I cut off my hair!

I've been having a bit of an identity crisis over the last few months, not knowing what clothes I should wear and feeling uninspired to do my hair and make up.

One of my favourite YouTuber's All Dolled Up uploaded a video explaining why she shaved her head, with all of her pro's and con's and I was obsessed! I ended up spending the next few hours watching video's of women shaving their hair and talking about their experiences. I knew pretty much straight away that I was going to do it, but for some reason I was worried about what my family would think.

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On Christmas day I asked my family what they thought about me cutting my hair off and after they realised it wasn't a joke everyone was supportive and interested.
My mum was especially keen since she's been suggesting I get a Mohawk since I was 16!

I don't know what it was exactly that made me be so drawn to the idea of completely shaving my head.

I always trust my instincts completely and I knew that because the idea was so prominent and I couldn't get it out of my mind, I had to do it.

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After a week of obsessively finding photo's of women with buzzcut's I was ready to go the barber's. When I showed the barber the picture I had for inspiration of Agyness Deyn she was in shock, she was worried I'd cry or hate it but I had no doubt's whatsoever.

Because my roots were only small she had to shave it quite short to get all of the blonde out and I ended up at a number two.

Seeing my natural hair colour after bleaching it for the last 4 years was the craziest thing, but I immediately loved my new buzzcut!

 It's been four days since I had it cut and I couldn't be happier. I honestly don't know if I will keep it shaven or grow it out slightly in to a pixie cut but at the minute I'm loving having it super short and I'm feeling more beautiful than I ever have hiding behind long hair.

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I'm going to write a longer post soon talking about my pro's and con's and also how peoples reactions have been, so check back soon if you're interested!

Thank you for reading! Would you ever shave your hair off?

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Halloween Series #1 Glamour ghoul Makeup

October is one of my favourite months of the year and I try to make Halloween last as long as possible! I'm going to do a Halloween series for you guys, with a few makeup looks and some other spooky posts that I'm excited about!

For this first look I've kept the makeup pretty simple and used quite earthy tones, like rust red on the eyes and grey contouring on the nose and cheeks.
I wanted the imperfections of my skin to come through so I went for minimal coverage and just used concealer to cover any spots. The eyebrows are really dramatic, I used black and kept the lines strong and sharp.
The lipstick is what makes the look perfect for the Halloween season! I lined the lips with a black liner and then brought the edges out to a sharp point. I then blotted some red lipstick to the centre of the lips and then blended the two colours together.

I'm happy with how the makeup turned out and now I'm psyched to get more posts together in the Halloween theme!

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I don't wanna sleep, I just wanna keep on lovin' you.. OOTD

I finally got around to buying a new camera!

After reading tons of reviews, I decided on the Nikon D3200. It's a great beginners DSLR and we were eager to try it out!

Considering it was such an overcast day I'm impressed with how well the photo's turned out and I can't wait to experiment more and take some amazing shots of my dog!

Pink coat - Primark

Polo neck - Primark

Leather look pants - Primark

Trainers - Nike Huaraches

Bag - Primark

Watch - Asos

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Clean shirt, new shoes and I don't know where I am goin' to..OOTD

Shirt - Forever 21

Shoes - Nike huaraches

Watch - Asos

This was a super casual day that consisted of running about and doing errands.

I am in love with this new shirt I bought from Forever 21, khaki is everywhere at the minute and this silky top is the perfect "throw it on and go" piece.

It can be really dressed up with bare legs and over the knee boots but because I was doing a lot of walking I teamed it with tights and my trusty huaraches!

I'm going to see if this shirt comes in different colours because I know it's the perfect staple piece for my wardrobe.

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How I overdraw my lips

I wasn't blessed with big lips so for several years I've been overdrawing my lip line when I apply my lipstick. Now I have to overdraw my lips pretty much whenever I leave the house, even if I don't have any other makeup on, I feel incomplete without them!

"Duh, it's totally obvious. Your lips went from Cameron Diaz to Jay-Z"

Just to clarify I'm not going for the natural look, but this technique can still be used on your natural lip line to create a fuller pout or to just slightly go over the lip line.

So as you can see my bottom lip is a lot larger than my top, this is scar tissue from when I had snakebites and they rejected. 

I use a lip liner that's a similar colour to my lips and I overdraw to the desired size, this sometimes takes a few attempts to get them looking right but practise makes perfect!

If you're trying this for the first time start by slightly going over the line of your natural lips and then build up to a size that you're happy with.

I'm happy with the size of my bottom lip so I just even out the edges with my lip liner and cover up my scars as much as I can.

The next step is using a brown, darker lip liner to shade over the natural lip line and to create dimension. I then blend it out with the first lip pencil.

I'll either leave my lips at this point or I'll add a lip gloss or a nude lipstick depending on my mood!

So that is how I overdraw my lips!

Please ignore my deviated septum and my general awkwardness ❤️

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To cut or not to cut

When I was 15 and going through my scene kid phase I decided it would be a good idea to cut almost all of my hair off and ever since I've been completely traumatised. Even having my split ends trimmed would make me panic.

6 years later and my hair was down to my bum, lifeless and too thick for me to manage most of the time. I love long, thick mermaid hair, but mine was getting scruffy and a curly blow dry was starting to take over an hour!

Lately I've been obsessed with the short bob, especially on Kim K, Kylie Jenner and Giuliana Rancic. After scrolling through Pinterest looking through hairstyles I was finally feeling confident enough to go for it!
I showed my hairdresser some pictures of Kim K when she was a blondie, but instead of commiting to the long bob I asked for slightly longer (baby steps!).

Here is what my hair was like before...

... and 10 inches later

 I know it's not super short, but 10 inches of hair makes a huge difference!

I'm so pleased with it, literally a weight has been lifted from my shoulders, no more headaches when I wear my hair up.

I just love it, I feel a lot more polished now and I can't wait to try different styles and experiment.

I think next time I'm going to go for the collar bone length cut, now I'm confident that I won't have any regrets afterwards!

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