Favorite vintage tools give away!

Continuing Customer Appreciation Month, I am giving away some of my favorite vintage tools:


First, Kevyn Aucoin's Making Faces, a beautiful, fun and brilliant book about doing makeup, including a section on creating vintage looks that is simply the best.

Then my very favorite cleaning product, Eucalan no rinse delicate wash, absolutely ideal for fine vintage sweaters...and the environment.


Next, a pair of Kleinert's dress shields in black with elastic bands so you can use them with any regular-sleeve garment. Kleinert's is a great old company (founded in 1869) still made in the US, and their dress shields are very good for saving your vintage wardrobe and saving on dry cleaning bills. I find dress shields tacked in vintage clothes now and then, and am always grateful for the good condition in which they've left the item!



Last of all, one of my favorite red lipsticks, British Red by L'Oreal. What says vintage better than bright red lips?






Now it's your turn: What are your fave vintage tips, tricks or tools?

Comment on this blog for a chance to win my favorites. I will draw a name on November 30.

Customer appreciation sale

Dear Customers,

From now through the end of November, if you have ever purchased from DENISEBRAIN before, take 10% off the price of any purchase from the DENISEBRAIN vintage web store.

Let me know you are a repeat customer and what item or items you are interested in, and I will invoice you with the discounted price. You can reach me through the web store by clicking on "contact."

Thank you so much! You are the best!!

I love seeing customer photos!

I must confess, your photos are making me giddy--I really can't get enough of them!

I love seeing vintage clothing being used in settings from the most elegant and formal...

Married in a suit by Howard Greer

A birthday celebration in long 40s gown

...to the most casual

Hiking and biking in vintage plaid

I love that my customers' vintage clothing has been to see the world

Visiting the Roman Coliseum in a 1950s dress

Seeing Hamburg in a 1950s coat

Please, keep them coming! (Please send to mwilds@qwest.com)

Here's looking at you!

I'm showing off...

...some of my lovely customers! Please have a look at my November theme, objets d'art, to see a few of the very best. Aren't they fabulous in their vintage finds?

I'm very thankful for these customers and so many others around the world who are making what I do more fun and interesting than I'd ever dreamed it could be.

I'm so thankful in fact that I hereby declare November to be Customer Appreciation Month at Denise Brain Vintage. Watch my blog for giveaways, specials, and more thankfulness from me to you!

Pink vintage, and a request for your photos

1.

In honor and memory of Mary Catherine Lamb, for the remainder of October I am designating 10% of the sale price on all pink items in my web store to Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation. By pink I mean anything with pink. (If you have any doubts, email me!) Also, check out similar offerings from other Vintage Fashion Guild Members.

2.

I am putting together my November monthly theme (see some of my previous themes at the Denisebrain Theme-o-matic) and would like to include images of people who have bought vintage clothing from me, wearing their vintage finery. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet, but thinking about Thanksgiving, as takes place here in the US next month, I want to show my appreciation for all my great customers. Have anything I might use? Please let me know by emailing me at mwilds@qwest.net. Thank you very much for your help!