Howdy y'all,

 

So this was big hair week for me. The Christmas atmosphere had my spirits high and the excitement at work was palpable and to be honest it propelled me to do the best hair and makeup!

 

Just a quick bit about my hair then and then on with the good stuff, my hair is natural (not chemically processed) and has been for nearly two years. On the hair typing system I fall into the 4A and 4B types. The back half of my hair, being 4a, has a much looser curl pattern than the front and as a result doing simple styles tends to make me look a tad unhinged, the kind of look I generally avoid.

 

So Sunday I decided to hit church and as it happened I was in a bit of a retro mood so I pulled the front of my hair down to my forehead to create a  full curly fringe. I then used a scarf, procured from Primark, to tie a bow into my hair in a 50s housewife style and the most important part of course, fluff! I stretched the hair secured by the scarf so it was just poking over the top.

 

My makeup was very understated with a defined dark brown eyelid crease and nude lips and the usual under eye, nose and forehead contouring. (I will be posting a more in depth makeup routine shortly.)

 

My outfit also had a retro theme to tie it all together.

My black body I got from Select which is one of the hit or miss shops.  Can look a little tack at time but has some real gems at times.It has a black mesh cut out along the cleavage line and the sleeves, this section also has small black fuzzy dots.

 

My skirt was a Gap pencil skirt that I bought from Sawgrass Mills whilst on holiday. Finally my shoes!

 

 

My favourite part of the outfit, I got them from Primark and they were an absolute steal at £6. Although  I do love the leopard print, what pushed me over the edge with these was the bow detailing on the front of the shoes. Makes me want to say 'Fabulous' in a Gok Wan voice!

(Yes those are Strawberries on my toenails! One of the nail art designs I am attempting to perfect.)

 My accessories were simple (pictured left) I had two faux pearl bracelets. The smaller one has silver balls with diamante detailing spaced evenly through the bracelet. My brown Aldo watch on my right wrist (picture right). Finally my Aldo earrings which for me gave a nice polished finish (pictured below).

So that was my OOTD one week late. Hope you like :)

 

So, ciao for now and remember to be the best you!

 

Rhianne xx