Head Scarf Tutorial with BooBoo Kitty Couture.

I know y'all love your tutorials, especially when they are to do with hair.

Whenever I wear my headscarfs out and about I get handfuls of compliments. Nobody knows that the headscarf is covering up a multiple of sins. Dirty hair being one of them!

My headscarf of choice is a handmade one by Boo Boo Kitty Couture. Made from thick cotton, they stay in  place without slippin' and a slidin'.

So with the help of BBKC, I am going to show you how to wear yours, even better than Rosie the Riveter.

Here's what you will need;

Firstly take a semi-circle shaped section of hair from the front and clip it out of the way. This will be used later to create interest and an authentic look.

Start to pile your hair up on top of your head and pin in place. If your hair has been pincurled or tonged (mine has) the curls will sit nicely on your head. If not, they might need some re-arranging once pinned. Make sure that the hair is pulled quite high up towards the back. This will help create the right shape and you won't be left with a hair bump sticking out the back of your head!

Now take your handmade (with love) Boo Boo Kitty headscarf in your hands and we shall begin.

Hold each end and place at the bottom of your head. Pull tight as you wrap the scarf round your head, over your ears and behind your sectioned piece of hair. Finish with a simple knot.

Secure either side with bobby pins.

Now, we can't leave that like that can we? 

Grab your pintail comb and hairspray and I will show you some variations of what you can do with your front section of hair....

1. Faux bangs, created with a 'hair sausage' simply by cutting a hair doughnut and creating the perfect tube shape.

2. A great style for when your hair has been freshly pin curled, and so easy to do...just grab and grip!

3. Mini Victory rolls. Add as many as you like!

4. No-one can go wrong with the classic quiff. The bigger the better!

Wait, is that another BBKC headscarf??!!

What you might not know is that each headscarf is reversible. More bang for your buck girls, each scarf is a mere £6. 

Eye's off Inka, this one is mine!

If like me you want to wear your handmade headscarf with pride, you can peruse Boo Boo Kitty's Etsy shop, with lots of variations of the trusty headscarf.

Maybe get a dress to match?

 The pretty lady behind the sewing machine is more than capable of making pretty fabrics hug your body, just the way you dreamed of!

Love as always, Lucille xx

Frolicking in flamingo print.

If I was to be an animal I would be a flamingo. I have the hair for it!

Skirt - Etsy Shop; RoobysFabrics

Top - Vivien of Holloway

   Love as always, Lucille xx

No Slobbin'

Recently it was requested that I was to attend one of our girly days at the Eden Hall Spa in 'slob clothes'. Eden Hall is beautiful, the sorta place you want to elegantly arrive in your best frock and glide around their gardens, sipping a G&T. How on earth can I be expected to dress down?? The panic started to set in.The words 'slob clothes' cannot be found in my vocabulary.....or more importantly my wardrobe. Not because I am a slob snob, I just don't feel comfy in comfy clothes. So I had ten minutes. I already had my hair stuffed into a headscarf and my normal makeup routine was stopped altogether- apart from a quick swipe of my eyebrow pencil. My poor bare lips, they feel dry and naked without rouge!!

I matched a cropped Freddies of Pinewood top with my headscarf, feeling pretty rockabilly. Then I braved my fear and slipped into a pair of black leggings. The worst fashion fad of the decade, a cop-out if  you ask me which should be restricted to the gym and banned from the highstreet. Leggings do not = a trouser. So I made sure I had a pair of thick, high waisted leggings, to look more like a pair of skinny jeans rather than a pair of tights!!

I couldn't spoil my carefully picked ensemble with a pair of chunky Nike's, so I quickly strapped myself into my red Rocket Originals. A Vintage cardi acted as my comfort blanket, I wear this one all the time. So if like me, you struggle to dress 'slobbish' and the very words give you chills, you still can, without actually looking like a slob!

I only ended up arriving and leaving in my outfit. I spent the rest of the day prancing and re-winding in my 1950's blue bather, feeling truly comfy. I noticed I was the only one there with fluffy slippers and a comb in their robe pocket....

Love as always, Lucille xx.