Showing posts with label glamour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glamour. Show all posts
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
A night out on the town in the 1940s and 1950s.
Bars, nightclubs, restaurants and cafes.
Getting a bit tired of the rustic wood and exposed light-bulbs in bars around your town? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but just have a look at this small selection of nightspots from the 1940s and 1950s. Sure, half of them wouldn't have let the likes of me through their doors but I'm sure anyone going to one of these places was up for a good time!
Happy New Year to all!
Getting a bit tired of the rustic wood and exposed light-bulbs in bars around your town? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but just have a look at this small selection of nightspots from the 1940s and 1950s. Sure, half of them wouldn't have let the likes of me through their doors but I'm sure anyone going to one of these places was up for a good time!
Happy New Year to all!
The Blue Room at the Chi Chi, Palm Springs, 1950s. From Palm Springs Holiday, Peter Moruzzi.
Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1950s. From Impact of Design, Clive Carney.
Les Ambassadeurs at The Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood, Florida, 1950s. From Designing a Good Life, Norman M. Giller and Sarah Giller Nelson.
The TV Room at Driftwood Motel, Sunny Isles, Florida, 1950s. As above.
Riviera Resort Hotel, Palm Springs, 1950s. From Palm Springs Holiday, Peter Moruzzi.
Del Tahquitz Hotel, Palm Springs, 1940s. As above.
Ocotillo Lodge, Palm Springs, 1950s. From The Alexanders, a Desert Legacy, James R. Harlan.
The Latin Quarter, Sydney, 1950s. From Impact of Design, Clive Carney.
Richlor's, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1940s. From The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister, Chris Nichols.
Tropicana Night Club, Havana, Cuba, 1950s. From Havana Before Castro, Peter Moruzzi.
Sunday, 9 November 2014
From Paris to Juan les Pins
Voila!
On a recent trip to my parent's house, I was digging around in their cupboards and I came across a crumpled old brown paper bag. Crumpled old brown paper bags are like a red rag to a bull to me, so I zeroed in on this to find out what was within. This is what I found:
The Patheorama is a 35mm film viewer. You load the film across the viewing window, close the lid, hold it up to your eye and wind the film manually using a wheel located on the backside of the viewer. The images appear through the window one at a time, black and white but tinted. The films are all French, one of Paris, another of Norway, Switzerland, a cartoon and the Riviera.
I don't recall seeing this device when I was young, which might have been a good thing as the old film is very delicate and brittle. The images are murky through the scratched lens, faded and elusive. I love them! Here are some delicately coloured scenes of Paris and the Riviera, near Antibes and Villefranche, I think:
On a recent trip to my parent's house, I was digging around in their cupboards and I came across a crumpled old brown paper bag. Crumpled old brown paper bags are like a red rag to a bull to me, so I zeroed in on this to find out what was within. This is what I found:
The Patheorama is a 35mm film viewer. You load the film across the viewing window, close the lid, hold it up to your eye and wind the film manually using a wheel located on the backside of the viewer. The images appear through the window one at a time, black and white but tinted. The films are all French, one of Paris, another of Norway, Switzerland, a cartoon and the Riviera.
I don't recall seeing this device when I was young, which might have been a good thing as the old film is very delicate and brittle. The images are murky through the scratched lens, faded and elusive. I love them! Here are some delicately coloured scenes of Paris and the Riviera, near Antibes and Villefranche, I think:
I asked my mother about the viewer and she told me that her father had been given it by a friend who had returned from the continent during the first world war. It makes me happy to think that I can still rummage around in my parents cupboards and find new treasures, just like I did when I was a kid!
Sunday, 31 August 2014
Rosehip and Pomegranate Face Serum
A New Product
The last couple of weeks have been very busy as Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez prepared for a market and the release of a range of new skin-care products.
I have had an excellent cleansing face soap out for some time now - the unscented Pink Moon Face Soap. Then, the Rose and Cucumber Face Mist, a soothing and fresh toner for the face. Rosehip and Pomegranate Face Serum completes the range. This oil is made from organic rosehip oil and is blended with pomegranate oil, camellia oil, meadowfoam seed oil, olive squalene and vitamin E.
You only need 3 or 4 drops of Rosehip and Pomegranate Face Serum, gently massaged over your face and neck after toning. It is a relatively 'dry' oil, so will sink in quickly and is, therefore, suitable for use under make-up. It suits normal to dry skin. What I like about the serum is that it is made with only the ingredients I want to use on my skin, no padding, extending or emulsifying with water. Just simple oils with all of their nutrients and benefits in a small bottle. Good things come in small packages, right? (I sound like Mary Ann Singleton from Tales of the City!)
I have made up a small face-care kit with all three of the above products, which are available from my stall at any market I will be at. You can also buy each separately, of course! Sign up to my newsletter (the button is in the sidebar) for up-to-date news of where I will be, special offers and new products.
The last couple of weeks have been very busy as Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez prepared for a market and the release of a range of new skin-care products.
I have had an excellent cleansing face soap out for some time now - the unscented Pink Moon Face Soap. Then, the Rose and Cucumber Face Mist, a soothing and fresh toner for the face. Rosehip and Pomegranate Face Serum completes the range. This oil is made from organic rosehip oil and is blended with pomegranate oil, camellia oil, meadowfoam seed oil, olive squalene and vitamin E.
You only need 3 or 4 drops of Rosehip and Pomegranate Face Serum, gently massaged over your face and neck after toning. It is a relatively 'dry' oil, so will sink in quickly and is, therefore, suitable for use under make-up. It suits normal to dry skin. What I like about the serum is that it is made with only the ingredients I want to use on my skin, no padding, extending or emulsifying with water. Just simple oils with all of their nutrients and benefits in a small bottle. Good things come in small packages, right? (I sound like Mary Ann Singleton from Tales of the City!)
I have made up a small face-care kit with all three of the above products, which are available from my stall at any market I will be at. You can also buy each separately, of course! Sign up to my newsletter (the button is in the sidebar) for up-to-date news of where I will be, special offers and new products.
Monday, 25 August 2014
New Product Launch
Rose and Cucumber Face Mist
I have been working for the last few months on a couple of new products, the first of which I am proud to say is released today!
Rose and Cucumber Face Mist is an excellent toner and can also be used on the face just to refresh the skin. Made from gentle rose water and soothing cucumber water, this face mist is blended with hydrolised oats. One of my favourite ingredients, hydrolised oats instantly sooth the skin, making it look and feel soft.
You will note, of course, that this product is completely natural, vegan and is not tested on animals. The labels have been beautifully designed by Karena at Magic Jelly.
Rose and Cucumber Face Mist is the perfect accompaniment to Pink Moon conditioning face soap and will shortly be joined by another new product, a face serum. More on that later.
If you are interested in trying Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's Rose and Cucumber Face Mist, come and say hello this Saturday at That Dapper Market at Bowden.
I have been working for the last few months on a couple of new products, the first of which I am proud to say is released today!
Rose and Cucumber Face Mist is an excellent toner and can also be used on the face just to refresh the skin. Made from gentle rose water and soothing cucumber water, this face mist is blended with hydrolised oats. One of my favourite ingredients, hydrolised oats instantly sooth the skin, making it look and feel soft.
You will note, of course, that this product is completely natural, vegan and is not tested on animals. The labels have been beautifully designed by Karena at Magic Jelly.
Rose and Cucumber Face Mist is the perfect accompaniment to Pink Moon conditioning face soap and will shortly be joined by another new product, a face serum. More on that later.
If you are interested in trying Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's Rose and Cucumber Face Mist, come and say hello this Saturday at That Dapper Market at Bowden.
