Bleached Out

Shirt - DIY, barbed wire necklace - Topshop, green denim shirt - Camden, trousers - local shop, shoes - Doc Martens

This is really awkward as I've just realised that I've got my hands on my hips in all my poses and I've used the same photograph twice by accident... I cannot be bothered to take the photos again or re-edit them, so you'll just have to excuse the terrible photos. I think this outfit would've looked awesome if I had a camouflage jacket to go with it, but since I don't, my green denim shirt which you guys are probably getting very fed up with will have to do!

I made this t shirt myself and I'm super happy with how it turned out! I will definitely be bleaching more items as there are so many possibility that you could have with this technique. One thing I forgot was that the t-shirt would stretch over my boob area, so the yin-yang sign is a bit lopsided, but it's only a minor problem. Would you guys be interested in buying t-shirts like this if I were to sell them on an on-line store (they would only cost £7.00 ish + P&P!!).

If you want to know how I made this t-shirt myself, click below to watch my tutorial. A huge thanks to MP for doing the bleaching with me and helping me film! (Please excuse the fact that the thumbnail for the video is my arse...XD)

Anyway, on the brighter side of life, I got my GCSE results yesterday! I got 11A*s, 1 A, A in AS Chinese and A in additional maths. Wooop! My dad has said that he's going to buy me a new laptop as a reward for my awesome grades, so that will mean that I will be able to edit videos which are over 5 minutes long without take a week.

You guys are awesome for still reading my blog even though I am a terrible blogger when it comes to consistency. All I know is that I am consistently inconsistent! That is mainly because I have run out of clothes to blog about, thus I will be posting more outfit posts when I acquire new clothes.

Ciao dahlings,

Pteridophyta

Headband and spike earrings - Topshop, fern shirt- pound shop, necklace - Spitalfields, skater skirt - River Island, tights - Henry Holland, shoes - Vans

Wowza, the ends of my hair look SO red! They are actually super, super faded, but hey ho, if my camera is going to make them look extra bright, why not?!

This top is one which I recently hauled in this video, and it was only £1! Bargain! It really reminds me of a shirt one of my favourite bloggers featured in her recent outfit post: "Botany Bitch". Samira's sense of style is just so cool with it being so 90s inspired and edgy. I must say some of her posts are a bit x-rated, but that just makes it more fun and she is so hot in them!

The title of this post refers to the Latin name of the cool fern print of my polo shirt. Try saying it out loud!

Anyway, thanks a bunch for following my blog dudies - I have finally reached 150 followers, which means it's time for a giveaway. I will reveal all the details in the next post. How exciting!

Ciao dahlings,

Mouldy Grandmas

Blazer/shirt thing - charity shop, fringe top - New Look, shorts - H&M, sandals - nicked off my sister (shhh!), earrings - xmas market

I'm not really a fan of this outfit to be honest, but I feel like it's high time that I posted something on this blog! I have only just realised that my top button of my shorts aren't done up... How scandalous!

The title of this post refers to the fact that this £1 blazer/shirt thing that I bought from a charity shop still smells of mouldy grandmas, even after going through the washing machine (an issue I mentioned in my haul video below!) Oh well, at least I look cool wearing it, even though it his rather massive, so I'm going to have to take it up a bit.

Other news include that I am going to do a giveaway once I hit 150 followers and it's going to be a good one - I have already picked out my prizes! Thus, there is no better time than now to hit follow on my blog as it is a giveaway that you are not going to want to miss.

Also in the mundane life of myself, A level results are coming out in two 2 days (I took AS level Chinese this year) and GCSE results in a weeks time which is rather daunting. I'm thinking of regarding myself opening my results and then posting it onto YouTube as I'm a massive internet nerd. Yay or nay?

Ciao for now!

Rebecca x

∆

Spiked headband - Topshop, necklaces - Claire's and China, crop top - H&M, rainbow shorts - Motel Rocks, shoes - Docs, denim shirt - vintage

I know what you are thinking: "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN REBECCA!"

I apologise for my unprecedented hiatus from the blogosphere; I have just not been motivated to write. However, fear not! Once every blue moon, I am in a strange essay writing mood and today is one of those occasions. Today I am going utilise this rare phenomenon which comes upon me to talk to you guys about this band I have been enjoying: alt-J! I usually keep these longer posts on my second blog (PeaaBrained), but I have a few things I want to tell you guys, so unlucky you!

Alt-J
The title of this post refers to a band that I've been digging. Known as "alt-J"or "∆", this band is really having a huge impact on the music industry as of lately, since they are being loved by a plethora of musical taste makers everywhere.

The name of their band refers to the delta sign that is created when you press alt-J on your keyboard. The delta sign (little triangle) is also a mathematical sign that symbolises change, which appealed to the band as the new name came at a turning point of their lives. I think this is awfully clever and it very much appeals to my nerdy tendencies, thus I automatically had a penchant for this band, even before I even heard their music.

