December 23, 2024
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Fashion & Beauty

DIY – Jersey Spaghetti Necklace Scarf

Last week I wrote about the fabulous Kapow Wow Objects, and in particular my favourite piece the black spaghetti necklace. Sadly the chances of me having £120 to spend on a scarf are pretty small right now, so I decided to have a go at a DIY jersey spaghetti scarf. At a Boot Fair this

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Fashion & Beauty

Ethical Design Spotlight – Kapow Wow Objects

With materials selected from thrift shops and flea markets Mia Morikawa makes exquisite handcrafted neck pieces under the name Kapow Wow Objects. Each one a unique work of art guaranteed to be the focal point of any outfit. Describing herself as a “Warrior of Beauty” she started making pieces for herself and friends while studying

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Fashion & Beauty

What to Wear for a Burlesque Lesson…

Those of you who follow me on Twitter may have noted the outfit trauma I have been trying to deal with for the last week. A friends Hen Party had been organised to include a lunch time picnic in Regents Park, an afternoon Burlesque lesson and drinks into the evening. Trying to find an outfit

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Fashion & Beauty

How to Cut your own Fringe – Step by Step

My fringe needs cutting, like, now…. As you can see I’m not going to get far looking like this. Not without bumping into things anyway. So today I’m going to show you how to cut bangs, or a fringe in the UK, at home. No waiting at the hairdressers. A Hairdressers visit is not looking imminent,

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Fashion & Beauty

Cleaning out my Closet….

…or Wardrobe, seeing as I’m English. This weekend I finally bit the bullet and transformed the huge pile of clothes draped over the top of a rail and drawers into something one could vaguely recognise as a wardrobe. Photos don’t really do my hard work justice, but here’s some before and after views anyway… The

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Fashion & Beauty

Pretty in Pink – A Style Icon tribute to John Hughes

Last Thursday I heard the sad news that director John Hughes had died at the age of just 59. John Hughes holds a special place in the hearts of many people my age as the Writer of pretty much every iconic teen movie of the mid 1980s (we try not to remember that he moved

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Fashion & Beauty

What are you wearing? Whatever's left….

Well, I’ve actually been on holiday this week. I spent a night camping in the woods, a morning in the casualty department following Mr Chicks fight with a Blackthorn tree (the tree won) and a lovely Italian meal at the gorgeous Casalingo in Brighton. I had a lovely time by the seaside, being dive-bombed by

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The Lazy Girls Guide Travel & Events

Camping in Comfort

Camping is an increasingly popular and budget conscious option for a holiday at home, or even abroad, but if you’re not a massive fan of rolling around in mud it can seem pretty unappealing. If you want to go camping in comfort you basically have 2 options. 1 is the not really camping at all

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Fashion & Beauty

Can I wear it? Yes I Can! How to Wear Harem Pants

Well, if you’d told me a week ago I’d be wearing harem pants I’d have laughed at you and then given you a long list of reasons why that would never happen, and yet, as you can plainly see, it has. I have pretty short legs in comparison to my body and I consider myself

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