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Adelaide Matters
Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez in the Spotlight
The latest edition (August 2014) of Adelaide Matters has a small article about me. It certainly feels odd being in print, but it was very nice of them to feature me. Here is the article:
The latest edition (August 2014) of Adelaide Matters has a small article about me. It certainly feels odd being in print, but it was very nice of them to feature me. Here is the article:
Monday, 11 August 2014
Join the Club
Keeping up to date with Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez news
If you have been following Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's blog (of course you have!), you will have noticed a change in the way it looks. Take a look to the right:
Karena from Magic Jelly has created these fantastic buttons in the sidebar, all designed to lure you into the world of soap! I must say, I love them, and I keep clicking on them for fun, they look so good. Perhaps I should keep that to myself.
You will have noticed that one of the buttons is for you to subscribe to a new newsletter that I will be releasing in the next week or so. The newsletter will have news on upcoming markets and other events of interest, new product arrivals, special offers for subscribers and most importantly, fun!
You can also subscribe to this blog - there is a mini form just under the buttons for that. If you subscribe to the blog, you will receive an email alerting you to new posts.
Also, Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez is now on Instagram! You can find me at #shanghaililandthescarletfez. The photos I will post here will be different to the content of this blog and Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's facebook page, but will focus on soap, what inspires me, more soap and anything else that captures my fancy. Join up and welcome aboard!
If you have been following Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's blog (of course you have!), you will have noticed a change in the way it looks. Take a look to the right:
Karena from Magic Jelly has created these fantastic buttons in the sidebar, all designed to lure you into the world of soap! I must say, I love them, and I keep clicking on them for fun, they look so good. Perhaps I should keep that to myself.
You will have noticed that one of the buttons is for you to subscribe to a new newsletter that I will be releasing in the next week or so. The newsletter will have news on upcoming markets and other events of interest, new product arrivals, special offers for subscribers and most importantly, fun!
You can also subscribe to this blog - there is a mini form just under the buttons for that. If you subscribe to the blog, you will receive an email alerting you to new posts.
Also, Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez is now on Instagram! You can find me at #shanghaililandthescarletfez. The photos I will post here will be different to the content of this blog and Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's facebook page, but will focus on soap, what inspires me, more soap and anything else that captures my fancy. Join up and welcome aboard!
Sunday, 22 June 2014
New Product Photos!
Merging Interests
I have long collected vintage photographs and I was keen to incorporate them into the Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez fold. My friend Karena from Magic Jelly has kindly shared with me some of her vast knowledge of digital graphic programs to enable me to use some of my collection of photographs to promote my soaps. With the keen eye of my partner, I have put together some images, which you will now find on my product listings at the store. I am very pleased with the results and thank Karena and Stevie for their help!
I have long collected vintage photographs and I was keen to incorporate them into the Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez fold. My friend Karena from Magic Jelly has kindly shared with me some of her vast knowledge of digital graphic programs to enable me to use some of my collection of photographs to promote my soaps. With the keen eye of my partner, I have put together some images, which you will now find on my product listings at the store. I am very pleased with the results and thank Karena and Stevie for their help!
Friday, 9 May 2014
A Brief Holiday
Through the grainy, hyper-coloured lens of Harinezumi
My partner and I have just returned from a short holiday to Melbourne. We drove along the Great Ocean Road, which has to be one of the world's great coastal drives, and I took along my bag of cameras, including the Harinezumi. This little toy digital camera has a number of effects but they all come out looking roughly like a super 8 film, faded or saturated with time.
My partner and I have just returned from a short holiday to Melbourne. We drove along the Great Ocean Road, which has to be one of the world's great coastal drives, and I took along my bag of cameras, including the Harinezumi. This little toy digital camera has a number of effects but they all come out looking roughly like a super 8 film, faded or saturated with time.
