Hair: The Frida

Have you ever been obsessed by somewhere you've never been? I have, quite a few times actually.... my current obsession though is Mexico (remember my Mexican Meatball Soup recipe? See it here), the whole place makes me want to cry with joy and it probably stems from the long standing obsession with Frida Kahlo. The Frida obsession seems to be quite widespread at the moment, what with the film Frida in 2002, doesn't Salma Hayek look so much like her?

I've gotten to the point where this Mexican stuff is leaking into my everyday without me even trying. I'm calling my current go to hair style "The Frida" for obvious reasons.

Two plaits, pinned over my head and a flower to top it off. It's so simple for those days when my hair is flat at the top and frizzy at the ends (a constant issue for a compulsive back comber).

I'm trying really REALLY hard not to buy these socks to compliment "The Frida" Modcloth, you're making it so difficult! 

Hairdo A Day - One More!

It's back, this time I think it's the last time though.. Hairdo a day - woo! I've been looking at pin curls since I went to a Gatsby party but chickened out and just went for a curls and head band combo:

So, as I was a bit of a wuss that day, I thought I'd give pin curls a proper bash. After sleeping like this (there's about 8 pin curls in my hair here):

I merely unpinned and brushed into waves in the morning. It is the easiest style I have ever tried! I've always wondered how people get those perfect vintage waves and now I know.

Sadly though, it mostly dropped out by lunch, so I'll be trying it on wet hair tonight, follow me on Instagram for an update.

The return of Hairdo A Day!

You heard me, I had another new hairdo today, that takes me up to 22 days now. So, after sleeping like this:

This morning I quickly pinned my hair into one giant victory roll around my whole head!

Now, it's pretty messy and I really need a new more attempts at this to perfect it but for a first go, I don't think it's so shabby.

Wonder what I do with me time?

When I'm not stood in front of a mirror pinning, curling or back-combing my hair, I have a real day job that keeps me occupied. I take pretty pictures of shoes for schuh:

And Branch309:

See more of my work on my Tumblr.

Great Gatsby Help!

I can not express how excited I am about the Great Gatsby films, I mean it just looks like a feast for the eyes (like most Baz Luhrmann films)...

I mean, when the clips of the soundtrack sound like this, it's no wonder I'm stupidly excited!

However, this isn't just an excuse to gush over the film but I am going to a Great Gatsby party and 1920s fashion is not my thing, no matter how much I love it I'm a 50s girl at heart. So, I need your help! Hair and dress inspiration from the 1920s is needed. Tweet me, email me, or leave a comment on here and help me put something together and I'll love you for a long time.

Hairdo A Day - Done

I've been a big quiet on the hair front but here's what I've been doing:

Day 16 - the photo isn't so clear but it's a headscarf tied like a turban and I loved it.

Day 17 - the tiny plait, now plaits are the one thing I always forget to do. I've had short hair for years and it wasn't until very recently that I remembered how pretty they can be. So here's a little plait that's pinned back.

Day 18 - the day I didn't know what to do and pulled a weird face, also known as the pink ribbon.

Day 19 - flower power part one. What with the sun shining away I figured it was time to go overboard with some flowers.

Day 20 - flower power part two. Now this is a rare occurrence, the fringe is away! A tidy little French plait to get my over grown fringe out of my eyes, decorated with little paper flowers that I found under my bed from my crafting days.

Day 21 - I'm not sure what to call this, I have had Princess Leia and a chick from Sailor Moon (I have no idea what that is either) but I prefer to think of it as 90s Gwen Stefani inspired look.

And with three weeks of hair under my belt I'm done, well, until I discover something fun to do.

My weekend of hair

Let's catch up with a weekend of hair shall we? So, after ripping apart my giant bow from my previous post (see it here), I managed to salvage the headband for day 12 and a cute, sleek bob.

Then for day 13 I decided to go big again, this time with a scarf for a rare summery day in Glasgow.

For Sunday, aka day 14, I decided to give both me and my hair a well earned day off! So here is my hair pretty much au natural for the first time in two weeks.

And finally, today, day 15, a style I always seem to refer to as the Shove and Pin - shove my hair and and stick pins in until it looks acceptable. It never fails me on a Monday morning when I can't quite focus in the mirror.

Hairdo A Day - The Big Bow

Yesterday I confessed my love for hair accessories and then went on a spree and attacked one of headbands that I never wear and make it into a giant bow clip and a fabric covered head band.

So this morning, big bow in hand, I did a top knot and gave it a fresh look by adding the massive bow under the bun. Now this bow is bigger than my face and at 7am I thought it looked ridiculous, but I stuck it out and I think I love it now...

Hairdo A Day - The Side Bun and Curls

I had pretty much forgotten how much a love a good, smooth bun, so it's a good job I found my bun ring for yesterday's (day 9) hairdo. I know that everyone is doing the top knot and high buns but I'm a huge fan of the side bun, it's super pretty - especially with a tiny red bow.

Continuing the hair accessories theme, today (day 10) I went for a curly, Hawaiian look. I blooming love flowers, be they daffodils on my table, daisy chains or a fake flower for my hair, they all put a big smile on my face during this wet weather.

I'm all ready excited because I have the most epic hair accessory for tomorrow!

Hairdo A Day - Days 7 and 8

I'm not sure if day 7 involved a little bit of cheating because it's not my hair (no matter how much I wish it was) so the long blue wig was in aid of my friend's Under The Sea birthday party, which you may have seen me preparing for on Instagram. In case you can't tell from this quick snap, I am the sea, hence the Titanic on my head (before it met the iceberg of course).

And day 8 was inspired by my favourite woman in the world Christina Hendricks, more specifically her character in Mad Men - Joan! What a total babe with this bouffant hair:

and here's my straighter version - sadly if you saw me at work today you'll know that it flopped pretty early in the day.

Hairdo A Day - Day 6

Today I've gone for a rolled, scarf do, it's been a style that I've had on pinned on my hair board on Pinterest for some time now so I finally decided to give it a go this morning. I've been put off trying a rolled style in the past because it always seems so tricky, but, stick a scarf in and it's super easy.

See the tutorial I followed here.

A Hairdo A Day

This weekend I realised that I need to suppress my urge to buy new dresses and also that I've been very lazy with my hair. So, to try and rectify both of these problems I've taken it upon myself to try new hairdo everyday - which should distract me from my wardrobe boredom right? But so far, so good, here's how I'm getting on...

Day one - victory rolls 

Day two - vintage waves

Day two - vintage waves

Day three - one victory roll and waves

Day four - beehive

Needless to say, I'm sure to run out of ideas once I've gotten through everything in my hair bible (Style Me Vintage by Belinda Hay) so please suggest things and most of all, wish me luck.

Tulips, Boots and Hair - The Best Things.

This weekend I;

Bought tulips to make it feel like spring

Fell in love with these shoes I shot at work (if you love them like I do, get them here)

I nailed victory rolls, again! Woop

I begun crafting my outfit for an under the sea party

And slept in rollers to get the perfect vintage wave

Productive Weekend

This weekend was so very productive! I finally unpacked the last of my boxes from moving into my flat... over a year ago now, I'm embarrassed but it's totally done now and looks amazing!

I had the tastiest burger (yes, without the bun)

I got my hair chopped

I started reading Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales, which are so dark! But Cupcake wanted in on the book...

Put up my swallows

And finally sorted out my fairy lights!

All in all, productive and pretty.

The Poodle. Done.

Yesterday was one of those days where I had every intention of leaving the house and doing things, but then I made a cuppa, sat down and read this cover to cover

Then things got a little weird, I remembered I had the Style Me Vintage book about hair by Belinda Hay (which is one of the best books I own and it's now really super cheap on Amazon) and suddenly had the over whelming urge to perfect the Poodle...

Now this photograph from the book looks AMAZING, off I popped into my bedroom with rollers, curling tongs and hairspray. Now if you follow me on Instagram and Twitter you'll have seen constant updates about how I wasn't sure I could pull this look off. But, once I finally got out of my pjs and put a dress and some make up on I ended up looking like this

and I have to say, I think it bloody worked! 

So, I have a new New Year's resolution, perfect more vintage hair styles because they are awesome! But what next?

My Year, in Hair Colours...

I'm still in that reflective, new year, lets reminisce about 2012 kind of mood, there's been quite a few things that I'll always remember, finally being diagnosed with a wheat intolerance (so expect some wheat free recipes, the good, the bad, the disastrous will all get a shot on the blog!), screaming at Westlife, finally getting a house bunny, meeting a real life llama, but what's the thing that stands out most for me? My hair, I've been through the lot this year! 

It started the year blonde.

 Then accidentally went neon.

 Back to blonde, with a moustache, naturally.

 Then red.

 Which faded to orange (and I found my hair twin).

 Purple and another moustache.

And finally, I ended the year jet black.

 

I have every intention of staying dark (I'll try my best anyway) and growing locks until they look like Zooey Deschanel's, because, well look at it!