Pastel Mess

Stop me if you've heard this one before- A girl walks into a hair salon, deciding that since she is headed to Europe for the first time ever in her life she is in dire need of a little make over, in which she will be returning her currently blonde locks into some shiny strawberry blonde ones.

Four hours later and with her purse considerably a little lighter, she leaves the salon (supposedly one of the better salons in NZ) looking like an Oompa-Loompa's cousin with bright pastel orange hair. Deciding to head to a bar for a drink to drown out her sorrows, the girl is greeted by the waitress who feeling the need to say something, manages in a feeble voice "Oh I love your hair... it's different".

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives...

Beehives & A Golden Dawn

This is how I looked on Saturday night when Emmily and myself headed out in search of an elusive green door on Ponsonby Road that would lead us to a trendy little bar that I had come across in an interview I read earlier in the week- The Golden Dawn.

It actually turned out to be a terribly wonderful evening filled with dancing, meeting some lovely folks and even a few magic tricks. Unfortunately I left my poor camera at home and so you'll just have to imagine how the night looked.

The Mint Green Dress

Hello Hello! Maybe it is just because I slept way too long last night or that I know something exciting is coming up, but I'm feeling refreshed and filled with the hope that some creative inspiration is on the horizon, after weeks of feeling somewhat blah.

Or then again maybe it is because I found one of the nicest dresses I have seen in a long time today! It is a little bit green, a little bit 1950's, a little bit lace, a little more then I wanted to spend and a little bit perfect! Isn't she lovely?

Oh and on a side note, I am very much aware that I have mispelled "clothes" on my label for "Cloths and Beauty Stuff"- what can I say, I must have been having an off day. But thanks for the many people who felt the need to let me know anyway. I have decided that what Disappear Here needs is a much needed make over, which will be happening soon so watch this space!

Back To Blonde

Okay so I know it seems like all I have posted about this last week has been hair related topics, but I promise this is the last one.

Come see all, the first result of me going from Red to Blonde. I'm pretty pleased with it for the moment, even though it looks a bit streaky now, I'm assured next time it will look better.

Au Revoir Folks!

Blonde Blonde Blonde

With the change of weather, comes the need for a change of image and so with this is mind (as I previously mentioned) tomorrow I will begin the start of my transformation from red to blonde.

So while I anxiously twiddle my thumbs and hope that my hair does not fall out of my head completely tomorrow- here is some blonde inspiration for us all to pine over.

Happy Weekend Folks!

The Hair Evolution Of Fee

I have recently decided that with the arrival of Spring, it is time for me to start the somewhat long and arduous journey, that is going from red hair back to blonde. No easy feat to be sure, I was once told from a hair dresser that red is the hardest colour to dispel completely from a person's hair once it is in there- especially if you do not want to strip the hair entirely, which I most certainly do not, as I think I would be left with a few wispy strands over an otherwise bald head if I did (picture Riff Raff from the Rocky Horror).

So the only other option? Foils, foils and more foils- yes it appears I'll have to slowly go up in stages over the next few months, starting with my first appointment this Saturday, so wish me luck!

In the mean time I thought it might be nice to take you all along on a journey of hair- my hair to be more exact. I'm pretty sure I have come close to having nearly every colour on my head at some point- including black (which it appears I must have hidden nearly every photo from that time as I couldn't find any- probably a good thing).

Ahhh I look forward to the day when I will just let my natural colour shine through and be done with all this hair colouring nonsense. But for now...

Maroon Hair- argh

Brunette - I was told I looked terminally ill a lot around this time

Blondie - I used to be a serial 'face puller' when photo's were taken

Strawberry Blonde

Ash Blonde- closest to my natural colour

And of course Red Head

Mad Crushin' On Orla Kiely

Spring Spring Spring, the most wonderful time of the year! And what could make my already promising springtime even better you might ask? Well adding one of these enchanting Orla Kiely creations to my wardrobe might be one way.

Aren't they just lovely? I can already envision myself in one of these magical dresses, skipping through a vast field of tulips and daffodils, whilst singing along to something perfectly airy and upbeat. But now I guess with an average price tag of six hundred dollars each, my day dreams will have to do for now. Dang!

A Change In The Air

Don't you just love those weekends where you have absolutely nothing planned and then by way of chance you end up having an even better time then you probably would have if you had planned a whole lot of things to occupy yourself with?

