The last week has been so busy for me which is why I have only now been able to blog about this! The main event though was the second Bridewell Collective Event – hosted by myself, Lady Lucks Boutique and Flint Hair.

The beginning of the event consisted of some express appointments with myself for victory rolls. These appointments were aimed at those who wanted to give 1940’s victory rolls a try and also some advice on how to achieve them – they are tricky, but with some practice they are easily achievable. My clients were served cava and special valentines themed cakes made by myself. You can see some photos of my clients (and cakes!)below.

After the appointments we moved next door to Lady Lucks boutique where we joined other guests. There we were served cherry ‘love punch’ which was absolutely delicious – thanks jade! There was also more cake to be eaten, including that provided by The Window coffee shop.  We were lucky enough to get an exclusive performance from The Badhatters and the Scantily Clad who performed a specially written piece for the space. Before this event I had never seen them perform and I was so impressed! The piece was relevant, funny and sexy, and those girls can dance! Please go and see these girls if you get an opportunity! Earlier that day I had the opportunity to style 3 of the girls hair, which was great fun. They also had their hair cut and coloured by Flint Hair. Natasha and Conor did a great job – you can see the results of our work in the photos below…

The Bridewell Collective are serving up a Valentine’s treat with a difference this February. So come along to 14 and 16 Bridewell Alley on Friday 12th from 4pm onwards for another fabulous evening of pampering, entertainment and vintage fashion from your hosts Flint Hair, Lady Luck’s Boutique and Flamingo Amy.

Flint Hair will be running a series of 30 minute express appointments which include colour treatments, consultations and perhaps a new fringe!

Flamingo Amy will be available for 20 minute appointments at Flint Hair, giving you the opportunity to have your hair styled in victory rolls and sharing with you her techniques and quick fixes to help you achieve that glamourous 40’s and 50’s look.

Lady Luck’s Boutique will be stocking gorgeous vintage inspired underwear and gifts (including some very sexy little numbers) that will add a touch of fun and glamour to your Valentine’s weekend.

The evening will be wrapped up at Lady Luck’s Boutique around 7pm with a much anticipated performance by Norwich based the Bad Hatters and the Scantily Clad. All will be washed down with some ‘love punch’ to get your weekend started!

To find out more or to make an appointment call Flint on 01603 616117 or email thebridewellcollective@hotmail.com


Gift Vouchers are also available – so tell your boyfriend!
 xxx

It’s been a while since I wrote a blog for the website but that doesn’t mean that nothing has been happening! Between now and then I have been styling hair in both London and Norwich. The place I have been working in Norwich is a new salon called Flint Hair and can be found in Bridewell Alley. This is perfect because next door is Lady Lucks Boutique, which is run by Jade Heaviside. Lady Lucks Boutique sells all sorts of retro inspired accessories and lingerie, but best of all are the selection of handbags. I have two myself and will definitely be adding to my collection! I highly recommend you pay a visit.

Last week myself, Flint Hair and Lady Lucks Boutique teamed up for our first ever event. We have named ourselves The Bridewell Collective and the evening consisted of myself giving some vintage hair demonstrations at Flint and Lady Lucks Boutique hosting some superb music by Paul Finlay and Naomi Cousins. There were some delicious homemade mince pies (I ate…a few…) and hot mulled wine. Despite the horrendous weather the turnout was good (snow, bitter winds), thank you to everyone who came! Below are a couple of photos of the event and my finished work - thanks for modelling Jade!

In other news I will be having a photo shoot at the end of January in Norwich. I am very excited about this, as I haven’t done a photo shoot before and can’t wait to work with the models. The photographer is Naomi Cousins (sound familiar?)I am hoping that the weather will be dry and not raining and windy, as of course that is the worse thing possible for hair! As backup we do have some indoor venues, phew!

Photos by Naomi Cousins

Many thanks again to those that came to see me at Clutter City this weekend gone. As usual there was a good variety of stalls and a friendly atmosphere. I had a couple of new things, including a pale green triple cymbidium orchid, that certainly drew lots of attention and then it was sold! I will be putting some new stuff up on the website soon including the aformentioned pale green triple orchid, so please keep an eye out. Here are some pics from the day....

You can see me at the back on the left...

Thank you to everyone who entered the competition to win Flamingo Amy goodies with Queens of Vintage.com!

The entries were of a very high standard and the winners have been named. Go to http://www.queensofvintage.com/flamingo-amy-competition-and-the-winners-are/comment-page-1#comment-426 to check out the winners!

www.queeensofvintage.com are running a competition where you get a chance to win some of my products!

There are three prizes:

1st Prize - A free vintage hair style by me at Nina's Hair Parlour London

2nd Prize - A leopard print and black orchid fascinator hat

3rd Prize - Any Flamingo Amy flower of your choice

How about that? Go to http://www.queensofvintage.com/win-a-free-vintage-hair-styling-session-with-flamingo-amy to find out how to win!

Not only does this girl have great style and the cutest face you ever saw, she has amazing hair as well! Go and look at her and her style at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johanni/

I saw her on www.queensofvintage.com

Awwwwww, so cute!!

Lena at www.queensofvintage.com got in contact and asked me to do an interview. Of course I said yes when I saw how gorgeous the website was. You should really take a look!  

You can view the interview at http://www.queensofvintage.com/we-meet-hair-accessories-specialist-flamingo-amy

Let me know what you think.

Flamingo Amy xxx

So, this weekend I had two lovely models come in to Ninas Hair Parlour. I hadn't practiced on people I did not know before so I was a little nervous, but they were both so lovely so I had nothing to worry about! I learnt an awful lot that day; although I have been into vintage hair for years I had never used rollers before, so I got to grips with them, and I also got to use the 'hot sticks' on Sinthia. These sticks work really well, and look like snakes or spaghetti when they are in the hair! They are quite tricky to use, but the result is well worth the trouble. Of course, I needed to get some photos of my handy work, but I forgot to bring my usual camera and only had the camera on my phone, so I apologise for the picture quality. Below is a picture of Miss Sinthia Darling.

I had a stall at Clutter City, Norwich Arts Centres again last Saturday and despite the weather there was a good crowd! I had a wide variety of customers and it was also great to socialise with some of the other stallholders. I had a couple of new things that I had made especially for the event, including a single red and purple rose with leopard print on some of the petals. I also used some Swarovski crystals on some of the clips, which certainly caught people’s eyes. I just love them, such good quality and sparkly bling! Perfect for any posh night out or wedding. I would love to make a flower completely coated in crystals, but I think that that would be very expensive and possibly pretty heavy! I may consider it for my wedding in September though ;)

When the fabulous Miss Dee Lite offered to model some Flamingo Amy items, could I say no? Of course not! Have you seen this girl? She teamed up with Paul Wright and produced some amazing pictures! Some of which are on this site. Please take a look and also check her and Paul out on myspace (see my links). A massive thank you to you both!

Just wanted to say a big 'thank you' to everyone who attended Clutter City at Norwich Arts Centre today. I had a great time and it was great to see everyone. Here in Norwich, we are so lucky to have such an event that allows arts and craft people a platform to sell their stuff.  In March Clutter City will be one year old, amazing! I was at the first one and it really doesn't seem that long ago! 

Below is a photo of me at my stall, I think I had a good spot, next to the entrance to the auditorium, so that everyone can see you on the way in and out. As you can see on the left hand side of the photo, there is what I suppose you would call a 'wall grave stone' (if anyone has the correct name for one of these, let me know!), I have hung my flamingo lights over the cherubs head! It was a bit odd looking, but I couldn't fix the lights to the table. Such a great venue!

Thanks again, and see you next time!

Since Flamingo Amy started in February of this year, I seem to have accumulated quite an assortment of different flowers. Sometimes, I think I have sold all of a particular flower, then, one day I find that there is another one of these sneaky things lurking amongst my other stock! So, what I've decided to do, is to create a 'sale' page to offer the last of these beauties to you at an amazing price. Here you'll find some great bargains! Please take a look!

Ahh, I've just got back from Rhythm Riot in Camber, East Sussex. What an amazing weekend! I'm both very tired but refreshed at the same time if that makes sense! It was an inspirational weekend and everyone looked great! Just before I went I got some flyers printed, and I absolutely love them! They were designed by the amazing Linda Gundersen, graphic designer extraordinaire! If you are interested in distributing my flyers at a club night, or perhaps you work in a shop that is relevant to what I'm selling, then please contact me and I will send you some. Hope you all had a great weekend, whatever you did!