Bleach London: White Toner

Recently I have been using the Bleach London Silver Conditioner and it's been doing it's wonders, but I wanted my hair more white and ashy. So I decided I would try the white toner. I have not previously used the bleach however I do have light blonde hair anyway and I really just wanted to get rid of my nasty yellow tones. 

I lathered it on and noticed a small change in the colour, I did expect the lotion to be purple similar to the silver conditioner but it was white (I guess hence the name). 

I didn't really know what to expect with the outcome, knowing I hadn't previously bleached my hair I wasn't expecting anything drastic. However I am now left with lighter, less yellow hair which is great! I haven't styled my hair yet and I am going to continue with the silver conditioner but I did want a slight purple tint as I think it looks lovely. 

I am considering using another toner, I have heard Directions is a good brand and I'm going to look into it as I know you get a smaller tub for a bigger price which has put my off. For £7 from Boots I am happy with the product and it covered my full head with extra to spare. Plus I have long hair!

Ever so tempted to dip dye using the Rose colour by Bleach London.

Have you used any toning products? 

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Small autumn shopping haul.

Red Fairisle Onesie, current stock at Primark £10, I am currently wearing this and it is brilliant to lounge around at home in.

Leopard print, cosy, grandad cardigan from Primark £14, I fell in love with this the minute I saw it. I went for a size 12 so that I can wear extra layers underneath in the height of winter..

Black printed t-shirt (this comes up slightly on the short size however this is the style of the top.) Primark £12. I am currently undecided whether I am taking this back though and choosing a different top, perhaps a shirt.

The blogger well-known Primark tartan dress, I have seen this all over different blogs and I finally gave in and got this lovely dress. I am usually a size 8/10 and I luckily went with a size 10.. However the sleeves due to the cut unable you to move your arms much further than 90degrees so I may swap this for a size 12! But the colours are divine. 

I also bought some jeans from H&M which I will certainly be taking back due to the fact they are so super small. I swear no one could fit into these, for a discounted price this is probably why. 

I will be popping back tomorrow to exchange and refund a few items, but overall I think this was a success.

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OOTD: Shopping

This is today's outfit. I went shopping with my mum and my sister. I managed to get plenty of lovely things and finally got NEW glasses! I'll post a picture of them when they're ready for me to collect.

Here I am wearing: 

A brown plaid scarf from eBay. I have wanted a tartan scarf similar to the Burberry style for a while and ever since it has been made fashionable by the likes of Phoebe Lettice I thought I'd give it a go- now in the winter months I don't go anywhere without it. 

Two items from H&M, my cream jumper and white embellished shirt which are old items from H&M. They do currently have similar jumpers in store at the moment however I got my particular one a few months ago. 

You cannot see them in the pictures but I am also wearing Topshop black Joni jeans which are my favourite. I love the high waist and the stretchiness of the jeans are I wear them out, to work and just around the house. They are super comfy and for the price I do think they are worth the buy. You can also get them in different colours from the Topshop website. 

Finally I have accessorized my outfit with a gold chain with a lion's head on. This is my current new favourite necklace which goes with just about everything. You can buy one on eBay by just searching. 

What are you're favourite items to wear?

Hannah x

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MUA is a band which I keep seeing come up every now and again. The brand is so easily affordable and over time I have gathered a small collection of their make up. For £3.50, this is a complete bargain.

This Pro Brow kit includes some mini tweezers, a decent brow brush, fixing gel and three colours. The three colours are light blonde, blonde and brown to help highlight and shade. Because I have light blonde hair I often struggle which getting a decent shade, either my eyebrows may become too dark or too orange but with this palette I am left with a nice shape and colour. 

Before:

After:

I love these shades and even though I was in  a complete rush this morning and I really need to shape my eyebrows I was happy enough to go to work this morning.

I fully recommend this product and for the price you surely can't go wrong. I'm not someone to go crazy and spend £20/£30 on a make up product for HD eyebrows so I am happy enough with this.

At the moment this product is in the 3 for 2 offer in Superdrug. Buy it here.

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Life Lately

First beauty blog post> Kate Nash gig> Got Alexa Chung's book 'It'> Me and Max> Covent Graden getting ready for Christmas> Earls Court to see Arctic Monkeys

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The Weekender.

So, last Friday I got a text asking whether I would like to go to see Arctic Monkeys at Earls Court on 26th Oct and my answer was a definite yes. So this weekend I have trailed to London to see them and what can I say? They put on one hell of a gig. It was intense but amazing.

