Here's a quick post I'll throw at ya before I finish my Greece one; here are some things that rocked my world this summer!
1- Bleach London hair dye: Soooooooooo important fact about me, I haven't had one hair colour for longer than 6 months since I was in 10th grade. I have hair commitment issues. I get bored easily, I need change. So obviously, when Gemma Styles (who I follow religiously on instagram) started dying her hair all kinds of fun colours with at Bleach London, I became VERY interested. It was a dream come true! Fun hair colours that fade out and when they're gone you just put a new one in!
I'm not going to talk too much about my experience with Bleach London products because I'm saving a specific post for that :) Here's the gist- I bought Bruised Violet hair dye, applied it to bleach (ombré dyed) hair, here's the result:
Over the course of July it faded and eventually I just decided to bleach it out (as much as I could), and now I'm blonde again. :)
2- Laced Trim Shorts:
I got mine from winners for about $20. Super cheap, super cute. (Here's topshop's version) The best thing about mine were that they were so light, comfortable and cute, so I could wear them basically whenever, it was never too hot for them and I was never concerned I'd be too uncomfortable in them. Also they went with pretty much everything, they were a huge plus in my summer wardrobe.
3- Floral Lightweight Kimono:
(Check out this one from Forever 21, here)
Okay, another clothing favourite but seriously this kimono was the best. Again, I got it from Winners for fairly cheap, it's a lightweight sheer material and was perfect to put over top of a tank or crop top and was the best for beach days! I got so many compliments on it, I had to put it in my list.
4- MAC's Frost Angel lipstick: I didn't buy this until the end of the summer but man do I wish I got it sooner, it's the perfect summer lip colour. In the summertime I, and many other people, like to go with a bit of a fresher face look and not wear much make up at all on an every day basis. This lip colour went excellently with that look, it's a lovely light pink colour that I wore day and night for a good part of August. You can get it here, it's sold as "Angel" in the drop down list.
5- Grecian Sandals: I got very lucky with this trend, when I went to Greece in March I found a cute pair of sandals at the Plaka in Athens for fairly cheap. I wore them literally all summer, in all kinds of weather to do all kinds of things, they're made of leather so they molded perfectly to my foot and were unbelievably comfortable. Unfortunately, towards the end of the summer I went to the beach and it started absolutely down pouring and my beautiful sandals got soaked :( They aren't completely wrecked but they're still not quite the same. You can get a similar pair online from any shoe store, but I more so encourage you to take advantage of what you have around you. For example, if you're in Greece, get sandals! Even if it's March and it's cold! It's worth it, even though they're sold on the market they're still good sandals, probably better than the ones you would get in stores here that are manufactured in sweatshops, let's be real.
6- Moroccan Hair Oil: I've posted about this hair oil before so I won't bore you with specifics, this product was really important to my hair care this summer because of all the dying and bleaching, and because I was working in and at a pool all summer. It was my hair saver, I love it, 10/10 would recommend. (Just make sure you don't over use it because the extra protein to your hair will dry it out!)
Hope you enjoyed your summer, let me know what some of your summer favourites were too! :)
xx S
