pout. The ‘Audrey’ includes application of primers, base, eyes, lips and fixers!

3. Full 'Glamour Puss' Vintage Hair 

The Glamour Puss Hair package is a style to suit your perfect outfit for your special day. You lovely ladies can choose from an updo: victory rolls, 1950s pin up style curls,  sleek side sweep, Art Deco effortlessly Chic or 1960s mega height, a mini beehive, the ultimate bouffant and volume - you decide! Or something down your results will be gorgeous complex style. Choose from combinations of rolls, twists, curls, marcel waves, betty bangs and more!

Includes simple curling and setting guaranteed to last until your next wash.

4. Va Va Voom Lashes

48 hour wear strip false eyelashes using a semi-permanent rubber based glue for the ultimate VA VA VOOM factor

5. The Goodies

Cupcakes, Pink Lemonade and as much tea as you can quaff all served on our vintage cake stands and in proper china cups and sauces in an intimate authentically designed mid century vintage beauty parlour, complete with record player, hood dryers and Coca Cola fridge

Hmmm now the big question is...

WHAT ERA or STYLE WILL YOU CHOOSE 1940s, 1950s 0r 1960s?

TO BOOK YOUR PROM MAKEOVER, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR EMAIL US:

thelittlevintagebeautyparlour@gmail.com

www.littlevintagebeautyparlour.com

"Make A Vintage Fascinator" Crafternoon Tea

Make a Vintage Fascinator "Crafternoon Tea" Workshop &

 The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour Cream Tea

The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour are super privileged to collaborate with the expert "Crafternoon Tea Hostess" at our exclusive 3 hour Vintage Make-Your-Own-Fascinator Craft workshop and Cream Tea.

Tickets are £25 per head

Lasts 3 Hours

Includes Cream Tea, Cake & Pink Lemonade

http://www.crafternoonteahostess.co.uk/

 Do you have a passion for Fashion, Shabby Chic or Old School Vintage Glamour?

Then this is the class for you. Starting by creating mood boards and rifling through a stash of genuine vintage haberdashery, you will plan and sew a vintage inspired head piece to take home.
Buttons, ribbons and a choice of colours are available to make that special vintage inspired design and rest assured all crafty projects will be completed in the session through support and professional creative guidance of our very own hostess, Samantha.

The big question is what will choose:

Art Deco Great Gatsby inspired number
Chic 1950s floral fascinator
1960s Audrey Style Bow
A Bohemian crown of flowers reminiscient of the 1970s

Let your creative juices run wild!

  

 This intimate workshop is a group session, suitable for beginners with a maximum of 10 attendees in our lovely 1950s themed The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour. The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour "Make-A-Vintage-Fascinator Craft Workshop" includes a sumptuous Cream Tea because frankly, we know how "Crafting" can help us work up an appetite.

The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour Cream Tea

This isn't any ordinary workshop so of course this isnt any ordinary Cream Tea. This is The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour Cream Tea that includes:

Fruit Scones
Clotted Cream
Luxury Bonne Maman Jam
Mouthwatering bite-sized cakes: Coconut Macaroons, Lemon Drizzle & Chocolate Brownie Bites
Pink Lemonade
As much Tea and Coffee as you can quaff

All served on our original vintage crockery .

Each exclusive "Crafternoon" session will be held in our newly refurbished event space at The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour. Spaces are limited for this event we currently have two sessions:

Saturday 16th May 3pm - 6pm
Saturday 13th June 3pm - 6pm

Click the link below to purchase your £25 
"Crafternoon" tickets NOW

BUY YOUR TICKETS BY CLICKING HERE NOW

JOHN HOFFMAN PHOTOGRAPHY Portfolio Shoot

Our very own award winning stylist, Miss Whitley-Belle attended a portfolio shoot with the prestigious John Hoffman Photography whom specializes in head shoots and actors portfolios from his Nottingham based studio.

www.johnhoffmanphotography.co.uk

It's an exciting time of year as we want with all our fingers, toes and legs crossed to hear if our very own Miss Whitley-Belle has been nominated for a prestigious National Vintage Awards: Vintage Grooming & Styling Award. As great preparation for the Oscarsesque award ceremony for the UK Vintage Glitterati are under way, The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour team asked John Hoffman Photography Miss Whitley-Belle decided to get "Camera Ready" here's a sneak preview of some of the results and we think they look FAB!

Here is what the wonderful John of John Hoffman Photography had to say about working with Miss Whitley Belle:

"I recently had the great pleasure of working with the delightful Miss Whitley Belle from Nottingham's finest - The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour.
Miss Whitley Belle has been twice nominated for the National Vintage Awards for Styling and Grooming. Her passion, knowledge and skill for Vintage Beauty styling makes the Little Vintage Beauty Parlour the place to go in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire region for an authentic vintage beauty experience.
Miss Whitley Belle visited our Nottingham City Centre Studio (we are located upstairs from the Parlour so not too far) for a quick photoshoot in between clients - it was a busy day so we had to work quickly.
As you will see from the couple of images here, not only is this woman THE go-to person for that authentic vintage experience - she is rather beautiful.
There will be more images as soon as Miss Whitley Belle gets the time to drop by again.
So, when you and the women in your life want to treat yourselves to that "special something", then get down to the Little Vintage Beauty Parlour, ask for Miss Whitley Belle, tell her you want the good stuff, and don't forget to mention that John sent you!"

For more information on JOHN HOFFMAN PHOTOGRAPHY visit his website here:

http://www.johnhoffmanphotography.co.uk/

SKN Heritage Fashion Show for House Of Fraser

GLITZ & GLAMOUR SKN Heritage Fashion Show 

House Of Fraser

Miss Whitley-Belle & Lulu B were super privileged to be asked to help style an exclusive fashion show & shopping evening at House Of Fraser (Nottingham) by Catherine Ross of SKN Heritage Museum. 

(L-R) Miss Whitley Belle, Sharon Scoffings (Dad's Army Film) & Lulu B

The first of a series of events to help establish a Caribbean culture museum (SKN Heritage - Skills and Knowledge Network), drawing upon vintage  fashion and goods from the 1940s and 1950s, raise money by combining with House of Fraser to put on a vintage inspired fashion and shopping evening.

The fabulous event featured modern collections from luxurious House Of Fraser brands such as the iconic Biba. 

The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour snapped to work, preparing the 12 glamorous models for their 3 inspired outfit changes from the 1960s through to the 1980s.

WOW - what a great night for a great cause - here are some sneaky pics from the side of the catwalk....

House Of Fraser models all ready for the catwalk

The special guests on the night were welcomed by an fab-tastic bubbly reception with canapes, beauty demonstrations, fantastic display of true vintage items (from Lulu Brandy Vintage, below) and a AMAZING goodie bag including Mary Quant Nail Varnish donated by The Little Vintage Beauty Parlour