The 'old' lady style and beauty thread

[thisenglishlife]

With 'old lady' not being an offensive term, but rather referring to women with knowledge, refined taste and other positive qualities

Show off your pretty things and link to dresses, slips, twinsets, pearls, stockings, big knickers, cross your heart bras, prestige scents, retro style makeup, soap and everything else in between

[thebabessavedme]

now I am a nana I'm doing somethings for my dgs that I used to love as a child, hiding callard & bowser toffees under my clean pinny in the kitchen drawer, buying pink wafer biscuits and french fancies for tea, lemon and barley water cordial and when its cold and wet and dark only a dinner with gravy will do!

I'm not following her s&b regime for anything though, the only cream that touched her face was pond cold cream at night so she looked like a ghost, a bit of powder and pink lipstick during the day, she would touch up her powder during the day again bringing on the 'ghost look' and nail varnish was for 'racy women who do no housework' I still miss her!

[thisenglishlife]

Penhaligon's Rose and its Bluebell (dh used to buy me for Christmas and birthday gifts every year) but they're too chemically for me to put neat on my skin now.
Perhaps you could mix the rose perfume with some rosewater in a travel bottle and use that instead?

Penhaligon's has a small but good sale on at the moment! Very pretty, dressing table worthy packaging too - I had to buy something (my order in photo). There's free delivery over £30. Also, if you select samples from the shopping menu, you can add any two samples for free to your order.

[thisenglishlife]

@MotherofPearl

This is the thread for me. I love pearls and have a beautiful string of graduated pearls I inherited from my GM. I wear them as often as possible. I love tweed skirts in winter too.

Now I'm off to read the first thread.

Waves back 👋 welcome

[JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff]

My Powell Craft nightie arrived today! Proper Victorian looking, billowy and pure white.

Also came with a fancy clothes peg with a soldier on, which my toddlers immediately stole.

[MotherofPearl]

Not to get competitive, but I am the proud owner of two Powell Craft nighties. I bought mine from a little shop in Tobermory, near to where we often go on holiday. There's a handmade soap shop just near to the nightie place.

I wore one of the nighties for the first time in a while the other week. My 12 year old DD said, aghast, "What are you wearing? You are dressed like a mannequin in a National Trust property bedroom!"

[JaneJeffer]

[Polkadotpjs]

I find myself craving a cotton nightdress and shall dig out my pearls tomorrow

[JaceLancs]

I love old fashioned soaps - Bronnley lemon and lily of the valley by yardley
Perfume wise - miss Dior, most guerlain perfumes and Dior addict which reminds me of my Dad as he bought it for me first
I love pearls - yellow gold and antique jewellery
Wool coats, tweed, linen, pure wool (merino or cashmere for preference)
Just before lockdown I was thrilled to find some boxed Irish linen hand embroidered pillowcases in my local charity shop
I also collect Victorian glass and Art Deco pottery

[JaceLancs]

Nightwear in winter is always checked winceyette nightshirts

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I really wish that somebody would make those old fashioned cotton broderie nighties in black or grey or even navy, rather than white. I don't want to look like a fat old non-virginal version of Catherine Morland creeping around Northanger Abbey, but I love the fact that they are cotton and knee covering, with no bloody cartoon characters or cutesy messages on them.

[JaceLancs]

www.marksandspencer.com/pure-cotton-broderie-detail-long-nightdress/p/clp60370793?intid=mobile_app_pdp_share

[JaceLancs]

Navy one for you Remus

[JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff]

MotherofPearl DH says it makes me look like a vicar.

My children just shouted "a ghost!!" And wanted me to chase them with it.

No one gives me any bloody respect.

[ComeBackIntoTheGardenMaud]

I never thought I had a style tribe, but perhaps I've found it ...

[ppeatfruit]

Yes good idea thisenglish Though I think Pen. discontinued the pure rose perfume. (i've finished the last one I had). Ref. Penhaligon bottles, I have the full range of sizes decorating my dressing table. DD1 said I needed to Kondo it!!! It does need dusting too much. I have moved some to the spare bedroom.

I also have a range of kitchen storage jars on the old beam which sits at the base of the chimney that is above the cooker. (I aspire to an aga type range to go there) This house was a ruin till the late 60s70s and the 'restorers' didn't really do it sympathetically )

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Thanks, Jace. In an ideal world, I'd want short sleeves. Will keep a look out.

[latedecember1963]

Please may I join you?This thread is right up my street.
Sending a cheery wave to fellow Royal Style and Beauty threaders and I always love seeing your fabulous nails on the nail polish threads, JaceLancs.

[frugalkitty]

Maybe we need to add an interest in the royals to our inner old lady lists as there's a few of us from the Royal S&B threads here now

[frugalkitty]

JaceLancs are you the lady with the beautiful opal rings? I remember you from an engagement rings thread a few years back if you are.

[poppy2021]

@ComeBackIntoTheGardenMaud

I never thought I had a style tribe, but perhaps I've found it ...

Me too. I'm overly invested in this. Off to my local M&S to pick up my non wired bras wearing my 4711 eau de cologne

[KittCat]

Pmk...

[ComeBackIntoTheGardenMaud]

Hi, Poppy. I've been reading along for a while!

[JaceLancs]

frugalkitty
Yes I am and gained a few new ones since then

[JaceLancs]

Excuse battered hands - just been gardening in my lunch time - one of the few benefits of WFH!

[ComeBackIntoTheGardenMaud]

Lovely! I have long worn antique and vintage jewellery, a lot of it from antique fairs when they were a thing. I was once put in my place by a then colleague, who said that she too used to wear antique jewellery, when it was fashionable. Ouch.