We arrived in Melbourne via Geelong. I hadn't been to Geelong before, and I loved it. It had a lot of great domestic architecture and was very atmospheric. I felt the past, being in Geelong. Of particular note was the Eastern Beach precinct. It was a dream for nostalgics, with sweeping lawns, a brilliant blue paddling pool, handsome red brick kiosks, brightly coloured picnic seating and, best of all, a whimsical fountain of joy! The fountain itself was wonderful to look at, with lots of shells and stylised dolphins, but surrounding these were four large water birds standing on turtles!
We also visited the Heide Museum of Modern Art. There was a wonderful exhibition of work by Emily Floyd called "Far Rainbow". The exhibition was made up of a number of different media; prints, wood sculptures, a slide show, even grass matting! I thought it captured an idyllic early 1970s feel with its primary colours and wooden toy-like shapes. Of course, there is a more substantial reading of the work, but you can find this out for yourself here! The two snaps below were taken at the exhibition (no flash, of course).
Monday, 27 January 2014
1940s Interiors
A photo survey
There are so many wonderful image collections out there, on flickr, pintrest and the like, but it is surprisingly difficult to come across images of interiors from the 1940s.
My interest in 1940s interiors is a personal one, that is, I'm looking for inspiration for our home, so I have put together a short(ish) collection of scanned images from some of our books and magazines, which I think is worth sharing here. This selection follows on from an earlier post on 1940s fabrics.
The images are mostly of fairly modest homes, a reasonable starting point since we're not likely to be in a position to furnish our home with Andre Arbus anytime soon (which reminds me, I need to speak to those lotto people about this on-going issue...) and I have selected them because each one has a particular feature or finish that interests me.
And why the 1940s? Well, it's hard to pinpoint, but I'm very fond of art deco, streamline moderne and post-war modernism and the 1940s is the in-between point of these styles. It's a place where there is a way to blend the otherwise very distinctive and opposing styles spanning either side of the second world war, and that's great for me and my partner and our eclectic tastes. So, here we are:
1. Textiles: Stroheim & Romann. Ceramics: Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Co. Ltd. From 'Furnishing the Small Home' - Margaret Merivale (1945).
2. Fireplace treatment. Designer: W. Curtis Green R.A. ibid
3. Room detail. Joseph Aronson. ibid.
4. Studio room by Helen Park. ibid.
5. Room detail. Oliver Hill. ibid.
6. Dining room, Bowman's Ltd, London. From 'Design in Every Day Things' - Australian Broadcasting Commission (1941).
7. Hand woven woollen materials by Catherine Hardess of Melbourne. ibid.
8. Living room of Miss Patricia Detring, Bel Air. Designer: Paul T. Frankl Associates. From 'The Studio Year Book. Decorative Art 1943-1948' - ed. Rathbone Holme & Kathleen M. Frost.
9. Scale model of living room. Designer: Edward D. Stone. ibid.
10. Japanese pavilion, World's Fair, Paris 1937. Designer: Junzo Sakakura. From 'Furniture & Interiors of the 1940s' - Anne Bony (2002).
11. Shangri-La Hotel 1939-1940. Photographer: Julius Schulman. ibid.
There are so many wonderful image collections out there, on flickr, pintrest and the like, but it is surprisingly difficult to come across images of interiors from the 1940s.
My interest in 1940s interiors is a personal one, that is, I'm looking for inspiration for our home, so I have put together a short(ish) collection of scanned images from some of our books and magazines, which I think is worth sharing here. This selection follows on from an earlier post on 1940s fabrics.
The images are mostly of fairly modest homes, a reasonable starting point since we're not likely to be in a position to furnish our home with Andre Arbus anytime soon (which reminds me, I need to speak to those lotto people about this on-going issue...) and I have selected them because each one has a particular feature or finish that interests me.
