PINK HURR

So you might guess I did it. 

Here is my freshly coloured pink hair. I'm not 100% sold on it yet, it's so light it will probably naturally fade in the next couple of days. I ALWAYS have some bleach at hand anyway, so if all else fails I can just bleach it away anyway...

Shiny padded jacket - Unknown vintage (ROKIT Covent Garden)

Black tee - Topshop

Hair colour - "Shocking Pink" by Stargazer. (This is by far the best pink hair dye I've ever come across and I've used plenty - including Crazy Colour)

I told my mum I was colouring my hair pink and she said "Ashleigh, please not pink". I think it's because I have a tendency to either appear really sweet/girly or grungy depending on how I dress. I guess my mum prefers sweet and girly Ashleigh.

SO, WHY PINK HAIR?

I used to religiously dye my hair pink on a day to day basis but suddenly went off the idea and decided to remain blond. I remember browsing Charlotte Free's portfolio on the IMG website and really wanting to colour mine again.

I don't know about you, but when I read VOGUE or ELLE, I always pine over the beauty section. I admire the beauty shots taken back stage at fashion shows. The best makeup I've ever seen at any show, HANDS DOWN, is at John Galliano - any season. The models are taken to a whole other planet with the signature Galliano romantic makeup. Using the term "makeup" doesn't quite cut it for me, it's more like theatrical art.

When I look at some of the close up beauty shots from Galliano's shows I fall in love and become inspired to replicate some of these hairstyles myself. The colours and textures are an explosion of youth and excitement.

I replicated this style for my Advanced Higher drama acting exam. I was Puck from "A Midsummer Nights Dream" and I applied this makeup to the "Fairy" character. It looked great.

SASHA PIVOVAROVA - A REPEAT GALLIANO OFFENDER

She is one of my favourite models so I was delighted today when she replied to the tweet I sent her! I asked her to check out the blog post I wrote about her a while ago. Click to see post

Pretty cool that she checked out the blog post I wrote about her! Feel free to add me on twitter @DearNinaNoo

We will just have to wait and see how I feel about my hair, I think it will be a very temporary thing..

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend,

xoxo

MY FAVOURITE SWEATER FOLLOWED BY AN IMPORTANT QUESTION...

Today I went out for coffee (again) with one of my friends and wore this cute jumper. I picked it up in the ROKIT vintage store in London, Covent Garden.

I really like the detailing on the front. It's really sweet. I love the huge shoulder pads too. For some reason, most of the garments I picked up from that vintage store had massive shoulder pads sewn into them.

I took some pictures of me wearing it before I went out. Sorry that the photo's are so bleached, despite trying to darken them it was not working too well. I like the effect though.

Suffering from Bloggers block today - probably because I have left it too late to blog and I'm seriously tired, so I shall tie this up with one question...

Should I dye my hair sherbet pink? (really light cotton-candy-like pink)

I've had my hair light pink before and I loved it. I would be looking into doing it tomorrow so PLEASE let me know what you think. Comments with the words "yes" or "no" would even do.

  

Old photo - me with pink hair

THIS is the colour I am aiming for.

LET ME KNOW PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!

xoxo

Fuck Yeah Charlotte Free

When I was living in London, I came across a link to model portfolio's on the IMG website.

I browsed IMG's portfolio's to find the model Charlotte Free.

I was instantly drawn to her with her candyfloss pink hair and dark roots. To most people, her hairstyle would seem a bit of a faux pas, but I absolutely love it.

Everyone knows I have experimented with coloured hair in the past, and seeing Charlotte Free's grungy faded pale pink hair inspires me to colour mine pink once more.

I would advise everyone to visit the IMG website and check out the new faces on there. I could spend hours looking at these models portfolio's as some of the girls are nothing short of exquisite.

I predict Charlotte Free has a bright career ahead of her after already opening for Topshop Unique and Westwood summoning her for runway shows due to her quirky style.

http://www.imgmodels.com/details.aspx?navbtn=1&cityID=1&modelid=518461&pic=025.jpg&subid=5569&mainsubid=5569&catID=2&indx=2

I think she is excellent.

xoxo