Remember, happiness is only a hair flip away #3

The 'I got a braid and now being blonde is too boring' era...

I hadn't even been blonde for that long but I was already getting bored of it. My roots were making it look like a mess 24/7 and with the addition of a braid, blonde was just not for me anymore. With Katy Perry as my hair inspiration I went to the hair dressers with the hopes of purple dip dye and walked out with a head full of bright purple hair. If anything it just looked like I had bad roots once again! I don't really regret having it done I think it was just brighter than I expected and with it being middle of winter I looked so pale it was disgusting *insert stories here about how I looked dead and would constantly look back at pictures of my blonde hair and cry*. After that it was all downhill, the purple began to fade into a purple/ blue/ yellow colour that was just wrong. I was always complaining about my hair which leads us perfectly onto this final era.

The 'I've ruined my hair colour and need to sort it out' era...

The mix of colours in my hair needed to go. I decided to go back to black, finally my hair seemed to be the same colour although after a while the ends went green. I love having really dark hair but it did look too harsh so I returned to my natural dark brown colour. It was weird seeing my hair like this and once again I became bored with how my hair looked. I wanted to go for an ombre look where I could go back to the blonde colour although this time round would make it more of a caramel and the thought of not having to worry about roots appearing all the time was going to be great. To start with my hairdresser made the different colours so noticeable so I went back and was like girl you need to learn how to blend and now here I am, finally loving my hair colour, trying to make it grow and resisting the urge to dye my hair like Daenerys. 

Remember, happiness is only a hair flip away #2

The 'Every photo from around here should be burnt' era...

Lets begin part two of this hair journey that can only be described as a disaster. I feel like saying I was ginger is wrong, it was orange. God, it was awful. I wanted a really nice caramel colour and ended up with that mess. I then decided to get another perm that failed miserably and left me with the worst frizz imaginable. Then began a thing I had never experienced before, roots. I'm so lazy when it comes to my hair I just cannot be bothered to keep up with dying it. I try to fool myself into believing it wasn't as bad in real life but then I remember it probably looked worse. I don't really know what else to say about the hair that makes me want to burn every photo apart from the fact I live in fear of ever leaving the hairdressers looking like that again. 

The 'I never wanted light hair but kind of love it' era...

These were the good days. I cut my hair a bit shorter and managed to calm down the frizz, life was good but the colour needed to go. The ginger was finally gone and we begin the journey of me becoming blonde where all I cared about was purple shampoo. For a while I was kind of caught in between being ginger and blonde and decided I was going to go for it, I was going to become blonde. When I was younger I never ever thought I would have light hair so going to this shade was very strange to me but I loved it. After overdosing on brightening shampoo and two weeks under the Greek sun parts of my hair were becoming white and surprisingly it looked nice. Around this time I fell in love with curling my hair although roots were constantly a problem. After a week my dark roots would appear and they would look 100 times worse because of how light the rest of it was now. I do miss having blonde hair it seems to be more interesting although obviously I didn't feel this way at the time because my next and final hair journey post will show how 18 year old me thought it was a good idea to dye my hair purple that resulted in me looking like I had just risen from the dead. 

Remember, happiness is only a hair flip away #1

I cannot believe I am going to do this but in my 19 years on this planet I've gone through my fair share of different hair styles. It seems that my hair posts are my most popular on this blog and thought maybe it's time to gather all my different looks and create a series from it. Let's begin from the very beginning. 

The 'I don't care about hair' era...

You should all feel blessed I am sharing these photos with you. They show a very young me that didn't care about hair, make up or anything else to do with appearances really. Until I was 13 the only thing that changed with my hair was whether I had a fringe or not, let's not discuss the time the dog groomer cut my hair. I always felt my hair was too thin to do anything with and my natural colour was just a bit boring. When I was 13 I dyed my hair Red and I guess this is where my hair journey begins. After this I found back combing and realised that my hair didn't have to sit flat against my head; having long hair meant the back combing would drop out really quickly so I decided to do the thing most people regret and I cut my hair. I never really regretted it, when it was long it looked like rats tails at the bottom and for the first time in my life it felt thicker. I was 15 when I cut my hair, I probably just of just left it alone then. 

The 'My hair is so thin, surely a perm won't damage it too much' era...

