Hairspiration

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Gwen Stefani

She was the epitome of grunge in the 1990s, fronting the ska punk band No Doubt. As you can see from the pictures below, she wasn't afraid of bright colours! There's no denying that she can pull it off though, because she is insanely hot and basically, I want to be her... and, I want to look like she does at 40!

And look at her now! If only I could get away with this hair do...

...and heres a few of my favourite No Doubt tunes

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Pierrot Le Fou

If you're like me and missing the summer already, here is some summer inspiration in stills from the 1965 french new wave film Perrot Le Fou. I really enjoy watching this film, because aesthetically it is beautiful. It's about a couple who live a very unorthodox life, always on the run. I  absolutely love the primary colours used throughout and of course the beautiful setting of Southern France. Most of all, I'm obsessed with Anna Karenina, who plays Marriane. She is so unbelievably beautiful, and I'm crazy jealous of her care-free french style she's got going on.

 

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Beautiful Braids

Sometimes we need some hair inspiration, so I'm focusing on beautiful braids. I absolutely love weird and wonderful braids in hair, I think it looks so lovely and feminine. For me, a big messy braid wrapped round your head is the perfect hairstyle for your wedding day! (milk maid braid displayed on Drew Barrymore and Ashley Olsen below) A small cute plait at the front of your hair is always an easy way to make your hair more interesting, or if you're having a really bad hair day you can try a fishtail braid (both displayed on me below).

      

perfect go-to hairstyle for festivals!

...or for holiday!

Heres a picture from Vogue fashion night out at Opening Ceremony in Covent Garden, there were girls from Bleach available to do crazy Korean pop hair styles. I went for orange braided horns and my friend Eloise went for the wacky colourful braids.

I know not everyone has the braiding gift, it normally helps when you've had long hair for most your life and lots of practice. I'm not a master in braiding just yet, but I do love to experiment and practice with my own hair. Looking through pictures on the internet, I'm amazed at all the different varieties of braids. Like this one below, I don't understand it but it blows my mind!

this one looks easy to do!

perfect wedding hair!

this is so simple yet pretty!

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If you want to know how to do a milk maid braid, here is an easy tutorial: