Dirty Laundry

Welcome back to the blog! It's Tarina and my sister are back again with a collaboration photo shoot but this time with different brands of clothing to showcase to you guys.

For this outfit post, I chose to wear some clothes from a streetwear brand called Deck Clothing. Their clothes are casual and sporty which I love! Also, the material is so comfortable and soft which is always a bonus, so make sure to go check them out.

Onto the outfit deets! I wore the Deck cropped hoodie and high waisted shorts because my closet literally consists of high waisted bottoms and cropped tops - if you hadn't already noticed. This combo was perfect for me and I added an extra touch of comfort/style by pairing it with some long leggings underneath because I think it gave the look an androgynous feel...and British weather isn't really for that bare legged life. For shoes, I wanted to wear something other than typical trainers so I opted for something out of my sister's closet (thank you Thanai) which were trainers with an elastic strap. I really loved them and decided to incorporate them into my look. 

Hope you guys like it!

Thanai here with a banging twist on a co-ord..that was not meant to be a co-ord?

I have always loved Nicce London clothing however, if I am honest I do think the brand is a little too expensive for my taste. But when I say a pinstripe set they had which was the top I'm wearing and a banded mini skirt, I thought Damnnn Danielll lemme cop that! Now I love skirts but not MINI skirts so I decided to come up with an idea for me and Tarina to do a collaboration/mashup of two streetwear brands and since Deck clothing goes well together as a set, it had to be done with Nicce London. So I looked for my own piece to match the top and I'm really feeling baggy type basketball shorts this summer instead of batty riders. I jumped on Asos and found a pair of pinstripe knitted drop crotch shorts in the men's section and Bob was your uncle! Outfit sorted! I then continued the dark blue/navy colour scheme with Adidas Supercolor trainers. The rest was history!

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Tarina:

Top - Deck Clothing

Shorts - Deck Clothing

Leggings - Thrift Shop

Shoes - Asos

Thanai:

Top - Nicce London

Shorts - Asos

Shoes - Adidas

Ash Blondie

Gurrrlll, let me tell you about this hair honey! *snaps fingers*

Have you ever just had one of those days where everything goes well - not by chance - but by that good good hair?

If you haven't, please exit this page to the 'X' at the top right hand corner of your browser..

Those of you who know that awesome feeling of just having immaculate hair and feeling like you are untouchable would love this virgin hair company called NOXU. You guys have seen me ranting and raving about their hair for weeks now on our Instagram page. It was a pleasure building a blogger and brand relationship. They were very professional and shipping was very fast, not to mention the quality of this hair!

I was sent two bundles of Malaysian Deep Wave (10inch) and a Swiss Lace Closure (12inch). The hair came professionially packaged and was very soft.

I made a full wig with closure which is so easy to make and costs less than having to pay a hairdresser. Like I have said in my previous hair post, I am on a healthy hair journey which requires me to find alternative protective styles to give my hair a break from excessive styling and heat.

When people think of  Protective Styles, they automatically think that it has to be a Plain Jane hairstyle for the rest of their hair journey...

GUESS AGAIN! 

I made this beautiful Ash Blonde ombre wig and it's far from boring. Eventhough I was looking to go for more of a silvery/gray hair, it was my first try and it still worked perfectly. I got a lot of comments on the colour.

I won't be going through a step by step of how I got this colour as I'm not a professional but what I will do is give a brief description of the products used and how I used them.

1. I bought the Bleached London Total Bleach kit which has all the instructions and products needed to mix the bleach, application and process time

2. I laid down a bin liner on my bathroom floor to avoid any spillage and started with one bundle at a time 

3. I also bleached the knots on my closure now this is what NOT TO DO .. the mixture of the bleach was quite runny and instead of dabbing the brush on the closure, I dragged it which made the mixture run into the lace and onto the hair

4. IGNORE THIS STEP. The bleaching the knots made the lace go a brassy colour which can easily be fixed.

 5. This is the hair after bleaching, very very yellow

6. I then moved onto the Bleach London White Toner kit. Again, everything you need is in the box.

7. After toning the hair I moved onto the Bleach London Silver Shampoo which helps keep the brassy tones down and can be used like regular shampoo for toned hair

8. To give the hair more of a a silvery tone I decided to go to a Black Hair Shop and purchase a Platinum Semi Permanent colour from Adore. That is what the hair looked after I strand tested it.

9. WASHING HAIR IN THE SINK IS NOT FUN!

10. Meet my loyal friend Sheila the Mannequin Head. She has been loyal to me for many months of my new hobby of wig making. So what you need to make a wig is:

A mannequin head - Amazon

Dome cap - can purchase from any Black hair shop

T Bar Pins to hold the cap onto mannequin head - Amazon

Wig clamp to put mannequin head on - Amazon

Weave needle and thread - Black Hair Shop

TIP: it's important to measure where you want your closure and sew that onto the cap first

Happy healthy hair journeys and wig making!

Love from T xx