It’s hard to believe it but last week marked a year since Matt and I moved to the UK. When August 15th came, I was filled with a lot of mixed emotions: happiness in reflecting on what a incredible year it’s been, pride for what I’ve achieved, learnt […]
I count myself very lucky that when I moved to London a year ago from my home of New Zealand, I already had a friend who had also recently moved. Jaimee (aka @sodafontaine) and I had known eachother for a while but most time spent together up to […]
I’ve been getting A LOT of questions about my hair colour lately so I thought I would create a blog post dedicated to answering some of them – with a few added tips as well! Firstly, I would like to remind everyone that I am a fully trained hairdresser even […]
There’s something about gingham. It’s such a simple pattern but can be so versatile and it really is perfect for summer. When I think of gingham, it’s usually the traditional colourway of red and white but I really love the pink alternative on the Campbell Crafts Pink Gingham […]
Fresh up on YouTube today is my very first Get Ready With Me video! I filmed my preparations for the recent Pinup Picnic in the Park event here in London. Unfortunately even though the weather was nice in the morning when this was filmed, it took a major turn […]
I was ridiculously excited to hear that Erstwilder had a Grease themed collection coming out! Grease was a favourite movie of mine growing up and one of the few early influences to the 50s style. I’ve only really realized it in recent years but I’m sure that’s where […]
I recently hit the milestone of 10,000 subscribers on my YouTube Channel and to celebrate, I’ve launched a giveaway sponsored by five of my favorite brands! Splendette, Besame Cosmetics, Kenra Professional, What Katie Did and Vixen by Micheline Pitt. If you’d like to know what exactly the prizes […]
Normally I try to do this at the end of each month but June was so crazy busy for me, I was hardly at home that before I knew it, I was a week into July and realised I’d completely forgotten about this post! So today you get […]
One of the perils of getting to model for companies like TopVintage is that inevitably, you end up falling in love with countless dresses! (Although let’s be fair, it’s a ‘peril’ in the best kind of way!) I love travelling to TopVintage HQ in The Netherlands as they […]
I’ve been a committed sponge roller setter for years and have been more than happy with my results. However when I was up at I Love Lucie’s a few weekends ago, she raved about bendy rollers and the results they give so I thought I would give them […]
