Hey y'all,

So this post is going to be about my outfit of the day (OOTD), hair of the day (HOTD) and face of the day (FOTD) and it is well and truly overdue. I loved the day I took these pictures because I was having a terrible hair day but I still managed to make it work *does a little dance*. So without delay, here it is....

Please excuse the shower puff in the back,
You know how we be doing bathroom
modelling.

The FOTD was a very slightly smoky eye and a nude lip. However, because we like to keep it jazzy I added a dark lip liner (currant, MAC) for a bit of fun. 

I was going to Church so I wasn't looking for anything too extravagant and this look was just right.

Hair of the day...

So it is a sad story, but I shan't bore you with all that, I'll give you the short (ish), sweet version. I wanted to try a twist out with quite small twists, to see what kind of definition I would get, to see if it would last longer and if it was easier to style. So I went on ahead and did my twist out on the Saturday night. On Sunday, I did my makeup then started taking down the twists all excited about how I was going to style it and I was met with a crazy defined but uncontrollable head of hair. I wanted to have it out to show off some of the definition but it was not happening.

These pictures were taken by my dear
brother who neglected to tell me my hair
 was trying to escape.

  

So after fighting with my mane for twenty minutes (!!! for me it was like a life time) I grabbed all the bobby pins I owned and set about tucking it all away. To be honest I wasn't expecting much but when I finished I was beyond happy with the result.

 The front was rolled almost like I was going to do a quiff and the back was simple rolled up. So simple, yet elegant, and I will definitely never underestimate up dos again.

 So onto the final piece in the jigsaw, OOTD.
Now I've been thinking about getting healthy and loosing weight for a while, so I've not been buying clothes unless it was absolutely necessary BUT, when I saw this dress in River Island, I fell in love. I'm a curvy girl so if I'm wearing something clingy it has to be strategically done and the panels on this dress, did me justice (even if I do say so myself.) It's midi length so it's not to short and to top it all off it was only £35. I will happily wear this dress until it gets too big for me or it falls apart, which ever comes first.

My accessories from top to bottom, earrings are from Primark, Necklace is Aldo, bracelet is Primark and my watch is also from Aldo.

So it has been a long one but I hope you enjoyed.
Ciao for now and remember to be the best you.

Rhianne xx

Glasses from Claire's Accessories

What up home skillets!

Bow from Aldo

So this is ridiculously late considering that we are now approaching the end of January BUT, I like the pictures so much I still want to post them. 

So at Christmas, to get all the staff and customers in the festive mood    my manager suggested that we dress up in reds and greens, which, I initially thought would be a lot of hassle. It did, however, turn out to be a lot of fun. My favourite day was Christmas Eve. I had made it up in my mind to go all out and do something special. The natural conclusion? Mrs Clause. Yes I went to work as Mrs Clause complete with with red dress and snowflake on my face. It was well received and the day was a lot of fun.

Earrings from Superdrug

My hair I kept in a simple quiff and puff (my best to date even if i do say so myself). For me, the accessories really did make this outfit.

 

I do love a bit of dressing up :D

Hope you enjoyed the look and remember to be the best you.

Rhianne xx

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