My New Favourite Shoes! | Barratts Review

Hello! As you can probably tell from the title, I have a new favourite pair of shoes!  If you follow me on Instagram then you've more than likely already seen them, but if not, here's a whole post on them ;)

The lovely people at Barratts contacted me to send me a pair of shoes and being a girl that rarely wears heels, I wanted to go for a pair that I could wear during the day and on a night out.  I've worn them a few times now and I really love them!  They're so comfy and they instantly at a bit of 'something something' to a plain outfit.  I love the studs on them and the fact that the shoes are a suede-like material. I'm yet to take them on an night out because I'm so scared of ruining them with Preston's night life, so they might have to wait until I get back home for a night out!

You can get them right here for £20, bargain!

And Barratts are also doing a special offer at the minute if you spend over £30, so go check that out on their website!

Studded Ballerina Flats - Barratts £20*

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Any items marked with a * have either been sent to me to review or have been given to me as a gift.  

La Riché Directions | Review

Hello!
Quick review today.  I recently decided I wanted to put some purple ombré in my hair after getting a bit bored of brown and blonde.  I asked around about different dyes and had Directions recommended to me a few different times so I thought I'd try it out.

 




























I went for lilac as I didn't want my hair to go too dark but I wanted it to be noticeable at the same time.  For my length of hair, the amount of dye you get is good for the price (I paid under £5 for this pot and my hair is just below shoulder length).  After using the dye twice, I still have about half a pot left which is pretty good!  The first time I dyed it, which was last week, I mixed the dye with conditioner to create a pastel purple as I thought the dye looked quite bright.  The results are below...

 

I liked the colour it turned out, definitely the pastel-ish shade I was hoping for. Unfortunately though, I washed my hair a couple of days later and all the dye washed out leaving just a weird purple tint in my hair.  SAD TIMES!  I re-dyed it a day or two later, not using conditioner this time and it turned out a little bit darker but I've washed my hair once since then and it's already faded a fair bit, not as much as when I used the conditioner mix though.  

(After one wash)

The dye itself is really easy to use.  I just used a brush from a previous ombré kit to apply it and it didn't stain my skin, although my poor towels are a bit purple now...!  For the price, it's alright.  Definitely recommend it if you want a temporary colour.  
If anyone knows any dyes that do similar colours but are a bit more longer lasting, please let me know!


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Catch up!

001 Rockin' my Old Crow tee / 002 New neon nail paint / 003 The tidiest my room has ever been / 004 Damn protein / 005 Tattoo Times! / 006 Throwback Thursday at Oxegen 11 / 007 OOTD / 008 My 22 year old housemate's 'fort' / 009 Oopsies / 010 New ombre / 011 Packing for home / 012 'Cookie cup explosion' at the Adelphi

Hello!

How is everyone?! Good? GOOD! Bit late on the old 'Sunday Catch Up' malarky, but better late than never right?

It's been a good week!  I've finally finished second year, the boyfriend has been up in Preston for a few days, everyone's finishing exams and I'm finally getting a night out tonight, yay!  I've also received something lovely from the nice people at Barratt's shoes to show you, ooooh how exciting!

Til tomorrow,

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