Blue Christmas: Vintage Snow Dress by Alyce Designs

   Sometimes I run into vintage gowns that makes me scratch my head... this is one of them.
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• Alyce Designs (aka Alyce Paris)

     Size *16 *vintage (around a 10 in modern sizing)
     Vintage - Mid 1980's

   My mom some years ago back saw this dress at a yard sale and brought me back to see it. I ended up buying two gowns there. This one and the other, one which I wore in a production based on the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.
   Being a performer some of these odd designs can come in handy. While a formal gown in teal blue lame and sequined in shapes of snow flakes on the bodice makes a lot of since in a Christmas Parade, partially after the Disney hit Frozen came out! ... but in the mid 1980's.... Why?!?!
   You have to wonder what these dresses where worn to when they were new... did some poor girl actually wear this to a prom? I have to wonder about the histories of these gowns that leave me scratching my head in wonderment and then end up my collection of costumes.
   I totally enjoy them though! They are beautiful dresses! I just would love to know who wore them and why.
   My teal blue Alyce appeared in a parade this year and was worn for an event last year as well. I even used it in a music video.

Frozen Fractals Nails: How To





• Rimmel 60 seconds Nail Polish 595 "Marvel"
• NYC Long-Wearing Nail Enamel 104A "Scandalous Blue Glitter"
• Salon Perfect Professional Nail Lacquer "Platinum Party"

   Base color is "Marvel" a blue teal. I do not remember where or when I got this bottle. It's a pretty color... 1 to 2 coats, basically till your nails are a uniform color.
   Next comes lovely pale-pale blue gloss blue with icy glitter. Very sheer so I mostly use it over other colors.
   And last to make a noticeable contrast I used a deep silver glitter gloss starting at the base of the nail and streaking down toward the tip.
   Be sure to set it with a quick dry oil to keep from messing it up before it dries!

Elsa's Snow Queen Eyes: How To

  I found this tutorial by +makeupwithtammy! You can find it at Disney's Frozen Elsa inspired makeup look!

   I was in a Christmas Parade recently and needed a look to go with a Vintage Teal color dress with sequin snow flakes. I'll talk about the dress later. But you could not help but notice a it looking like it came from Frozen. So, I figured I'd go with it and go with Elsa's eyes.

   It turned out rather well. To be honest I used the pictures not the written instructions. It's great they're there though! I had to make due with the colors I had which made me realize that I don't have a reddish eye shadow in my makeup case. I ended up using lipstick! :-) Just when you thought you had every color eye shadow you could need...

   This was a bit more complicated then How To Eyes Tutorial: Pin-xperimentation.

Disney T's of Our Generation

    Found some interesting gems at Walmart +Walmart.com.mx ! Talk about bringing back memories! Take a look at the Lion King +Disney  sweat top! I'm old enough to remember the original T's sold when the movie came out! The pink one really captures the early 90's. I actually owned two original T-shirts. One of all the characters on Pride Rock and another of which I can't remember what it looked like even though I just saw it not long ago. Yeah, I still have them! I guess they are "Vintage" now! My mom splurged on buying me the Pride Rock one. They weren't cheap. Most of these are cheaper then what we paid back in the 90's! These range from around $7 - $9!
   They've got The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, The Lion King, Frozen, and more! Some are pretty cute and creative like the one of Sleeping Beauty saying "Wake me when my Prince arrives." So cute! Also Snow White, Arora, and Belle appear as "Royal Perfection"

    I mean, my generation grew up with Disney's best! We STILL want to see our favorite characters! Thank you for making these in adult sizes!!! They are junior sizes and I fit best in a Medium in these. I wear a 4-6 in women sizing.

   I found these a few weeks back and keep going back to look at them nearly every time I came to the store. I even looked for them in other Walmarts but none others had these!!! I finally gave in and thus resulted in my Christmas presents to myself! :-)
   My most favorite is the one with Eric holding Ariel! Being a quarter length sleeve it cost more then the short sleeve one but it's understandable and worth it. I guess it's what you would call a graphic print? The others are printed in a more traditional manor.
   But then you have the Lion King one I bought! A bright yellow with an orange circle with silhouettes of several characters with Simba in the center in VELVET!!!


   My third shirt is of the classic poster from The Little Mermaid. I wanted the one with Arora waiting for a Prince but alas, they didn't have it in my size.

   So.... where can you get these... that's the thing. I was searching Walmart's site and I can not find any one of these shirts! Not even the one from Frozen! I don't know what the deal is with that! The only place I could find any of these were on E-bay! These people are buying these and trying to sell them for profit. Before buying online check out if your local Walmart has them! They may or may not but it's worth a try if you want to save a few dollars. They are worth the extra though if you do have to buy them through a third party.