Zippora Seven

It has been a while since I have posted anything fashion related/pretty/interesting (with the exception of mini-fridges!!), so I thought I would dedicate this post to the lovely Zippora Seven, or Zippy.

I first noticed her when she modelled for New Zealand designers such as Ruby and Lonely Hearts (as blogged about here). She is gorgeous, not that tall for a model (5'6" ; 168cm), has amazing hair, and is probably my favourite model alongside Ali Michael, Hannah Glasby and Abbey Lee Kershaw.

Check her out -

 

 

 

One exam to go // Favourite blogs

I have kind of only posted about exams lately (with the exception of mini-appliances and hair) but... only 1 more exam to go! [Does a celebratory jug].

So I was thinking, since I am feeling a little uninspired, I would just link to you some of my favourite blogs. Enjoy, and I hope you find in them the beauty I do! Ha ha

fashiontoast, by Rumi Neely (which I blogged about here)

Shelley Mulshine

London Rose, by Hannah Rose

Fashion Vinyl, by Lydia (Hannah Rose's room mate)

Katherine is Awesome

And some favourite flickr's/tumblr's:

Fuck Yeah Skinny Bitch (which I like for the pretty photos. I am not pro-ana)

Marie Zucker

Lydia from Fashion Vinyl

Marie Zucker's photography

Rumi Neely from fashiontoast

hair woes

I have been wondering what to do with my hair for quite a while now as I have been red for about 5 months, plus I want to mix it up for summer! I was set on extensions but for a full head of permanent ones (clip-ins are a drag so I sold mine) it is about NZ $1000 for the hair, plus the cost of getting them put in, plus the die and cut. Anyone know where I can get a good deal?

As mentioned here, I was considering getting a colourful colour put in my hair like a bluey, aqua thing, but I think that would work best with long hair. So I have decided, I am going to go my natural colour, which I have intended to do for ages. It is just so much easier in summer - no dying needed, and I want to be a shade of blonde for summer (though I am dark blonde/ash brown now, I used to be white-blond when I was a kid) and it is just so easy maintenance being el-natural! So I am booked in to the hairdresser for a die and trim. But I was thinking, being one colour is a little boring. I hate streaks (no offence) so I was thinking of going my natural colour (see picture below) and then having it blondened at the ends. Like, have it fading into a really light blonde. Because I have wanted the faded look for ages like the Alice Dellal pic below, but once again, I think that looks best with extensions!

Wow, respect if you read this entire rant & rave. haha

Inspiration time:

My natural colour(ish)

Ali Michael, definitely up there on my list of favourite models. Photo courtesy of google images.  

Alice Dellal with amazing hair (wouldn't go for the bald patch myself though)

And in other hair related news, I have gone for the middle part! I suit a bang/front fringe, but sticking with the easy-for-summer theme, I am growing my fringe out which I have had as a side fringe for the past 5 months. And now I am wearing it as a middle part. It looks a bit off-centre in the photos I do realise. My hair looks quite brown here. It is very faded and I have extreme regrowth! Apologies. Ha ha. And the 'World's Greatest Lover' mug is a gift from friends. Also probably the worlds largest mug. Thoughts, ideas, opinions?

sooooooo hot

Today I had my English exam - 3 hours frantic writing. We are expected to do 3 essay responses, a formal writing essay, and an unfamiliar text (says it is expected to take us 40 minutes just for unfamiliar text... took me twice that). So I never ended up doing formal writing and lets just say I am not proud of my last essay which I wrote in 17 mins. Oh well, I am happy, I think I did OK and with maths last Monday there is only 4 exams to go! Ha ha joy.

Anyway, it is so hot here! I have to get out of my room now. It's like an oven! And they tell us our high today is 22 degrees (Celsius). I could not handle much more heat then this! If I am to quote my friend now, "stop writing a bloody essay and go study!"

Photo source: Shelley Mulshine's blog

Car Fridge

OH MY EFFN GOSH. I WANT IT, I WANT IT, I WANT IT! I think I might get it!

If anyone wanted to get me a Christmas present, your searching ends here!!!!
Honestly, if I could marry an object, I would run down to the store and buy a ring right now. Just call me Mrs Car Fridge.

http://www.1-day.co.nz/products/AAQBAN915#

How beneficial would this bad boy be?! Is it too small though? Waste of money? Eeeeeek. Because today me and Kevio (aka father) discovered my car has multiple cigarette lighters (which is where you plug the fridge into)! One in the boot, one in the middle and one in the front. HOLLLAAAAA!

It features a nearly 2 meter cord, door tray, removable shelf, and is only 4.5kg. Lightwieght, portable, great for road rips and the likes. It has it all! Haha

Moochi

So impressed with the Moochi Spring 2010 collection. My mums friend manages the Tauranga store so I was in there a little while ago and to my horror it is no longer all women's clothing! I used to think of it as a 'mum' store but no sir-ry! I would wear most of it. And what I thought is cool is that most of the garments from this collection are named after places/states in America like the Orleans sweater, the Alabama dress (coincidentally I was bidding on an 'Alabama dress' on Trade Me from Ruby), the Texas shorts (my favourite piece from this collection - the leather shorts in the 2nd picture) etc. I am also in love with the Georgia dress which is the black and white dress at the bottom.

 

  

 

 

coloured hair

I know coloured hair (like, colours of the rainbow type-thing) has been a trend for over a year, but only now am I really considering it for myself. My best friend, Maddie, had pink put in her blonde hair for about a year and that looked amazing but I never considered it for me. To be fair, I am pretty sure I will not be getting anything like this done (I try to be adventuress with my hair; I have been Lady GaGa white, am red now, cut it guy-short at one stage etc) but this would just be so hard to maintain and I personally don't think I could pull it off!

Here are the pictures that got me thinking:

 

 

 

 

All photos from fuckyeahskinnybitch

The first one is my favourite I think, the second and third is the most amazing colour but would be a bitch to maintain (I imagine the colour would all run out after 2 washes), in the fourth both colours are nice and subtle, and the fifth just looks like candy floss. Which I love.

the weather

The weather and I are pretty in sync lately. It has been doing what I want it to do; it has been sunny for the entirety of my last week of year 11 (which I wanted it to be because I pissed around all week), and today it is cloudy - perfect study weather. I hope it remains cloudy until the last Monday of my science exam and then BAM, the most perfect, amazing weather you could possible imagine.

Here's to hoping, haha.