DIYing again.

Been bored with all my clothes, lacking inspiration and i like cutting stuff up so ive been doing that.

Tie-dyed a plain white tee with some dylon navy blue dye, then cropped it because im really into that right now.


Then i cut up an old sheer shirt as i found i was just never wearing it anymore, my cuttings a bit dodgy so ill probably have to hem it, and with the other half of the shirt i am using it as a makeshift skirt, plain black skirt underneath slightly rolled with the top tucked in, needs to be worn with a belt though.
Also cut up a white sweater so it was no longer sinched in at the bottom and has more of a loose, flowy look and an acid tee ive just attempted is currently in the wash, so hopefully that turns out okay!

im so so so in love with alexa chung on the front cover of vogue this month. Her makeup is amazing, i plan to recreate without the amazing cheekbones and striking eyes.

life.

Ive done a lot of nothing recently. My driving test is in under 2 weeks time and i have an exam on tuesday but i just cant bring myself to get motivated.What i have done is some reading, just finished 'On the Road' by Jack Kerouac.
And i really enjoyed it, he has an interesting style of writing and the whole book is just about travelling america with his friends but set in the 1940/50's. But now im onto 'Junk' by Melvin Burgess, and i just literally cannot put it down, each chapter is in the narrative of a different character and its about this teen couple who run away to live on the streets and then start getting into drugs etc.. well thats as far as ive got anyway.I finally took the plunge and ombred my hair and jesus it couldnt have gone worse, where my hair has a reddish tinge to it the bleached part went a very ginger copper gold blonde would be the best way to describe it. It looked really fowl so i had to damage my hair further by putting a dark blonde over it.. well that got rid of the ginger but now you can barely tell i've ombred it at all, its so subtle. So that was kind of annoying.
Ive done a bit of shopping, i've really jumped on the coral bandwagon, im in love with all things coral, so ive got this great coral nail colour from barry m, its really bright and quite long wearing too. Also invested in 2 coral lipsticks, i wanted to buy the equivelant in mac shades (the one from the new surf baby collection looks really nice), but i thought id go low budget and buy a topshop and maybelline one... incase i looked like a complete fool when wearing them.
Heres the topshop one on.. its called 'ohh la la'. Im using my webcam for pictures so its not very clear but the colours like a light coral and if you apply a decent amount it almost goes a little neon looking. Yeah this picture really doesn't do it justice..
And very conveniently the lighting changed as i applied the other one so this one which is called ' 224 coral tonic' by maybelline looks quite dark, but then id say the picture is quite reflective of the real shade, very bright pinky-red coral.


Ive bought loads of other stuff ofc, but i wanted to show you these really nice rings which i recieved today from LLYMLRS little jewellery shop online http://jwlry.bigcartel.com/

These were from the 'three natural stone rings' option in which you pay £8.00 and you get a random selection of 3 of these style rings, i wasnt really fussy on what i got but i love these rings, and they're adjustable too. Think it was free shipping too, that may have been a limited thing, but yeah i advise you to check her little shop out! She was really efficient in getting them to me aswell :)

wow ive written too much in this post. If anyones bothered to read it all thankyou.. and sorry aha!

my outfit with my new dress, shoes, socks. avec my friends the other night for a friends party


Im just gonna go ahead and put the blame on the angle for how terrible my face looks in that one ^But im in love with the dress, £14.99 from h&m.
some £3.50 little yellow crochet socks from topshop and my £10 peep toe tan heels from primark. Im a low budget gal
( i had to wear this with lace cycling shorts to keep my dignity intact)

my diy tie dye creation.

Made this top a while ago now, but i've only just started wearing it needed some cutting up even though i did a pretty shoddy job of that. but now im constantly in it, because tie dye is the way forward.

i really can't decide whether to dip dye the ends of my hair or ombre it or w/e. I know its old but ive wanted to do it for so long and ive just about managed to get rid of the red and its now kind of gingery brown although you cant see it in these photos. decisions decisions.
+ went to the cinema last night for my friends birthday and saw 'something borrowed' i really wouldnt waste your time seeing that. Its a predictable chick flick, although not as predictable as others, still predictable in the long run.

