S T Y L E - C R U S H - # 3 3

Lily Allen is a bit like Marmite. You love her or you don't - hate is too strong an emotion, I think - I fall into the love category - again possibly too strong an emotion... Nevertheless after watching The Brit awards last week & catching Lily's new music video, I remembered how my late teen self had a bit of a girl crush on the mouthy, bubbly pop songstress. With a collection of beautiful clothes, I figured it was only fitting that Ms Allen should feature as Style Crush Number 33 here on erratic glamour.

I have obviously chosen night time looks for our Lil' purely because they are the most common one that you find (and she does a night time glam look to perfection!)  Classic, simple pieces that have a touch of something different and eye catching. Seems to be the general summary of what I like!

What do you think of Lily Allen's style?

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B O O K - R E V I E W : P A R I S - R E V E A L E D

Continuing with my book a month for 2014, February saw my literary senses being tingled by Stephen Clarke's Paris Revealed. After spotting the word Paris on the cover in a charity shop, I quickly snapped it up and skipped up the road to continue my love affair with the city of lights.

Each chapter details a different element of Parisian life from the Metro to water before a discussion on sex and ending with some detail on the apartments of Paris! Basically if you want a little bit of insight into the social history and the day to day happenings of the city - this is your friend.

Clarke has a dry sense of humour which I of course chuckled along too as well as his chatty nature which made you feel at ease and discussing the city with a friend assisting you in your move. Complete with photographs related to the chapter and a little bit of French thrown in here and there this book will make you want to up sticks and move to Paris, like I needed encouragement...

Other titles by the author include the non-fiction books 'A 100 Years of Annoying the French' and 'Talk to the Snail' along with a host of fiction. After reading Paris Revealed and enjoying it thoroughly from cover to cover, I am 100% going to research Clarke's other titles. I obviously need more French based books...

2/12 so far for my book every month in 2014. Good start I would say *pats self on the back* so Number 3 of this 12 part challenge  is Daphne Du Maurier 'Jamaica Inn'. A book described by Mama erratic glamour as a page turner that is written so well you feel the eerie, unsettled atmosphere. I for one cannot wait for this. See you next month for another book installment!

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H A I R : N E W - DO

With just under a year of hair growth, I finally was able to go to the hair dressers this weekend and get an actual style cut in! No more awkward hair in between stage of part mullet, part I don't know what the fuck. I now actually have some shape and some style. Winning.

I went to Cheynes Hairdressers in Brunstfield for the first time after finding out my previous hairdresser had up sticks for the Southern Hemisphere and the land of Oz! Going to a new hairdressers can be daunting especially as with my old hairdressers I had established an understanding that I'm pretty casual about chopping off my hair - see pixie cut of years gone by - or slabbing on some colour - see platinum pixie, red pixie, black... - he understood that I was open to ideas. My new hair dressers at Cheynes seems to be of the 'lets just cut it and it'll be cool' mind set as well. Excellent, I thought to myself.

The end result was a Lily Allen-esque bob with a full fringe. I love it! It's a wee bit interesting, not everyone has it and I finally have some length (not a great deal but it is there) to my hair. I see this being the haircut of choice for the foreseeable future. Strange thing is, I send Mama erratic glamour a photo of my new locks and she sent one back saying 'you look like that singer, lily something!' Weirrrrd... Mama eg knows where it's at clearly!

In terms of colour, I am thinking a rich red. I bought a Mahogany wash out colour to gauge it for now but I think a rich red would look really nice with the cut instead of my mousy brown tressles. Plus it means buying lots of lovely haircare products, Boots is 3for2 after all... The comb is just because I am going to try and keep my hair in tip top condition so wet hair shant be seeing a brush and it was 55p... Talk about throw back packaging. Garnier Ulitmate Blends Shampoo and conditioner with argan oil & cranberry in 90s package. Hellllo.

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L I F E : S I X - F O R - S U N D A Y

1. Yesterday I finally got my haircut. Rocking a fringe with some length that I can wear down. I have got a full post about my new head of hair well it's not new hair but you know what I mean! I hope?! I won't spoil the surprise for y'all. That wouldn't be fun but if the anticipation is getting to much for you and you don't think you can wait till the day that I finally post the fore mentioned post then go have a peep at my Instagram. I cannot be blamed for any disappointment.

2. Gaslight Anthem has been my soundtrack for the week without a doubt. You can't beat a good Gaslight track. Lyrics with meaning,some guitar and Brian's husky lovely voice. Easy way to get my through my bus ride home from work. Every words handwritten, don't ya know!

3. Friday night involved a lads night with Clare. Lads night includes pizza and cider. We aren't hardcore enough for beer... one day we'll be true lads. One day... *sigh* Anyway, Clare is a YouTuber - Clare McBean - following my awkward experiment on the video platform that is, we decided to make a couple of videos together. This will probably be my first on my channel as I decided my old ones were too awkward, I hated my facial expressions and shat it! Basically. Go check out Clare though.

4. Following my Saturday haircut, myself and my Croc - private joke - Emma took ourselves out for eats. After trying 2 places - one was full, the other just plain manky - we took ourselves to Bar Soba on Hanover Street. An Asian mix with a cocktail menu that features some different and tasty mixes. The food was amazing and that is coming from a non-spice fan. Atmosphere was nice and my company was excellent as always. (I have to be nice about my friends now seen as they read this...)

5. My search for a new TV programme has hit an all time low. Where are all the good TV programmes?! All I'm asking for is some form of crime investigation, possibly an attractive male I can pretend is my boyfriend and possibly a little romance - between attractive male and probably equally as attractive female.

6. Sunday is going to be filled with not a lot. I love a lazy Sunday. Possibly jammies all day cause I'm that crazy and if I manage to find a good programme a good few eps of that...

Happy Sunday Cheekas!

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S T Y L E - C R U S H - # 3 2

If I am being honest with you, Poppy Delevinge had never crossed my radar before last week. I had no interest in her or her sisters until I saw her outfit at one of the fore mentioned sisters wedding. Poppy like simple yet interesting. A simple black tshirt but with cut out detail - genius.

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F A S H I O N : Z A R A - H A U L

I am a little bit late on jumping on the Zara sale bandwagon, it's February & these are the only things I've bought from Zara since the sale began. That my friends is self control. So as you may or may not know, I got a new job which led my lovely grandparents to send me a little card with some money in as a well done. I figured buying some new bits for work would be a sensible move.

Polka dot blouse £12.99 
 I had considered this blouse before Christmas but didn't actually buy it till now and I am so glad I did. It is a lovely material and a decent length coming to sit on the hip. I've worn it with black jeans, boots & my black fur gilet to work and at night with black leather trousers and black platforms.

Black High Neck Jumper with Key Hole Detail on the back - £7.99
I didn't include the whole jumper because essentially it is just a plain black round neck jumper so all you can see is the detail on the back. I'm not entirely sure about the front of the jumper, I think it sits a little oddly but the detail on the back is perfect.

Poppy Print Skirt- £9.99
Mama erratic glamour sent me a newspaper cutting of this skirt towards the end of the summer, I agreed it was lovely but didn't feel like spending £29.99 on it. Fate obviously brought the two of us together! The skirt is a beautiful, bright piece that I can see myself wearing in the summer with sandals and a camisole or while it's colder with a chunky sweater and some boots.

So that is my little Zara haul! Zara sale is just too good to avoid. Anyone get any good buys in the sales?

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R E A D : T H E - B O O K - T A G

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