Showing posts with label texture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label texture. Show all posts

24/12/2013

Black on Black on Black || 12 Days of Christmas

               Hiya!
Like I mentioned in my previous post HERE, I don't paritcularly wear a lot of colour and I dont think that's necessarily a bad thing. I wanted to share with you guys how you can wear all black and still look incredibe and make a statement. Sometimes I think people believe to be remembered they need to do something wacky or out of the ordinary to catch people attention but I don't agree at all. I like to look good but still be comfotable in what I'm wearing without feeling like a clown or people are staring for the wrong reasons.

Blake Lively
                          Vanessa Hudgens            Chloe Grace Moretz            Caroline Flack
                                                                   Millie Mackintosh
 
When wearing all one colour remember to include different textures to not make it look so boring. Both Millie and Vanessa wear fur which instantely makes the entire outfit more interesting. And Chloe and Blake both wear leather bottoms which acts in the same way, making the outfit make more of a statement. Blake also adds a scarf to one of her looks which adds more texture and layers to the overall look. Caroline shows off her legs and plays it up which slightly sheer sleeves to her playsuit. Chloe also has a beautiful cut out in her top.
It's also nice to see a mixture of casual and dressy, more glamorous outfits by just using the colour black.

Which of the looks is your favourite?
Hope you guys enjoyed!
Love, Julie xx

16/12/2013

Texturising Hair Products || 12 Days of Christmas

               Hiya!
Hope you's are all having a lovely run up to Christmas and to anyone still at school, hopefully you'e like me and only have to wait until the end of the week until you're free again :)
(Apologies in advance for the not so up to scratch photographs here, the lighting was super weird but I'm hoping since the colours don't matter too much you's will forgive me, please..)
Anyway today I thought I'd let you guy's know about som of my favourite hair products.
I struggle with my hair, a lot. I have naturally very straight and flat hair and have trouble adding texture without using heat and volume. These are just a few products that I’ve found have helped improve my hair and the best news, they’re all inexpensive (around the £5 or less) and can be bought from Boots/Superdrug! Woo yeah.
The first product is Batiste Dry Shampoo in XXL Volume, something that many people have already raved about. I’m a bit late to try this as I only picked this up a few weeks ago but I can say I absolutely love it! I don’t so much use this as a dry shampoo as I wash my hair everyday without fail which I know isn’t very good for it but it’s a bad habit that needs to be broken. Although as a texturising type product it is great, also adds volume to my hair without backcombing. If I do decide to backcomb my hair I think it holds it better than hairspray, also a great alternative to hairspray if you don’t like your hair feeling crunchy. One downfall is it can leave a slight white residue so next time I’ll definitely pick up the one for brunettes instead.
The next product s VO5’s Extreme Style Surf Style Texturising Sea Salt Spray (wow). As you might be able to tell from the photos it’s on its last legs, I think I may have one or two more uses out of this. I seriously love this stuff. A lot of the time I sleep with my hair in a French plait to add texture to it but I still like to brush my hair when I take it out. As you can probably guess this make my hair go veryyyy static so spray a little bit of this in gets rid of the frizz and makes the waves look more natural and not so perfect. Also if you have some natural movement to your hair this will help enhance it and hold it all day.
Lastly is my trusty teasing brush from Boots. I don’t know what I can really day about a brush other than this is so great at creating volume in my hair and is quick to do with better lasting power than if it was done with a normal comb. Also great if you have particularly frizzy or lots of baby hairs when doing something like a ponytail as it really smoothes everything down and makes for a really finished and polished look
 
What products do you like to use in your hair?
Hop you gys enjoyed this post!
Love, Julie xx

24/11/2013

Fashion | White

               Hiya!
So I've just been catching up on some of my favourite bloggers and decided to sit down and write about something I've been truly loving at the moment. I'm pretty boring when it comes to fashion, I love wearing black and any other neutral colours like white, brown and grey. Recently though I've had a particurlar love for white, even though it's no longer summer and heading into the colder, gloomier monthes. It's something I've actually noticed quite a few celebrities rocking but in particurlar Vanessa Hudgens, so I've decided to share some of my favourite looks with you guys!



A great way to wear white is to experiment with different textures to add more to a very simple top. Or like in the second photo white structured trousers are a little more daring but can look very sophisticated and elegant.
White really is timeless and can be styled to suit everyones taste in fashion. To me it makes any look more feminie, like the structured trousers which may look quite boy-ish otherwise. And looks quite sweet and delicate.
 
What do you think of these looks?
Do you personally like wearing white?
 
Hope you guys enjoyed this post!
Love, Julie xx