And here begins the dark days. The days of the perm. Don't get me wrong I loved my spiral perm but after I decided to have three of them my hair was wrecked. 16 year old me didn't know how to handle it, as someone who didn't care about hair to now have this challenge of a new look everyday brought difficulties to my life. I thank the perm though, it stopped my hair from being so thin and could actually look full. Next came the frizz days that are still hanging around today. Yep, my hair was officially ruined. No matter how much I straightened it, it looked awful but this isn't the lowest part on my hair journey. Next came the decision to dye my hair black, have a long bob and cut a fringe in all at once. I quite liked it, I don't think I want it ever again but it wasn't too bad. I think it just made me look ill and moody all the time which is something I didn't like. I've really enjoyed making this post and just wait until you see the actual mess that happened next on this mad journey that is my hair. 

I missed being blonde...

Ever since I dyed my hair in November last year I missed being blonde. I never realised how much it made me love my hair although it made me hate my roots just as much. I thought this would be the best mix of being a blonde/ caramel colour at the ends but keep natural roots. It's no where near as blonde as last time and I think I actually prefer this. It's going to be perfect for summer and finally I no longer look like I'm about to die or constantly ill; I need to accept that sadly dark hair makes me too pale. Right now I'm just trying to find a way to style it and return to my great love that is purple shampoo, wish me luck. 

Birmingham, Manchester and everything else..

My love for photography seems to have returned fully now and with my art foundation coming to an end I won't have time to be making posts as much as I would hope. I thought  instead about sharing a more photo diary based series and see how it goes. I love when other bloggers do this kind of post, wish me luck. 

Kaleidoscopes and Ice...

  

I have really been enjoying the art I've been creating lately as it's something I have never tried before. My current project is revolving all around Kaleidoscopes; turning my photographs and paintings into this unique effect is very different to what I usually enjoy creating but so far I think this is one of my favourite projects. I am now exploring how to work with ice as my media and so far I am pleased with what is being produced, England being warm at the moment isn't helping me but I am having a great time making it. I am looking forward to summer when I can make more of my own work without having to follow a brief or a deadline. I am currently working on creating an ice bowl that I hope to share on my blog if it all goes successfully, wish me luck. 

Instagram...

I finally have Instagram and I'm already addicted. I need to follow some more people although at the moment their are three people who's accounts I enjoy stalking and think they are worth your follow too. I feel we should begin with the wonder that is Shay Mitchell and how she was really the main reason I wanted to make an account. Her photos will make you incredibly jealous, especially when it is constantly raining in England and she is loving life in LA. Her Instagram also makes me question how someone can be so beautiful. 

The next two might not be as appealing if you don't already love them; Paul Wesley and Neymar Jr give me those daily doses of perfection on my Instagram feed. I think it is a sign of true love that I follow Neymar and literally cannot understand a word he is saying; his life seems amazing and his use of emojis helps me understand. 

So they are my top three people you should follow on Instagram; there are plenty more wonderful celebs I love to keep up to date with and if you ever want to feel incredibly jealous about someones life I recommend Beyonce or Rihanna's Instagram. Please feel free to follow me while I try to understand how to use this app properly, wish me luck.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things

I enjoy fashion but I don't obsess over it although I do spend too much money on it. I haven't really seemed to develop a style I am happy with just yet. I was browsing the River Island website and saw their 'Chic in the City' trend and for the first time I saw a collection of items that included everything I would want in a wardrobe. I think Pinterest is a great way to find inspiration and I realised that this Chic trend is wonderful but my style needs a whole lot more black and a few bolder patterns. I think I need to invest in some basics or even classic pieces; I really just want to start making my wardrobe have endless possibilities. I don't know how well this will go because I always go through 'they're just clothes' phases, wish me luck. 

It's a Lasting Love #3

If I could marry one celebrity it would be Paul Wesley. I always thought the love began when I watched the first episode of the Vampire Diaries all those years ago but no, his appearance in 8 Simple Rules was what set this love in motion. My 16th birthday cake actually had a photo of him on (I have never realised how weird I sound until writing all about this obsession) so when 16 year old me met him at a Vampire Diaries convention I couldn't believe it and I couldn't stop crying. No joke, I cried every time he spoke to me and when I managed to get a hug the tears streamed. Thankfully, I played it cool until he wasn't around and then let my emotions ruin me. Last year I met him again, two years older I thought I would be fine and this encounter would be different. I left our photo op crying, thankfully played it cool once again, I don't know what happens to me. Maybe it's being overly excited, nervous and having to cope with the pressure of actually winning my photo op last year that changes me completely. Anyway, Paul Wesley needed to make an appearance on my blog; the love needed to be documented and what better way than part of my lasting love series. Hopefully I'll meet him again because there will be no bigger confidence boast on Earth that can match him winking at you *insert all the love / crying emojis here*. 

Life...

