INSPIRATION: BARBARA PALVIN

PHOTOS: TRENDLAND

Alpaca, Fur and Leather, always go together...

Damn it's cold!! Even sealed into my flat, it's still and cold. Even with the heating on. Even under a duvet. But not, with two hot water bottles on the go. One at the feet and one in my arms...an addictive combination to say the least.

Another addictive combination being my Official Uniform of Outside. Topshop leather jacket, cloaked in a MaxMara alpaca coat with Norwegian fox hood. For those upset at that last bit, I must add that this type of fur is not endangered and eating cod fish fingers is actually worse for your conscience...and not nearly as warming.

Photos: Daryl Fox-Huxley

MINI ME: my cousin Robyn

My uncle Dwayne and aunty Kim's gorgeous little girl Robyn asked to have her hair done like mine and so my aunty Kim obliged and this is the outcome....it's too adorable...

HIGH BARNET - Big Hair Icons

Yes, I know, I'm biased because I have big hair. I used to hate it but now I really love it and think EVERYONE should enjoy it at least once! It's leonine, striking, glorious, grand and a kind of fertile endowment...

Some of my favourite Big Hair Icons & Pictures:

Lisa Bonet

Dolly Parton

Claudia Cardinale

Brigitte Bardot

Betty Page

Stevie Nicks

Cindy Wilson

Priscilla Presley

Joan Jett

Kelly Le Brock

Kelis

Erykah Badu

Raquel Welch

WAH NAILS

There's nothing like a belated birthday present. Just when you think the birthday wishes are long gone, and other people birthday's are coming thick and fast...a gorgeous friend declares that they'd like o treat you to something you mentioned, as a belated birthday gift!!! WOO-HOOOOOOO!!!!!! Or should I say WAH-HAAAAAAAAA!!

Off Nayla and I went to WAH Nails in Dalston to 'get our nails did'. It was an absolutely glorious friday lunchtime. Crisp air, sunshine, blue skies and to top it off, the super girlie treat of nail art application.

We chatted the hind legs off each other, laughted, complimented one another and indulged in self-deprecation. Perfect. The lovely lady who did our nails is called Zarra and I will definitely ask for her, next time I go. There WILL be a next time...my nails (shallow as it may sound) give me instant pleasure when I wake up and look at them. They're so fun...and so far (4 days in), they've not even chipped. So satisfying.

Nayla's AZTECMy POW

Calligraphy Nib Necklaces go with Stationary Phases

I am having another stationary phase. Every so often, like the week before term starts again at school, I wander into a graphics/ art store (Cass Art, Berwick Street this time), and leave with a new kit of stationary. It's soooo exciting to get the bits home and lay them out on my big wooden desk, inspecting them all before I take them out of their packaging. I like to read all the blurb first. Then look for a place on the desk. Then open and arrange.

Of course the arrangement is nowhere to be seen once I've started a project...it's a flurry of glitter glue, calligraphy pens, violet ink wells, paint brushes, hand made paper, watercolour pencils and sharpenings.

Whilst looking up calligraphy fonts, I came across this necklace and promptly started salivating. It's by Erica Weiner.

LIZ KNIGHTLEY

This model looks like Liz Hurley and Keira Knightley...

Left and right, respectively!

LOVE the look...

Model: Barbora Vesela

Photo: Zoe Zimmer