no boys allowed in the room!!!!

More Laura Ashley than Vera Bradley?

x-post lol

In Jr High I had a corduroy blue and mauve floral print Laura Asley pants jumpsuit. It was God awful but I could actually sorta see some hipster fashion girl reclaiming that sort of thing.

SEE?? lololol

Which would N be AGL imo. Just felt the need to clarify that.

I think that "laura ashley" style has already hit central fl.

or maybe it never left?

i saw classic pleasted momjeans on modcloth recently

i mean pleated

lol I was just going to say that based on what I know of central florida I'm willing to bet that it never left.

oops lol

Yeah it's already sort of back, what with the tan/brown lace-up boots everyone's been wearing for a year or two already. I just have this allergic reaction to them now, but I had a black pair in jr high that I thought were very Euro and sophisticated at the time. OH YEAH. But following on the heels of that existing trend, I can see the yoked jackets and quilted flannel calico making the wider scene this fall.

lol cannot believe this style has made a resurgence amongst the youngs
i am glad to be old enough to laugh in a self-reflective way at the peaks and troughs of their journeys of self-discovery through lol fashion

and hahaha i had never even heard of Veronica Bradley until i became friends this year with someone from a posh(ish) town in Long Island!

Oh I stand corrected, it's VERA Bradley! ENBB for the win.

I bought my Mom one last year at her request that's how I know it's Vera. They're everywhere on LI and also in Boston among the girls of the type Laurel described. The bean necklace thing made me lol because it's SO OTM.

;)

My mom and grandma LOVE VB.

i have that salon selective ad lady's hairstyle - except with bangs

No more Strawberry Suave? Oh noes!!

I bought a Laura Ashley nightgown for the summer.

also, i don't understand "beach hair" but maybe that's because i grew up near the Pacific Ocean, as opposed to the Atlantic?

I got to know beach hair last week; rest assured it exists in the Mediterranean along with JELLYFISH.

suzy, you have such a glamorous life - you're like the Miss Jean Brodie of this thread.

LOLLLLLLLLL, you can't be serious. Three-day press trip to Malta = most glam thing I've done all year.

most glam thing i've done all year = wear a leopard print sequined jacket i inherited from my grandmother to a speakeasy-themed bar where the cheapest drinks cost $11, then realized that my bar tab was not only more than i've ever paid at a bar, but more than i've ever paid for a meal.

Gah. Besides, the character of Jean Brodie was three things I'm not: bitter, old, a fascist. This is a book people toss around references for and I'm never quite sure if they've bothered to read it.

i don't know squat about jean brodie, but your life seems pretty glam to me

xp - yeah, i think i was thinking of the author, rather than the character.

Had first experience with hair dye last night and now my shower is all purple. I tried cleaning it immediately and it didn't come out. Will it ever go away?

what kind of dye?

um... the kind from walgreens. lo'real? dark brown.

It will probably fade eventually. You could try those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers on it - they are fairly miraculous when it comes to cleaning showers/tubs.

it might take a bit of scrubbing and fairly strong cleansers, but permanent dye does come out.

but your purple stains reminded me of when i graduated from high school, i tried to dye my hair purple with Manic Panic (which involved a trip to the nearest city to purchase, because such things were not sold in the town where i grew up). Probably because my hair is really thick and dry, it did nothing to my hair, but my hands ended up the color of Grimace from the McDonald's ads, so I wore gloves to graduation. I think it was 90 degrees out.

It always fades over time, in my experience.

it fades, but it doesn't really fade back to white, or whatever color your fixtures are

What I find on tile/enamel/grout is it's the soap scum that's turned purple, fiberglass/plastic stain directly.

I once got a friend to dye my hair blue w/ Manic Panic and he did not wear gloves and the following day, had to go to work at the candy store (I know, right?) with blue hands.

I have only ever used wash-out dye at home, and that always came out eventually. Good luck, peacocks.

I definitely wore gloves while doing the dye-ing but I still managed to make a mess. It was my friend's hair and I got a bunch of purple on her ears and forehead and my forearms which all came out pretty fast. I'll try the magic erasers!

I bet you looked classy in gloves, were they fancy ones or winter ones? I used to wear dress gloves or laced cuff socks when I was 5 to look more elegant on outings.

they were dress gloves. If you're talking about an extensive area of stain, be sure to get at least one package of the magic erasers - they really don't last that long.

cooool. Yes, good idea!

but you might be better off using a concentrated amount of comet or bleach and just use the magic erasers on the worst stains.

For getting rid of stains I have good luck dampening the area, and then dumping a ton of Comet cleanser on there, and letting it sit until I remember I did that & need to go back & clean it up (usually a few hours). The advantage of this solution is it is hella cheap. Since it is a tub it will also be easy.

pretty sure I have used Abbott's method and it works

I used to clean my guinea pigs' cages that way. It got rid of everything.

I think my problem is that I have invested solely in all natural home cleaners.

Comet is basically powdered bleach + fine sand. Dishwasher detergent (I use the gel kind) also works great for this, due to the chlorine content.

I am easily entertained/fascinated by the magic eraser - no chemicals, just a billion scrubby microfibers.

xp - haha - i have too since my ex moved out, but there's still some comet and simple green left over. he was really particular about cleaning products in terms of maximum efficiency

i like the method cleaners because they smell nice

so true - I use that mint window stuff on everything I can. I cleaned the linoleum with it though and the cats went nuts thinking the whole floor was catnip.

I love the vision of this "THE FLOOR IS CATNIP!"

That sounds like comedy gold!