Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Dip-Dye-Diaries - Button Down

Hola! Everyone's done it but I couldn't resist, I love it and its super cheap and easy.

This is a lovely shirt that I was donated, a small male button down from Burtons that's a gorgeous sky blue with baby pink cuffs.

Just a quick overview of what I did.

I tied off how much I wanted to dip dye with an elastic band, filled up half a bucket with boiling water and added half a bottle of cheap thick bleach from ASDA.
Starting from the bottom I put 5ish cm of the shirt into the bleachy water for 10 minutes, then put 5 more cm in for 10 and so on until I'd reached the elastic band, keeping it down with a coat hanger.
After I'd finished I washed it with cold water to get all the bleach off.

Normally this would have left an ombre effect running from the bottom upwards,except this shirt decided to be unbelievably hench and the colour didn't budge. Annoyed I left it in the bucket over night scrunched up to clear up the next day, and this is what I was left with.

A beautiful cloudy patchy pink - SO HAPPY.

This will almost defiantly not work for all shirts though, but i would recommend if you have a nasty one leave it and see what happens!

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Style Hungry: Yoko Ono

I must admit I don't really know much about her, but after seeing her image everywhere you can't escape that despite what she might/might not have meant for the Beatles, she has a great look, and I'm all about being 100% casual and comfy at the moment.

These are some little things I found from American Aparel, Asos, H&M, Topshop, and Miss Selfridge.

What I saw was big, oversized, kind of masculin, and really plain. Even though she still did wear some pieces that were really 60's esque, I could see some really current trends, especially with her more military looks.

Take a look, and if you something catches your eye give it a click and it'll take you straight there!

PEACE

Lots more after the break!

Going Ombre

Had been um-ing and ah-ing about doing this for such a long time, I always loved it on other people but was never quite sure if it would look nice on me.

Finally I just did it, and I can't explain how happy I am with how it came out.

All down to this bad boy (Jerome Russell Bblond - Superdrug £6ish) and my boy Katherine.

How To

The process was pretty easy, it just took a long time, all credit to the poor people you convince to do this for you becasue it really is easiest and best if you don't do it yourself.

After mixing all the ingredients into a bright blue Amonia soup I worked out how far I wanted it to go up. Then from the bottom upwards Katherine put on the dye, coating about 5cm up, leaving it for 10 minutes, coating 5cm further up, leaving it for 10 minutes and so on. This made sure the colour faded into my tips rather than there being a blond block of hair at the end.

By the time we'd finished, the very bottom 5 cm of my hair had been bleaching nicely for 35 minutes. At this point with the bleach coloured gloves, katherine ran her fingers roughly through my hair near the top, giving me some nice highlights that faded into the ombre at the bottom, then waited another 10 minutes.

So after 45 minutes, and a good wash, this was the webcam-result!

Wonderful and beautiful and non-coppery and fiery ombre goregousness! (in my PJ's)

Do it yourself right now!

Saturday, 30 June 2012

Welcome Back Outfit!

Exams are all done and now I have so much free time I'm missing revision (lame) but that does mean a heck lot more posting!

St. Botolph's Priory

I was walking during a free just down from college and came across this little gem in the middle of town!

A quick Wikipedia told me how it was once a priory church, founded at the end of the eleventh century and became ruined following the siege of Colchester in 1648.

I am no history buff, but this place is beautiful, and it always makes me a bit sad and nostalgic when you can recreate the rooms and the corridors in your mind.

Nevertheless, it was pretty much deserted, and wonderfully quiet - OutfitOfTheDay Time!

More after the break.