Oil Slick Hair, My Dream To Be A Disney Villain

I've had red hair for years now, about 5 I think. And I love it, I really do. But I've always dreamt of something darker, something more...Ursula or Maleficent and maybe even a bit of Hades creeping in. 

To be really honest I've always wanted blue hair but haven't dared bleach it to achieve this dream. I did however notice that the ends of my hair were getting very light, light enough to colour blue? Why not! I caved and bought some 'midnight blue' from Directions and boldly whacked it on hoping for maybe a bit of ombre? And what did I get? DISNEY VILLAIN OMBRE THAT'S WHAT!

I did panic slightly when I blow dryed it as it looked like a dark storm, blue and black and murky. Once I'd washed it once more what I was then left with was, oil slick hair, perfect for any evil character. 

In the sun it was beautiful, stunning blue at the bottom and streaking throughout the red which now had streaks of purple and almost looked iridescent like those purple/red/green cars you see around. 

I decided to pin curl it and this was the best decision I made. It brought the blue higher up and more visible and you could really see all of the colours working together. So in love with this hair. 

Long term, will I keep it? Not sure, I think blue will be harder to maintain than the red but I just really wanted to try it out. The blue will stay in a little longer but I may colour it again with the red which I think will make the overall end colour really stunning.

Stay tuned!

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Christmas Eve in Lindy Bop - Review

It's been ages since I posted, will do better this year! I thought I'd do some more outfit posts, and I'll start with my favourite outfit of the festive season. As we're Norwegian, we mainly celebrate on Christmas Eve with a huge meal consisting mainly of meat, a huge rib of pork, meatballs and various kinds of sausage which is a tad perversely shaped...don't ask. 

 

We also like to dress up for this meal as it's really special and what's the first thing you'd pick to wear? Maybe something that you could eat loads in (thinking of Joey in Friends with his thanksgiving turkey eating pants), something with a full skirt that fans out hiding the after belly of food? NAH!

 

I knew you'd want to see the meat in all it's glory... no sniggering

I felt brave and ordered something I've never ordered before, a figure-hugging wrap dress from Lindy Bop, the 'Sadie' dress. I wasn't sure how this would suit me but slapping on the control shorts I gave it a go and I bloody loved it. Bright green leopard print may not sound like something you'd wear to Christmas Eve dinner but it's actually really lovely and I felt amazing in it. I really hope they release more styles.

The fabric is nice and heavy so it falls nicely and gave me a great shape I wore it again on new years eve but my hair wasn't nearly as good hence so pictures! It gathers and ties up at the side which I love as I'm not sure how I'd feel in a tight wiggle dress without this little disguising feature but you never know, I might brave it next time. 

Great news is that Lindy Bop has a sale on, you can get it now for £20.99. 

PS. Not an endorsed post, I just love it so much. 

I also thought I did a pretty good hair and make up job! All using Makeup Revolution, their Ultra Brow Palette is the best and give me the brows of my dreams and their contour trio palette works a treat though I don't think that's online anymore. I did a wet set on my hair the night before to get the pincurls perfect for the day!

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My First Go At Pincurls

 

So for a while now I've been admiring all of the lovely Aussie rockabilly girls on Instagram and their beautiful pincurls. I've tried to do it myself before a few times but just hasn't brushed out right so have had to re-do my usual style in the morning.

I've always used curling tongs before, pinning them up and brushing them out afterwards, this works fine for curls but isn't quite what I wanted. So after trawling IG I took the plunge and bought some super cheap foam rollers from eBay, about three packs was enough to cover my entire head and I have a lot of hair! So one night after some bourbon and armed with a bandana and a spray bottle I decided to give it a go.

You need the spray bottle because it's a wetset, when I say wet, it should only really be damp, not wet. Drench it and the curls will fall out in the morning and you'll cry...maybe...I didn't cry...maybe. You can also do it after you've washed your hair and it's nearly dry.

Then you need to section off the hair working with small sections at a time.  Give the hair a small spritz of water and wrap around the roller. These foam rollers are excellent, so comfy to sleep in and have a little clip to keep the hair in place. Cover the whole head and wrap up with a bandana. 

I slept with mine overnight and woke up all anxious it wouldn't work so I didn't sleep much out of hair fear. I have done it a couple of times since and have slept fine! So off to a sleepless night I went and when I woke in the morning...hoorah! Tight ringlets were ready to be brushed out.

Brushing out is an important part of the process, try to do it in small sections and you can then control the hair a bit better and get the look you want. I have to say, I was shocked. It took me about 5 minutes to brush out and it looked amazing. Just like all of the pictures online and have great bounce. The important part for me was my fringe part, it's exactly how I wanted it to look and I couldn't have asked for a better turn out.

I used some filters to make it look a bit more red but I'm still very happy with it and will make more of an effort to do it more, especially now that I know I can sleep in it.

I recently bought a 'slumber cap' from Superdrug for about £1 which is amazing and it was far comfier to sleep in and kept all my hair in place all night!

Sorry about all the selfies - I'm just in love with these curls - and the sunglasses!

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