Friday, 31 October 2014

Rockabilly Inspired Hairstyles


Hey guys!

So recently I've been loving vintage / rockabilly hairstyles, which I have become some of my "go to" looks. They look somewhat challenging but when you get the hang of it then are so easy and look amazing, cute and pretty!
I will be leaving links at the bottom to the videos and YouTube channels which inspired and helped me learn! 

Pompadour

This style has to be my most work look. It's quick, easy and looks lovely for when you want your hair/ fringe off your face ( like on those bad hair days). This stlyle can be worn with your hair down or up in a ponytail or messy bun and accessorised with a bandanna or small fower (or any clip in hair accessory like a bow or headpiece).  








Front Pin Curl 

This has to be my second vintage "go to" style. It takes a few attempts and practises to achieve a satisfactory curl, but once you're happy with it, it looks cute and gives you a whole vintage look. Like the Pompadour this style can be worn with your hair up or down with curly hair and accessorised with a flower, bandanna or headpiece. When I do this style I tent to just do a single curl at the front of my head- but you can get creative and add multiple curls to create a more artistic Pin Up Rockabilly look (similar victory rolls). 




Pomp Curl

This style is cross between the Pompadour and Front Pin Curl. Instead of rolling from the side you roll the hair back to create the pompadour and curl (will be explained in the link at the end). This style looks great pinned up and really emphasises the whole vintage look. Again Like the other two this looks great with a Flower, Bandanna or headpiece. 






Victory Rolls

This style has to be one of the most common and iconic vintage and Rockabilly hairstyles. Every time I see pictures I just simply fall in love! For me I feel that this is a more going out rather than casual style  but its lovely neither the less! (I've never really attempted it as much as the others so sorry if it's not top quality).  After many experiments this image was the outcome and the once I am most proud of!
As the rolls are positioned at the top of my head I decided to accessorise with a small flower but like the other three any hair piece, scarf or bandanna will look lovely with this style and really give you a whole Vintage, Retro and Rockabilly look! (I shall defiantly be wearing it when I go out to Rock N Roll nights or parties).


Video Tutorials Used:








Please feel free to tweet or tag me in any Instagram posts of your attempts I would love to see them! Happy experimenting!
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Jess ❤






Sunday, 12 October 2014

Favourite Lipsticks




For me Lipsticks and Lip glosses have become a huge part of my look whether it's for going out, casual or for effect, I am rarely seen out and about bare lipped! I realised the other day that I have built up quite a collection but I still tend to wear the same ones over and over, so I thought I would share them with you! ( Some of the paint work has faded on some due to me taking them around in my bag).  

Lipsticks:



 ❤ Rimmel Kate moss "107" 




 ❤ Rimmel Kate moss "01" 



❤ Collection "3 sugar plumb"


 ❤ L'oreal caresse "06 Aphrodite Scarlett"



Revlon "447 black cherry"



Topshop "Beguiled"



Collection lip butter "3 vintage rose"



❤ Rimmel lip butter 

Lip glosses :



Tanya burr "vampire kiss"



Tanya burr "smile, dream ,sparkle"



Maybeline colour sensational lip gloss "420 glorious grapefruit 



Rimmel vinyl gloss "pin up"



L'oreal glam shine " 407 magnetic nude glow"



Rimmel apocalips "400 Big Bang"

As you can tell some of those have been used quite a lot and they are all similar colours and shades  (As most of the glosses are worn over the lipsticks to give it that extra shine!) and as Autumn and Winter approaches now is the perfect time to bring out the Reds, Darks and berry shades! 

Jess 




Sunday, 5 October 2014

Quick Update And A New Beginning!!!

Hello everybody!

This is just a quick post to update you all on what's going to happen over the next month, and a little abit about what's happened to this blog! As you can see I have changed the layout and URL of my blog. 

Reasons for the change in name!

I decided to change from "flower-crowns-and-pygmy-puffs" to "pin-curls-and-rockabilly-girls" because I didn't really feel like it was "Me" any more... after coming back from a break the name didn't really appeal to me so i decided to have a make over. Even though these things have changed my posts will still be around the same Fashion, Beauty and life topics as before... plus a few extras! (listed below). 

Ok so first things first! - lack of updates! 

I have realised that this year has been quite quiet on this blog and I apologise for being absent! I have made a few posts which were meant to go up,
But due to a few things that happened I was unable to upload ( explained below). 

1. This year has been quite rough for me and I've been having a really hard time with stress, depression and a little bit of anxiety!  There was a lot of thins which contributed to the cause ( which I won't mention) but all these things got on top of me which lead to a kind of breakdown where I simply shut everything out and stopped doing a lot of things. 

2. School and A-levels just took over my life! I had so much stuff to do in so little time ( contributed to above). Because of this I just couldn't find the time to write posts or even upload anything to here. 

3. As well as school my job become a huge part of my life. When I wasn't doing school stuff I was at work ( getting in those overtime hours ;) .... Not that fun at all). 

Ok so explanation over! Here's what's going to happen next ....

1. Remember I mentioned I had a few posts I didn't upload ? Well during the course of this month I shall be uploading posts from summer both throwbacks an small changes which occurred.

2. I shall be posting on a weeklyish schedule - balancing with work and school ( so most pro my Sundays). 

3. The reason for the return it because  recently I have been watching zoella's vlogs which has made me motivated and   Inspired to start things up again! And it made me realise how much I enjoyed and missed blogging! 

4. During my time away my style has changed a little.. I still love pretty collars, flower crowns and my lush products (still addicted!).  But recently I have a huge love for all things 1950s, vintage and rockabilly- clothes, hair, house wear, music etc ... I'm just in love! So these things will be making an appearance sometime soon! 

Ramble over haha! Thank you to everyone who takes time to read ... Feel free to visit any of my social sites and contact me :) 

Love you all! - see you soon!
   ❤



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