Pinup Girl secret number four, as revealed by the Pinup Pursuit: false eyelashes! I know it seems so “old lady” but that’s because it’s vintage! It works! Gotta have the eyes! Who knew eyelashes could come in so many shapes, colors, and now with accessories such as tiny bows and rhinestones?! The sky is the limit, choose your style and make sure you glue them on right. Helpful hint: allow the glue to dry for a bit and get tacky on the lash before applying, and use a nail tool with a tip to assist with position. Mine were crooked the last couple times, so it takes practice. Many lashes claim to be usable up to six months and last longer if you don’t put mascara over them. However, I tend to get about two applications out of my lashes before feeling the need to toss in the trash. Where to buy? Drug store, beauty supply, dollar store, and of course Amazon is the best value and my personal favorite!

Photo Credits:
Speakeasy Photos
MUAH: Danyelle “The Hair Maverick” Johnson
Swimsuit: OFABZ swimwear

The contestants
Beautiful ladies participated in this contest, and I had the pleasure of chatting with a few. I stand by my sentiment that we ought to have arrived earlier so to have more time to visit with all the interesting and lovely people who come out for these events.

The gal third from the right is an embroiderer by trade and happened to be delivering some goods at the Sweetheart Jamboree back in February and saw me win that pinup contest! She told me that she thought, “I can do that!” And she did compete!

Andre, the gal fourth from the right in the teal with white polka dot and white collar dress, is girlfriend to the guy who owns the green truck featured in my previous post. She is mother to three! This was her first contest, photo submitted by her Placerville photographer. Their entry was done via email. I sincerely hope to again see these folks.

The final three! Elizabeth, the pink dress, took third place. I enjoyed her answers in the first round: something fun about herself? “I like to work on cars!” As a pinup, the must-have item in your purse? “I don’t carry a purse.” I and the crowd loved that!

Second place is the Marilyn Monroe enthusiast.

First prize to Isela, Elvis enthusiast. We chatted for a bit while waiting for the contest to begin. This was her first contest! She sews, and she went to Viva Las Vegas this year! Shane and I had hoped to go but were not sure about the kids. Isela pointed out the kids present looked miserable so next year we may attend without them, or bring dedicated childcare AKA grandparents. The fifteen minutes or so we spent chatting tell me we could be friends. Here is her proud husband and child.

Credits:
All images courtesy Speakeasy Photos
MUAH: Danyelle “The Hair Maverick” Johnson
Dress: Bernie Dexter
Shoes: Authentic 1940s vintage platforms acquired on Ohh La La Swap and Sell

My favorite pinup related event we have attended yet! Relaxed atmosphere car show, we met so many wonderfully interesting people, and I wish we arrived earlier! Time spent was not enough to enjoy the pleasure of acquaintances. I could do this kind of event every week! Dad and I got to park next to one another, but between juggling the kids and chatting with many wonderful folks, we failed to take pictures! We have a few, so bare with us as this event was more about the experience than documentation.

These guys standing in front of my car with their backs to the camera are from Placerville, bearded man runs a restoration shop whose current project is a Jaguar while the other fellow has an truck in progress.

This beatuiful truck belongs to a gentleman also from Placerville whose lovely girlfriend competed in the pinup contest, but more on that later. He showed me photos of the truck’s history: she belonged to his father, turned to junk, then he restored bit by bit. The junk pictures were very similar to my dad’s junkyard find, turned project, now Beauty. We genuinely hope to see these folks again.

The fellow who owns this machine does all the work himself and has a second car project in-progress. This one is his daily driver and he wouldn’t normally enter a show, so in that respect I felt him very similar to our situation. We are likely to see him again.

I first spotted this logo on a gentleman’s T-shirt at the Sweetheart Jamboree back in February, our first pinup event where I won the contest! We did not get photos of A.J.’s beautiful Lincoln, but are sure to see him again at Rumble in the Gold Country.

Riff Raff car club hosted the event so Rat rods abounded at this show, and we did not take enough pictures! If we want more images, then next time we may need to bring along a child minder.
Bad Bones Photography captured aerial images of the event with a drone! The man himself with talented wife, Brittany Jane:

Here are the lovely co-hosts, The Luscious Ladies:

All photos courtesy Speakeasy Photos

I have not figured a formula to pinup contests, except that they serve as entertainment and vested interest for the crowd. Marketing material is purposed for some, and others are likely genuine stuff of pageants. A friend of mine in high school attempted to coax my participation in the town, to go to state, Miss Whoever contest. Fascinated by the process, I picked her knowledgeable brain but ultimately opted out of participating. As it turns out, many such contests are “rigged” in a sense that there’s an unspoken rule that a gal needs to participate at least once previously before she can win the current year. That known, my friend was competing coached my another knowledgeable family, and she took third place her first year. A bombshell, she would have been first had said mores not been established. A theater gal, I am certain she wowed the judges in costume and verbal response. Pinup contests are not quite as serious at the level I have competed, and hosted by different groups I cannot imagine a formula being possible. Each contest is a new adventure and experience.

I expect Rockin Rides 4 at the Sacramento Drive-In this Sunday 1-5pm will be fun. Stella Mae’s first time participating in a group event under our charge, so either way the day will be a hoot. Oh, and this time I will be sure to clean her up from my kids’ fingerprints before taking photos.

Speakeasy Photography
MUAH: Brittany Jane
MUAH photo 2: Self
Car: Mine
Hat: Inherited from Gigi