You may be wondering why this blog is called Papilio compacts…. well.... I have an obsession for butterflies and the most precious Stratton compact I own is.. you guessed it.. a butterfly design! I’ll be showing you this along with my other little treasures later. Papilio is Latin for the noun, butterfly, and after much deliberation I decided to go with it.
Coming soon, you can also expect to see a ‘how to’ tutorial on cleaning up your compacts where I’ll give you some tips and tricks on keeping your compacts looking sparkly new.
One day I also hope to have a go at designing my own compacts, inspired by a fellow Stratton compact collector, Vanroe, who makes and sells charming luxury compacts. Vanroe also has a very informative blog here: https://powdercompacts.wordpress.com/ where you can learn more about compact collecting and the Vanroe range. Vanroe’s success story was a huge inspiration to me in starting my collection and to start a blog with my own brand name.
The British compact collectors society (http://www.compactcollectors.co.uk) is also a good place to start if you’re looking for information about specific compacts. There is a Q&A section available for non-members but to get the juicy stuff, you would need to join. The membership comes with a logon to their website where members can ask and help answer fellow members questions. You’ll also receive a membership pack and quarterly newsletters containing facts about vintage compacts. I have recently joined and I’m eagerly awaiting the membership pack!
There are also several books out there about compacts and vintage beauty which I’ll be posting my own reviews of soon.
Watch this space!
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