This is me extremely excited and amazed at the size of Earls Court. Here I am wearing an American Apparel Arctic Monkey's band t-shirt, Primark paisley print trousers and a lion gold chain necklace which I got from eBay. Terrible picture of me but hey. Amazingly we only had to queue for half an hour.. By the time we had got there there must have been thousands of people already queuing, but as you can tell it was far from full at this point. 

During the day we went to Covent Garden, I had never been here before and it was really beautiful. Unfortunately I didn't get time to look around this area of London for long, in fact we only got our meal here before it was time for the gig.  I certainly want to go back. 

This was my my friend's meal at Shake Shack, which I was recommended by someone. It was an ordeal for us country bumpkins who didn't have a clue how this food place worked. Personally I thought it was a brilliant idea how you order your food before you get a table, just so when your food is ready there is somewhere for you to sit. This probably looks like an upper class McDonald's but it was definitely worth the queuing because the food was delicious. I do fully recommend this place to eat but certainly make sure you know what you're doing so you avoid any unnecessary waiting. I had a scrumptious cheeseburger and fries.  

Me and my lovely boyfriend walking in Covent Garden. 

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Christmas Wishlist

This years Christmas Wishlist. 

1. This year I have really asked for a tablet of some sort, of course preferably the IPad. Also I would love for this to have 3G so that I can blog and read online and on the go. Whether this is actually going to happen, I can always hope. I will certainly be looking into offers and into reviews about the different tablets around to get the best for my money. 

2. I have also asked for the Harrods A5 diary. I think this diary and super stylish in green and gold. I am useless without a diary and at £15 I think this is a good find, especially since they only last a year. Now that I have discovered this diary, I think this purchase may have to be a yearly buy. 

3. I really want some new glasses. Preferably like this in the wayfarer style. I especially love the ones by London Retro and Ray Ban. Unfortunately I have a price limit on glasses due to the fact I wear contact lenses all day so paying a small fortune for a pair of glasses I will wear for about 3 hours a day seems silly. But at about £75 London Retro are possibly my best bet. You can get them at MyOptique. 

4. I love the MAC Longlife foundation, this foundation isn't a must and at £25 this price I find to be a bit dear. 

5. A good old Gossip Girl dvd. 

6. I love Boyfriend Style Coats. I found this one on the New Look website, unfortunately only stocking size 14 and 16 at the moment which devastates me. I like this one in dark grey. I don't need a new coat but I just fell in love with this one.. If it ever comes in a size 10. And at £40? Well that's pretty cheap for a coat!

7. I have seen this chunky gold chain in River Island for a while and yet I still haven't bought it. Especially since it's only £8, I don't know why I haven't got it yet.. Perhaps a before Christmas buy..

8. I adore this teal colored croc clutch. I found this one on Boohoo and really want it.  I love crocodile print and in this colour it is gorgeous. It also looks well made and good for £20.00. I certainly want this for all year round.

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Vintage Test Shoot

I apologize for the absolute appalling image quality here but today I was part of a vintage test shoot for VintageDeli's website.
VintageDeli is ran by Katy Coe- she has been collecting vintage clothes for years and now she has an online shop and store where her clothes are available for selling and for hiring for photo shoots, brilliant idea.
I was lucky enough to be part of a test shoot to be a model for her website.. I got to try on many vintage items within this AW season. There was a lot of tartan and mixing and matching patterns. Her range extends from designer brands like Mulberry, Vivienne Westwood and Yves Saint Laurent, very luxurious clothes if you ask me.
As it was only a test shoot it only lasted about an hour which is often enough for the client to see if you are good enough or what they are looking for. Which I am hoping I was suitable for this job. Especially since if I get this job, it will be my first ever paid modelling shoot which is a bit of a dream come true and an amazing opportunity.
Anyway I am now waiting to hear back, wish me luck.
To the shoot I wore my favorite Celine top which if you want a cheaper version just ebay it., Coast Black Sydney Trousers, I work for Coast and I must say I bought these trousers for uniform but they are the most amazing, comfy trousers I own and I really love them plus my Primark boots which I have mentioned before in a previous post.

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End of The World Party, London

''Party like it's the end of the world''

I found this amazing idea for a party online, 'The end of world party', where they play the most cheesiest top hits and you wear something to make you look and feel fabulous. Here I wore a black t-shirt dress with a white tiger print on the front from Asos.

