Sunday 23 August 2015

From Girl to Lion

This week I was involved in a fellow colleagues final project to finish her hairdressing course at college. Her theme was animals and today's post will show you how I went from Girl to Lion. 

To start off my hair Sam curled my hair into tight ringlets. After an hour of curling since my hair is quite literally as thick as a lions fur coat, she shook out the curls and back combed the hair situated around my crown to give it more volume and to make it look more 'manely'. She finished with a Dutch braid across the front of my head and plenty of hairspray and texture dust to set. My hair was then complete and all that had to be added was my 'fur'. This consisted of hair like fluff from Hobby Craft tucked around a choker. 

Once my hair was complete I was sent to Laura Sutherland (check out her website here)  to allow my face to match my mane on my head. Laura used an airbrush machine to give me my lion features and then to make my lion slightly more glamourous she gave me an edgy, dramatic cat eye with liquid and pencil liner.

Here is how I turned out:





I was incredibly happy how I turned out and since I was going out later on in the day I removed my makeup and de-volumised my crown and I was good to go. It was a beautiful style I would happily wear again.

I hope you enjoyed reading and seeing the talents of Sam and Laura as much as I enjoyed being apart of it.
Have a good week,
Ellie x

Thursday 13 August 2015

What I've Been Wearing This Summer

Hey guys, long time no see! Sorry I have been a tad MIA this past month - life has been a bit hectic, but I am back and more ready than ever to get up some hopefuly(fingers crossed) great blog posts. 

Whilst on holiday last week since I was finally exposed to some sun I got to actually pull out my summery clothes from my wardrobe and here are the things you would have caught me in, enjoy!


Sunglasses

Sunglasses don't only protect and shield your eyes from the sun, in my mind they are the perfect accessory. If I ever can't be bothered to put makeup on, which is most days if it is hot outside, I just throw on some sunglasses and they solve everything! Not to mention the amount of stylish sunglasses on the market, you can look vintage, mysterious or edgy with just an addition on sunnies.


Off The Shoulder Tops

Off the shoulder tops have been my favourite things to wear this summer. They are comfortable, keep you cool and are so simple to style. Just wearing one of these tops and shorts or jeans can make you look effortlessly sheek and elegant, all whilst being completely comfortable. This one I'm wearing is from River Island but I also have one from Topshop which I also love.



Casual Dresses

I very rarely wear dresses as one of the things I absolutely hate is tights, but in the summer when it is warm enough not to wear tights I am definitely up to wear dresses. I love simple dresses which can be worn casually in the day with Converse but can also be dolled up at night with heels and jewelry. This dress from Boutique Of Molly is absolutlely perfect for that.



I hope you enjoyed reading and I will see you soon
Thank you for reading
Ellie x