And why the 1940s? Well, it's hard to pinpoint, but I'm very fond of art deco, streamline moderne and post-war modernism and the 1940s is the in-between point of these styles. It's a place where there is a way to blend the otherwise very distinctive and opposing styles spanning either side of the second world war, and that's great for me and my partner and our eclectic tastes. So, here we are:
1. Textiles: Stroheim & Romann. Ceramics: Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Co. Ltd. From 'Furnishing the Small Home' - Margaret Merivale (1945).
2. Fireplace treatment. Designer: W. Curtis Green R.A. ibid
3. Room detail. Joseph Aronson. ibid.
4. Studio room by Helen Park. ibid.
5. Room detail. Oliver Hill. ibid.
6. Dining room, Bowman's Ltd, London. From 'Design in Every Day Things' - Australian Broadcasting Commission (1941).
7. Hand woven woollen materials by Catherine Hardess of Melbourne. ibid.
8. Living room of Miss Patricia Detring, Bel Air. Designer: Paul T. Frankl Associates. From 'The Studio Year Book. Decorative Art 1943-1948' - ed. Rathbone Holme & Kathleen M. Frost.
9. Scale model of living room. Designer: Edward D. Stone. ibid.
10. Japanese pavilion, World's Fair, Paris 1937. Designer: Junzo Sakakura. From 'Furniture & Interiors of the 1940s' - Anne Bony (2002).
11. Shangri-La Hotel 1939-1940. Photographer: Julius Schulman. ibid.
Sunday, 26 January 2014
Experimentation
Velvet Cream - a new soap
I haven't made a new variety of soap for a while. I've been busy just restocking some 'old' favourites after the Christmas rush. So, yesterday, I whipped up a log of Velvet Cream. This soap is made up of the usual olive oil and olive pomace - a great base for soap because it is super mild and gentle. Added to this is a generous amount of cocoa butter and mango butter. This will give the soap its creamy, luxurious feel. Finally, I added a dash of castor oil. I find that this gives the soap a silky feel on the skin.
For scent, I used vanillin and tolu balsam. I don't know how this will take in the soap - this is the experimentation part. I haven't used either before. The vanillin tends to crystallize, which might be annoying, but has a delicious vanilla scent. The tolu balsam is soft and mellow and has a rich vanilla/resin scent. Overall, I think the scent is delicious, so I'm hoping it holds in the soap for the duration!
Here it is then, in its mould. I'll have more pics after 4 weeks when it is ready to use.
I haven't made a new variety of soap for a while. I've been busy just restocking some 'old' favourites after the Christmas rush. So, yesterday, I whipped up a log of Velvet Cream. This soap is made up of the usual olive oil and olive pomace - a great base for soap because it is super mild and gentle. Added to this is a generous amount of cocoa butter and mango butter. This will give the soap its creamy, luxurious feel. Finally, I added a dash of castor oil. I find that this gives the soap a silky feel on the skin.
For scent, I used vanillin and tolu balsam. I don't know how this will take in the soap - this is the experimentation part. I haven't used either before. The vanillin tends to crystallize, which might be annoying, but has a delicious vanilla scent. The tolu balsam is soft and mellow and has a rich vanilla/resin scent. Overall, I think the scent is delicious, so I'm hoping it holds in the soap for the duration!
Here it is then, in its mould. I'll have more pics after 4 weeks when it is ready to use.
Saturday, 4 January 2014
Available Stock
A guide to some mighty fine soap!
After the Christmas rush, I have sold out of a number of varieties, which I am currently busy replenishing. However, there is still soap left in the store and below, you will find some of my favourites:
Top row:
Evening Star - Gentle and indulgent, Evening Star soap has a rich and creamy lather, brimming with luscious oils including macadamia nut oil and pine nut oil. The scent of basil and star anise is fresh and seductive, just what you need after your day out on safari. A Pernod martini is recommended after use.
Sunday Spice - A gourmand's delight, Sunday Spice is a creamy, rich soap packed with luxurious oils for your skin like cocoa butter, shea oil and avocado oil. With the mouth-watering scent of carrot seed and ginger, you'll think you're on the bank of a river, sitting on a gingham picnic rug with a slice of home made carrot cake in your lap! A super luxurious and delicious soap.
