A good hair day and a black bohemian skirt

 Thank you all for your wonderful and warm welcome! It's good to be back and I'm ready for some serious blogging! This new haircut is so old that it now needs a new haircut, but back when I had it - all new and fresh - it felt so great I had to tell you!! 

 My relationship with my hair is a love-hate one, described in many posts before: I used to have short hair. I looked great! Then I grew older and I got comments like: "you look like a 5-year-old" or "it's just not classy" e.t.c. (the comments may appear harsh, but we're Greek! We can handle the truth and we prefer it that way. They were coming from friends or colleagues). I grew them long - people like it better. They take you more seriously. I kept them long. I prefer them short. End of story.

 So... I'm not your normal blogger that would give out advice for hair! But then a good hair cut like that comes and I'm instantly an expert!! I realized that my long curly hair look... pretty damn cool! And I didn't even have to style them or anything!

 Combined with a black bohemian skirt, a studded skinny belt and a graphic tee you're ready to go! Here's what you do if you have hair like mine! 

 Tips for dry and curly hair:

1. Use a wide-tooth comb to detangle hair, preferably when they are dry (like before the shower). You minimize the risk of split ends and breakage.

2. Once a week give them a mask treatment with olive oil or almond oil. Simply massage it around your hair, wrap a towel and leave it from 15-30 min. (depending on the dryness). Rinse and shampoo twice. It does wonders!!

3. To refresh the curls the next morning, simply give them a few sprays of a leave-in conditioner. If you're too lazy or too unemployed like me to buy that, you can make your own! Use a teaspoon of your favorite conditioner, a few drops of oil (olive, almond, coconut, jojoba or any other natural oil) and a cup of water. Put in an empty bottle and shake!! Enjoy!

4. Careful on the towel- drying! You don't want to damage your hair! Just wrap a towel turban-style and leave it for 10 min. to absorb the water. Do not rub your hair with the towel! Ever.

See? Nice and soft curls!

 

 I hope I helped you a little bit with your bad hair days! Maybe you know the tips already, but I had to learn them pretty recently!! See you around! 

Quickie outfit and some earrings

 Hi friends! Thanks for all your nice comments about my hand getting better (tendinitis) and the positive feedback my jewellery is getting! It gives me a lot of hope!! 

 Here's the outfit I wore a couple of nights ago, to go to the Nafplio Rock Festival. It's a small music event where local bands gather once a year and perform live by the sea! So I wore a comfortable, wide skirt, which allowed to move freely and just lay on the sand!!

 The skirt theme is pink flowers, so I made those earrings to match!! And here's an ugly pic from the concert - I broke my camera on top of everything - so more ugly pics will follow for sure! 

 See you next time!

Keep walking.... and remixing!

 Hey guys! I want to thank each and every one of you for all your love and support during my 3 months of blogging! I feel I've made some real friends already and I'm very happy to see some response over my designs or on days of pure panic like yesterday! So thank you all! - you're all unique and very cool people and I appreciate every single comment!! 

 After the shock of my previous posts, on to happy sartorial subjects: Spring is gonna be here soon oficially and to stay. I'm out of excuses for still remixing winter clothes!! So, I'm determined to finish my remix this week, with only one month of delay!!! (famous for my punctuality - hihihi)

 By the end of the week - just as you're getting fed up by seeing me all over the place - we'll get back to creativity, normality and finding a style for this blog and a place for every little witch and tiny wizard of this planet!!

New jewellery I've made!! Purple glass and some green beads, wire, ribbon, chain & patience!

 But.... one step at a time and back to outfits! 

Three ways to wear a plain black skirt: for the office, for a drink/lunch/dinner and a more casual one (for shopping?)

1st Outfit:

Skirt - Attrativo

Tee - Calzedonia

Grey cardigan - Urban Outfitters

Scarf - Urban Outfitters

Black Studded Belt -U.O.

Shoes - Hunter

Bag - Hunter

Ring and necklace - Handmade by me

Coat - mommy's gift

 

 I'm going "French" for the second outfit! I really like this cheap old tee (15 euro/local store) and when I'm wearing it I get a "Parisien" feeling. I couldn't really explain why, it was just feeling French... Then I read this very cool post of Jess, that explains the history of Breton stripes and guess what?? They originally came from France! Now I can feel "Parisien" and have a reason!!

Close up of new earrings I've made/ my Breton stripes are gold-ish!

2nd Outfit: 

Skirt - Attrativo

Tee - Local store

Belt - French Connection (Asos)

Shoes - Hunter

Earrings - Handmade by me

Green Satin Rose Pin - from the boutique I used to work

 

 More stripes, this time featured on a multicoloured scarf that matches my new "Candy girl" bracelets (the previous ones seen here). That's me trying to pose "Tyra" style (ha) and failing miserably!!

3rd Outfit:

Skirt - Attrativo

White tee - too old to remember

Grey tee - Asos Maternity

Jean jacket - Ysatis

Scarf - a gift 

Belt  - local store

Shoes - everyday flats

Bracelets - Handmade by me

(Need more inspiration for your old, boring,black skirt? Click here and here !) 

Bye-Bye now....!