Confidence Is A Preference For The Habitual Voyeur Of What Is Known As Parklife...

Hey, so this is the second pair of earrings from 1menaturally...

Me 'n Sem did a little shoot in the park across the road from my house. I  look a little more screw faced than usual but that's mainly because it was so sunny- for once...

The light messed up these pictures but I think they actually look good with these effects...

• Top- Forever 21
• Florals Trousers- Thrifted
• Shirt- Cow Vintage
• Earrings- 1menaturally 
• Shoes- Forever 21

Gotta dash, the internet's not working at home so me and my friend are squatting in the library at my uni right now. Grim.

Remember your blog links if you comment- i'll get round to everyone eventually...

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = Lyrics to 'Parklife' by Blur)

I Like A Woman With A Future And A Past, Little Attitude Problem All Good It'll Make The Shit Last...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

I'm gonna suffer through a whole pint of nasty-ass Guiness later to celebrate!

So a few days ago I mentioned there'd be more on the earrings from my disastrous studio shoot... 

The earrings are from the Etsy shop 1MeNaturally and I was lucky enough to receive 4 pairs.

 As many of you who have blogs will know, sometimes people offer to send you stuff and you're just not feelin' it cos the designs are kinda on the lame side or simply don't fit your personal style. But I really love these earrings, they're all very big and bold with really nice prints so if you're into your accessories, check it out. 

I still haven't had my ears re-pierced so mine are all clip-ons.

Over time i'll feature all 4 pairs but today i'm starting with these gorgeous floral ones...

My beloved '90s Hammer pants...

Lots of hand-on-hip-closed-eyes action today, don't know what got into me, ha...

• Top- Forever 21
• Trousers- Cow Vintage, I think
• Shorts- Ebay
• Shoes- Vintage, from a friend
• Earrings-  http://www.etsy.com/shop/1menaturally

• Cheeks- Nars blush in Taj Mahal
• Lips- Illamasque lipstick in Blaze

What d'you think?? When my student loan drops i'm definitely gonna buy some more of these earrings- I'm always neglecting the accessories side of things. You can also have a browse of the facebook page here if you like.

In unrelated news, I was doing my weekly re-shave of the shaved bits of my hair earlier and accidentally snipped one of my braids off at the back. To make it even I had to shave a couple of my other back braids off too so i'm now working this weird undercut, ha!

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = Lyrics to 'Make Me Proud' by Drake)

Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This, There'll Be Days Like This Mama Said...

So I was talking to my friend about my blog yesterday and he asked me how often I do new posts. I told him atm not that much, weekly at best. He was pretty surprised- apparently I should be posting everyday...

Don't think i'm gonna do that but he did put a good argument forward so I dunno, maybe i'll change the style of this blog a little and start rationing my material out better and meating it out by including other people's stuff more too. I've recently discovered some photographers I really love and it might be nice to stick some of their work up from time to time, share some of my inspiration etc etc- which is actually what I set out to do initially before losing my way lol. Dunno, watch this space...

Anyway here's a pic of me. With a braids bun. In lots of different colours. I know i'm wearing the same top I was wearing only a few posts ago but I didn't remember that when I took this photo so shhhhhhhhh!!...

Night night

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = lyrics to ' Mama Said' by The Shirelles)

Turn Down The Lights, Turn Down The Bed, Turn Down These Voices Inside My Head...

What a day yesterday was!!!... I tried to do my first studio shoot at my friend's uni and well, it just didn't go to plan...

1. Thanks to my running on Black Time, we arrived at the studios 40 minutes late. The technicians were less than impressed and had given our studio to some lanky group of guys so we ended up having to work in an inferior studio...
2.  I insisted on having a black background cos you always see studio shots with white backgrounds and I wanted to do something different. Mistake- black hair, black hold-ups and black shoes don't exactly work well against a black background.
3. We didn't have time to get the lighting right so my skin tone isn't right either (too light in these pics)...

In fact, there were so many problems i'm not even gonna continue rambling on with this list. I'm sure if you're bothering to read this you can sense my frustration. Basically in the end we had less than 30 minutes to actually shoot- against a background that was camouflaging half of my outfit...

I feel like if I had a daytime TV show, this would be the publicity shot, smh...

• Lace top- Forever 21
• Sheer skirt- Primarni & DIY
• Floral shoes- Forever 21
• Shorts- Cow & DIY
• Hold ups- Primarni
• Brogues- Primarni
• Both sets of earrings- http://www.etsy.com/shop/1menaturally - MORE ON THESE FAB EARRINGS IN A LATER POST!! 

• Lips- Illamasque lipstick in Pristine

... So yeah, working the gormless/cheesy look like a pro. The only thing I like is how my lace top photographed. Can't say i'm a fan of the studio experience but i'll probably give it another go...

The moral of the story is, whatever your racial background, leave Black Time for church events and going to the gym.

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = Lyrics to 'I Can't Make You Love Me' by Bonnie Raitt)

I Could've Been A Princess, You'd Be A King, Could've Had A Castle And Wore A Ring...

I don't know how many of you read i-D but it's one of my favourite magazines. They have loads of great editorials and in the Pre-Spring issue I was especially struck by the stunning portraits of Chinese models photographed by the incredible Chen Man.

They've stayed on my mind since I bought the issue last month, might have to buy another one so I can tear a few out to stick up on my wall.

Here are my favourites...

Really love them, what d'you think??

You can have a look at all 12 portraits here, i'd highly recommend it.

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = lyrics to 'Princess of China' by Coldplay & Rihanna)

If You Should Ever Leave Me, Though Life Would Still Go On Believe Me, The World Could Show Nothing To Me, So What Good Would Living Do Me??...

Well yesterday I said i'd do another post to show my new braids... Unfortunately by the time I got round to close-ups the sun had started to go down and the dull, artificial glare of my lights combined with the glimmers of sunlight still leaking through the window was just making everything look very shadowy and crap. S yeah, i'll try and do those head shots tomorrow or over the weekend...

For now you'll have to be satisfied with these images of me wearing knee highs for the first time EVER!!

(Please try and contain your excitement)...

• Fringed top- Forever 21
• Leather shorts- Topshop
• Floral knee highs- Primark
• Floral shoes- Forever 21
• Bag- Vintage, Oldham St
• Glasses- Primark
• Bangle- I think, but not positive, it was from Shared Earth in Manchester

• Lips- Sleek lipstick in Naked & Lancome lip gloss in Grapefruit
• Cheeks- Nars blush in Taj Mahal

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = Lyrics to possibly my favourite song, 'God Only Knows' by The Beach Boys)

Return Of The Mack... You Know That I'll Be Back...

So, what's the best course of action when faced with 2 essay deadlines within a week that you haven't even started properly... To slick on the most outrageous lipstick you own (a shimmery, gold Illamasque lipstick  called Trash) and sit and plait your hair for several hours... Of course...

I just can't resist the pull of braids!!... When I don't have them in I start craving them and before I know it i'm spending hours browsing enviously through pictures of people with braids on tumblr!

I've done them essentially the same as last time, 1B in colour and super long... Only difference is that now I have some of the other side of my head shaved as well.

If I have time i'll do a better post of my new 'do tomorrow.

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = lyrics to 'Return of The Mack' by Mark Morrison)