The Next Step?

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Last week I went to hospital to have laparoscopic surgery to remove a large ovarian cyst. Therefore I've spent the last week sitting in bed recovering from the three cuts in my belly. I've had a lot of problems this year and now they seem to all be finally coming to an end. To celebrate this I've decided to get a new look by getting my hair done. Here is a quick hair history. Commence incredibly cringey pictures of younger me:


I think I was about 17 here. My hairs been all sorts of random colours like purple and green and to cover these up I had dyed it black at home. One day I decided to go to the hairdressers for once in my life and I had black on top with red underneath. Check out the sexy overplucked eyebrows, nice!


This grew out a bit, the black faded to brown and the red faded to ginger. I'd been suspended once for dying my hair at school so when I finished my A-Levels I decided to bleach my hair. I went to Taylor Taylor in London and it cost a lot, but my hairdresser did a great job.


This was at the end of the 1st year at uni. Despite moving to Leeds, I still always journeyed back to London to get my hair done. My hair was long and blonde but incredibly damaged and dry.


So over that Summer, I went for the chop! I loved this style and despite my big face, it looked pretty good.


Heres the same look a bit more grown out. It lost some of the asymmetry but I really liked how my hair looked here. I think this was also when I was at my thinnest so this was a good time for me in general.


When I went back to London in April 2009 my hairdresser asked if she could put a pink toner in my hair for a change. I agreed and loved the results, even if they were a bit bright. My boyfriend hated it and we got some weird looks when we went on a date in Sheffield - me with bright pink hair and him with a bright pink t-shirt!


This was in Summer 2009. The blonde had grown out, my roots were horrendous and Andy didn't want me to go back to London at all. I'd gone to Vidal Sassoon in Leeds once to get my roots done which was a disaster (they suck, never go there!) so I wasn't prepared to go through that again. Andy said he thought I would look good as a brunette so...


I went to West Row in Leeds and had my hair dyed back to brown and cut in a very short crop. The hairdresser had to put red in it to stop it from fading so it had a nice sheen. It was cool but I still yearned for my old blonde :( Unfortunately I couldn't do anything about it because I got pregnant and hair dye is said to be bad for the baby.


And this is me right now. The brown grew out and most of my hair now is my natural colour - something I hadn't seen since before I started dying my hair at age 9. The ends have faded back to a blondish colour so it looks like I have Ombre hair but it just looks horrible on me. I hate it so much, so I just tie it up most of the time now. Its grown out a lot and is past my shoulders so I really need it cutting. Plus I've had loads of post-pregnancy hair loss, its just a mess and looks crap.

I've picked out the salon I want to go to (Cutting Room Creative in Leeds) and I'm getting rid of my shitty hair. I want to go back to blonde but this time with a definite grey/blue tint to it. Not sure what to do with the length. I might get it cut shorter because I tried to cut my own fringe which messed it up even more. At least then I can get some white blonde extensions and it might look half decent. I need some help though so, opinions please?

White Rose Centre & Rock 'N' Rose Haul

Recently I've been looking for a part time job because we're looking for a larger place to rent and we also want to buy a car. I applied for one at the White Rose Centre in Leeds but considering I'd never visited here before I thought I would go check it out. It only took 15 mins on the bus so I knew I would be able to get here easily if I did get the job. I must say I loved it, me and Chloe spent hours walking around. I was also impressed by the MASSIVE Sainsbury's, bigger than any I've seen, even the one in Croydon. Heres some of the things I bought:



Urban Decay Naked Palette - I got this from Debenhams. I've seen this on countless blogs and I was really excited to see it in a shop for the first time. The colours are as lovely as everyone says and I don't feel the need to buy a million different Mac neutrals anymore - this palette has it all.


Satchel Bag - I bought this bag from Topshop for £55. I really wanted a traditional satchel bag as opposed to the Alexa style ones. This one is really gorgeous. It looks amazing (as it should for the price!) but the leather is a bit rough. Hopefully it will soften with use.


Love Ring - Another Topshop purchase. I saw this on their website ages ago and thought it was the perfect two finger ring. But it sold out and I never saw it again... until now. I love it, its really comfy too.


Lingerie - Bought some nice lingerie from Ann Summers. They had a 20% discount on that day so everything was dead cheap! I'm a bit obsessed with nice lingerie at the moment. I think its due to wearing the same 3 horrible nursing bras for the past 6 months!



I also had a delivery from Rock 'N' Rose. I ordered a scrabble ring with an A on it (for Andy obvs) and a wishbone bracelet. I used to have a really nice red kabbalah bracelet with a heart on it which was supposed to protect me from the 'evil eye' but Andy broke it on our first date. He drunkenly told me I wouldn't need it anymore... Ever since I've wanted a nice bracelet that was similar as they're comfy and I don't have to bother taking it off while I sleep, shower, etc.

Object Of Desire: Dahlia Bow Cuff Babydoll Dress

This amazing 60s style dress just popped up in my inbox. Its by Dahlia and costs £60. The bow cuffs are the cutest thing ever and I really like the neckline. I think the way they've styled it with an updo and suspender tights is spot on. I'm tempted to get it for the graduation party. The only thing thats putting me off it the fact that its white and dry clean only - not a great combo for me, especially on a messy night out!