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I remember during the war years being unable to buy stockings as they were considered luxuries. To overcome this we used to go to Busby's Chemist in Duncairn Gardens where the owner would mix his own fake tans in different shades. Everybody went to him as noone else in the area sold it.The only drawback was if you got into bed without taking it off it would stain the sheets and couldn't be washed out. My mother used to be furious with us but we still went and bought it, after all a girl has to make the best of herself even in war time.
When we could buy stockings we used to turn them inside out to make the heel more obvious. We had to cut the threads left on them off and if we were careless we made a hole in the stocking which could be repaired if it wasn't too deep or else you ended up with a ladder up your leg.
Busby's Chemist is still open in Duncairn Gardens.

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