Do the Batiste

I never got round to finishing my blog 'makeover' last weekend, leaving it with a big pixellated title for the week. So when I got round to finishing it this morning, being the perfectionist that I am, I got carried away experimenting with images and colours. Because I don't know how to hide a blog while you're working on it I think my page must have changed about ten times today. Although I doubt anyone has been reading it so I'm sure it went un-noticed! I'm pretty happy with it now, and keeping with the boots theme I wanted Keef's snakey boots in Gimme Shelter (when they are in the studio listening to Wild Horses.. I love how the camera man takes the time to focus on the snake boots!) and then found this wicked image, of what looks like Keef and Mick talking about his boots. Photo was taken by Bill Wyman and found here.

Anyway, bit of a miracle product to shout about, the new Batiste with a hint of colour for blondes....

The only colour dry shampoo I had seen from Batiste up until now was a brunette one that Froucy used at the festivals last year and I wished that there was a blonde one that didn't just make your hair look grey or streaky like the normal dry shampoos do. And then last weekend I found this in Boots for only £3 or so and gave it a try. I was dying my roots anyway, but I tried the dry shampoo first and it completely blended the dark roots and freshened up the brightness of my hair. I'm usually quite underwhelmed by hair products but this is a winner. Blondes - try it now and it will be a hair-life saver come summer time!

cause every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man

Second rant about the great branding for The Kooples. I picked up their new newspaper in Carnaby Street last week, really great content and photography that instantly gives you a feel for who they are. So in love with this. Oh, and that bag - the saving begins.


And speaking of ZZ Top - is every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man? Hell yeah? And a little rough around the edges, makes a sharp suit so much sexier non? 

cups and cakes

I saw this on a blog earlier - so bloody brilliant. Ridiculous icing skills. Starting a cupcake company has been one of my dream career moves for quite a while but I don't have skills like this! They look far too good to eat but I bet they taste amazing too. Mmm cake...

www.cupcakeoccasions.co.uk

Cracked out a denim flares and black jersey combo today when I read it wasn't going to rain. Ended up feeling very Jeff Bebe. Without the beard obviously... 

ain't it good to be alive

So over the last couple of days I've read about the stirring rumours that the Stones may be headlining Glastonbury. Ok, so this happens most years but it seems to be a bit of a big possibility this year from recent interviews. Tickets are sold out and the re-release of cancelled tickets go in a bloody flash. I will be ridiculously gutted if this turns out to be true!

Anyway, on that subject, here's Angie for your enjoyment.

pucci spring

Pucci's SS11 collection is so dreamy and so wearable, I'm in love.

(this may seem like a hypocritical post considering my declaration that I'm not big on designers and think a lot of them are uninspiring and overpriced but please note I said 'a lot', not all.... but even though this is a beautiful collection it's still ridiculously overpriced... but then that's the whole point of aspirational clothing isn't it I guess... la la la)

January haul

I've given my blog a little title make-over today, fancied a bit of a change for Spring.. wonder where I got the inspiration for the font from!

I've been quite naughty and bought myself too many treats this month and I'll be doing a big ebay sale this week to try and make up for it. My VW wellies arrived on Saturday and I love them, they also smell of bubblegum which was a bit of a surprise - nice attention to detail! They also have a built sole that pushes your instep up which is great for me because I have sickle feet. My advice to anyone thinking on buying the VW Melissa shoes though is to get a size bigger - I took a chance and bought them a size too big just incase they fit like real wellie boots and they definitely come up small because the size up fits me perfectly. I don't think it would be the same with the heels though. I have my eye on a couple of others now.... uh oh!

I also bought some red patent clogs in the Kurt Geiger sale the other week, very naughty of me but Linda, who does make up on my photoshoots, showed them to me and I just had to have them. I think they'll look adorable in the spring with a skinny cropped jean and a breton top. They were about £100 off too so how could I not?

And finally I bought a cute little jacket in the H&M sale. I'm a sucker for a good jacket. 

Love Chloe

I have a real love for great branding, aside from the fact I have to think about it all the time anyway for work.  And mannn I love the way that Chloe is branded. Their campaigns and look books are always so beautifully chic and inspiring (and makes me think of Charlie perfume!) I'm not really big on designer brands, I think a lot of them are pretty uninspiring and ridiculously overpriced, but Chloe is actually one that I would love to buy into if I could - not for the name but because their clothes are so delicious.