Saturday 30 April 2011

What's new in the wardrobe?

I got paid from work last week and on Monday I went for a bit of shopping with Aleruchi -my lovely sister-
I definitely didn't get home empty handed ! -i never actually do !-


Anyways, yesterday, instead of doing my media studies c/w, as usual i ended up going on Asos, Topshop, Office /.com - and I ended up ordering a gold watch, you'll see that soon ,as it has been dispatched today -yayyy!-
Before ordering my fifth pair of brogues from Topshop i went on the infamous HSBC online banking website to check my balance and you'll never guess what it said !!!!!
'£4.49 '!

I stared at those digits for a while and then started laughing out loud! but seriously now, how have i managed to spend so much money in just a week ?! -i have no idea, but that's not very good at all!-
So, in the end i never ordered the shoes which were a bargain as they were on SALE for £10 !!!!!!

the countdown for the next pay day starts now !!



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H&M jeggings
Jelly sandals
Primark espadrilles
H&M chinos
Vintage high waisted jeans -charity shop
Primark Denim shirt
Primark cropped top
Primark blue dress
vest top- charity shop


there's more but you gotta wait until the next post ;)

keep smiling xx

Friday 29 April 2011

The hair issue

Hello there !

as usual i disappeared for a while but this time i have something saucy to tell !




So, -let me start from the beginning-last week Wednesday i decided to get my hair done and go for something different.. as you know i bought Brazilian hair about four months ago and that was 22inches -the money was not a joke !!! but it is worth every penny -
This time, though, i got hooked up with two other packets of brazilian hair(14 inches)- completely FREE!-
because the weather is getting warmer i decided to go for a bob.. so i went to the hairdressers and said to her: "i would like to get a bob" , because she was looking at me in a strange way like she was day dreaming i asked " can you do it ?" and she replied "yess ! no problem" , "are u sure ?" i said ...however, as soon as i took off my headscarf- if you are black you know about the headscarf before going to get your weave done- she touched my hair a bit here and there and said "No, i can't do it sorry !"

-okei, i'm not gonna lie i do have short hair especially at the front because i get my weave in, perm it and then do the weave again, this circle doesn't actually stop but goes around and around, so i don't blame her...but to be honest i was a bit upset especially because they sent me into the waiting room again!-
so, after a good 2 and a half hours i was referred to another hairdresser who said that she was going to do my hair, she asked me what i wanted and started the job quickly !
-this is where everything goes completely WRONG !-

I sat down and while she was braiding my hair, she started talking to me , however, i couldn't understand whatever she was saying because of her strong Jamaican accent so all i was doing was SMILING AND NODDING.


STEP 2: Sewing
she sewed in the weave and glued the top of my head -you guys know that Brazilian hair is expensive and shouldn't be glued, but because she said " i KAAN COVA DA WEAVE" i just agreed and kept quite

STEP3 : The haircut

So this is where the major disaster was made

she took a razor blade and cut the top of my BRAZILIAN HAIR, -let me repeat that- 14 " BRAZILIAN HAIR to 6"
here, i thought she was gonna layer it and then cut it into a bob but NO she left the top of my head at 6 and the rest at 14 - picture that haircut in your head and you would probably want to cry for me-
well, if you are not crying for that yet , now this is how she made it even worse !

She started curling the bottom of my hair and said " this is the Kardashian look" , in my head i was thinking " WTF ! OMG Please tell me that this is just a dream !" so i got brave and told her i didn't want it curly and she straighted it back again...
i really hated the hair as soon as she finished it but at the same time i didn't want to say it because i was scared she was going to punch me or something !
so i kept quiet and left saying that i really loved it !
as soon as i left the Salon, i called my Aunty and was telling her how much i hated it, how flat it was and how horrible i looked, but she said " Linda, you know, us girls whenever we do our hair we never like it straight away" so i went home thinking that it was true and that i was eventually gonna like it.

