Monday, 1 April 2013

Valentine's Day = new hair colour!

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Hi everyone! Hope you're all well and had a lovely Valentine's Day, (I know I did;))
I went to a concert on the 12th of February and then went out to see my lovely boyfriend which means that my bedroom was covered with clothes due to decisions on what to wear!
I know it's been a long time since I last posted on my blog but it's tough to keep it all up due to hardcore revision for upcoming exams! :(
Going back to the actual topic haha, well it's hard for every girl to pick out clothes for a special occasion to feel that they look good especially as we all think we look fat most of the time (depressing times). I picked out a few outfits from my own wardrobe that suit my body shape that I will include in this post. Going shopping makes me so happy so I'm going to include my recent buys too!

I've wanted my hair to be a pure platinum white colour so I decided to dye it this colour. I used L'Oreal Feria Extreme Platinum Power L01 hair dye which made my hair go a very light bleached blonde colour. The results weren't as I expected them to be however going from a medium blonde to platinum does take time. I used silver shampoo to neutralise all the yellow and orange tones from the previous hair colour as the dye wasn't powerful enough for my hair. It did damage my hair a lot as I dye it waaay too often so I didn't want to continue dying it and obviously my hair extensions needed dying too but I didn't touch them as I knew it would damage them too much and I always change my mind about my hair.

A couple of weeks later I decided to go back to my natural hair colour however I  didn't want to dye my hair extensions so I bought a hair dye that'll come out to be the same colour as my hair extensions. I used L'Oreal Majirel 10.31 Lightest Golden Ash Blonde which is basically the same shade as L'Oreal Recital Preferance 7.3 Florida Honey Blonde. This hair colour came out quite dark as you can see in the picture above it looks a bit brown. I had to wash it with silver shampoo a couple of times for the colour to fade.


Nails INC: Nude
Collection 2000: Show Off

Peace Bracelet: New Look
Catholic/Christian Bracelets: Spain

Recent buys!
Top: New Look
Earrings: New Look
Bracelets: Internacionale

Tote Bag: Primark
Crop Turtle Neck Top: Primark
Cowboy Tassel Leotard: Primark
Shiny Leggings: Primark


I must say that this is the best primer I ever owned! It's very essential as it makes my face smooth as it fills out my pores. Even the texture is fabulous! It feels like velvet and makes your foundation easier to apply. It's a bit pricey however you get a lot for your money!
22ml - £23.50
44ml - £35 (more or less as I don't remember the exact price of this one as I got it ages ago)

Lots of love,
Maya xo

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Welcome!

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Well, there's not much to say other than welcome to my new blog! :)
I'm not new to this as I've had a few blogs before this one however had to get rid of them as I didn't post anything due to focusing on my education. Well then, as you can already tell I'm really interested in fashion and always pay attention to how I look as it is really important to feel good about yourself and clothes, hair and makeup make me more confident :) I started wearing makeup at the age of 14 as I didn't pay much attention to my appearance when I was younger and then when my acne got worse I decided to wear foundation along with mascara and occasionally eye-liner  Over the years I now mastered my daily routine that will also be a part of this blog so you'll get the idea of how to do your own makeup  Finally at the age of 15 I realised how important clothes are and matching perfect outfits turned out to be rather difficult! :( but now that I know what I'm doing I am willing to share my ideas and opinions with my dear readers :)
My biggest insecurity will have to be my horrendous acne :/ It started when I was 11 years old and I've been trying different medications out to get rid of it, unfortunately nothing has helped me and now I've been referenced to a dermatologist and now I'm on really strong medication and after a month I noticed a slight improvement, so if acne is your issue please don't hesitate and include it in your email/comment :)
Another feature I dislike is my hair. I've been bleaching it since I was 12 years old and dyed it dark colours (brown, red etc) several times and kept going back to blonde, and I finally have a nice shade of blonde with no yellow or orange tones! :) However, the condition is dreadful! My hair's short and lifeless due to over bleaching so I need to condition it overnight at least once a week to bring back the life in it :|
Also wearing hair extensions too often makes my hair more fragile than it already is so I try to avoid heat styling tools and prefer having it up than down as it doesn't get tangled as much.
Right, I think this is an all right opening post haha, please email me! :) I will reply ASAP.
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