South Pacific - We all have our own Bali Hai and in this soap you will be wafted there on a dream of exotic lemon and tropical flower scents. Enriched with coconut oil, cocoa butter and apricot kernel oil, your skin will think it's on holiday too! A great conditioning soap.
Middle row:
The Emperor's Chai - With delicious and spicy cardamon through a creamy blend of cocoa butter, macadamia oil and pine nut oil, you will have your very own dream cup of chai in a bar of soap! All that, and beautifully served up packaged in its own box.
St Clement's - Wonderfully scented with mouth-watering sweet orange and may chang essential oils, this beautiful soap will have you dreaming of summer escapades through the citrus groves of southern France. Blended with oils including olive oil, olive pomace, macadamia nut oil, vitamin E-rich rice bran oil and jojoba, St Clement's is well suited to condition and gently sooth sun-kissed skin.
Madame X... - With the seductive scent of ylang ylang, rose geranium and black pepper, this spicy floral will bring out your adventurous side. Lavished with super rich oils including olive oil, olive pomace, cocoa butter, apricot kernel oil and exotic musk melon oil, your skin will feel sensuously smooth and silky, ready to start your day of mystery and intrigue! Packaged in green - the colour of the unconventional! What a soap!
Bottom row:
Smokey Joe - This soap is a sophisticate. A luxurious blend of oils including olive oil, avocado oil and vitamin E-rich rice bran oil make for a fine conditioning soap. The smokey, green and earthy scent of cade and vetiver takes this soap to another level. It is the lapsang souchong of soaps.
One Fine Summer - Lying in the grass looking up at the blue sky, walking through the pines by the beach front or drinking your first Pimm's No.1 cup for the season, One Fine Summer will evoke your fondest summer memories. With a gorgeously breezy citrus-floral scent and lavishly blended with macadamia nut oil, shea oil, olive pomace and olive oil, One Fine Summer is a luxuriously creamy, all-natural and vegan soap. A superb skin-conditioner.
Spring Sherbert - A sumptuous blend of oils including apricot kernel oil, cocoa butter, olive oil and vitamin E-rich rice bran oil give this soap its fine lather and conditioning properties. But for you romantics and dreamers, it will be the fizzing floral scent of lemongrass, lavender and lavendin that will fill you with the excitement of a new spring day.
Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez soaps are $7.50 and postage is $7.00 for up to 3 soaps, and $11.00 for 4 soaps or more. Let me know if you have any queries or if you would like to reserve a favourite soap which is not currently available.
After the Christmas rush, I have sold out of a number of varieties, which I am currently busy replenishing. However, there is still soap left in the store and below, you will find some of my favourites:
Top row:
Evening Star - Gentle and indulgent, Evening Star soap has a rich and creamy lather, brimming with luscious oils including macadamia nut oil and pine nut oil. The scent of basil and star anise is fresh and seductive, just what you need after your day out on safari. A Pernod martini is recommended after use.
Sunday Spice - A gourmand's delight, Sunday Spice is a creamy, rich soap packed with luxurious oils for your skin like cocoa butter, shea oil and avocado oil. With the mouth-watering scent of carrot seed and ginger, you'll think you're on the bank of a river, sitting on a gingham picnic rug with a slice of home made carrot cake in your lap! A super luxurious and delicious soap.
South Pacific - We all have our own Bali Hai and in this soap you will be wafted there on a dream of exotic lemon and tropical flower scents. Enriched with coconut oil, cocoa butter and apricot kernel oil, your skin will think it's on holiday too! A great conditioning soap.
Middle row:
The Emperor's Chai - With delicious and spicy cardamon through a creamy blend of cocoa butter, macadamia oil and pine nut oil, you will have your very own dream cup of chai in a bar of soap! All that, and beautifully served up packaged in its own box.
