Details, Details.

 

Some people have that really chic simple thing going on, I however adore the organised clutter of an outfit, room, whatever. So resisting the urge to bleach my hair and dye it pink (I have been resisting for nearly two years now) I bought some comb in, wash out stuff to cure my urge for now.

 

 I go through phases with jewellery, these are todays gems... a vintage ring of my grandma's, a Primark bug, and a oversized flower from my sister LOVE. oh and my probs fake Casio, love the tacky gold colour.

 

 Also I have not had time to paint my nails the last couple of weeks so you can see this time round I went a little bit crazy and went for glitter, multi colours, splatters and stripes. I think I just see everything as another thing for me to decorate!  

Where are my freebies?!

Hey, you, Magazine world! Where are all my freebies?

I have a collection of magazines I use for cut outs, decoupage (how posh), crafting and all sorts. A lot of these go as far back as 2005. Flicking through them, either for inspiration or ideas, I was reminded of the amazing freebies you used to get! And I'm not talking about the free mascara that comes with the magazine. I'm talking about the delightful surprise freebies, with-in the pages, waiting patiently for me to find.

You used to get at-least five free samples, whether that was a facial cream, a perfume, make-up foundation, there was quite a bit of choice. Usually, this would then lead me to actually buying the item, because at lease I knew then whether it was worth me spending the cash or not.

I'm always up for a bargain (or maybe I'm just cheap), but I think in our time of recession, the very least these mega-money company execs' could do, is pop in a little 1ml sachet of cream.

It would make the world a better place.

I've got spots.

I actually have spots, currently those really big red ones that hurt for ages but you cant do anything about. So while trying not to give a shit I thought I would laugh at them and put some spots on my face myself. These cute dots are a fun way to add a little variation to your make up routine, you can make them bigger for a bit more a mime act sort of look. Or you can add a few dots floating away from an eyeliner flick at the side as well, as I always say, life is too short to always look the same!

Told you i was going to dress like a man.

This look is part masculine, part rockabilly, and also a little bit 50's I guess. I swear every other day at the moment I'm resorting to quite a boyish look, just cant get enough off it. Just wait until I get my hands on a suit!

You just cant beat synths.

Guys check out these links for some powerful/cheesy/tragic/really fucking cool/funny synth action, there are a thousand outfit inspirations some very questionable! plus this genre of music needs to be acknowledged...... you just cant beat synths.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00n93c6/Synth_Britannia_at_the_BBC/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00shyg4/Young_Guns_Go_for_It_Series_1_The_Human_League/

Boring, Boring spring outfits.....

Right, I'm deadly bored with spring fashions, yeah I know..... lets bring out the bloody pastels and re brand them, as candy colours and then sell a variation of a floral print and we are good to go. Yeah I know this is exactly what I'm wearing today haha. I'm actually pissing myself off at the moment my creative inspiration seems to have died this working week. I mean my fashion mood changes hourly so what hope do I have?
I'm going to console myself by avoiding all springtime fashion updates (although I'm sure I will end up talking about them) I think I may go grungy, I know the 90's street trend is so over done, but all these pastels just makes me want to rebel and look all Kate Bush does gothic haha, either that or I'm actually going to start dressing like a man, a man from the thirties.

Bowie is... changing who you are.

I am rarely speechless, and anything I say about this exhibition will not do it justice. It is not walking around a stuffy museum hall looking at boring items behind glass. It was like seeing an art installation, hints of being at a festival, with loads of information being fed into your ears as well as your eyes. A sensory and creative treat.

It’s insane that one man has become so influential and inspires so many creative’s every day, each one of his performance characters showed us another facet of the man himself. He revolutionised music, by mixing performance art with his strand of rock and roll.  If you haven’t seen cracked actor, watch it, the Ziggy Stardust documentary, watch it. If you do anything remotely creative he is a multi-medium artist that you should be aware off. You don’t have to stick to one thing, you don’t have to express just one side of who you are. Utilise style, theatre, music, painting, everything and anything that inspires you. Who do you want to be today?

No Gap.

On a day off I dabble in a bit of morning tv, I partially like Lorraine, she isn't your average cardboard cut out of a morning tv presenter, she is human, funny, and curvy. However this morning I was so disgusted and upset by a feature on her programme, discussing the trend for a 'thigh gap'. The gap that slender females have between their thighs. It discussed woman having surgery to achieve this look, it showed comments on social networking streams that read something like this " throwing up after meals helped my widen my thigh gap" "starving myself made my thigh gap bigger". 

When has it become ok to promote a serious mental illness on mainstream tv, a mental illness that is more and more common, a mental illness that can actually kill you? Because that's what this basically is, this is the mass conditioning of our nations females. Even if you have never experienced the complete despair of suffering from Bulimia or Anorexia you will have experienced feeling fat, looking at more slender woman than you and wanting that body, you may have skipped meals, crash dieted to try and fit into a size 10 opposed to your size 12. Why is it only considered attractive and successful if you are a size 8 or under, and if we are any bigger we will never going to possess, a thigh gap, or a flat chest or whatever and that is an issue that will beat ourselves up about.

The point is that whatever your size and shape, your concern should be health and well being. If your naturally slender then embrace your angular frame, if you curvaceous then dress those curves, if your somewhere in between then fucking celebrate it because that's the way you are and unless you take drastic measures, this is the beauty that you have been blessed with. 

So join me, do not accept this mass conditioning as the only way, there is nothing wrong with eating and enjoying food, with being bigger than the only images that the media subjects us to day in and day out, opt out of this thinking, we are all individuals and lets take a step forward together to saying that this is NOT acceptable.

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I fucking LOVE this picture, 1 the setting 2 the outfit and 3 it was taken at work by a workmate. This outfit was inspired by a girl I saw in the shop next door to my house late last night when I was buying milk. That's what I adore about street style, you can be inspired anytime, anywhere, it does not take money, talent or even any knowledge. See something, like it..... re do it your own way. This girl had on amazing stripy trousers and a very 90's grunge vibe. I went ten times more girlie and this in my own take on her vibe. Sometimes what the person is actually wearing is vile, but its about a feeling you get, maybe a specific item or just seeing something that you think is really fucking cool. Now get style spotting, style is whatever you want it to be.

Why I Love... Dawn O'Porter

Oh Dawn (That’s right, where on a first name basis now).

What is it about you that I love so much? Oh wait, I know… you’re amazing.

I have loved Dawn O’Porter for years, ever since I watched Super Slim Me back in 2007. Ever since then, every documentary, every article she produces, brings me much Joy and I cannot wait to read Paper Aeroplanes (check out the link http://tinyurl.com/c6r4gxe). O’Porter’s documentaries have ranged from subjects on nudity, polygamy, lesbianism, dating, cancer, pregnancy and childbirth; each as revealing, entertaining and truthful as the last. She LOVES boobs (who doesn’t?), is a true feminist and like so many great women out there, not afraid to express this in her own way.

Some of the main reasons why I admire this woman are her confidence, how funny she is and her views, which I generally always agree with. Even when I’m not 100% in agreement with what she may say (which is very rare), I totally understand why she believes in what she is saying. Since I left secondary school many eons ago, a lot has changed. Friends change, your views change and circumstances change and when watching or reading Dawn’s works, it helped me to understand my own feelings. For one, believing in myself as an individual.

For example, more recently Dawn, who was born Dawn Porter, adopted the ‘O’ when marrying The IT Crowd’s Chris O’Dowd in 2012. She wanted to respect her fiancé’s name, but with-out losing her own. The addition of the ‘O’ resonated with me. Dawn shared a view that I had not shared with any of my close friends or family, mainly for fear of rejection and/or offending. When I was younger and watched shows on TV, I would see girls who’d have a crush on the guy, re-writing Mrs [INSERT CRUSH’S SURNAME HERE], over and over. I never fully understood why. Dawn argued that her name is who she is, and not just as in, “Hello, my name is Dawn Porter”, but in a Troy MacClure-esk “You might remember me from such self-help videos as "Smoke Yourself Thin", and "Get Confident, Stupid!" A name is important; it is how people recognise you, it’s a profession, a business, it is a signature of all your hard work and everything you have built up to, and your’ name has been through it all. This does not mean that I disagree with everyone who changes their name when getting married, I happen to think it is very sweet, very romantic and a great way to show someone that you love them. I just like my name, and that is not a Bad thing.

Now on to her style.

Dawn has a keen sense of style. She knows how to dress for her shape, which is not hard because she has a wonderful figure, and always wears with confidence. I especially love all the long sleek silhouette dresses, and her mixture of vintage prints and vibrant colours, it suits me fine. I admire her choice in wardrobe; she gets the right mix of Girly, sexy, mature and fun, all without showing off too much flesh (again not that I would mind). YES, I am in love.

And I’m going to tell you a secret. I'm slowly trying to steal Dawn’s Hair.

So all I have to say, is thank you Dawn. Smiley face emoticon.

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