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!

Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble" Music Video Premiere

I have an immense amount of love for Taylor Swift at the minute. "We Are Never Ever Ever Getting Back Together" has to be one of my favourite songs of the whole year, and defo one of my favourite Taylor songs ever. But I'm totally obsessed with her new song, "I Knew You Were Trouble", at the minute and the video for the single, taken from her hugely successful "Red" album, dropped today.

The video seems to show Taylor embracing her inner rock chick and I think it's a pretty good look for her. Her new music is a lot more experimental and definitely not as influenced by country music as her previous releases have been. The video shows Taylor getting down and dirty with a guy, getting into a fight and rocking some cool pink dip-dye hair.

Check the video out and see what you think of Taylor's new sound and new image!

When did River Island get so amazing?!

When I was Christmas shopping in Merry Hill yesterday, I paid a visit to their River Island store as my local store is pretty bad in comparison to bigger city stores. Normally I walk around, spend about five minutes looking at what River Island has to offer and then walk out, completely underwhelmed by what they have to offer. Yesterday was a different story entirely.

I found so many things in there that I wanted and I could have easily spent about £100 if I had that kind of money to spend so freely. Sadly, I don't, so I'll just have to settle for oggling until payday. I'm also hoping that the stuff I want goes into the sale after Christmas; that would be fab!

The first item on my want list is this cool, khaki with leather-look sleeved jacket. It's taken a classic, vintage style jacket and reinvented it with the on-trend leather sleeves. Beautiful, but perhaps slightly overpriced.

RI leather sleeved khaki jacket, £65

My second item to accompany the above jacket is a t-shirt emblazoned with the Queen of my world, Rihanna. I think it would look perfect perhaps a tad oversized and could be worn underneath a shirt, over a pair of jeans and maybe tucked into a pair of shorts in the summer. I'm not usually a fan of tee's that plaster musicians all over them, but this RiRi tee is a must!

RI Rihanna tee, £20

The final item from River Island that I need in my life is this pair of blue skinny jeans. As soon as I saw these jeans in store I fell in love with them. I love, love, LOVE them. I think it's the colour I love the most; I don't own a pair of skinny jeans this colour, which I think is why I love them so much. I also have so many other items of clothing I could wear with them; I have a burgundy jumper and a pair of studded brown biker boots that would go perfectly with them! I also think they're insanely cheap for River Island, only costing £25!

RI Limited Edition skinny jeans, £25

So they're the items I have my heart set on from River Island, but there's so many other's that I could have added to this list. I may drop some very subtle hints to my family on ideas for Christmas presents.

Where have I been?!

I seriously suck at keeping my blog updated; my last post was almost a month ago, when I was contemplating dying my hair dark. So, here's a brief update:

I'm now dark! I went for the plunge and darkened my hair for winter and the end result was a lovely browny/reddy colour. I decided to warm the dark with a hint of red as dark brown can be quite harsh on my skin. I have super fair skin and look pale at the best of times; if I dyed my hair a dark brown I would look waaaay too drawn out for my own liking, so I opted for a brown with a subtle hint of red. I love it! Although I've almost had my hair dyed for a month now and it's in desperate need of touch up. But this time I'm planning for the end result to be more brown than red, so I look forward to seeing how that turns out! Below is a photo of my hair colour that I uploaded to Instagram once I'd had it dyed.

My new hair!

Other than my new hair, nothing else has changed much. I've been working all the hours God sends at work, super, super busy! I've also made a huge dent in my Christmas shopping and have bought more than I originally thought! Woop! I'm about to start wrapping my presents so that I don't leave it until the last minute like I normally do every year. I'm actually enjoying the festive cheer this year, which is quite strange as last year Christmas was the last thing on my mind in the midst of University deadlines, a new job and lack of dollar to contend with! Funny how much things can change in a year :) 

Here's a picture of my Christmas tree that has been decorated grand by my Mother.

My Christmas Tree!

I hope everyone else is embracing the madness of Christmas! It's only 20 days until it's finally here!

Winter Warmers - Time for a Change??

Now that winter is well and truly upon us, everything starts to change; days seem shorter, nights seem longer, clothing becomes significantly thicker and we say "bye-bye" to our summer purchases until next year.

Winter is never a good time for anyone, whether it's the cold that we hate or the fact that it means Christmas will soon be upon us. But we have to just get on with it, so change is inevitable. One thing I do love about winter is my change in style - I LOVE wearing thick, oversized jumpers with new boots and skinny jeans. I also love layering. Love, love, LOVE it! But this year I'm embracing a different change; a change in colour.

No, not a wardrobe colour change but a hair colour change. I have bright blonde hair and when freshly bleached is almost white, but white blonde is a colour I have always seemed so close to achieving yet so far. I recently had a crazy idea to tone my hair silver, drawing inspiration from P!nk and her ever-changing locks, but then somebody that I work with dyed their hair silver and that kind of put me off. Not because they did it before me(even though that may contribute slightly, ha!)but because the colour had been toned that much that it was verging on purple/bluey/silver, which I really didn't rate very much and I hate nothing more than when I dye my hair and the colour result is a disaster. I also hate putting my hair through the damage process it will endure to correct it.

So, for this reason, I want to go back brunette. I have been dark many times before but a very long time ago. I think the last time I had any trace of dark colour in my hair was late 2010. Trust me, I am slightly worried that I'll regret it as it's such a drastic change, but I always say that change is a good thing. I don't look at it as a change, more a re-invention. That said, I'm quite excited to see how I'll look with dark hair again. One thing I do remember about being brunette is that it used to make me look really pale, but I think that will be perfect for this winter season. I can also dress in really warm colours to compliment my dark hair, rather than having to dress to cater my icy hair colour at the minute.

So yes, I'm going back dark. Not sure how long it will last, I'll probably begin lightening it after Christmas knowing me, but I'm embracing this new re-invention! I'll post again once I've gone through with it, along with pictures!

Topshop Skeleton Tee - MUST HAVE!

It's just a quick post as I'm trying my hardest to post more often as I know I suck slightly at this! But I like to think that this post will be fairly short and sweet.

Payday is almost here - hurrah! Which means that I'm slowly compiling a list of all the things I want to buy once the day is finally here; eight days (almost seven) and counting!

I'm having an inner debate with my conscience over whether or not to open a Topshop/Topman card. I know some people are dead against store cards, but they are a useful thing to have, especially if shopping is one of your vices in life. So yeah, I want a Topshop/Topman card, hence why I find myself browsing both sites quite a lot lately. But when I was adding to my ever-growing list of things I want once I get paid, I came across this amazing skeleton tee-shirt.

I've been toying with the idea of getting one of these tee's for a while. I have no idea why I think it's so good as I'm sure many people would disagree with me but I really like it. I really like the rolled back sleeves as I don't really like tee's that have sleeves that make the tee look like a box. It's a pet peeve of mine. I think this top would look great with black skinnies, black ankle boots and lots of gold jewellery; I have a gold chain that would go perfect with it.

So basically I've convinced myself to buy it once I get paid! Now payday really needs to hurry up!

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

I love nothing more than a good movie, and I especially love nothing more than when I see the trailer for a movie that instantly grabs my attention and curiosity.

Over the weekend I saw Paranormal Activity 4 at the cinema; yes, the film petrified me. I think I get some kind of sick thrill from having the wits scared out of me. But when I saw it, the trailer for "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" was shown and I actually can't wait for the movie to be released in January 2013.

In a nutshell, the movie follows on from the the Brother's Grimm tale of Hansel and Gretel who were kidnapped by a witch fifteen years previous and, fast forward fifteen years, Hansel and Gretel are now vengeful witch hunters, intent on ridding the world of witches.

Hansel and Gretel are portrayed by Jeremy Renner (The Avengers, The Bourne Legacy) and Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia, Quantam of Solace) respectively, and, judging from the footage featured in the trailer, it seems that the casting was a perfect choice. Renner is super familiar with action flicks; the last two movies he featured in have been hugely successful action movies, but Arterton hasn't really had much experience with action movies, but she seems to have settled into the role effortlessly. I'm excited for this movie!

Below is the trailer for the movie; check it out and see what you think!

Little Mix's second single, "DNA"

I have no trouble in admitting that I LOVE Little Mix, and have done since they triumphed on The X Factor last year! 

Having released their second, original, recording, "Wings", in the summer, Little Mix are back with their third single, "DNA". Personally, I prefer this song a lot more than their previous effort; it has a bit of an urban feel and has a great bass-line and I also think it's good for bands to experiment with different sounds and styles as an artist should never become predictable.

The music video for the track was released yesterday and it's miles away from what is expected of Little Mix! The styling for the video is very vamp-like and the girls are dressed in lots of black with very heavy make-up. I'm guessing Sin City was the inspiration for the video, but it totally works! The result is brilliant! I predict another number one single for the girls with this track.

Check out the video below.

Halloween's a-coming!

Halloween is my favourite season of the whole year! I look forward to it more than Christmas, birthdays, Easter, etc. I absolutely love it and have done for as long as I can remember. Although it doesn't hold any sentimental value to me like a birthday does, or even Christmas, there is something about it that I love!

What I really love is walking into stores, such as Tesco or Asda, and seeing the amazing displays of Halloween stock that they feature and seeing all the different costumes, decorations and sweets that they have to offer! In my house I am the instigator of anything Halloween related and am always pushing for some extravagant Halloween party, like you see in American movies.

Movies is something else that I love about Halloween. There is only one film that I need to watch on Halloween and that is the CLASSIC "Hocus Pocus". It's most definitely one of the best Halloween films ever made and Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker (pre-Sex and the City) and Kathy Najimy as the Sanderson Sister's are perhaps among the best witches ever!

I guess I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy dressing up for the occasion, wouldn't I? Just like every other 21 year old out there who enjoys a good time, Halloween also signals the one time in the year where adults can dress up in all manner of horrors, go out, get off their face, and laugh about it the following morning. Also, to quote Mean Girls:

"In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it"

So yes, I'm extremely excited about Halloween this year! I have my outfit sorted and have my plans arranged, now I just need the day to arrive. Also, payday falls on Halloween this year; a double cause for celebration!

How does everyone else feel about Halloween? Cause for celebration or cause for concern?

Rita Ora - Radio 1 Live Lounge - "What Makes You Beautiful"

Something that I think sets Radio 1 apart from all other radio stations in the UK is the variety of musical genres that the station caters for; throughout the different shows that the station produces and airs, an eclectic  mix of music is covered. But one feature that I love at Radio 1 is the Live Lounge segment that features on Fearne Cotton's show. The Live Lounge allows music artists to perform a cover version of another artist's song and put their own spin on the track and, I have to say, there have been some BRILLIANT covers.

In April I posted Jessie J's cover of 'We Found Love' by Rihanna which I have to say was simply amazing. In August, Rita Ora featured in the Live Lounge and performed an acoustic version of her hit "How We Do" and then performed a cover of One Direction's - "What Makes You Beautiful". When she announced live on air her intention to cover One Direction, I was filled with dread. Although 1D are good at what they do, their music is so generic and simple, but perhaps that's why they've had such huge success I really didn't know how Rita could make this cover her own, but she did.

I have to say, this cover is perhaps one of my favourite live lounge covers EVER. Rita has such a gravelly tone to her voice which works perfect for the stripped back cover. It really is genius. She also brings a bit of a reggae vibe into the mix when she performs on the drums with her band member. It's brilliant!

Below is the full version of the cover; watch and be amazed!

Girls Aloud are BACK!

After what seems like four very, VERY long years, the announcement that the UK have been waiting for has finally happened; GIRLS ALOUD ARE BACK! They made the announcement by posting a countdown on their official website, counting down to ten days time which will mark exactly ten years to the day that Girls Aloud first performed on Popstars: The Rivals.

The countdown featured on the GA website yesterday (09/10/12)

I am SO excited about this! Girls Aloud are definitely one of the biggest girlbands in the UK, obviously after the Spice Girls! Apparently, they are set to perform their new single, which is rumoured to be this years Children in Need single, on the BBC ratings juggernaut Strictly Come Dancing, which member Kimberly Walsh is currently a contestant on. Even if it the rumours aren't true, the single is sure to be a number one hit for the band!

It's also rumoured that the band will announce their plans for a reunion tour in the New Year, which I will most definitely be getting tickets for, as well as announcing plans to release a new album! These next nine days are going to be unbelievably long, but I really cannot wait!

Girls Aloud fresh from supporting Coldplay
at Wembley Stadium in September 2009

My A/W12 Style Crush...

When it comes to describing or defining my style, this is something I would struggle to successfully do. I guess the word I would use to describe my style is eclectic; it changes so often and I'm very rarely channelling the same style for a consecutive period of time. It really does just depend on how I feel on that day. 

The reason that my style is so eclectic is because I take inspiration from a range of places. I don't only take inspiration from people, such as celebrities of fashion icons, but I take inspiration from different prints, the seasons and different trends. But I don't like to be predictable with what I wear and I would like to think that I dress the trends to suit me, rather than me dressing to suit the trends.

I won't lie, the majority of people who I take inspiration from for my style choices are females. Females are so much more daring when it comes to fashion and I admire the fact that they test the boundaries of fashion, which is exactly what fashion should allow. Fashion means that individuals can interpret the current trends in their own, unique way. 

