Lent hair - week 4

Hi Guys!

Hope you have had a nice week in the sun!

4th week of 'lenting' and erm, I think I have officially fallen off the wagon :( The pics below are just two days, and only one was a ponytail day.

Pic with hair 'done' was my outfit of the day (OOTD) for mother days. I felt really good on Mothering Sunday and then ended up getting frazzled next to the open kitchen. But it was fun and nice to be with the family.

All the pics below are from the same day. Took loads of pictures because it was such a different look for me aka I wore trousers!!!

I am loving my studded clutch - it was from Primark (last year) and £8. I also have the olive/khaki/minky version which I got on sale for £3! I know it doesn't seem practical but I've actually carried it to work every day the past week. And it's way more spacious then my nude Zara bag.

The look for my OOTD was 'boy meets girl'. Clothes and hair was pure boy (grandad bib shir.t, black blazer with stripey cuffs, skinny black trousers) and then extras were girly - beigey dress mac from Gap, patent and gold chain pumps from Primark, my current fav clutch.

I don't know if I will be able to wear this look again because for some reason I think really skinny that day but since then I've been eating cadbury's creme eggs and apple crumble for breakfast so....lol

Anyway, I hope everyone is well. Though I have been crap this week with the lenting I am going to try to get back onto the wagon...we'll see.

Hope it is sunny next week and hope everyone has a great weekend x

Lent hair - week 3

Hi Guys,

3rd week of Lent - did badly this week. 3 hair straightener days and 2 non-hair straighteners day (missing a pic of one cos it was terrible!!)

Had a really tough week so having nicer hair helped me make it through. TBH the rest of Lent is going to be tough - life isn't so great at the moment - so i will try my best with my hair lenting but *shrugs* we'll see!

More lent hair!

Hello!

Just a quickie - Wednesday's and Thursday's hair that got left off the previous post.

Washed my hair on Wednesday and blow dried it. Plaited the front on either side of my parting and tied into a side ponytail.

Same again for Thursday's hair.

Bye!

Lent Hair - week 2

Hi guys!

Second week into lent and I'm doing ok with not using hair straighteners.

Photo above and below is me and my monday hair. Changed my top because I thought the blush top showed off my curls better than the black haha! I just washed and dried and then created loose curls with my conical wand.

Tuesday's hair is a top-side bun. Saw a photo in a magazine and thought it gave my usual big bun a twist. It's suppose to be a big bun high on your head but to the side - I did try but it looks more lopsided rather than a statement hair style. Hopefully I'll do better next time.

[Wednesday's and Thursday's pictures will be in the next post - I deleted the pics by accident and can't add them to my post...]

And this is me today...and yes I fell off the bandwagon. Sorry Jesus. But 1 naughty day out of the 5 days isn't the end of the world. I will be back on the wagon tomorrow :)

Lent

This post is up a bit late, but have you given up anything for Lent?

I had the intention of giving up my hair straighteners (massive sacrifice!!) and it is proving a challenge....that I continuously fail at!

So on Shrove Tuesday (March 8th) I decided that I would give up eye shadow and hair straighteners. Morning of Wednesday 9th I wake up full of good intentions but after I've washed and dried my hair (hair dryer is a-ok) I just cannot face the house looking like a frizzy zombie, so I striaghtened it. And then my face was so blah that I had to put on a ton of eyeshadow. Went to work feeling sheepish after falling at the first hurdle, but looking great ;)

So Thursday I dried shampoo'd and had my hair out so that didn't really count as a fresh start so ignore that day.

Friday I again wake up with good intentions and this time I fulfill them!!

It's been just over a week of my 'Lenting' and I hope Jesus appreciates my attempts. It's the thought that counts right?

I'll be honest; I have not fully straightened my hair since the Lenting begun but hair straighteners have touched the front of my hair a few times.

Here's some pics from the past week (in a random order). As you can tell, I've been embracing bobby pins and hairspray.



Gently easing myself into my Lenting...This was my first proper Lenting hairstyle. I just washed and blowdried and then straightened a tiny tiny bit of the front strands. By lunchtime my hair looked like I'd been rubbing balloons all over it.

Working with 'second day hair' from the above pic, I just rolled and pinned it up. The quiffy bit just happened naturally. The back isn't quick a bun....more of a croissant LOL But the volume of the front balances it out.

I feel very self conscious with my hair up and out of my face and even if the style comes out nice I always feel quite shite to be honest. But anything for Jesus!! And this Lenting thing is good for me too; teaches me...something.

Happy St Patricks Day!! Dressed in green (i wore a black skirt over the dress to go to work) and I'm rocking the hairstyle which has gotten the most comments.

I just started from my parting and rolled back (about an inch or two) round my head until I reached the back of my head (all the way to my ear) and had a side pony tail. I then roughly pinned my 'roll' and pony and quickly rolled the front part of hair (same side as pony) and tied up my hair. I then did a messy fishtail braid and TA DA!! I guess from the front it's like a pretend victory roll? I don't know, but that's where I got my inspiration from.

This is from dress down Friday at work. I think my hair is getting used to not being straightened as this is the same 'style' as the first pic posted. Washed, dried and straightened a tiny tiny bit at the front. You can tell from the pic that there's less frizz at the top (though the length is still a big bush but I'm getting used to it).

This is me from yesterday. I was just popping to the shops. Went for my classic big bun. I feel quite proud of myself that yesterday was the first day I reached for my doughnut. Because doing this style everyday would be such a cop out.

My aim for the next fortnight is to get to grips with the front braid - I've given myself 2 weeks because I've been attempting the front braid for ages and really can't do it. I think it's because I don't have a lot of hair on top so it never looks right. I might have to amend it slightly to suit my hair.

Hope Lent is going well for you :)

I heart grapes

(Photo from maybe 10 years ago hence the pigtails and lack of smudgey eye make up)

Ok,

Even though I totally missed out on pancake day (no ingredients...and no frying pan without a dent!) i am still 'doing' lent. So what have you given up? I have given up grapes for lent. Now, i know what you are thinking...GRAPES?! Yes. Grapes. I'll be honest with you, the choice was totally random, was put on the spot and didn't want to seem like a bad jesus lover so i said the first thing i could think of (thank gosh i didn't say chicken wings!!).

Well i am suffering now. i have the biggest grape craving in the wooooorld! Its amazing how, when you know you can't have something, you want it like crazy. I can't get grapes off my mind. I'd be happy even if they were leathery red ones with giant pips. I don't care. I need me some graped. Feed me Seymour, feed me!!!!!!!!

And my final words of wisdom.....boogies are a good source of protein.