I'm becoming that annoying person that at the start of each blogpost I'm like 'oh hello I haven't wrote a blogpost in a while because *insert excuse here*'. And when I am gone I'm not away long enough to be like let me list my exciting life experiences to you all. So here it goes, im not motivated when it comes to blogging at the moment. I am in a part of my life where I'm having to plan my future and focus on getting good grades but all I want to do is go traveling for 20 years and come back with an extremely good looking Greek husband and a life that is sorted. This is going to be a kind of catching up post, rolling about five potential posts into one. My brain has gone mad, wish me luck. 

1. I really want to travel to Brazil. I know it's not the safest place in the world but right now I don't care. Many I'll have to go when I'm older as I'll be able to stay in a place where I will have less chance of being robbed; I think this obsession has a large part to do with me falling in love with Neymar Jr at the world cup last year so I dread to know what I'll be like when the Olympics is there.

2. Community is one of the best shows ever in my opinion. It's hilarious and the fact all seasons have been put onto Netlfix is perfect.If you haven't watched it before please do, you honestly won't regret it, the episodes are only 20 minutes long so you don't feel bad when you watch five in a row. I love so many of these characters it's ridiculous. Everyone needs to watch just to experience Troy and Abed. 

3. I recently finished We Were Liars and the end made up for the beginning and middle not being as exciting as I was expecting it to be. I feel like I have never read a book with a bigger plot twist than this; I feel like I need to read it again now I know all the details they were hiding. I'm really trying to finish all the books I have before I go and buy anymore. Life of Pi is my love. It's one of the most quotable books I've ever read and it sounds weird but it just makes you think about life in a completely different way. Anyway, it needs to be finished, I had to stop when I kept having dreams I was being eaten by animals but luckily that doesn't seem to be happening at the moment.

 4. I'm now into the last stage of my art foundation; the piece above was the final design for my previous project. It has this great in depth meaning behind it but I don't think this post is the best thing to explain it in. I've really been enjoying art again lately; when I was getting ready to go to University interviews I felt like I had this great pressure to create amazing pieces but now I just enjoy creating the work I want to and see how it ends up. 

 5. I'm going to keep this last one short, I don't have Instagram and I need to make one. I think I worry too much that I'll be judged on social media but I need to keep in contact with my friends when they go to uni and think Instagram is the platform for me. 

Italy is Always a Good Idea...

'You may have the universe if I may have Italy.'

I miss Italy a lot these days. I thought I would share some of my favourite photos from my trip there, for now I will have to keep looking at them until I'm able to return. I really like doing this kind of post, I made a Greece one a few months back, it helps keeps the need for traveling at bay. I wish I could spend my life constantly visiting different places around the world it would be perfect. Maybe one day, wish me luck. 

A Random Haul...

I have a bit of a shopping problem although I've never done a haul on my blog; this is about to change. The first of many will be a bit of a random one! Showing my obsession with homeware and the exercise hype I'm on at the moment. Lets begin with trusty Primark. As I've got older I seem to only buy clothes from there if they are to do with Disney; I never thought their clothes were the best quality, I guess you can't expect a lot with how little they cost, their homeware on the other hand is both affordable and able to challenge other stores on the quality. I felt my bedroom needed to be injected with some colour and when I saw palm tree patterned cushions for £3 and turtle bedding I knew purchases would be made. The stuff they have in right now is the nicest stuff they have had in my opinion, you need to go and have a look! I'm still not sure how I feel about my £5 purchase from Tiger, this Ab Wheel is not for me at the moment. I am just a weakling right now but its one of those things that you can almost feel working. For the price I can't complain, hopefully I will actually develop some abs, wish me luck!

My four most played songs #1

I get obsessed with songs so quickly and I get bored of them just as fast. Each month I seem to have a new favourite ever song but this month saw me have four. My beloved Ed Sheeran's Bloodstream has been on repeat and his performance of it on the Brits last night means it won't be stopping just yet. Taylor Swift and I have a strange love that consists of me always stating I don't like her yet always loving her songs and Style is no different. Her songs at the moment are reminding me of when I first heard Taylor Swift and convinced myself I was her biggest fan to ever live. Charli XCX and Rita Ora won my heart with Doing It although it then just disappeared from my life and then came back with a vengeance. I think watching the music video made me realise how much I love this song and basically everything about this duo. Finally Hold Back the River by James Bay made it onto the list. I heard it so often and didn't take much notice until the other day and then I realised how amazing it is. If your having one of those weeks where no music is interesting you I recommend you listen to one of the songs, I'm sure you will love one of them! I think I might make this a bit of a regular thing on my blog, wish me luck.