Over the summer months I found myself falling in love with Rita Ora and Jessie J's styling. Rita Ora has a real urban feel to the way she dresses and is always seen in LOTS of gold jewellery, which always seem to accentuate whatever she is wearing. Jessie's style is craaazy and there is no way I would have any chance of attempting to mimic anything she wears. But one thing she wears better than anyone is shorts. I saw her at Wireless Festival in the summer and she was rocking a pair of distressed Levi's, white tank top and a camo jacket. I would describe her street style as pretty effortless for her, but it's most definitely effort for anyone else who is hoping to clone her style for themselves.

My most recent style crush is Demi Lovato, and I'm sure many people would agree that this is a bit of strange style crush for a guy to occupy, but oh well. I have been hooked on The X Factor USA and I'm actually more interested in what Demi is wearing rather than who is singing and if they're any good. The way that Demi dresses is so fresh for someone her age and it totally portrays her personality, as well as her professional image. This is something that young singers and performers very rarely accomplish and too often we see them dressing ten years older than what they are. Demi's style is very edgy and she has the ability to grunge up the most girly and feminine of products, as seen below.

Demi Lovato looking high street chic
at the X Factor USA auditions, 2012

I love everything about this outfit; I love how she took a very floral and feminine dress but dressed it down with the leather gilet and added a bit of edge to the outfit with the spiked necklace. A perfect outfit for Autumn/Winter! Also, the fact that she has layered this outfit makes it wearable even in the depths of winter; to make the outfit fully appropriate, it could be teamed with a pair of thick black tights and a nice
pair of biker boots.

The edge factor is something that I am gradually incorporating more and more into my outfits. Working in fashion retail means I need to be ahead of the trends before they hit the high street and by taking inspiration from someone such as Demi, I'm slowly doing that and am loving experimenting with different styles!

So yes, Demi Lovato is my A/W12 style crush! Which makes me quite excited to see what outfits I can create, whilst drawing inspiration from Demi and her cute, edgy style!

Watch this space!

I've had a thought...

I've come to the realisation that although I do find blogging fairly time-consuming, and at times I really have no motivation whatsoever to post, I do actually enjoy it when I blog on items that interest me, such as music, fashion and television. However, I've decided that I need to take my blog to a more professional level.

After browsing through various blogs, I've realised that my blog is nowhere near as professional as it could, or should, be. In terms of presentation my blog is pretty generic. I use a basic theme and customise the colours to suit me, but it doesn't reflect my interests or personality which is something a viral medium should do. I also want my posts to constitute a variety of different forms, such as a magazine article, for example. Rather than my post being a constant ramble, I want the layout to be formatted differently, but in order to do this I need photo editing software, preferably Adobe Fireworks as I have the most experience with this software. I would also LOVE to start 'vlogging' by connecting my YouTube account to my blog. The one problem I have though is I hate watching myself talk, as do most people. But I'm hoping to overcome this obstacle so that my blog operates on a multi-channel platform. In order for this to be successful, I would also need to familiarise myself with video editing software, so that's a challenge in itself.

So basically, I want to completely revamp my blog, and my list of things to do are:

1. Change my entire blog theme, including colour scheme, layout and general presentation. Make more personal and reflective.
2. Purchase photo editing software in order to format my blog posts more professionally.
3. Start vlogging.
4. Overcome the fear of the sound of my own voice.
5. Post more regularly.
6. Take more pride in my blog.

Keep checking back to gradually see these changes take place!

Tulisa featuring Tyga - "Live it Up"

"We should pop more champagne this year, than we did last year"

There is no doubt that Tulisa has been the breakout star of N-Dubz and this has been helped massively by her exposure as a judge on The X Factor. Naturally, her solo music career isn't doing too badly either off the back of her X Factor success and her new single "Live it Up" featuring American rapper Tyga will only continue her mainstream chart success.

I first heard "Live it Up" at Wireless Festival, London in July and I instantly fell in love with it and it sounded AMAAAAZING blasting out of the speakers in Hyde Park! I've always thought Tulisa has a pretty decent voice, although there are many people that would disagree with me.

I love the bashment vibe of the song and it's quite an interesting direction for Tulisa to take her music in, I think, but it totally works for her. I much prefer it to her previous single, "Young". Although it would sound amazing in Ibiza, it was pretty generic and quite predictable for Tulisa to release it as her debut solo single, but it still acheived number one on the UK single charts, which is no mean feat. But I definitely think Tulisa should continue to experiment with her sound and I'm hoping her album will be an eclectic mix of music to cater for all music lovers.

The video for this track is perfect. Tulisa looks incredible, although I have to say I'm really not a fan of her with blonde hair. She looks cheap and her brunette locks definitely added some much needed sassiness to her image. The blonde hair takes her back to the early days of N-Dubz, except she has a stylist now. I think she should definitely bring the brunette back!

