Roses are Red

In all honesty I got a few stares wearing this headpiece at work... Though I did tuck in the lace neatly, so that I can actually see. :) 




















I bought this fascinator-headband for a photoshoot I styled (more about that in my next post) but I couldn't resist composing it into an outfit. To start out with, I thought it would be hopeless for me to wear such a blunt red headpiece with my red hair, but I ended up really liking it with some accessories in different shades of red.






































Regardless of the stares, I'm looking forward to wearing this again. For instance on Valentine's day! As we don't celebrate it traditionally here in Hungary, not much happens on the 14th. There are more chocolate adverts on TV, but that's all really...
I decided that this year instead of huffing and puffing about consumerist conspiracy, I'll celebrate my way, and just enjoy what goes along with it, sporting some extravagant headgear and bright red lipstick.

I won't buy anything though! I'm not falling for the consumerist stuff, ha. :)

Wearing: H&M headpiece, New Yorker dress, Promod belt from a skirt, 

Cazedonia tights, Promod boots.

Tell Me Your Dreams

Well, you know I've been dreaming of snow... Finally, it's been snowing all weekend!
I'm so happy! :)







































I had to run out with my tripod to snap a few pictures! Then I put on one more sweater and picked up my umbrella to fend against the wind, and set off for a lovely, wonderful, beautiful, snow-filled walk in the Castle.






































The Castle District oozes history, there are always moments I feel I could be in another century.






































Or a few decades back... Being told off for wandering into a side street by the president's residence by soldiers was a major let down... I hope we're not becoming a police state! Come on, I don't think I look anything like a terrorist. A girl with a see-through umbrella and a camera surely isn't a major threat.






































There weren't many tourists about but those who dared the icy wind were in for a sure treat...






































Look at the Chain Bridge!







































And the Parliament behind a curtain of snow...





















Ah, bliss! :)

Wearing: Doc Martens, Jeans Club sweater, Takko jeans, New Yorker coat, 

C&A circle scarf, umbrella from an underpass. (I wore a few more layers, rest assured! :)

A Beginning and an Ending

A nice blogger asked me to design a cartoon of a girl playing dress up to use for her blog header. She wanted something pink and blue, but not baby-ish, and preferably a little girl who looks like her. This is what I came up with!

Unfortunately you can't check how much the drawing resembles her as by the time I finished the design, she decided she will give up blogging... This is really sad, as her blog was a nice one and I was looking forward to seeing it evolve! Also, now this little doodle won't get used for anything much. I thought I'll at least post it here. If you fancy using it for something, for instance as an illustration, feel free, just link back to me! Drop me an e-mail and I send it to you in a bigger size. :)

Oh, and don't forget my blog's Facebook, I'm rather enjoying playing around with it! :)

Big Black Boots

Let me present you my first ever tall boots!






































I was out at a concert with my friends and one of them commented after I had been staring at my feet for a good five minutes that I must be in love with my boots... (Hi, Tinu!) Uhm, I guess I sort of am. :)







































It's very cold at the moment and I couldn't brave the weather any longer, so these are all the pictures I managed to take, but I hope you can see these boots deserve love, really.







































On another note, I got a lovely package from Jamillah sent through the real post, to my real postal address! I love getting real letters, don't you? Thank you, Lovely!
Another round of thanks goes to Ipek, who tagged me on her blog and I'm such a lazy blogger that I never end up doing these tags, but thank you Ipek!
The same goes for Vivi who was kind enough to give me a blog award, and again, I'm hopeless at doing the tags! But thank you too! :)

Wearing: my new boots my WonderBoyfriend got me in the sales in Promod, Zara dress, H&M belt, Calzedonia tights, C&A circle scarf, Primark headband, New Yorker coat.

Hair Extravaganza - Your Style!

Early one morning (I don't know about you but sometimes I get really good ideas at the crack of dawn) I realised my previous post would be a great opportunity to prepare a little surprise for you! All of you who left some ideas in the comments regarding what your dream hair would be like if you could try out anything, may just get what they wished for!

First Loren shared that she would like to try having a pink pixie cut one day. I think she would look brilliant. Proof? Below! :)

Sarah actually didn't go into details, but I know she would like to have VERY red hair. I always thought it would suit her so well, so I had to give it a try... What do you think, Sarah?








































The Waves has the coolest haircut, which I managed to re-draw into quite a traditional one - sorry! She said she has problems with hairdyes not coming out as they should but would love to have red hair. By the way, this photo of her is so beautiful, whatever her hair colour!  

Gracey said she would have tried out many hair colours if her hair wasn't so dark, and I immediately saw her with a good few different colours. I ended up drawing purple as I think it's both very cool and actually becoming for her. I hope you agree, Gracey, but if not, at least you've seen yourself with purple hair! :)














































Allison has the most gorgeous shade of red hair and left a comment with a great idea. She said she would dye her hair blue or purple once it turns grey. I mean, just imagine old ladies with bright, colourful hair all over the city! I'll try to remember this when I turn 70.





























Jess wished for cotton candy pink hair, and the cotton candy association ended up running wild in my head, so not only is her hair pink, but big and curly too. It also matches her latest outfit miraculously! Especially her Lady Gaga top. :)



















Jess requested a beehive, with no special colours given so I tried to keep it sort of natural, for a change. Obviously I didn't succeed and drew the biggest beehive ever existed. It would be way too heavy to carry around all day, lucky it's just a doodle!





























That's all for now, those of you who wished for a 'do, I hope you enjoy your new looks! :)
Those of you who didn't, visit these Lovely Ladies to find out what they actually look like, and look around their great blogs! And beware, you will never know when the sneaky illustrator will strike again! Be careful what you wish for! :)

Illustrated Shoot - Hair Extravaganza

A word of warning: I enjoyed illustrating this post a bit too much.
Prepare for some shocking hairstyles! :)






































Who doesn't want a cloud of blue hair? I couldn't say no to my imagination.






































Hot pink... As odd as it sounds from a girl who never had Barbies and flatly refused liking anything pink as a child, I think it actually suits me.






































As a teenager I wanted to dye my hair green. Seeing this I'm quite glad I didn't. :)





















Fairytale hair, how wonderful it would be to have hair this huge!






































 This one is almost like my own hair... I have to say I'm keeping the red. :)

What sort of extreme hairstyle would you try out if you could wish for anything regardless of reality? :) 

Wearing: Thrifted dress with a knotted crop top from Zara, Calzedonia tights, 

Vagabond shoes and Primark headband.

Oh, my blog now has a Facebook page.
Do come and have a look, that's where the party is!

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