Bryony Kirkham: December 2014

Another late post, my bad. Uni work and illnesses took over again I'm afraid.

This is probably more of major hair envy rather than a wishlist, although I would very happily trade my hair in for any of these peoples! I have a tendency to get bored of my current hairstyle after a few weeks and then usually opt to dye it some random colour. Currently I'm white blonde with blue tips, but lo and behold I'm bored again. Due to the constant bleaching, dying and styling of my hair it is severely damaged and so I can only dream of having hair as fabulous as the ones who will be featured in this blog! So without further ado...

1. Audrey Kitching

She has been one of my style icons for as long as I can remember, back when I was an emo/scene kid I used to be obsessed with her hair and style and as time has progressed she has continued to keep this individual style but now has a more fashion oriented way. However many years on and Kitching is still rocking the amazing, perfectly pink hair, though there have been many variations along the way. Basically I just adore her. Simple as.

2. Sara Fabel

Don't even think I need words. Sara Fabel is one of my ultimate girl crushes, can't decide if I want to be her or be with her more. She was the inspiration for me to shave the side of my head as I already have a love for white blonde/silver hair. I am seriously obsessed with her style and tattoos for that matter. She is basically the embodiment of everything I would love to be! Along with being a bad ass model she is also an amazing artist and tattoo artist. I would definitely advise you to check out her work, I love her graphic style!

3. Chrisspy

Can't express how much I want the blue long bob! Never thought I'd ~~hear~~ see myself say that! Never really been a fan of bobs at all, but this one just looks fabulous! If I remember correctly, I'm pretty sure this one is a wig. I can't recall where it's from but I think it was a custom made wig and she mentions where you can find them on her instagram. Either way, I either need to do my hair like this or buy a similar wig. The only problem with dying your hair blue is that it is absolute murder to get out, as I have found in recent weeks. I only dyed my tips and after about a month or so without dying it again it is still there and very clearly so. Be warned if you are planning on going blue! The other two photos are clearly very different, I think it will be this sorta idea I'm going to go with for my next hair venture. As my hair is in a shit state from overly bleaching and dying I'm going to let my roots grow through, like in the second photo, then dye the rest of my hair a greyish blue colour, much like that of the last photo. Fingers crossed it will come out as nicely! Along with being envious of Chrissyp's lovely locks her make-up is also pretty damn perfect due to her being a make-up artist! Keep an eye out for her on youtube and instagram.

Hair illustrations found on Pinterest, other photos from Facebook, Instagram and Google.

With Christmas coming up I may as well post a few wishlists, I'm starting with a fashion wishlist. This is only a small one though, obviously there are a million and one other things I wouldn't mind having clothes wise! These are some of the stuff I would love to wear and some of the sort of style I would love to rock every day.. Problem being that half the time I really just can't be arsed making the effort and just reach the closest, warmest thing (especially in the disgustingly cold weather) which generally doesn't look as well put together as some of the things featured above.

1 - Harley Quinn Leggings

Love these. They're from Black Milk, website blackmilkclothing.com. One of my fave sites purely because they do Harry Potter and Adventure time collections. Been eyeing them up for a while but they're currently out of stock and they're expensive, all the stuff on Black Milk comes with a rather hefty price tag.. This being said they are really high quality products so it is worth the cost, I just don't have the money to afford it.

2 - 'Don't Make Me Sad' Bomber Jacket

I adore Lana del Rey, so having Born to Die lyrics on a jacket is a major win in my books. This is from ShopJeen, website shopjeen.com. Don't know what else there is to say about this but how much I love it! I haven't ordered from this website so have no idea what the quality and shipping is like, but I think an order will be placed in the near future to purchase this. In looove. They have quite a few cool things on this site as well, they have some sailor moon things. Another one of my biggest loves! If I get anything I'll put a review of the products and service, we'll see though.

3 - Cardigan & Dress and Shoulder-less Dress

I've put these under the same number as they're from the first website, Tobi. I came across these on Facebook (facebook advertising definitely works). They offer 50% off your first order when you link a facebook account and the majority of the items seem to be on sale in general, the website is tobi.com. I have ordered from them and love it, I can scroll through there website for hours and just want to buy EVERYTHING, which is a pretty big deal considering I'm usually so picky I usually hate everything apart from one or two pieces on most websites/shops. I read some reviews about them and apparently if you opt for the free delivery it can take a really long time and has a habit of getting lost, I don't know how true this is. I chose to pay for delivery, which was an expensive £20, just to be on the safe side. It seemed to come relatively quick although taxes and duties are a bastard when the come. The quality of the clothes I got were good, especially considering the cheap prices. Overall I definitely would order from them again, without a doubt!

There we go! So yeah, if you want to buy me some clothes feel free. Now you know what I like. I'm also dying to find some over the knee black boots, but I can't seem to find any I'm happy with.. Apart from one pair on ASOS which has sold out, typical. May have to be an e-bay job for them.

First of all I would like to apologise about how long it has taken me to write this second post, I'm hoping to start posting weekly but uni life and being ill has managed to get in the way of this for me. Safe to say I was not impressed! But it's here, finally! But again, sorry and I hope you enjoy xo

We all have the series that we get addicted to and have to watch every episode of. With schools and uni's getting their Christmas breaks in the next couple of weeks it gives us some time to start a new addiction! So here are mine and why I find them so addictive, don't judge. Many of them aired a while back, that's mainly so I can watch the whole thing in one hit! Genius really.

In no particular order..

