Purple Hair Dont Care .... kind of

As you can see from the previous post I decided that I was going to dye my hair purple. I was a little apprehensive as I’ve only ever dyed my own hair with a foam dye before. I normally get my mum or hairdresser to dye it for me because I cannot be trusted with something that’s important to me. Yes my hair is important to me.So it was my first time dying my own hair with a proper dye. I used the Colour Vibrance from Superdrug in Very Violet (2 for £6.00) and I wanted to test it out before buying an expensive one. I’m always a bit nervous dying my hair a different colour in case i hate it , but at the end of the day it can be washed out and if went drastically wrong I could just say I was dying it for Halloween.

I wasn’t going to originally buy with dye. I was going to buy Garnier Olia Permanent Hair Colour in Deep Violet but the reviews weren’t promising.  The dye was easy to apply, although I did make a mess when washing it out. I washed it out with lukewarm water because I’ve heard using hot water damages the scalp and affects the colour . I’m happy with the results but the colour depends of the light.

In some lights the purple is clearly visible and in other lights it looks like a black cherry colour which I actually really like. This result is probably due to the fact that I still had a red colour left in from my pervious dye. I would recommend it to anyone with blonde and light brown hair as I think the colour will be more visible. I probably won’t re-use this particular dye again but go for the same colour in a different brand once the entire colour from my hair has faded completely though.

Mental Health Awareness Day ( Very personal post)

Yesterday was Mental Health Awareness Day and it’s a very close subject to me. Mental Illness runs in my family .I found out a couple of years ago that my aunt suffered from schizophrenia and it was only until last year that mental illness effected another family member who I’m extremely close to , my twin sister . In a couple of days it would be almost a year since she had the official diagnoses of being servarly anorexic. Since then it’s been the toughest year of my life. Although it’s nearly a year since her official diagnoses, she recently told me that she has been suffering with the illness since she was 15 (nearly 6 years). It’s hard to think that I didn’t know this. I should know this I’m her twin sister she tells me everything right? At the time she kept it well hidden. Looking back now I can see the warning signs. It’s hard to think looking back to when she was younger this would happen to her now. But this is the thing with mental illness it can happen to anyone at any time and at any point in their life. It’s really hard to explain to someone the daily struggle that the person with the illness goes through and how servarly it effects everyone around them. It’s even harder when the person suffering is your twin sister. The bond between twins is fascinating and unique; it’s different than the bond between other siblings. It’s really hard to explain it if you’re not a twin. Being the older twin I’ve always been protected of her and seeing her change. Not only physically but mentally into a different person has been difficult. At the time of her diagnosis I was a month into my second year at uni. I remember the endless skype sessions and calls trying to calm her down when she hit rock bottom .People have so many misconceptions of anorexia. It’s not a weight disorder it’s a mental disorder. Not only is she diagnosed with anorexia but she also suffers from anxiety and depression. At the time watching my sister slowly kill herself and not being able to do anything to help was so agonising and painful. The thought of her going to bed and not waking up the next was constantly in the back of my mind. I felt so guilty that I was going on nights out and she was stuck in her room at uni or in hospital alone and suffering. I think seeing her in hospital was the worst thing for me because that’s when I knew that the illness had fully taken control of her. I remember visiting her at oxford where she was getting treatment and trying not to cry when I saw her. 

I get so angry when I read comments telling anorexics to "just eat" or advising parents to force feed someone suffering with anorexia. Like I said before it’s a mental illness not a weight disorder. If it was that simple then Anorexia wouldn’t have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder.  It scary to think that my sister could be in the 20% that will die prematurely from of the illness.  I’m so proud to call her my sister though , She the bravest and strongest person I know and I know she can beat this xxxxx 

P.S I did get Becca's permission to post this and all stats are from be-at.co.uk

My hair histroy

Im forever changing my hair colour .I don't know what it is about dying your hair , but when I'm in a rubbish mood and feeling a bit down dying my makes me feel 10 times better.  When I was really younger I used to be naturally really blonde but it darkened over time. I've been dying my hair ever since I was 14 but only stayed with blonde shades because I was too scared to try anything too drastic. Both my sister are naturally blonde as well , and both have been braver than me and have both dyed their hair dark brown and it really suited them . During the Summer i decided it was finally time to change my hair colour drastically , so i said goodbye to my blonde hair and hello to brunette hair. The result didn't really meet my expectations , My hair doesn't really take colour very well which is annyoing when I want to change it. The first attempt didn't really live up to what I had hoped...........

It was really what I was hoping for , it looked abit mousy and faded pretty quickly. My hairdresser suggested buying a box dye which had a hint of red in it to give it more depth and richness. I went for a mahogany colour as my sister had used it before and it looked really nice on her. 

I loved the result. It was exactly how I wanted it to look like, People kept saying how nice it looked and it really suited me. The colour lasts for ages  I did have to use two boxes as my hair is really long and thick . It was worth it . Now that winter is comming  I wanted to change it again .So I've gone for a more deep violet/ plum colour . 

Superdrug have a buy one get one half price offer on all hair dyes  at the moment . So i took advantage of it and bought two of the Colour Vibrance Superdrtug dyes in Very Violet. I  must of stood there for at least 45 minutes debating between this colour and the cosmic purple color. In the end I chose the Very Violet one as the other one seemed to more a a Burgundy colour. I  only  ended up using on of them in the end , so I might just use it as a top up one one the roots or keep it as a spear for when it starts to fade.I will post the results in a later post 

You're from the 70's, but I'm a 90's bitch

Being a 90's kid I was so excited when I found out that the Venga Boys were going to be playing in Lincoln . Pretty much most of my childhood was spent making up dance routines with my sisters to Brittany , Steps , S club 7 and the Venga Boys. Just so happened it was going to be on the sports and societies night. I created the best 90's playlist and literally spent the whole listening to it. I don't even want to know what my housemates thought , it pretty much sounded like a primary school disco coming from my room . Of hockey were going to be out which made the night so much better.And in true hockey style it was pretty eventful. The theme had to obviously be 90's, Pretty much the whole team wore hair scrunchies and chokers .Everything after pre-drinks is a blur and the only memory I have of seeing the Venga Boys is through my snapchat.

Pigtails make me look about 12

Playlist Of The Month - September

The songs I've had on repeat all of September 

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

Ariana Grande - My Everything (Whole Album)

             

Charli xcx - Boom Clap 

Ella Henderson - Ghost

Sam Smith - Stay With Me

The Awkward First Post

Finally decided to start a blog , mainly to distract myself from things that are going on at the moment. Pretty sure its going to be me just moaning about stuff. I don't want it to be that though. Its pretty much just going to be a blog on my thoughts , fashion and beauty , uni life , hauls and OOTD posts. So your standard blog

Beth x