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Hey guys, I lost all my hair!

I went to Parachute for my bi annual hair cut. This is the result and I couldn't be happier with it. I've had a good four inches or so off and it feels great. Just in time for our holiday in a few weeks!

I'm growing all my natural colour out as you can probably see. It's coming along nicely and after having such a big chunk cut off it's on it's way to looking dip dyed now!

I'm channeling some serious mod vibes here in my new jumper from H&M, I freaking love mustard yellow, with an old navy woolen skirt from Topshop.

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Clean Cut Ginger Nut

 

 

Today was a big day for me, my bi-annual hair cut! Hah, I am so bad at having my hair cut. I don't know about you but it just doesn't cross my mind. The last time I had it cut was way back in June last year! I've gone for the usual "just chop a load off and put some layers in.. but don't touch the fringe!"

...and yes, as you can see, I have ditched the Bardot bonce. I even had a whole 'how to' post written up about how to go from bleach blonde to ginger. This is because while researching the process I was lead to believe it was gonna be very risky business and why shouldn't I after doing a strand test with a ginger dye that came out purple!? Seriously, always do a strand test first!

But to be honest, I just went for it, put a dark auburn on and it worked! It was as easy as that. I couldn't believe it, I was expecting a right carry on but it wasn't so I had to scrap my original post.

So here it is. Remember the last time I blogged about going ginger? It came out exactly how it looks on the box which is a bit more red than what it looks here, must be the light that's making it look more orange. That's something I'm gonna have to watch out for though, the colour fading and the bleach bleeding through.

That's why I was so looking forward to having my hair cut today and getting a load of the dry stuff off. I'm so happy with it by the way! It feels great and she did a good job too to make it look healthy. I went to Parachute in Sheffield after it was recommended by Alex and Ben and I totally recommend it too. Plus there was a gorgeous puppy roaming around the whole time!

 

 

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

 

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Project 365: Week 9

Day 51: Remember I said I'd bought some material recently? Well I've begun making a polka dot dress with it! Yay! Photo was taken before I realised I don't have enough material. Sigh. 

Day 52: I've found my next hair goal. This is the colour for me. Hopefully it'll look as good as it does on Kerry here. Oh man I love it! I'm gonna take my time with it though, let my hair recover from the bleaching first!

Day 53: I was lured into the magical colourful nail varnish den in Meadowhall and came out with five newbies which I'll be reviewing when I've tried them all but it may be a few weeks from now because these beauties last! 

Day 54: Getting card orders ready to send. Must catch the post! You can see my shop here.

Day 55: Ooh baby do I love that Ben works in a bakery! Croissants with Nutella for breakfast everyday!

Day 56: Now these last two are cheats really, they're not actually my photos. They're what Ben has taken on his bike rides out in the Peaks which I thought were too good not to share. 

Day 57: Look at that sea of mist!

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Project 365: Week 6

Day 36: Been to mum's again so naturally there's a dog photo. This time it's Toby again sitting on the back of the settee for some reason.

Day 37: Lazy morning done right.

Day 38: Took some outfit photos in overpowering sunlight. I did like how I got my hair to sit that day though. 

 

Day 39: Cute as hell mushrooms!

Day 40: Obligatory dinner photo. It's not often these days that me, mum and my sister Sophie are all together. It was nice!

Day 41: Coffee and cake with Ben at the lovely Marmaduke's cafe.

Day 42: Must have looked a right wally painting my purple shampoo onto my yellow roots!

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Blonde On Blonde

Finally I've made it! I have indeed put blonde onto blonde. Well, not me, Stuart at Laundry did it - and a bloody good job he did too getting rid of all that yellow! Just don't ask me how much I paid, let's just say it better look expensive!

Pearl blonde has been the bane of my life for a while now as you all know. It's been a long journey but I've done it, and I love it.

I'm a bit surprised at myself to be honest. This is a far cry from my staple copper locks. It's been floating in the back of my mind to try blonde for a while. I'm sure you know what it's like when you get a craving to try a different colour. You just have to.

I need to do a serious conditioning treatment tonight though, it's pretty dry. Also, how freaking painful is it to sit under those heat things with peroxide on your head!? Ya better believe I've suffered for this!

I'm following in my mum's (and aunty's) footsteps with this colour, she's been dying her hair blonde almost all her life. So I've put together some photo's of her from being 17 to 30 odd to honour her as being the inspiration for my new 'do!

Mum with my big bro Simon 1971

Aunty Kathryn with Simon 1971

Mum with Simon 1973

Again with Simon 1973

With Ben & Simon 1974

Pregnant Kathryn with mum & my brothers 1974

Killing it in the photo booth! 1985

With my cousin Dom and my other brother Dan, probably 1987

With my sister Sophie 1988

With Sophie, 1988

Again with Sophie 1988

1989

And with me 1992

Ahh, now to wait for the inevitable fade to brassiness and dark roots.

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Raiding Mum's Wardrobe

I used to love looking through my mum's wardrobe when I was younger. She has a thing for purple and velvet so it all seemed very funky to me, it's also where her vast shoe collection is. I've learnt from her to always keep the box so they stay in good condition when you put them away. Now that I'm older, and have grown up to have the same shoe size (yesss!) it's all the more fun to have a look through those boxes. 

This vintage fur coat , fake of course, is really special to me. Again, it's from my mum's wardrobe and it's one that she bought from a catalogue in the 70's when she was 23 and now I'm wearing it at 23! I love that it's got a history within the family. If I have a daughter and she ends up having the same style as me I'll make sure to save it for her too.

Come to think of it this whole outfit is vintage. The shoes will no doubt have been bought twenty years or so ago and the dress you've seen before here and is from a vintage shop here in Sheffield. I wore this dress so much when we were in Brussels, I'm transported back every time I wear it now!

Coat - Vintage

Dress - Vintage

Shoes - Vintage

On another note, I love how white my hair looks in these photos but alas it's not quite as light as that in reality. Must have been the natural daylight. This is the kind of pearl blonde that I'm aiming for though so I'm not far off now, one more dye I reckon, hopefully in time for Christmas!

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