St Clement's - Wonderfully scented with mouth-watering sweet orange and may chang essential oils, this beautiful soap will have you dreaming of summer escapades through the citrus groves of southern France. Blended with oils including olive oil, olive pomace, macadamia nut oil, vitamin E-rich rice bran oil and jojoba, St Clement's is well suited to condition and gently sooth sun-kissed skin.
Madame X... - With the seductive scent of ylang ylang, rose geranium and black pepper, this spicy floral will bring out your adventurous side. Lavished with super rich oils including olive oil, olive pomace, cocoa butter, apricot kernel oil and exotic musk melon oil, your skin will feel sensuously smooth and silky, ready to start your day of mystery and intrigue! Packaged in green - the colour of the unconventional! What a soap!
Bottom row:
Smokey Joe - This soap is a sophisticate. A luxurious blend of oils including olive oil, avocado oil and vitamin E-rich rice bran oil make for a fine conditioning soap. The smokey, green and earthy scent of cade and vetiver takes this soap to another level. It is the lapsang souchong of soaps.
One Fine Summer - Lying in the grass looking up at the blue sky, walking through the pines by the beach front or drinking your first Pimm's No.1 cup for the season, One Fine Summer will evoke your fondest summer memories. With a gorgeously breezy citrus-floral scent and lavishly blended with macadamia nut oil, shea oil, olive pomace and olive oil, One Fine Summer is a luxuriously creamy, all-natural and vegan soap. A superb skin-conditioner.
Spring Sherbert - A sumptuous blend of oils including apricot kernel oil, cocoa butter, olive oil and vitamin E-rich rice bran oil give this soap its fine lather and conditioning properties. But for you romantics and dreamers, it will be the fizzing floral scent of lemongrass, lavender and lavendin that will fill you with the excitement of a new spring day.
Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez soaps are $7.50 and postage is $7.00 for up to 3 soaps, and $11.00 for 4 soaps or more. Let me know if you have any queries or if you would like to reserve a favourite soap which is not currently available.
Sunday, 1 December 2013
Gift Buying for Her
A selection
Eeek, what happened? It's December already?! No, I'm not ready either, but no need to worry, I've got some ideas for gifts for those occasions when you just want a small token to give to a lovely lady!
Top Row
Love Lies Bleeding - a lush rosey scent
Lemon Meringue - mouth watering lemony scent
Riviera Escapade - citrus and lavender blend
Middle Row
South Pacific - exotic ylang ylang and may chang
Madame X - a spicy rose scent
When in Rome - bracing basil and spearmint
Bottom Row
Spring Sherbert - a fizzing lavender and lemongrass scent
Spearmint Julep - fresh as a daisy spearmint
Odalisque - romantic rose geranium and may chang
All of these soaps, and more, are currently available through the Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez shop now. Or, if you can wait, I will be at That Dapper Market on 14th December from 3pm onwards. Each soap is $7.50 and is beautifully packaged ready for gift-giving. And of course, all Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez soaps are vegan, all natural and hand-crafted in South Australia! I do not use palm oil.
So, if you want to see your friends and family dance with glee, give them a Shanghai Lil and the Scarlet Fez soap and sit back and watch:
Photo from Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez collection.
Eeek, what happened? It's December already?! No, I'm not ready either, but no need to worry, I've got some ideas for gifts for those occasions when you just want a small token to give to a lovely lady!
Top Row
Love Lies Bleeding - a lush rosey scent
Lemon Meringue - mouth watering lemony scent
Riviera Escapade - citrus and lavender blend
Middle Row
South Pacific - exotic ylang ylang and may chang
Madame X - a spicy rose scent
When in Rome - bracing basil and spearmint
Bottom Row
Spring Sherbert - a fizzing lavender and lemongrass scent
Spearmint Julep - fresh as a daisy spearmint
Odalisque - romantic rose geranium and may chang
All of these soaps, and more, are currently available through the Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez shop now. Or, if you can wait, I will be at That Dapper Market on 14th December from 3pm onwards. Each soap is $7.50 and is beautifully packaged ready for gift-giving. And of course, all Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez soaps are vegan, all natural and hand-crafted in South Australia! I do not use palm oil.
So, if you want to see your friends and family dance with glee, give them a Shanghai Lil and the Scarlet Fez soap and sit back and watch:
Photo from Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez collection.
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Party Season
Tokens of appreciation
It's a busy time of year for most people and there are usually plenty of events to attend in the lead up to Christmas. Work functions, barbeques, family reunions (eek!) and, if you're brave, you throw your own party!
Attending this whirl of activity can get expensive, new clothes, the food, the wine but it is often the gift that causes the most anxiety. A small token of appreciation is an appropriate way to thank your host and wish them all the best for the season, but it's picking out something a little different and a little easier on the waistline, that can be a challenge for some.
Here at Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez, you have a vast range of all natural, vegan soaps, hand-crafted right here in Adelaide, to select from if you are looking for an inexpensive gift. Take a look here:
There are 19 soaps to choose from! Each soap comes packaged in a lovely box, ready to gift, and only $7.50 per bar! This is good value when you consider the luxurious oils used to make the soaps, designed to cleanse your skin without making you as dry as a biscuit. Each bar is scented with essential oils - oils extracted from flowers, leaves and fruits - which provide you with an authentic, natural sensory experience without being bowled over by tenacious synthetic fragrances.
Visit the shop by clicking the button above. Have fun and let me know if you have any queries.
It's a busy time of year for most people and there are usually plenty of events to attend in the lead up to Christmas. Work functions, barbeques, family reunions (eek!) and, if you're brave, you throw your own party!
Attending this whirl of activity can get expensive, new clothes, the food, the wine but it is often the gift that causes the most anxiety. A small token of appreciation is an appropriate way to thank your host and wish them all the best for the season, but it's picking out something a little different and a little easier on the waistline, that can be a challenge for some.
Here at Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez, you have a vast range of all natural, vegan soaps, hand-crafted right here in Adelaide, to select from if you are looking for an inexpensive gift. Take a look here:
There are 19 soaps to choose from! Each soap comes packaged in a lovely box, ready to gift, and only $7.50 per bar! This is good value when you consider the luxurious oils used to make the soaps, designed to cleanse your skin without making you as dry as a biscuit. Each bar is scented with essential oils - oils extracted from flowers, leaves and fruits - which provide you with an authentic, natural sensory experience without being bowled over by tenacious synthetic fragrances.
Visit the shop by clicking the button above. Have fun and let me know if you have any queries.
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Blackbird, Fly
...super hyper mega fun.
The Blackbird, Fly is a twin lens reflex camera. The viewfinder is on the top and you look down into it - one of the lens is for the viewfinder, the other to capture the image on film. It's made of plastic and comes in a range of bright colours. I haven't taken mine out for a spin for some time, so I might get some more film and experiment.
Here are some snaps of some 60s architecture in my local area, taken with the Blackbird, Fly.
Mater Dei, Woodville Park and Ukraine Catholic Church, Woodville.
And some other brightly coloured snaps:
Mini Golf at Semaphore and Kingston Park beach.
The Blackbird, Fly is a twin lens reflex camera. The viewfinder is on the top and you look down into it - one of the lens is for the viewfinder, the other to capture the image on film. It's made of plastic and comes in a range of bright colours. I haven't taken mine out for a spin for some time, so I might get some more film and experiment.
Here are some snaps of some 60s architecture in my local area, taken with the Blackbird, Fly.
Mater Dei, Woodville Park and Ukraine Catholic Church, Woodville.
And some other brightly coloured snaps:
Mini Golf at Semaphore and Kingston Park beach.
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