It really was an exciting night, my first night out in London town and being from a tiny village in the countryside this was completely different for me and something new. I was pretty impressed with the whole night despite the queues for drinks and the queues for the activities there.


There was a ''last wish'' wall where you could write down any last wishes...
One of my favourites which appeared was 'Marry Ryan Gosling'.

The club was a bit shabby inside but was set in a lovely old building near Kings Cross (yes I did see platform 9 and 3/4..) There was a timer on the wall in the club for the whole night counting down till 00:00:00 and when it went off lots of streamers and crazy happenings went off.

It was nice.

This ASOS dress was a bargain at just £25.00, usually I would spend a bit more on a dress for a night out but this time I felt I would rather go more casual. So I opted for a black t-shirt dress with a white tiger's head printed onto it. The actual dress was a dream to wear, soft and light- perfect for all that dancing. I'd say the only downside to this dress is the length.. I am 5ft 10 and a size 8 build and this dress felt long on me. Too long in fact. So when purchasing this I would definitely determine what height you are. Preferably I would have liked it to be a little shorter but I think also it depends on your personal style. 

I wore this with little black and gold boots from Primark, they have a small heel and a gold heel decoration. Perfect for walking a long way and being on your feet all night long. 

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BASIC BASE MAKE UP FOR AN EVERYDAY LOOK. 

1. Before
2. Apply moisturizer to your face all over. I have very dry skin so a moisturizer which is manufactured to my skin is a must. I moisturize my skin everyday because I need to. Today I used Garnier Moisture Match in Dry to Very Dry Skin.  I have had this bottle for quite a while now and the cream is quite stiff and oily which helps me. Garnier Moisture Match is good because there are so many different bottles suited for different skin types.
3. I then apply concealer to underneath my eyes and also to any blemishes on my skin -this at the moment is a lot, but usually I will only need a tiny amount of this. I am using the MUA Pro-Base Complexion Kit which comes with a creme foundation and highlighter which I will use later on. 
4. Next I will apply a BB Cream I love the one which Collection 2000 have made, it is called BB Secrets. I use the light one. I love this product because it comes with an added SPF 15 and it gives off a sheer, flawless complexion.
5. After this I will apply my highlighter. Mine comes in a pinky-peach colour which I apply to the sides of my eyes and also the ridge of my nose and underneath my nose too. This help to prevent any unwanted, unflattering shadows across your face.
6. The process so far.
7. I then apply a bit of the MUA Pro-Base creme foundation to underneath my eyes because my skin seems to go a little bit oily underneath there and this helps to blot my skin. I will also just touch up any blemishes which the BB cream and concealer may not have covered. 
8. I will then get a large brush and go over the whole of my face with a powder. I use an ultra-thin powder because of my dryness and I use the colour Daydream by Constance Carroll. The trouble with powder I find is that it needs to be correctly matched to the colour of your face otherwise you will often end up being too pasty white or too orange- which neither on my skin is an attractive look.
9. I will then either add a bit of blusher or bronzer. Here I used the MUA bronzer in shade 1. I only use this lightly on an everyday look because otherwise it looks too fake because I am naturally fair skinned. 
10. Then add a touch of mascara and your look is complete. I am very lucky and I have very long eyelashes naturally so I just coat them in the Colossal Mascara by Maybelline which I love as my eyelashes don’t clump together and they are left looking super long. 

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Alexa Chung 'It'

I love Alexa Chung, I find her intriguing and definitely far from being classed as fake. I have never really been interested in reading about the model industry however I think Alexa has made a book worth a look. She has now become more of a public figure and has found herself a unique market rather than being just a ‘model’. 

I saw her book “It” advertised on Tumblr and I thought I must read this. So the next day, I ordered it. 

I found her book inspiring and I couldn’t put it down. She speaks about her life from being little and growing up with the Spice Girls as fashion inspiration to life now. Alexa speaks a lot about where her unique fashion sense comes from and all the way through she name drops many celebrities who she thinks looks great. 

Inside the book are many photographs, quotes, doodles and childhood memories. She takes many selfies and talks about her thoughts on haircuts and make up whilst giving a brief sense of advice.

There are so many bad reviews about this book, and I think from a young-persons perspective that it really isn’t that bad. Is it worth the £16.99/$29.99 price tag? Probably not. But if you like fashion, like models and like reading about them then go to your local library to read this light easy read. 

I do recommend it. 

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