When i got home, my sister Aleruchi said that it looked nice, so i trusted her and went for a bit of shopping, however i noticed that i was ashamed of my hair and i was trying to hide it in every possible way.


two days after, i asked my friend Tanisha to cut my hair before going to Moonlighting in Soho- that club is another story that i'll tell you about another time-but she said she couldn't make it into a bob because the hair was too thin and the top was too short.. so i just went raving like that :( -great night, though !-

Days went passed and it got to Tuesday which was the first day back at college and that's when i decided that it was time to go back to the hairdressers to get my hair sorted !
After college, i walked into the shop and told the manager- who luckily was in the shop- what happened and how i didn't like the hair, so she said " AHHH! okei i see, this is Brazilian hair as well ! eiii ! take a sit " ( she was Nigerian, so imagine how she said 'AHHH' and that 'eiiii' ).
So, i sat there from 7pm until 9.30 pm which is when the manager's daughter came to take off the top weave and explained to me that the shop has a policy which includes
  • not cutting Brazilian hair
and
  • not gluing Brazilian hair

When i heard that i went mad!!!

When she finished taking off the top bit, another hairdresser came and said she would have to take off the whole weave because it was all wrong, so by the time she took off everything it was 10pm and said "why don't you come back tomorrow ? it's late, i need to pick up my children" and i said "well, i know it's late but i have been sitting here waiting so i don't see why i should come back tomorrow, plus i have college for the whole day" so she kissed her teeth- yes she did ! how rudeee!- and started doing my hair again...
i finally finished at 10.45 pm and got home after 11.00 pm but i am definitely very happy with the results ! at least now my hair is all one length !

so that was what i went through in the past two weeks !
NOT A JOKE GUYS !




Before








After












Keep smiling xx

Sunday 17 April 2011

snap, click , flash

Hi guys!



I'm sooo excited I've had more than 1000 views and i know it's not a lot but i really appreciate your support !!it makes me feel really special !



I have been revising for almost two weeks and yes it is not over guys cause more will come soon !


I've come off facebook, which is one of my biggest distraction !- fine i've admitted it- but I will be back on it very soon (well end of June )




if you miss me then make sure you'll check out my blog, dolls ! i'll try to update it more frequently !!!
Hope, everything is going well with you guys :)





i've included some random pictures from the past two weeks, which include part of Layla's collection -she's doing my african dress ...remember ?-







have a nice evening guys



keep smiling







































































Saturday 9 April 2011

Week's recap ..or sort of


Top: Primark

Waistcoat: my mum's from the 80's

Tights: ASDA

Skirt: H&M

Shoes: New Look

Belt: Vintage Levi's


Jacket: Internacionale

Top: Internacionale

Jeans: Primark

Christabel's bag! soon to be stolen from her !ahah
Shirt: H&M

Skirt:H&M

Waistcoat:Primark







sooo! two weeks off college and the sun is out, at last!

but still got so much revision to do , so you'll probably find me in the library most of the times :(

i love holidays because i get so much ' Me-time'

got so many plans for Summer, it's emotional..might make a trip to Italy to see my friends as well as going shopping and have FUN FUN FUN !

however, for now the focus is on my books!

my skin is finally getting better.. i ended up going to the gp more than three times because they didn't know what it was.

They even searched it on Wikipedia!

i mean really ?



This week's PLAN:


Family

Sociology revision

work

apply for my Student Finance

get my Indian hair

workout

find a new GP




P.s a big welcome to Mattia who just moved to London From Varese (Italy)



keep smiling ,

(i'm going to tidy up my room and then get ready for work )

Sunday 3 April 2011

Spring is playing hide and seek













Primark has cute chinos from £ 12 !!
the fabric is AMAZING !
the bracelet is soo african i love it !

Primark earrings- they are cute
(totally love the fabric of this bag not really sure of the bag tho' )


MY OUTFIT:

Shirt: Primark

Chinos: New Look

Shoes: New Look

bag : Longchamp

Sunglasses: Primark



Hi guys! today was a great warm day !

I Woke up early and went to church as every Sunday..

After the service me and Aleruchi ( my sister ) went around a shopping centre in South London and found some hot stuff- well she got many things i only got a beige skirt- however, i couldn't post the pictures up because the skirt i bought was too big so i have to get a smaller size -yayyy i guess I've lost weight !-

anyways, hope you had a great day too

i have to go because i still haven't finished my 2000 words essay! it's gonna be a long night!

Keep smiling

xx