Check out the new-look Tulisa in the video below:

Miley's crazed - her hair is gone!

I'm guessing that for anyone who follows Miley on Twitter, they will already be familiar with the teen star's latest image overhaul. In fact, I suspect anyone who reads newspapers or is a celebrity gossip junkie will know that she has indeed chopped her locks off in favour of a short buzz-cut. I won't lie, I love it!

I'm guessing the former teen star's new look has not gone down well with the majority of the world with many news sources suspecting some form of 'breakdown' on Miley's part; so the girl is clearly a little crazed to cut her hair? It has nothing to do with the fact she wanted a changed, right? This assumption riles me.

I hate when people are defined by something as aesthetic as their hair. I also hate when people (i.e. THE PRESS!) then start to fabricate reasons behind such drastic changes. I think one factor that media outlets forget when conjuring their tripe is the fact that Miley is YOUNG. There is no way she was going to stick with the same hair style for the rest of her life. I actually admire her for doing something so bold whilst in the glare of the public eye.

The reason I get so riled up is because I was defined by my hair for many years. When I was REALLY, REALLY young and at secondary school, I had hideous short, spiky hair which I then proceeded to grow as I was a tad tired of people constantly praising my ugly hair faux pas. So I grew it, then cut it, then dyed it a variety of colours from brown with blonde, to red, back to brown and then, finally, and currently, to blonde. I've also had my hair cut into a range of lengths but I'm currently working a shaved buzzcut, very similar to Miley's, which then graduates into lengthy fringe at the front.

Hair can be inventive and I get a bit annoyed by people who conform to the norm, such as long, flowing locks on a girl or a short crew cut on a guy. Switch it up, experiment and have fun; hair does grow back after all! In the meantime, sceptics need to move on and accept that a change in hair style does not mean a change in mental state. Hell, if that was the case, I would've been admitted to a psychiatric ward a looong time ago!

Little Mix - 'Wings'

Ever since Little Mix were formed on The X Factor in 2011, there was something different about them; they possessed qualities that previous girl-bands on the show didn't and ultimately lead to them being crowned The X Factor winner and being crowned the most successful girl-band EVER in the history of the show.

Now the girls are back with their first single since winning the show and the result is "Wings" - an infectious pop song with soulful vocals and a hypnotic melody.

Little Mix's single, "Wings"

The track really is a slice of pop perfection and is guaranteed to be a huge success when it's released later this month. I hope that the track is a roaring success as I am a huge fan of Little Mix and what they represent. It's refreshing to see a successful girl-band thriving in the music industry and they're great role models for young girls; they exemplify hard work and dedication, breaking the stereotype that girls must look a certain way in the music industry to be successful.

I predict a long and healthy career for these girls. Move over, The Saturdays, Little Mix are here to stay.

My Summer Soundtrack

So last week saw the UK embroiled in a heatwave and the weather was heavenly. Seeing as I'm not going on holiday this year, not yet anyway, I fully basked in the glory of the sun and the weather was long overdue! But, true to British form, the cold, miserable weather is now well and truly back and I have had to swap my shorts for jeans. Boo!

With the Olympics now in full swing and random outbursts of sunshine, it is slowly starting to feel like summer and nothing compliments summer as well as a summer soundtrack! The song that makes me feel most summery is a song called "Brokenhearted" by American duo Karmin.

I first heard this catchy pop track on Capital FM about a month ago and I instantly loved it. It's such an uplifting song and makes you want to dance and it was the PERFECT song for me and my friend to dance around in the summer sunshine to last week! 

The song was released last Sunday and debuted at a respectable number 6 in the UK singles chart which is a pretty big achievement given that the song was not promoted at all throughout the UK - no television performances, no press interviews, nothing. One thing us British do is embrace the catchy pop tracks churned out by the Americans. I mean we kept Carly Rae Jepsen at number one with "Call Me Maybe" for four weeks and the song is still riding high in the charts months after its release.

A few other songs that I'm loving at the minute are Wiley featuring Ms D, "Heatwave". I look forward to this song coming on  in a club one night when I'm out and I can imagine this song being a huuuuge hit in Ibiza and the like! I'm also loving Far East Movement featuring Cover Drive, "Turn Up the Love". I really love Cover Drive. Their reggae-influenced tracks are so anthemic. I'd love to see them live.

I am also bracing myself for the release of Rita Ora's debut album, "O.R.A", which is released on 27th August. 

I have a feeling that this album will be the soundtrack to my summer, autumn and winter! I can't wait for when she tours as I will be there!