So I've been umming and aahing about getting my hair re ombre-d in the hairdressers for the past few months, but today I just decided that, a) it was too expensive and b) I'll probably just change my mind about it once I've had it done.
So I went for the safe option and dyed it dark again. I hadn't dyed my hair for around 6 months and it had gone back to a mousey brown colour which was not the nicest.
I've never been to a salon to dye my hair, I've done it myself for the past 10 ish years, so I thought I'd film a little video showing you how I do it incase you were a bit sceptical about DIY at home dye kits!
It's super easy.
I used Garnier Nutrisse Creme in the shade 4 "Dark Brown" which isn't a million miles away from my natural colour, just a tiny bit darker - but I like the glossiness it gives my hair.
:)
Hope you enjoy. Do you have any tips on at home hair dying?
Oooo0oo0o0oohh! Hope you all had a spooky Halloween.
I thought I'd share a few pictures from my day, yesterday.
First off, I painted my nails with blood splatters. It's Shellac, which means I will be sporting it til way into November, but who cares. :) Gotta love a bit of gore.
I've also been obsessed with everything skull and everything sparkle at the minute...
This little guy was a rather dashing *not* belt buckle, but I saved him from going to the charity shop and he now sits on my bookshelf.
...I also bashed out my new AMAZING phonecase. Skull bling overload - perfect.
Then, myself and the other half made some Alien Spaghetti for our Halloween dinner. (Avocado Spaghetti recipe can be found HERE - yum yum!)
And on we went to meet a few friends. Can you guess which one I am...?
I had one too many Gin and Tonics and felt a bit squ-iff, as you can tell in the picture below.
Time to go home!
x
Ps.
(If you don't recognise what we're meant to be, watch this video!)
Pps. I'm the blue one and the bf is the red. ;)
Ppps. Did you see my new button in the sidebar? You can get 20% off MotelRocks.com with my discount code: neeny
Before I start this post I just wanted to take a quick minute to say a massive thank you. I've recently reached over 200 followers on my blog and I'm so happy!
Can't believe that many people actually want to see my ramblings and what clothes I put on on a day to day basis, it's insane. Anyway, if you're one of my followers, a big fat hug goes out to you. Yes, you! And if you're visiting my blog for the first time and you like what I'm posting then please don't hesitate to drop me a comment and even better, join my followers list just over there. -->
I appreciate every single one of you, so thank you once again for taking your time out to read my posts.
Lots of love and on with the outfit,
Neeny
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Here's what I wore today!
First off, my lipstick is Up The Amp by MAC.
The bag I chose to use today is the 14" Classic Satchel in Yellow from The Cambridge Satchel Company.
Bowler hat is from River Island, and my sheer, striped shirt is from Topshop.
As per, my jeans are the "Second Skin" skinnies from Cheap Monday and my boots are my beloved Ash Tundras.
I finished the outfit off with my Michael Kors MK5128 Rose Gold watch and my Scrabble ring from So..Kitsch! (Find it HERE!)
I made a Minute Outfit video, too. Watch in HD and subscribe on youtube for more :)
Here's my outfit of the day, which I wore on Sunday. The rainiest Sunday in the history of time!
Studded collar, polka dot, sheer shirt from Primark.
Black tights from anywhere!
Chunky black jumper from Topshop.
Ash Tundra boots.
Denim shorts from Warehouse.
Cambride Satchel Company 11" Classic Satchel
I actually ventured out shopping as well in the torrential rain. Hey, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! (Also bagged myself some lavly chelsea boots from Topshop!)
Another outfit post of what I wore today. I was going to my local park with my mum to go up the clock tower that's situated there...but the tour was cancelled due to unforseen circumstances, boo.
Anyway, never mind... Here's what I wore.
Checkered flannel shirt with studded pockets from Zara.
Jersey dress from H&M.
Scarf from Dorothy Perkins.
Hat with bobble ears from Topshop.
Alexander Wang Rocco bag.
Ash Tundra boots.
I made a quick video too, featuring some lovely singing by a friend of mine! Please check out his band, Make Your Mark on youtube!
So today I went on a tour of Blackpool's Funny Girls. It used to be the ODEON many years ago...
It was then purchased by an entrepreneur and businessman called Basil Newby and made into the famous transvestite show bar, Funny Girls!
The building kept a lot of its original Art Deco features. We weren't allowed to film in the club but I took a picture in the main entrance hallway. If you look closely on the stage behind me there's one of the dancers warming up for the show this evening - doing a squat of some sort!
Info on what I wore is below.
You can view in HD, too!