As Cities Burn - The Widow (acoustic)

this song is literally all i need right now. My friend played it as the Listener show i went to a few weeks back and i've been in love since.
i realise i really dont use this enough, its strange becaues i go on it all the time to look at what the people i follow are posting i just dont post anything, i guess i just keep using tumblr despite how much everyone on there makes me want to shoot them. i guess when you have 7 followers it doesnt really matter that much...

sweet jesus, my hair.

life is toughing wearing your hair up everyday, for someone whose hair is probably.. well there favourite part of themselves. Not trying to blown my own trumpet or anything you know, you know.
But anyway the hairdresser is the human form of satan and absoloutely destroyed my hair with some tacky gold streaks. I've been fighting a battle with my hair since the start of the new year, i have desperately tried (and spent way loads) getting rid of the bright red i had for so long, trying to achieve a nice light brown that i could ombre for when its sunny and nice. I recall telling the hairdreser how much i despise highlights and that they were just not what i wanted, and she reassured me with how subtle what she was doing was and that it wasn't highlights, just steadily lightening my hair. I have had to wear my hair up every single day since the incident, its traumatic, it really is, i have a funny thing about the sides of my face being on show...
Having a constant bun on the top of my head is making me try a little harder with my makeup and stuff, be a little less casual so ive started to bring out the deep red lippyoh i look so solemn. smiling is a task when you hate your hair as much as i now do. luckily for your eyes you can't see the garishness in these photographs. I have this phobia that wearing your hair up makes your face look fatter.. well in my case i fear anyway, so i've been trying to keep up with the exercise this week, although i baled saturday and sunday, i just dont have the strength to force myselfs on the weekends, too lazy.
So im posting this picture here.. for my own benefit, in the hope that seeing it on my blog will remind me that i need to get on with the exercise and healthy eating so that i can actually leave the house in these shorts.. instead of just wearing them under things, so i apolagise for this unsightly picture, hopefully ill post one, one day, where im looking a little healthier! i ramble so much. repping brand new though.. they are great.

Me and my kitteeeeeeeh cat.
having a stressful time back at college with exam stuff, re-submissions of past work etc etc the list goes on. I often find myself sat at home treating myself to a well deserved cuppa, that hasnt really been deserved at all, having not done any work i am meant to have done. I feel myself slipping out of organisation and onto last minute mountain, its not a lonely place though i must admit. Either way, i've got a friends birthday massive gathering sort of thing on friday and ive nothing to wear as i always find, i hate all of my heels too, so dressing up a casual outfit isnt on the agenda either, i've been looking everywhere for some reasonably priced heeled loafers, baring in mind im on a fairly tight budget of student living (i feel college counts as that) if anyone has seen anything and is reading this... please please help me. this has been a pathetic ramble of an excuse for a post, enjoy my cat,baiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.

A few days in london.

Ive been staying with my sister who lives in lamberth north in central london for a few days, its been really nice. I visited everywhere ive been before but couldnt really remember. Went to Spitalfields market and then to brick lane and all the markets around there, so many great shops, its packed with huge vintage shops aswell, there was lots i wanted but im saving my money so im sure ill be going back soon! Went to covent garden and piccadilly and soho and china town too, did a heck of a lot of walking which im still recovering from now. Had a lovely walk and lunch along the southbank yesterday morning. I miss london a heck of a lot and its really hit home how diverse and wonderful and interesting it is compared to living near southampton, as nice as the new forest can be, its just not great at this age. But anyway if your in London, id say brick lane is the place to be, on a weekend only i think though. got a couple of pictures - all the amazing food, my delicious lemon grass chicken, the cheesecake stall and the shop which was just full of random cats, one of the best shops ever.

This is the most recent picture of me i have and i felt as though i needed to update my old one, because i change my hair and stuff so often, currently desperately trying to remove the red from it and get it to a nice light brown so i can get some blonde through the ends, id like to have ombre but by the time i achieve it, it will probably be out of fashion haha.
Half term was great for me, i kept busy and had plans for everyday which i didnt think would happen, went to another awesome show in this guys house and then stayed for a massive chillout with everyone after. that was sweet, unfortunetely the half term didnt end well.
On Sunday my best friend text me and basically started a very big drama because i hadnt invited her to this gig that i went too, it sounds so ridiculously petty, and i believe it is, but she's found it a good enough reason not to talk to me anymore and not come into contact with me at college and stuff. It will happen sooner or later though and it will just be akward, but i've apolagised more than once, even where i dont feel i should have done, because really a friend invited me to go and as he was taking me there and back i didnt feel it was my place to invite my friend. should it have really mattered anyway?
I mean do you have to do everything with your best friend, i sometimes feel like it would be a weight of my shoulders not to have one anyway, i could do what i like without being judged, im sure in some cases best friends dont judge, but not in mine. I wouldnt have to worry about including her in everything i did or argueing with her and my life would probably be a lot more stress free.
so for now, im kind of happy. untill the time comes when this has to be sorted out. I needed somewhere to get this all out, hence the massive essay. not that i have enough followers to even read it anyway haha.

Defeater last night. a crappy picture as im no pro photographer but a picture at the least.
they were sick

keep forgetting to use this! im going to try really hard to keep it up.

anywayssssss, i should be going to this show tomorrow night
will be so awesome if i can. Went to laser quest today and played against some complete strangers, they thrashed us but it was awesome anyway.
now im desperately trying to keep myself from eating a whole packet of rich tea biscuits, waaaah

when dinner smells like pancakes. but its really chicken.. heartbreak.