Rat & Boa

Voodoo Long Tie Dye Kimono // Rat & Boa

Grey Ribbed Knit Crop // Missguided

Hair by the Braid Bar (Eva Braid) // Selfridges Beauty Workshop London
Tribal Style Long Bead Choker // Primark

Skinny Jeans // Primark

Metallic Silver Sneakers // New Look

Soo I'm back after my very busy long weekend away at the British F1 GP (photos to follow up in due course!) my first experience camping with today being my first full day back n feel like I have the Glasto flu as I've heard it described from fellow festival gowers/friends who are experienced at the camping thing. In other words, I am completely exhausted from next to no sleep and feeling the effects after eating nothing but bacon butties and burgers for 3 days straight...lovely! :) never been so happy to see a plate of veggies for dinner when I got back, and no I'm not vegetarian! 

Annywayyy, The day before I headed up to Silverstone I went to London to visit the Braid Bar again who now have their stand permanently there now after their trial period began back in March (you can read about my first visit to the Braid Bar here) and got a Eva braid which is like one sidey cornrows.

I also thought I'd do some exploring whilst I was there so I went all touristy and sat down in St James Park for a while, just next to The Mall and shot this incredible tie dye kimono from Rat & Boa.

I knew my main summer piece I wanted this summer was a tie dye kimono but kept finding short ones, ones that were just abit too long or I wasn't keep on the colours but this one was just what I was looking for and I bought it for myself for my birthday a couple of months ago.Rat & Boa is def a brand u wanna keep ur eyes on in future!

As well as the online store, they also sell through Asos too :) check them out!

Love, Sarah x

You Are The Constellations

Stardust Sprinkle 70's Pussy Bow Blouse (worn as a dress)  // Oh My Love

Gold Saturn Hair Rings // Regal Rose

Black Leather Jacket // Pretty Little Thing

Platform Chunky Suede Thigh High Boots // Sole Affair

Messy plaits & floaty sheer shirt vibes..

Still trying, and failing, to create a braided look so went for this messy undone plait (which came even more undone in the wind!) for the weekend and some amazing gold Saturn hair rings from Regal Rose to accessorise. <3 love them! will def go back and get the sun and the feather ones.

These also go perfect with my starry new blouse from Oh My Love, saw this very Valentino-esk print blouse on their website and knew it had to be mine straight away! unlike my other pussybow blouse which is more shirtlike and waitressy, this one has abit of a more floaty feel, with pretty sleeves and can be worn as a dress or tucked in shorts - two outfits for the price of one!

The platform thigh highs have also made a comeback too! though never quite banished away till the autumn (you can never trust the pesky British weather!) I was missing them alot and thought as the weather had decided to go all windy and rainy again last week when it was so full of promise the week before they could come back out again!

How are you dressing for the transeasonal weather? :)

Love, Sarah x

Sushi

Sushi Crop Top // H&M

Vintage Denim Style Mom Jeans // Missguided

Baby Blue Teddy Coat // Bershka

Lilac Platform Glitter Jelly Shoes // New Look

Marshmallow Bracelet // Ebay (similar here)

Lilac Satchel // River Island

Pink Fluffy Bag Clip // Molly Trubody

Lilac 90's Choker, PomPom hair band & Glitter Socks // TopShop

Hair by The Braid Bar, London - Now open for two more weekends in March! :)

Feeling a little Meadham Kirchhoff like in the one..just a fluffybag would have been better though I don't actually have one. I would love to have a Meadham Kirchoff bag..bit pricey tho :( maybe one day! 

I spotted this Sushi style top in H&M after I went to the Braid Bar last weekend and feel madly in love with it as Sushi is one of my fave things to eat (after chocolate n noodles!) They have an amazing range of japanesey manga stylee prints in H&M at the mo with alot of Sailor Moon tops and leggings and panda bags were looking at me but I was good and told managed to listen to my good side and reminded myself I am going away this week and need the money for then! 

I bought the top and then spent aaages in Oxford Circus Topshop after discovering there is actually a lower ground floor (HOW HAVE I ONLY JUST NOTICED THIS??!) with all the brands and vintage stuff in, After having another argument with myself - I don't need those pink velvet mary janes... i don't i dont....but they are so pretty...i know but they are £40 and you can wait...! - I did a little accessories shop and picked up the pompom hairband and glitter socks. 

Righty ho, Me and the boy of off up north, most northerly we've ever been, to Scotland. Staying in Edinburgh for a few days for funsies. Will post up my OOTDs and what I got up to when I get back! :)

Love, Sarah x

The Braid Bar

Location: The Braid Bar, Selfridges, London

So yesterday I headed up to Londaaaan specially to visit The Braid Bar! I saw pics of the lovely ladies from The Braid Bar doing hair at the the Missguided SS15 press day event and had to google them to find out more about them and see where I could find them and stumbled across there website.

They don't have a permanent home at the moment as they are mainly doing events and are trying to get in to department stores or they did mention seeing if they could take up residence in the flagship Topshop further down Oxford Street. Right now and for this weekend, they are in my fave department store Selfridges!

Its a really cool relaxed atmosphere, where you can choose from the braid menu which include the Cara - a gorge side braid, the Gisele - a traditional fishtail braid, the Kate - a pretty heart shaped braid around the top of your head or you can go the whole hog and get a Beyoncee - a head full of cornrows! There are so many styles to choose from I actually didn't decide until I was on my way up on the train cus I couldn't decide!

Being a total braiding dunce who can't plait for toffee, I wanted something really different that would get my whole hair braided rather than play it safe with a half up half down style. I opted for the Tyra which as you can see in the pics is a tri-braid which you can have in a french or dutch braid style (I chose Dutch) splitting your parting in to three then meeting at the back.

You can also choose to customise your braid with charms, rings, glitter or hair chalks as I wasn't going out for the eve glitter seemed abit pointless so I went for a pink hair chalk and added the Regal Rose rings for a punky edgy look!

The staff were really lovely and chatty and I was really happy with the end result. I hope that the Braid Bar does get a permanent home be it in Selfridges or Topshop so I can go again and try out even more of the braids. Its a godsend for anyone else like me who can't plait or braid to save their lives!  I am gonna try and keep this braid in for the whole weekend and style it up different ways over the next couple of days! Check out my Instagram feed to see how I style it up!

The Braid Bar is open for this weekend only but may (hopefully!) extend to a couple more weekends this month due to popular demand. Make sure you book before you go as although you are welcome to drop in they cannot guarantee someone will be free at the time u arrive! :)

Love, Sarah x