1. The X-Files

One of my favourite series ever. I only started to watch it a couple of years ago but it's something I could watch over and over again! If you don't already know, the series is about 2 FBI agents who investigate unexplained cases called the 'X-Files'. The two FBI agents on these cases are Dana Scully, played by Gillian Anderson, and Fox Mulder, played by David Duchovny.

Although each episode has its own storyline, based around a case, there is a major underlying story which leads up to the first film and also plays a big role in the series as a whole. I think my major love for this series comes from not only my love of anything to do with aliens and the paranormal but also the relationship between characters, you really become attached to Mulder and Scully!

My only down side to the series is that towards the end Mulder appears significantly less, due to Duchovny going part time with filming, which is pretty disappointing considering he was one of, if not the, main character, although I started to lose interest after this the episodes are still good and his character is referred to frequently.

Warning: You will probably develop a weird crush on Mulder if it's males who tickle your fancy. My friend told me this as we watched the first episode and I laughed.. Now I am just in love with the character. Oops.

2. Californication

Number 2 is Californication, this is a more recent series, first airing in 2007 and airing its final episode in 2014. I put this series next as, again, it stars David Duchovny. I was a bit apprehensive about watching this after becoming so obsessed with the X-Files as I didn't think I could see him as anyone other than Fox Mulder, but I was glad I give it a go! In this series he plays alcoholic, sex addict novelist Hank Moody. It is an adult sitcom which features a lot of boobs, sex and other things of a mature nature. Definitely not advisable for the younger audience.

Although it has a lot of adult themes I found it to be a very funny series, being British sometimes American sitcoms can be very hit and miss but this one really appealed to me and I really got the humour. Again in this series I ended up finding myself developing a crush on the character of Hank Moody, there was just something about the egotistic, womanising, destructive writer that really appealed to me, you'll see what I mean once you watch the show.

I definitely feel it appeals to both the male and female audience though, definitely worth a watch!

3. House M.D.

This one has been a popular series and you've probably watched it or at least seen one or two episodes, I definitely still see it on tv all the time anyway! This series is about the antisocial Dr Gregory House and his medical diagnostic team who solve cases of medical mysteries. I love this series due to the mystery element where you try and solve what medical problem the patients have along with the team, you'll soon find out that it's not lupus - its never lupus. The sarcastic nature of House is right up my street and I absolutely love it, I feel Hugh Laurie plays an amazing role here and masks his strong, well spoken British accent fabulously. Definitely fooled me into thinking he was American whilst watching!

Some really great story lines and I thought they had a really good finale, usually I don't like how series end but I felt this one did it perfectly. Great characters and actors throughout the whole series, I especially love Olivia Wilde who plays 'Thirteen' for a few series, since the show she has become one of my favourite actresses!

So if you love sarcastic humour and watching a show where a doctor will happily take the piss out of peoples stupidity watch it! I know I adored it, and still do!

4. Gotham
This is a new series and in its first season. Obviously it is related to Batman, as it is set in Gotham, but it focuses on Jim Gordons life as a police man rather than Bruce Waynes. It starts at the death of Bruces parents and Gordon is left, along with his partner, to work on the case to find the killer. Many other cases unfold and there appears to be more than meets the eye with the original case.

I love a good mystery/detective series so this is right up my street! Not to mention my love of all things related to superheroes. Usually I find things related to DC difficult to get into at first, it took me a while to be able to stay focused on the Dark Knight trilogy (although I'm glad I made myself focus and watch it properly, I love it now!), but with this series you can get into it straight away. I just love seeing where all the characters started out, you get to see a lot of the villains before they get to where they are in the films and comic books and it's also fun trying to guess who is going to turn out to be which character! I'm usually more of a Marvel fan when it comes to films so I thought I'd much rather be watching the Agents of SHIELD, but I've found this extremely difficult to get into and just doesn't seem to engage me like the films and so I'm made up that Gotham is working so well.

This is my favourite series at the moment and my boyfriend and I make sure we watch it every week! Such a fabulous series and I would most definitely recommend. I'm just sad that it's only in its first series and isn't several in so I could just spend a week straight watching it.

5. Pretty Little Liars
Where do I even start on this! I adore the books and the series just has me hooked! I love that the series differs from the books, it means I still don't know who 'A' is or what's going to happen next.

The series is about the life of 4 girls, Aria, Hanna, Emily and Spencer. It starts one year after their best friend, Alison, dies. The girls start to receive messages from a mysterious character called A who seems to know all their darkest secrets. There is a lot of suspense and really has you on the edge of your seat for every episode, you are always left wondering who A is. There are many plot twists, lots of new secrets and a lot mystery - as you probably know by now I love the whole mystery thing. This is a seriously addictive series. If you haven't already started to watch it, which I'm sure most of you will have due to its popularity, there are currently 107 episodes and it is 5 seasons in so what better time than ever to start watching!

I would also highly recommend the books, these are written by Sara Shepard and again are a big series. As mentioned earlier, you can read the books along side the series as there are many differences and twists, the main thing I noticed was there were a lot more deaths in the book and they all took me by surprise due to watching the series first! The music in the series is also really good, I always enjoy that aspect of it. Again this is one of my favourite series to date and I'm on edge waiting for the next episode to air, ITS BEEN ALMOST 4 MONTHS. It's killing me!!!

So there it is! I kept it to 5 although I'm sure there are many more I could have listed. I would love to hear which ones you have become addicted to and which ones are worth watching, always love to start something new. Comment below with yours!

1. Audrey Kitching

2. Sara Fabel

3. Chrisspy

1 - Harley Quinn Leggings

2 - 'Don't Make Me Sad' Bomber Jacket

3 - Cardigan & Dress and Shoulder-less Dress

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