Disco Pants from American Apparel
Hellraiser Spiked Loafers by UNIF
Fashion Will Eat Itself T-shirt from Yu&Me
Camo Jacket from the Charity Shop
Grey Hoodie from Topshop
Bobble Hat from Topshop
Michael Kors MK5137 Watch
Classic 11" Satchel from The Cambridge Satchel Company
Hope you like it!
Ps. Think I may have made a decision on the colour of my Birthday Satchel! Eeeek!
I recently got in touch with a company called MaxStar shoes. I'd seen their shoes on a couple of youtube channels that I'm subscribed to and really liked the look of them, so I messaged the company and asked if I could review a pair of their shoes for you guys. Julian at MaxStar very kindly sent me a pair of my choice so I could try them out and let you know what I thought of them!
These are the shoes I picked out....wait for it...
Ta-daaaa!
Aren't they insane!?
They are the MaxStar C50 6 Hole Platform Low Sneaker in Black which you can find HERE. They look super like the Converse All Stars but sport a mega platform sole.
Here's what I decided to wear them with. I was just having a casual day with the boyfriend and needed to run a few errands in town.
And this is how they look close up...
I have to admit, at first sight of them I thought they were going to be hard to walk in and pretty clunky...but I couldn'tve been more wrong. These shoes rival the comfort of regular Converse trainers in my opinion. They are very lightweight because the sole seems to be made out a firm spongey material rather than the thick rubber that Converse are made from. This both makes the shoes super light and also makes them really, really comfy and squidgy beneath the feet. :)
I ordered a size 6.0 which is equal to a UK4 - which I am - and they fit me perfectly. I walked all day in them today and there was no rubbing what-so-ever. Ker-ching!
Comparing them to authentic Converse again, I'd say that the material is a little thinner - not quite the canvassy material that the Converse are made out of, but by no means are they bad quality.
The only issue I did have with these shoes when walking was that they seemed to be a bit loose round the heel area. To be honest, though, you can see how I've laced them up (to hide the shoelace bow) and I didn't really pull them that tight. If I would've tied them properly, this would most likely tighten them up a little, but I kind of like the loose, slouchy look, so why am I even complaining... I'm not.
Anyway, here's a video of my O.O.T.D so you can see me walking in these babies!
MaxStar have a whole range of platform/flatform sneaks - some are absolutely mental! You have to check them out. I went with quite a tame pair but you can get silver, stripy, acid wash - pretty much any colour. They also come in the Hi-Top style as well.
Visit MaxStar website HERE. If you do decide to purchase any of the shoes on the website you can use the following promo code to receive 10% off your order.
Coupon Code: NEENY
Expiry Date: September 20th 2012
By the way, my order arrived within about 3 days from Korea which I thought was bloody good!
Hi guys, here's what I wore today. I opted for summery yellow pants and striped top with flatform sandals...only for the weather to throw down some torrential flooding rain later on in the afternoon. This is what a road in my area looked like...
yes...that IS a road, not a canal.
Anyway, needless to say I spent 99% of the day indoors, only to venture out for a Magnum lolly in the midst of the downpour, as you do. At the end of the video you can see our trip back from the shops...
(if there's no sound on the video, please check back later as it is still processing!)
The colour on my toes is Shellac's Tropix. The turquoise colour on one of my hands is Shellac's Hotski to Tchotchke and the pink colour on the other hand is Shellac's Gotcha. They've all been on for over a week.
Hi guys and girls! I had a lovely lie in this morning as I didn't need to be up for work, hurray!
It's cracking the flags here, lovely and warm so decided to get up and do what I do best which is spend an afternoon mooching round the shops!
I decided to try out something new today and film an OOTD for you all, but me being amazing at technology somehow managed to record it in the most rubbish quality ever. I'm also super rubbish at editing so...there's pretty much none of that so it's all choppy...
BUUUTTT, it took ages to import and export and upload and process and all that jazz so I thought I may as well put it on here anyway! If there's no sound now, hopefully in a little while there should be, as I'm waiting for an audioswap on youtube and it seems to be taking forever. Bear with me!
I said it was ridiculously rubbish quality, didn't I! It's a good job I took some pics to go with it...
I wore my studded denim jacket from Topshop.
"Damned" t-shirt from Topshop.
Second Skin black skinny jeans from Cheap Monday.
Neutral makeup, simple winged black liner.
Watch is the MK5137 chronograph gold and silver by Michael Kors.
Studded gold bracelet from Topshop.
Beaded gold and pearl bracelet from BHS.
Bag is the 11" Classic Satchel by The Cambridge Satchel Company.
White Converse from JD.
Sorry for the crap quality of the video. If I do another one, I'll try and sort my camera settings out!
