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Adele, photographed by Steven Meisel and styled by Edward Enninful for Vogue UK November 2021

Pt. II

Sharing this for everything that is happening in London and sadly all over the world

Read carefully

Drunk on setraline is interesting

Spiralling. Didn't want to get out of bed. Forced self to get up and eat. Tooth has cracked on a bastard bran flake. 100 quid to fix. Fml.

Nikkie de Jager wears a dress paying tribute to Marsha P Johnson

...at the Met Gala 2021 - 'In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion'.

The 'P' in Johnson's name stood for 'Pay It No Mind', which can be seen embroidered on the ribbon. The flower crown references the most well-known photograph of this transgender icon.

Still complete hair goals

Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz

Clueless (1995)

i think the flavor of fro yo that you usually go for says a lot about your personality

This outfit is stunning.

New velcros arrived. Imagined myself sat looking effortlessly glam in a 50s manner. Reality is a mad scarecrow looking back at me in the mirror.

Day two of curly girl method- how quickly will I get used to not brushing my curls and how do people smooth the crown as I feel like I am bedraggled

The Basic Rules Of The Curly Girl Method

This is a short and simple guide of the do's and don'ts of the CGM!

1. This is probably the most important one. Don't use any products with harmful chemicals like sulfats and silicones. To check if your product is CG friendly, use this website...

http://www.isitcg.com/

2. Only wet brush your hair. dry brushing will break your hair and get ri of your beautiful curls!

3. Use a cotton t-shirt instead of a towel on your hair.

4. Don't use any heat on your hair. This includes everything but hair diffusers on low heat, or a hairdryer on low heat when you're plopping. Another little hack is using a sift on your hair while hairdrying.

5. Wash your hair in luke warm to cold water. This will really help cut back on frizz!

These are the simple rules, but if you want more in depth tips on how to do it, check out my other post! Thanks for reading and I wish you well on your Curly Girl Jounrey! ❤

10 Easy & Quick Steps On How To Get Volumous Hair With Minimal Effort

If you're anything like me, then volume is probably something you've struggled with when starting your curly girl journey, or maybe it's something you still struggle with? There's a bunch of different products out there to help, but if you're on a budget or don't want to spend any more, look no further!

Just after washing your hair, scrunch as much of the water as you can out with your hands.

If your hair gets oily easily, don't apply mousse or gel directly near your roots. This will weigh them down.

When applying mousse/gel, flip your hair to one side, then apply. Then do the same to ther other side and lastly do it upside down.

After doing your final steps after your wash (for me that is after mousse) do NOT touch your hair too much, especially near the root. This flattens mine and they don't curl up well after!

By cheap alligator clips for your hair (the double prong ones). These only cost a few dollars and are really helpful when it comes to lifting up those gorgeous curls at the roots.

Don't over do it with the plopping. I find that this can flatten my roots.

Pineapple your hair overnight. This creates volume and there's tons of tutorials on YouTube on how to do it.

If you need your hair to look great next-day then I have the perfect trick that always works. Wash it the day before your event, and instead of scrunching out the mousse/gel, leave it in and pineapple your hair overnight. Then on the next day, scrunch it out an you'll be sure to have amazing curls that hold for days!

When scrunching out the crunch, do it with your hair flipped over to the side instead of upside down. I have no idea why this works, but my hair started having amazing results after I did this.

Apply a little bit of hair oil in scrunching motions to lift it up. This also helps control frizz very well. Make sure to not apple to roots.

I really hope that this has been helpful and that you guys can learn a few tips and tricks that have really helped me along my curly girl journey so far! Thank you so much for supporting this blog! ❤❤❤

Tips For Starting The Curly Girl Method

1. Don't buy tons of products and spend heaps of money, just a co-wash and mouuse or gel works great, and you can exand as you go!

2. Use a scalp brush! These things are miracles- especially if you have really oily hair like me! They also will also cut extend the number of days between your washes!

3. Just use a cotton t-shirt for drying. Many people invest in a perfect hair care towel, but why not just use what you've got?

4. For great curl clumps, use your hands to micro-plop as much water as you can out of them when you're in the shower, and then apply mousse or gel and micro-plop again.

5. I get great results out of washing my hair in the evening and putting it up in a pineapple when it's not fully dry. This keeps the mousse and volume in so when you wake up, it's not only dry but the scrunching gives you AMAZING curls. I never used to do this but now I love it!

6. You don't need a satin pillowcase or bonet. Literally just pineapple your hair in the night and your hair will be as good as new in the morning!

7. Don't tire yourself out with the CGM. It's easy to get lost in a spiral of possibilities but if you read my previously post, you'll see that it's so simple to do if you keep it that way!

So, I hope you've learnt something from this and I can inspire you and help you out on your curly girl journey ❤

“Every day is a new day and you’ve got to just go with the flow.”- Lorraine Massey, Curly Girl: The Handbook

Now this looks amazing - imagining the boots and winter coat to go with it

Love this quote but which book is it from because I don't remember it being the little Prince?

“Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry