To realise I like old lady things

[AiryFairyMum]

I bought some Yardley perfume for my grandmother and haven't been able to give it to her due to lockdown. I really like it and am going to buy some for me.
Also, I've started looking at those pointy cross-your hearty bras and thinking they look comfy and I quite like the shape, without having to cope with underwires (which I hate).
I'm 37, not 73. Are there any other old lady things I might like please?

Does anyone know where I can get some cheap cologne like you get in Spanish supermarkets?
Boots used to do lemon and lavender 'toilet water' but it's been discontinued....

For those of you wearing a Doreen bra- how does the sizing work? According to their website with an under bra measurement if 33 I should go for a 38 band. Does that sound right? I’m more used to a 34 band

I was measured by a nice lady in Debenhams. I thought I was a 34D but I'm a 36C.

Yeh to Port Meiron, also love Ainsley and wedgewood

Also like Laura Ashley and Kath Kidston

Bon Marché have bed jackets 😁

This thread is like a comfy cosy hug.
I don't see it as old lady, I see it as I'm not afraid to be myself.
It took a long time for me to be happy with me and I'm now happy to say I'm a countryfile watching, cross stitch loving, tea and cake eating 40 year old who likes the odd drop of Bristol cream and comfy big knickers.

dudsville & dido for big pants and proper slips it's Damart all the way! And they do the Doreen bra in lilac by the way!

Sorry dido it was trekker that wanted to know

I second massive, high waisted pants. Discovered them when I was pregnant and never looked back.

Oh and talc in a little tub with a powder puff.

I was thinking about my mum's Helena Rubinstein powder puff and box 'Heaven Scent', it was. Until Dad used it to trap a spider!!!

I was given Hermes Caleche powder in a box. Wow! Felt so grown up!!!

I am also quite old ladyish in other ways. I look out for comfy shoes now. I have kept my Aunt's cardigans and like big knickers. Oh for a comfy bra!!!

Yum Raspberry ruffles.

Wraps/shawls that make me feel like Marilla Cuthbert. Wicker baskets.

Oohh! Raspberry Ruffles and Callard & Bowser Butterscotch and Dessert Nougat.

Callard & Bowser Butterscotch

How Bizarre! These have been on my mind too.

I must agree I love the Port Merion china too. I used to go to Uxbridge and see a collection of it in the shopping centre. Also I have a Laura Ashley tea set once. Nothing remains sadly. It was called Oriental Garden.

Another favourite is Brora cashmere cardigans. The moths have got to mine, so I bought a darning mushroom after reading this thread!

Another drink - campari and soda. Reminds me of my much-missed Italian great grandmother.

DestroyedPeople Amazon have lots of different brands. Look for lemon cologne.

I still miss those Callard and Bowser little boxes of nougat or butterscotch Deathraystare .

Thanks for that vix. Diolch yn fawr

PeskyRooks

Sorrydidoit wastrekkerthat wanted to know

But now I know Damart stocks the Doreen in lilac !

I like to have a tin of boiled sweets in the car but at the moment I have XXX mints.

I am finding men who have gone grey, very attractive

I love this thread. It just feels so cosy. I am eyeing up a Doreen bra as I’ve got to the point where I have HAD IT with underwire bras.

Yes to cups of tea, cats, blankets, digestives, flat shoes, big pants, tea cosies (have two from Etsy), early to bed. Anne Tyler books fit into this category for me too.

Big pants
Vests
Opaque tights with brogues
Cardigans
Pears soap
Nivea cream
Estée Lauder perfume
Sherry
White cotton nighties
Toast & marmalade
Radio 4

@Twenty2 my Mum has Green Beryl and uses it every day.

@Deathraystare

Not at Owen Owen by any chance, I occasionally Ito to Uxbridge

bridget jones pants and liking alot of peace and quiet, short hair because its one less thing to think about and not worrying about make up, this is not something i like but i am going deaf already from years of clubbing every weekend right next to the speakers, by the time i get old if i get old i think im going to be completely deaf

Loving this thread...
Rose everything (chocolates, tea, esp perfume). Miller Harris Rose Silence is the best I've found and gets so many compliments
Terriers
Knitting and sewing
Countryfile
Hot water bottles
Horlicks
Frame handbags
Garden centres for a day out
Country walk with a flask of tea
Tweed, woollens