Friday 3 December 2010

To dye or not to dye? That is the question...

I'm contemplating going over to the dark side.

Given the fact that I'm naturally blonde, and have never been anything else other than whiter shades of my natural colour (the Queen would be proud of my silvery locks), this is quite a big deal. For a while now, I've been thinking about doing something drastic with my barnet. I get the urge for dramatic change once in a while. The last time this happened, I cut off my very long locks into a very short bob, and loved it! This happened a year or so ago. I was getting bored with the length of my hair, and one day decided that the best thing to do would be to cut it all off. The next day, I did just that.



My hair went from this, to this, overnight...


This got me thinking that black might be a good idea. It's the exact opposite of my white bouffant at the minute, meaning that my make-up and what colours I'd suit would stay relatively the same.


You see, in reality I'd love to be ginger, and I heart this massive curly bouffant, but for that I'd have to get rid of my red lipstick, which would be difficult, and I would no longer be able to wear the ginger fur coat that my grandmother gave me. And that would be too tragic.

So I considered black. Well, after all, I did used to have a black wig that was a big hit with all my friends, so I kind of know already that I don't look completely hideous with black hair. I wouldn't sport the fringed bob if I dyed my real hair black though, I think I'd try and fashion some sort of 1960's beehive look with a side fringe. At the minute, black is screaming chic at me; maybe it's because to me it seems a little more 1920's and a little more luxurious, and I think it'd look a little more interesting my current colour of choice.


I quite liked my wig, it was fun to have a different colour hair for a day. My dear mother thought the black hair brought out my eyes more than my blonde locks do, to sound totally cliched. So maybe going black would be a good move? Despite the fact that my little sister kindly told me that I'd look like a 'tranny' because I'm so pale, I'm still game for the hair dye. And anyways, pale always equals interesting right? And there are many celebs that work the pale skin/black hair combo. As long as I don't wind up looking like Morticia then I'm all good I reckon...







And with Bettie Page, Dita, Lily and KP all managing to pull off the pale skin/black locks look, I think this might be a good idea...

Thursday 2 December 2010

Predictable? Me?

Whilst chatting to a work colleague the other day (I have a new job in Office - it's fab!), he brought to my attention that I have a very particular 'type' of man. I always knew I was a bit particular, but whilst looking at the men I find attractive, I realise they're all pretty similar. For a start, they all wear skinny jeans. You see, I really hate baggy trousers, although I'm not quite sure why. I just love boys with very long legs that look fabulous in skinnies. Secondly, they tend to be the standard tall, dark and handsome, and their hair tends to be long (and preferably curly), and stubbled. I would never date a man that was shorter than me, although that would be quite hard given that I'm only 5'3. So in that case, I would never date a man who wasn't taller than me in my highest heels. I'm not a fan of the Holmes/Cruise height difference, so I'll settle for 6ft thank you.

And now for their clothes. Now this might make me seem snobby, but I would never date a man who didn't have a good sense of style. Fashion is a massive part of my life; with dreams of being a fashion journalist, style is hugely important to me. I admire both men and women for their style, and find a man attractive if he dresses himself well, even if I don't find him physically pleasing. I enjoy it when you can tell if a boy or girl has put that little bit of extra effort into an outfit; whether it be accessorised with a belt or scarf, or having simply turning up the bottoms of skinny jeans/cigarette trousers (I'm a huge fan of the exposed ankle).

To give you a bit more of an idea of how predictable I am, here's a selection of the celebs I think are babes.


                                      Alex Zane is actually my dream man.

 As is George Lamb, who looks divine even when his hair is greying. His dad isn't too bad either. Good genes make for good children, so mine and George's will be beaut.

                                         I also heart Russell Brand. Down with KP.

           Nathan and Caleb from KOL are also sexy. I fancy Caleb so much with his fringed bob. I don't fancy him so much now he looks like he shops in All Saints.

 Jared is my one true love. I am actually obsessed with him. We get 89% on love calculator. And no, I'm not 15... Surprised?!

 I also love Pete. Despite looking a bit like shit most of the time, he really is quite beaut on a good day, and more than anything I love him for his talent. And for dating Kate Moss. He is amazing.

 And something of a guilty pleasure, Zac Efron. Out of all of my fancy men, it is Efron who sticks out like a sore thumb as he's all-American and on paper, everything I hate. However, he is such a babe, I don't even care that I abandon my type ever so slightly. And that is only slightly, what with his skinnies and look at that flash of ankle. SEX!

And now for my actual boy, who rolls his eyes whenever I talk about my future with Alex Zane and Jared Followill. We do have a deal though - if I get Brand he gets Perry, but personally I think I'm the winner of that one...

Isn't he a babe? He has the best legs for skinny jeans ever, given the fact that they're so long and spindly. I'm planning on getting him a pair of long johns as a stocking filler, just for the jokes...

So you can now see for yourself that I really am quite narrow minded when it comes to beaut men. However, I like to think I just have high standards, and wouldn't settle for someone if they weren't completely my cup of tea (milk and two sugars please). I want my men to have a good sense of style and hair that I can run my fingers through. So yes, I am predictable, but can you really blame me, when all of these beau's are so devilishly good-looking? I want to become a bigamist and marry them all. Please.