This is what my Saturday night turned out to be like after meeting up with an old work colleague for what was going to be a casual drink with some friends- but instead was full of dancing, climbing fences and even some late night karaoke!

Of course being me, I left my camera at home and so instead you get to see the somewhat less interesting R & R recovery operation that took place last night at the Blue Bird Inn.

How nice would it be to work at an establishment where you have your own sticker.

Lackluster Hair & Demon Chicken

Just another Manic Monday. I hope everybody's weekend was a bit more exciting then mine, which consisted mainly of sleeping off the flu, watching Scream 4 at the theatre and me and Sinead trying to save a few dollars by cutting out a trip to the hairdresser's and preening our own locks at home- the latter of which had mixed results.

I could probably count the amount of times I have coloured my hair at home on one hand over the last few years and it is not because I don't think people can successfully dye their own locks, but because I find going to a salon just takes the guess work out of achieving your desired colour and tones- assuming you have a good hairdresser of course.

But as it goes I decided to try it anyway, so I headed over to the Beauty Supply Outlet, which is a store that carries professional salon products available to the public, and went with a dye from Wella called Colour Charm. On the advice of the stylist, I decided to mix two different colours- one called Apricot and the other called Red Titan Blonde.

The results are somewhat subtle, but it has still evened out my fading colour which is what I was hoping for. The real tragedy of this story though is my failed attempt at trimming my own bangs- I got a little scissor happy and it is now dreadfully short. Lets hope it grows back asap.

Tis The Season For Swimwear

With the arrival of Spring just a week or so ago and the weather finally beginning to heat up, me thinks it is time for me to prepare my wardrobe and invest in a new swimsuit. To be honest with you all I can not remember the last time I even owned a proper swimsuit, I usually end up in a mismatched ensemble of shorts and whatever else I can scramble together when there is swimming involved- But not this year!

After a weeks of scanning the shelves and various websites for the perfect bathing suit, I think I may have finally found it on Modcloth. It is a perfect, red with white polka dots, pin up style, two piece by Esther Williams which embodies everything I was looking for in a summer suit- high waisted, classic movie star glamour! But of course one of the trials and tribulations with falling in what must be the most common size category for woman means that they are currently sold out of this style in my size.

So I am currently torn between waiting for that lovely little email that will inform me that they have indeed received more of these drool-worthy creations in my size or investing in a different style of suit, probably out of the selection below. Opinions please!?

A Spot Of Vintage & Jane Eyre

I do hope everybody had a swell weekend! Mine was delightful, perhaps a little bit shorter then usual, but still delightful. Saturday was spent with the lovely Sinead strolling down Queen street for lunch at possibly the best Indian Restaurant I am yet to come across in my life, Little India.

After lunch we continued our stroll into Chinatown, stopping by Black Market Vintage on the way, where I found a wonderful brightly coloured floral skirt just in time for the start of Spring and Sinead found a funky dress with a velvet top and tartan patterned skirt that reminds me of something that might have been worn to a prom in the 80's.

On Sunday we decided we were in the mood to watch something terribly romantic, so we headed to Varsity theatres to see the newest adaptation of Jane Eyre which stars Mia Wasikowska- it was truly a very lovely film, one day I must get around to reading the book.

Surrendering To Scents

I am a sucker for perfumes- I love the bottles, I love the commercials (Audrey Tautou in the Chanel one was sooo divine!) and I love how different scents can make you feel a certain way and improve an outfit. I'm constantly on the look out for wonderful new perfumes and one day I shall have an entire room in my house that will be a sort of library of scents- or at least a bookshelf of scents (-:

Anywho here's the three perfumes that I am wearing at the moment...

I came across Vizzari when I was waiting for a plane at Dubai Airport, I had been in a Duty Free Store for close to 20 minutes trying to sniff out a nice perfume, to the point where all the scents had kind of morphed into just one and so I was going by the appearance of the bottles. It's a classic scent that lingers and gets a lot of people telling me I smell good.

I was given Parisienne from my beautiful sister Jessica when I returned home for this Christmas just past. At first I thought maybe it was a bit too sweet for me, but now I've definitely warmed to it and it's candy type scent. Sweet Sweet Candy.

Wood Dsquared is the latest addition to my small but pleasant collection of scents, I actually read about it on a blog some time ago and was intrigued. Like the name might suggest, Dsquared has a soft floral scent with an almost woody tinge to it. Very nice.