Royal wedding fashion faves

So the most anticipated event on the news of the year is by with and what an event it was. Prince Harry married Meghan Markle of tv show Suits in Saturday 19th of May.  (In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last year. )

So let us discuss........
Firstly the all important brides look.  Hair and makeup = perfection in my opinion. Her hair was a very loose messy bun which I felt with the very stiff look of her dress but floaty effect of her enormous veil really was the perfect balance. Her makeup was light and natural which she always professes to be a huge fan of and loves being able to show off her freckles and why not. It’s lovely
to see a woman proud of her natural self and she certainly oozes confidence in who she is.
As for the much anticipated wedding dress designed by Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy. I wasn’t a huge fan myself. I do understand the church gown has certain stipulations, for example covering the shoulder area. I just felt it was slightly stiff and really had no wow factor. I felt a lighter fabric would’ve changed the entire flow of the gown and it just felt somehow unfinished to me.
It’s all personal taste of course and I’ve seen a lot of people rave about it and the simple style will be many ladies choice I’d imagine, just not for me.  Her veil however, I felt was stunning, absolutely  gorgeous and the special touch  of the flowers of the commonwealth embroidery on the train I thought was a lovely and heartfelt idea of the brides herself allegedly.

Now, as for her evening look. Wow wow wow wow. Her stunning Stella McCartney dress was out of this world in my opinion. The floaty, stunning feel it had was exactly what I had envisioned this free spirited woman in initially. She and Ms McCartney nailed the look completely. (I’m also informed that boohoo have done a copy dress which is available on their website. So get buying before it sells out which I’d imagine it will fast.) I think this dress and casual hair and makeup maybe one of my favorite bridal looks of all time.

I watched the lead up coverage on ITV also and all the celebs walking into the service. I really have to say I thought the beautiful summery colours and  abundance of pastels really were a spectacular sight. Especially on one of the most beautiful days of the year weather wise so far. Everyone looks happier and healthier in beautiful sunlight and summery colours.

A few of my top stand out favourites straight away were Amal Clooney, Gina Torres, Camilla The duchess of Cornwall, David Beckham ( because he’s just ...,,.. perfect in a bin bag frankly), HRH the queen herself,  Sarah Ferguson and Julia Clancy.  Just a few of the real stunners right there.  I thought the diversity of styles, colours and flamboyancy was a delight to see.  It was a cross between a royal wedding and a red carpet event with everyone pulling out the stops to be stylish and respectful of the event.

I think also a real shout out had to go out the the Duchess of Cambridge who on the day frankly looked stunning for having had a baby a few weeks prior.  She wore a previously showcased Alexander McQueen coat she’s obviously comfortable in which was both stylish and practical when dealing with small children   Her Phillip Tracy hat added a new vibe to it and her nude jimmy choos gave her a simple, classy and timeless look. Her hair was worn in loose curls and sleeked to perfection and with minimal makeup. I personally thought she looked beautiful but then doesn’t she always!

Meghan’s mother Doria was chic in Oscar de la Renta and really was the hero of the day. Sat alone in a strange country surrounded by Hollywood elite and a royal family with the worlds eyes on her. What a brave beautiful woman and I’m sure her daughter was beyond proud.

All in all a beautiful day full of beautiful fashion and people.

Summer glow vs Oompa Loompa

Soooooooo it’s officially been the longest 6 month winter evvvvver.  Who else is feeling like a cast member of pinky and the Brain?  White white white. 🤢. Now don’t get me wrong, lovely pale skin is somewhat attractive in its self (on other people generally), but as a self confessed tanarexic I struggle with it on myself. Pale and interesting just is not me.

For 20 long years I’ve punished my skin with sun beds and excessive sunbathing at any opportunity. I’ve never  used sun creams or blocks and generally caused irreversible visible damage. Most of this has come down to trying every fake tan available to woman on the market over the years and hating every one  of them.  My skin is on the dry side and has so much damage I couldn’t find one that didn’t cling or make it feel tight and dry after application and let’s not even discuss the patchy horror once it starts to come off. 😫 It looks like a medical condition in itself.  So In conclusion to this I resigned myself to choosing the life of white or putting my skin back through more torture on sun beds.

