What To Wear: First Date

What To Wear: First Date by alice-donoghue featuring black flats

Thursday Yoga: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

[Bridge Pose]

[setu = dam or bridge 
bandha = lock

sarvangasana = shoulderstand]

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana is a bridge backbend pose that improves spinal flexibility.

For me it really helps to lower my stress levels and a lot of minor aches and pains.

I often find I have an aching back, shoulders and neck after a night out drinking (for who knows what reason! xD), the bridge pose is something I like to try and work in the day after a night out :)

The Pose

Lie down on you back on a yoga mat (much better than the floor!!) Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the floor. Extend your arms along the floor, palms flat.

Press your feet and arms firmly into the floor. Exhale as you lift your hips toward the ceiling.

Draw your tailbone upward.

Roll your shoulders back and underneath your body. Straighten your arms as much as possible, pressing your forearms into the mat. Reach your knuckles toward your heels.

Keep your thighs and feet parallel and Press your weight evenly across all four corners of both feet. Lengthen your tailbone toward the backs of your knees.

Stay in the pose anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute. Release with an exhalation, rolling the spine slowly down onto the floor.

Winter Warmers: Dazzling Blue

Winter Warmers: Dazzling Blue by alice-donoghue featuring a blue stoneware

Winter Warmers: Monochrome

Winter Warmers: Monochrome by alice-donoghue featuring a leather purse

Shopping: ASOS Mini Haul

I decided to buy a  new dress for our engagement meal this coming weekend, and of course that means shoes to go with the dress. And maybe just another pair of shoes while I'm shopping for shoes, and a waist belt to glam up my safe black dress option in case the new dress doesn't suit me... Okay so I had a mini spree ^_^ DON'T JUDGE!

Firstly, my new dress:

Primark Dress

 

And of course some flats to match:

New Look Ballet Flats 

Some more shoes ^0^ : 

New Look Espadrilles

And a waist belt:

 ASOS Peplum Waist Belt

I also bought some Eyelure Pre-Glued Lashes.

I'll be posting a review in the days to come ^-^

My Commitment-Free haircut!

I change my hair sooo often and this time I opted for a cute bob ^.^

BUT! I've been trying to grow my hair for such a long time and I didn't want to ruin all my hard work!!

Luckily! I found a solution for this problem :)

1. I bought some nice extensions.

My favourite brand is Halo Extensions. They look very real and they last

a good while with proper care.

They also come in really cute packaging ^_^ and I got a little card too!

For me, one pack was enough because my hair has fairly choppy layers and

I only needed extensions to hide the longest layer of my hair.

2. I cut the extensions to the width I needed, in my case I only used half.

The other half I will save for next time! :)

2. I braided the long layer of hair that I would otherwise have cut and attached the extensions.

(sewing method - and actually I had some help from a friend, I find it a little tricky to do alone!)

3. Cutting my extensions.

I find it easier to cut extensions after they are installed. I'm pretty confident cutting my own hair, but there are plenty of internet tutorials, or you could even pop to the salon if you don't mind spending the money.

Most hairdressers will cut extensions just like your own hair :)

The finished look!

Easy :)

Before and After