Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Micro Ring Hair Extensions

This is the second time I've had micro ring hair extensions and I'm so much happier this time around!! The first time I bought the hair already attached to the rings and they slipped out very quickly, but this set I purchased the hair and rings separately and installed them with the tool and they have lasted much longer.

The rings I bought this time were longer and made purely of copper, whereas as the first time round the rings were shorter and have silicone in them, which makes them prone to slipping. 

I have around 150-175 1gram stick tip extensions in and I think I've lost 2 in a month!

I colour my hair regularly and wash it gently along with not pulling too much whilst styling, but I'm so happy how strong they are and how great they look and feel 😀

 

Iron-on Rockabilly!

I absolutely love these cardigans by Collectif and Iron Fist but they are just a little pricey...soooo as usual I thought...I could just make my own! 

I took a cheeky trip down to primark, bought myself a black cardi and purchases two iron on birdies off eBay and hey presto, a gorgeous piece for half the price! 



Wednesday, 26 June 2013

DIY Pin up/ Rockabilly Dress

 I saw this awesome leopard print dress from the little shop of horrors collection on pinupgirlclothing.com (my favourite website) but it was close to $100 with p+p! So, I thought I would try and have a go at creating something similar.  I bought this leopard print midi (below) for just £10 on eBay. It's made from a lovely and soft material, but the neck line was pretty unflattering. 
I put it on, grabbed the scissors and made a cut in the centre of the neck line about 8" down. Then with a needle and thread (still wearing the dress) I gathered the material at the cleavage and began to sew. I then gathered more of the fabric at each side and sewed again! Voilà!! A pinupesk dress created for a tenner!!


Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Betty Vintage Clothing

So, I went to Portobello Road in search of  a 1940s/50s dress for 'the blitz party' that I'm off to for my birthday- so excited! The vintage shops down there are awesome, a little on the pricey side, but if you look hard enough you can find some beautiful pieces.

After hours of searching I came across a gorgeous green number amongst the rails in the market. I believe it's 80s but it's perfect for the 40s/50s look and....it was only £10 down from £12! Bargain! 

Apologies, it's a little creased..