Then two weeks ago I was casually scrolling through my Instagram feed when one of those annoying adverts pops up that always make you wonder, ‘when did I start following this page?’ And realizing you in fact did not. It found you.
(I’ve often wondered how big brother knows these things. Talk about it on Monday and social media throws it at you on Tuesday. Scary biscuits isn’t it?)
Anyway I digress. So this advert popped up for a fake tan product I’d never heard of before. Mine Tan. Maybe I’m way behind the times but it’s the first time I’ve ever heard of it. It claimed to moisturize and smell delightful basically so I clicked and went to the website to read more...... Minetanbodyskin.com.

The first thing I noticed was that it asks you questions about your skin , so is it fair to dark? Or is it dry or oily.? Etc etc and then they recommend the perfect product for your own skin type and tone. Mine came out as the coconut water foam for dry skin.  I thought why not give it a go and it can join my half used fake tan grave yard and ordered some which arrived yesterday.  (I’d like to add here I shopped around and found it on the superdrug website in their sale for considerably less than on their website).

On my day off today I decided to try it and see if it lives up to the hype. I followed the instructions to the letter to apply it. Scrub, exfoliate blah blah and then applied the foam with a mitt. I have to admit it did smell lovely and felt very silky.
Usually when I apply other brands even at this point as it drys in it tightens my skin and I want it off right away. I didn’t this time. The advice is to leave it on for 1-3 hours depending on the depth of tan you wanted. However, it does continue to deepen over the next 24 hours allegedly.
I only left it on for  one and a half hours, mainly because I was so pale I could frighten the dead and also because I wasn’t sure how dark was ‘dark’ being a first time user. I rinsed it off after that time. They advise no soap and to quickly rinse for 45seconds and it’s lovely. So natural. It really hasn’t dried my skin out. It feels silky, smooth and hydrated, and doesn’t smell as strong as other fake tans although I can smell a slight whiff of roast beef monster munch two hours later but no where near as strong as I’ve smelled before when trying tans. I would be pretty happy to leave it on the full 3 hours next time and see what happens. I’m also curious to see how this 24 to continue developing happens. I’d say I’m about 2 shades Darker than the death glow I previously had and happy enough with that for now but there’s no hint of oompa loopma or mud just a tanned glow and that’s good enough for me for now.


My advise if you’ve never tried fake tan before, or even been put off by previous fake tan disasters would be give it a go. Definitely go onto the website and do their questionnaire though as it does come in 5 different shades and the coconut water tan for dry skin. It’s worth getting the correct one for you.

I’ll definately be giving it another go. It might even convert me. 🤪

Brunette to Blonde

As women we seem to always want to change what god gave us.  It’s human nature. I’m the worlds worst offender. I think I’ve had every hair colour under the sun in my time. My biggest choices nowadays is going brown with extensions or staying blonde for my next set. I love the play with colour that extensions give you and also the short to long hair and back again transformation. ❤️❤️

The biggest job as a hairdresser I think is the brutnette to blonde transformation and Usually it seems it’s the one that clients understand the least. You may think it would be a simple ask and some hairdressers will gladly burn hair to death to get the colour transformation  as close as they can but really it should always be done gradually over time and also nowadays with some of the products you can add like olaPlex and smartbond really there’s no excuse for extreme damage anymore.

The best example of a brunette to blonde I’ve enjoyed watching evolve to perfection was that of Khloe Kardashian. Her transformation over the last few years has been truly beautiful... and her hairs conditon clearly is spot on.

Some might say that’s easy for a millionaire to achieve but usually a good stylist will offer a product like olaplex or smartbond for an extra minimal cost and trust me it’s worth it. I swear by the L’Oréal smartbond step 1 and 2 in salon added to colour and the step 3 take home product. My clients love it and the difference it makes is night and day. It can also be used as a stand alone treatment to repair damaged hair whether it be from heat or over processing.

If you’re considering the big change then remember the condition of your natural hair should be paramount. Be prepared to invest in the process. It may take anything from between 2-5 appointments to reach a blonde depending on the depth and tone of your hair. Don’t ever Just take a hairdresser at their word if they say it’s a one stop process and if you’re not happy shop around.

Value your hair my queens. It’s  your crowning glory. 👸💇🏼✂️

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