Reinvention - let's do this!

My birthday is fast approaching and in five days I will be 22 - most definitely now classed as an adult and most definitely out in the big, bad world. *sighs* With another birthday milestone imminent  I'm determined to make my twenties as fabulous as I can, starting with a personal reinvention, ha!

I get bored very, VERY easily and my hair is something that I change way too frequently; it was just over four months ago when I was posting saying that I was embracing my dark side for the winter months! But my mantra is that hair can be dyed any colour you want and, if you don't like it, can always be changed back. I have the same mantra when it comes to cutting it; hair will always grow back! But I'm now reaching the stage when I don't really have THAT much hair left as I'm pretty much shaven all around my head, bar the left side of  my head. Thus I have come to the conclusion that I'm seriously considering changing the style of my hair as I've had the same style for WAY too long, I feel.

Now that I've decided to change my hairstyle, I've been pondering various possibilities as I'm quite limited with what I can do due to how much of my hair I choose to have shaved. I've considered growing my hair and having it "cut short" as opposed to shaving it, but it would take far too long to grow to a suitable length for that and I would have to spend months looking like a mess. No thanks. So I think I've decided on a wedge cut, AKA - the bowl cut! -DUN, DUN, DUUUUNNNNN-

I've contemplated having a full fringe cut in for a long time, as opposed to a side fringe. Getting rid of my fringe is not an option as I was blessed with a five-head when I was born. Lucky me. But I think a full wedge cut could look pretty cool if I kept my hair shaved at the back. Kinda like this...

Wedge Cut

I love the style in this image and this is the kind of style I'd go for. Love the range in layers and I love the colour, too. As from Thursday, I'm going lighter and am determined to get my hair to this colour eventually! But for now I think I'm going to opt for a light brown/blonde/ginger colour so that the darkness can be lifted and that it builds a foundation to get lighter.

If I go through with this drastic change, I'm hoping I'll love it as there's not much I can do about it once my chunk of side fringe gets cut into a full fringe, ha! Also hoping I'll love the change in colour as I believe change is good and keeps us fresh.

Will be sure to post the results!

"Rihanna for River Island" IS FINALLY HERE!

After months and months of anticipation and a successful debut at London Fashion Week, Rihanna's capsule collection for River Island has finally launched in-store and online, and the result is an eclectic mix of edgy and feminine designs, catering for the RiRi inside of everyone.

When the venture was announced, I wasn't sure how RiRi's style would translate into her own fashion range; Rihanna's style is promiscuous, to say the least, but that is the image she is most famed for. What a lot of people fail to see is all the times she's pictured sporting a more adaptable and basic style, and the "Rihanna for River Island" collection merges the best of Rihanna's fashion persona into an end result that is classy, stylish and almost affordable. Below are a few picks of my favourites from the collection.

"Denim Shirt Zip-Front Skirt"

Denim Shirt Zip-Front Skirt, £50

I think this innovative twist on the plain tube skirt is great. It adds a real edge to the garment and completely transforms the whole look of the skirt. I think the skirt's really versatile and depending on how the skirt's styled could be worn in a load of ways!

"Knot Back Turtle Neck Top"

Knot Back Turtle Neck Top, £35

Knot Back Turtle Neck Top, £35

This turtle neck cropped top would brighten any outfit up perfectly. I am really loving bright colours at the moment, such as burnt coral, orange, yellow & electric blue and I think they can bring a completely different dimension to an outfit. The turtle neck on this top will allow for a chunky necklace to sit perfectly on the neckline to bring some much needed glamour to an otherwise plain top. This top would work perfectly in co-ordination with the skirt above as the denim and yellow compliment each other well. I also LOVE the slash on the back of the top. I love adding the shock factor to outfits and this slash most certainly has that in abundance! Perfect for summer.

"Dark Wash Double Top Jeans"

Dark Wash Double Top Jeans, £60

These jeans are my favourite piece from the collection. I love vintage-look denim; the older it looks, the better! I've also come to embrace the straight leg jean and think they're timeless and are a good staple piece for everyone's wardrobe this season. Normally I would avoid double denim like the plague, but these jeans make me want to style out the double denim stimulus! Absolutely love these! I think they'd look great with Dr. Martens in any colour, a band tee and lots of chunky jewellery.

"Black Leather Tattoo Pendant Backpack"

Black Leather Tattoo Pendant Backpack, £60

And last, but by no means least, is this fab backpack. Let's be honest, no outfit is complete without a bag of some sort, right?! This backpack looks like the perfect size; not too big, not too small. The leather brings ultimate grunge to any outfit and to glam it up slightly, the bag features a pendant which is an exact replica of the tattoo Rihanna has on her chest. Love this.

I think RiRi's Spring/Summer 2013 collection for River Island has been a complete success. I'm rather looking forward to seeing what she's created for Autumn/Winter 2013 already!

What are your favourite pieces from the collection?

The Saturdays - "What About Us"

Now that, hopefully, the cold weather has been and gone (the snow, at least!) it's that time of year when everybody starts looking for summer holidays, the shorts slowly start to make a reappearance after being banished six months previously and the summer songs slowly start to greet us!

The Saturdays have made an extremely early start with their latest musical offering, "What About Us". The Saturdays probably don't get half the recognition they deserve, but do girl bands EVER get the recognition they deserve for holding their own in a male dominated music industry?! The answer is "no". I've always been a fan of the Saturdays; they churn out catchy tunes over and over and always chart highly, although I'm sure there's plenty of people out there that would disagree with me.

"What About Us" is the Saturdays debut release in the US and is also being used as their latest worldwide release, although I think, personally, their global appeal is slightly lacklustre. The US version of the track features Sean Paul and the result is a pulsating track that I can imagine being blasted out in all bars, nightclubs and party islands the world over! The girls all look amazing in the video, as per, and it's safe to say that I love the track! Seriously hope that this is played wherever I end up going on holiday this year!

Check out the track and the girls in action below!

Bad, bad, bad blogger!

It's official - I am perhaps the worst blogger in the world; I have severely lacked in posts for the last, almost, three months. Disgusting. And I'm a media graduate! This is what happens when full-time work invades and takes over your life. Sad, but true.

I can't actually believe that since I last posted, Christmas has been and gone, we're now a third of the way through the New Year and I turn 22 in 26 days! Scary.

I've decided that I'm not going to beat myself up like I normally do over not posting, but I am going to make a more conscious effort to blog when I can. After all, I do have a lot to say! I'll make a promise with myself to do AT LEAST one blog post a week. That's fair. Starting from now!