A Good Hair Day

This is how I imagine my hair looks on a good hair day:

Image from http://hairstylesweekly.com/ombre-hair-color-idea-brown-to-golden-blonde-wavy-dip-dye-cascade/

but it doesn't. Not that there's anything wrong with how it looks, imho:

Yes, I am standing outside the TARDIS

Though I fancy a change. My hair is dark brown naturally, darker than it looks in the above photo. My hair was last dyed nearly two years ago, with purple highlights. Those have long since faded, and even the faded colour is growing out now, so I've been looking at dip-dyeing to cover up the faded ends.

I love the multi-coloured looks I've been seeing on Pinterest:

Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/uggoff/7411578158/

Though I'm going for a single colour, a bit like these:

Image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ5_gAZTFCs

Image from http://rebloggy.com/post/photography-pretty-hair-girl-curls-purple-curly-hair-quality-ombre-dip-dye-marin/47170665831

Appropriately enough, the colour I've bought is called Very Violet. I'll let you know how it turns out ...

I am aware that this is supposed to be a weight loss blog and the last two posts have been style-related. Truth is, I've put on 11lbs this year, due to health worries, and just being sick of having been on a diet for the best part of four years, so there's not a great deal to say weight loss wise. This blog was always meant to be about more than dieting though.

Autumn Style

It's this time of year I start looking forward to Autumn, or at least Autumn clothes. I imagine all these snuggly but stylish outfits, then when the colder weather comes I forget what I was looking foward to wearing. So, because I tend to forget all these fabulous outfit ideas, I thought that this year I'd record them all somewhere.

As Autumn is the season of the boot, these outfits will of course involve my new boots:

Behold.

For outfits to wear with the boots, I rather like this Utility Chic look that appeared in an an email New Look sent me a few weeks ago:

I like a 90s check shirt, and I'm enjoying fashion's current 90s nostalgia. I already have a khaki skirt and check shirt in similar tones, so I'm all ready for this look.

Continuing the 90s theme, I love anything floaty-girlie with seriously clompy boots. Contrast is good.

Gaultier. Image from http://sweetpeapath.tumblr.com/post/62969404936

I recently bought a folk style dress similar to this one (though mine was a charity shop bargain, yay):

Image from http://lolobu.com/set/45732

I'll have to give this one a few Autumnal outings, with leggings and the aforementioned clompy boots.

I tend to look forward to Autumn as a time to wear some gorgeous little jackets (then end up wearing the same parka most of the season) so here's a reminder to myself of my favourite velvet jacket:

That's me wearing it on my wedding day, nearly two years ago. I've hardly worn it since - I should! Velvet is pretty.

Talking of jackets, I bought a khaki jacket a few years ago because I'd watched Scott Pilgrim and was having a little style crush on Ramona Flowers:

Image from http://www.teletoonatnight.com/shes-too-good-for-you-ramona-flowers/

Now I fancy wearing it Clara Oswald style with a dark red dress and, of course, the boots:

Image from http://companionclothes.tumblr.com/post/46715140213

 

 I do already have the dress (which looks pinkish here but is more maroon irl):

Image from http://www.clothingattesco.com

Which would also look cute worn in this earthy sort of country style:

Image from http://lookbook.nu/look/4369194-the-hobbit-and-the-rabbit

It reminds me of the Japanese 'Mori Girl' (forest girl) style, which is rather lovely too:

Image from http://item.rakuten.co.jp/favorite-one/5239

Autumn is a time for lots of knitwear, and I like this way of both glamming up a grey jumper and toning down the glam of a sparkly skirt:

I'll be trying it with a grey sweatshirt and a black glittery skirt of my own.

I bought a black maxi dress this summer, and would like to keep it wearable for the cooler weather by layering it up.

My as-yet-unworn Florence top seems a good place to start.

Girliness, velvet and nostalgia toughened up with some seriously clompy boots. Should be a stylish season.

Images mostly collected in my Style board on Pinterest. There's so many pretties on there that I thought I'd edit it down a bit with this post.