N E O N

This is as close as I'm getting to the neon trend this summer, or ever for that matter.

Pale base colour in 'Birdcage Walk' by Nails Inc
Tip colour '1003 Shocking Pink (neon)' by China Glaze

Usually my DIY's have horrendous effects or disappointing results or, like most things I try and make, it gets left unfinished. However you can't really half dye your hair and then leave it, unless your going for a Cruella Deville crop, so this creative commitment had to be seen through, it was the ombre-fying of my hair.

I'm not ready for Meadham Kirchhoff colour spectrum locks. Plus I do not want people to think I roll round Dalston in ripped clothes and take legal highs. Edgy but well groomed, intelligent but light hearted. Or just generall scruffy which I seem to pull off effortlessly.

I like the end results which makes a change from my 'projects'. What's next, cutting my own hair?*

*definitely fucking not.

Jerome Russell Hair Lightener, About £6 from Boots.



My 'The Only Way is Essex' pout for you

OMBRE

Since growing out my high maintenance heavy signature fringe in preparation for Peru and then having all the split ends chopped off post-Peru it's now a very non-event mid length. Technical colours and tricky styles are either too hard to maintain or more than my rent to fund the upkeep of such a do. But ombre hair seems to be easy to do, maintain and get rid off should you get bored of it


It's en trend to have a messy bleach job. Bleach London, a hair salon recently launched inside the infamous WAH Nails bar in Dalston, is dedicated to such styles and even incorporating mint greens, midnight blues and hues of lavender into the dip dyed tips, nothing is too much for head stylist Alex Brownsell.

Ooh but £60 for a bit of bleach? I just don't have that kind of cake to splash around. Lily, from LLMLRS whom I came across while Googling, did a DIY tutorial on how to get ombre hair for the price of a packet of hair dye. And I think you'll agree it looks pretty ace...

E . B L O G G I N G

Trying out blogging from my blackberry email. Hopefully this should show some pictures of my silver / gold bling. I'm liking the trend for over loading your digits with cocktail rings I just don't like mixing gold and silver.

J E S S . R U N C I M A N - Sent from my BlackBerry®

F O R T

Today I will mostly be...

M I X . I T . U P

Trying out marbled nails. Essie and Revlon worked well for this.

C H A R

B A C K . U P

Velvet clutch bag, 99p from Oxfam Dalston

My new Manson & Peason hairbrush and my old one

Light grey Uniform Wares watch

Bespoke gold vintage swallow chain by Annia Yogell, present from Fox

New camera for Christmas

G U E R I L L A . F A SH I O N

I CAN'T BUY
BUT I CAN TRY

C U T - U P

Picture story of what I did to my biker boots.

D I Y : T A S S L E T A I L

A few weeks ago on a sunny afternoon while a bit bored I turned a pair of black fine mesh knickers into eh, something rather more risqué, especially under a short skirt! I was having a bad day last week, went to the bathroom to ponder my bad mood and ended up in hysterics in the cubicle by myself as I had forgotten I'd put them on that day. If anything they are comedy value pants! Voilà!
Under denim cut-off's.

Flash (Where's my fucking drink?)

Ages ago! Vincent doing a shoot in the living room in my old flat. Megan rising to the challenging role of 'demanding model' so well. I love these two. Also the moments of flash looks cool on film. It's a single moment like a camera exposure but on film.