Sunday 14 April 2013

Motel Street Team Stylist Hunt!

MOTEL ROCKS STYLIST

Dress- £42 (Motel)
Satchel- £99 (Motel)
Lipstick- £5.49 (Boots)
Models Own nail polish- £5 (Motel)

"Dusk till dawn in Motel - DAYTIME"
To get 20% discount at MOTEL enter code 'staceycraig' at checkout!

When I saw this MOTEL ROCKS task appear in my inbox I was so excited to get stuck into it! I'm an aspiring stylist so this task was perfect for me and the rewards for the winner are amazing. For this part of the task I have designed my perfect ‘Spring Look’. So this is what I picked and I would 100% wear everything from the outfit I’ve chosen, as it’s totally me (if only I had the funds).

I can imagine this being the perfect outfit for them warmer spring days (if they ever come). Denim dresses are very popular at the moment and this one is perfect with short sleeves, I'm more comfortable in things with sleeves rather than sleeveless! The dress paired with cherry red Dr. Martens and satchel will also look beautiful, imagine wearing this to a festival or a day date with friends, just amazing, I really love this outfit. Can I also add… how brilliant are these sunglasses?! I saw them when they were first new to the Motel site and I fell straight into love with them, so vintage.
 

Wednesday 10 April 2013

Sleep in Rollers Review!

Hey lovelies, hope everyone’s well? I got these rollers as a birthday present from my brother in January but haven’t posted about them until now because I wanted to get a better after picture of my hair. I’ve only ever used these properly (full head) twice as they are a bit time consuming, but I use 2 or 4 every time I'm going for a night out just to curl the front of my hair. I do find these pretty pink things come in useful; I put them in a few hours before going out to get added volume and curl. I've decided to do a REVIEW of these SLEEP-IN ROLLERS for any of you thinking of purchasing :)
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SLEEP ROLLERS IN! This picture was before bed.
This was the result the next MORNING! Still pretty perfect after a nights sleep, right?
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The final result, all curled up with added volume!
Final result from Sleep in Rollers!!!

  • Section your hair into three parts, equal side sections and then one section through the centre
  • Begin with the middle section, I start with the front and take about a 2cm width section and begin to curl around the roller from the end upwards to the root, there’s then a gap between the roller and cover/velcro to slot in your grip/clip.
  • Continue this for the whole front section going from front to back, each 2/3 cm width around the roller- you should get about 4 rollers filling this part
  • Then do the exact same with both side parted sections from top to bottom of the parted sections, and again for the back of the hair, this bit can get a bit difficult so usually I just curl the back with curlers
  • Leave curlers in overnight, or throughout the day (minimum of 4 hours I’d say)
  • Remove grips and rollers starting from the bottom/underneath of the head working your way upwards- when removing twist curl around your finger to fall into place, add some hairspray!!
Pro's
+ These curlers give you loads of volume in your hair, if you’re someone who finds it hard to add volume to flat hair then these would be great for you
+ Curls stay in place for longer
+ After wearing these in bed and tossing and turning they stay in perfect place, they practically look as neat when you wake up as they do when you put them; I was very surprised!
+ Kirby grips/clips slide in perfectly between the rollers to hold your hair firmly in place around the roller
+ These Velcro rollers are soft and squidgy which helps with comfort
+ Sleep in Rollers offer free delivery when you spend £17.95 (I love free delivery)

Con's
- These can be a bit of a nightmare to sleep in, however since as long as I can remember my sister has always told me pain is beauty- definitely in this case. I didn’t find it unbearable to sleep with these in (like some reviews I’ve read have said) but I did wake a few times in the night with discomfort but fell back to sleep straight away
- My neck was a bit achy in the morning, but noting I couldn’t handle. Pain is beauty!!
- These are quite pricey, I think you can pick up similar curlers from somewhere like boots for a cheaper price

Top Tips
  • Add a bit of mousse to your hair before hand; this keep curls in place longer
  • Hairspray rolled hair while rollers are still in to keep shape stronger
  • Roll the rollers from end to root of hair tightly
  • If you want curled hair for a night out I would advise putting these in early in the morning, then letting them set throughout the day rather than sleeping with them in
  • If you do sleep with them in, position a pillow under your neck to fill the gap where there aren’t any curlers otherwise it’s like your neck hasn’t got anything to rest on (if that makes sense)
  • Go over any messy/wavy curls with hot hair curlers after you’ve taken your rollers out
  • Use a good strong hairspray on finished curls!!!

"GOODBYE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, HELLO GREAT HAIR!!!"

 Hope this helps if you're deciding on purchasing some of these (you can buy Sleep in Rollers here)
 
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Friday 5 April 2013

Virtual Dressing Room!

A styled outfit from the H&M virtual dressing room gadget
The first outfit I created - Front
A styled outfit from the H&M virtual dressing room gadget
The first outfit I created- Back

(You can click on the prices for the link to the H&M product)

I was recently browsing H&M’s website when I discovered this VIRTUAL DRESSING ROOM and I think it’s safe to say I was pretty amazed by this! I never realised H&M offered this little technological piece and I just think it’s such an easy way to put together an outfit without even needing to go into the store. I love that you can also get style inspirations from this by putting together pieces to create the perfect outfit. 

I absolutely love FASHION STYLING so you can imagine how much time I ended up spending on this little gadget! This lets you easily mix and match and change items when you like to adjust the outfit to suit you. I picked to create this look with a yellow blazer with a white blouse with contrasting black trousers. I love this colour blazer lately and I think it adds such a depth to all of the outfits I’ve spotted it paired with, and I love that this one is under £30, total bargain! But then again H&M have a lot of bargain finds.
The second outfit I created- Front
The second outfit I created- Back


H&M website

I hope this post helps a little if you love ONLINE SHOPPING but hate not being able to see garments being worn. Have fun experimenting with outfit styling :) 
 
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