As for their album "An Awesome Wave", I think it is a work of art. I have listened to their entire album during the duration of putting together this post and really reminds me to the album "XX" by "The XX" in 2009 (can you believe that it was that long ago? I know I can't!). My favourite parts of the album are actually the interludes and the nostalgic samples used. The hip-hop break beats, xylophone solos, falsetto harmonies and folky melodies are also a killer combination. As you can probably tell, I am truly terrible at describing music, so I encourage you to listen to the entire album below. If you are new to them, I recommend their lead single "Tessellate", but my personal favourite songs are "Dissolve" and "Interlude II".
I reckon that they are the most "indie"/"hipster" band in the history of ever, especially with lyrics such as "triangles are my favourite shapes" - even the name of the band is a triangle! With that being said, I hope that they have similar, commercial success as the moody emos that make up the XX. It's always fun to witness the irony when their elitist, hipster bubble is popped by the enticing lure of wealthy broadcasting companies and transnational car companies wanting their music for advertisements.

Now I've just gone off on a tangent and I think it is time to end this spiel as it's gone way off topic!

Ciao!

P.S. My brain is turning into mush after watching the entire series of "Revenge" in two days... It's just so good! Anyone else watch it? I love Nolan!
P.P.S. You may notice something different about my blog header and my YouTube background. My super cool friend Jack from "Desirous Designs" made it for me. Please check out his YouTube for more of his design portfolio. He's great at doing 3D graphics, backgrounds and making YouTube introductions, so if you are interested, just message him and tell him I sent you! :)
P.P.P.S Apparently on my last post, the video link somehow seemed to miraculously disappear, so I've fixed that problem! Here is an amended link to my "What's In My Bag" video.
P.P.P.P.S. The awesome Riley from had a great give away which I was very lucky to win! Check out her blog here.
P.P.P.P.P.S. This has been a weird post - apologies for the verbal vomit. I really am out of practise when it comes to blogging. I will post a more coherent post ASAP!

What's In My Bag?

Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you, I have finally posted again! So much for BEDIS, but I've been really busy recently.
This video was one which was requested. I love watching what's in my bag videos as it's fun to be nosy! It's pretty much a classic tag for all beauty/fashion vloggers. It's a bit slow to begin with, so feel free to skip to about 2 minutes in. I'm not even going to start moaning about how ridiculously long this video has taken to get out as it was really quite ridiculous, but I hope you guys watch it till the end!

See you tomorrow (I hope!)


Rebecca x
P.S. I might do a proper ukulele video soon, yay or nay? :)

Join the Fray

floral headband - Primark, necklace - DIY, shirt - DIY, shorts - Urban Outfitters, socks - Primark, boots - Doc Martens

Yes, that is right, I made that crazy shirt. Yesterday I had a huge tie dye/hippy party with my friends (more detailed post about this coming tomorrow) and I decided to tie dye almost all the white things in my wardrobe, so look out for more tie-dye stuff in the future!

I made the fatal mistake of not using warm water, so most of the items have come up pastel coloured, but I don't particularly mind that. Then I went a bit scissor happy and decided to shred it up with plenty of fringing, creating this top as a result. It does sort of fit the hippy theme to my party with the tie dye, but it is more something that I would imagine you would wear to a festival. I probably did this subconsciously because I am not going to any festivals this year. :(

And yes, I know what you are thinking: "Rebecca, you are an utter failure! Only two days into BEDIS and you have already managed to miss out a day!"

I really dislike making a promise and not sticking to it, but I have been seriously busy these two days with the tie dye party and other such shenanigans. I wasn't even in the right frame of mind for today's post, but I felt like I couldn't let you guys down. I have filmed a video to accompany this post, as well as snippets of my tie dye party and me cutting this top, but I have not had time to edit them. I also took these pictures when it was super late, hence the awful lighting, but I felt like I had to put something up!

See you tomorrow (fo'shizzle) and PEACE!


Rebecca x

P.S. Does anyone actually still read my garble below my pictures? Am I writing too much in my posts? Please inform me of your opinion in the comments below!

Triple Burgundy

Headband - Accessorise, top - mum's, skirt and belt - River Island, sandals - M&S, bracelet - Primark, lipstick - starry-eyed by Rimmel

 ~RANDOM NUGGET OF KNOWLEDGE~
Yes, I am bringing back this awesomeness - if you are a hardcore ScatterrBrained fan, you guys will know what I am talking about.
Did you know that burgundy is a red colour associated with the wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the Burgundy region of France? (You probably did as it's pretty common knowledge, so a fail on my behalf...)

Today's outfit is pretty different to most of my outfits as it is quite put together and feminine - two adjectives I usually don't associate with my style. However, I do like it, so I am sharing with you today for day 2 of BEDIS: Blog Every Day In Summer!

Ciao for now!


Rebecca x

P.S. Just an early warning, I may not be able to complete BEDIS tomorrow as I'm super busy with a tie-dye party! I apologise in advance, but since I did two posts yesterday, I hope that compensates!

I'm sitting on the ventriloquist's knee, allowing his hands somewhere they shouldn't be

Headband - Topshop, bracelet and choker necklace - Claire's, top - Hype, skirt - River Island, shoes - Vans

I think I'm hot

Wow finally, a post which has gone to plan and hasn't taken multiple days to complete!

For the start of BEDIS (Blog Every Day In Summer), I am featuring a black skater skirt. I bought this skirt a few days ago from River Island for only £10 with a giftcard I got for my birthday. It's slightly big for me, but I just rolled it up once. I love how it is made out of this shiny black material since it reminds me of skirts that you would wear for dance.

Also, I love having my hair like this in two little buns. I think it makes me look very Chinese and I think I should wear my hair like this more often. Lots of my favourite bloggers all seem to be so I think I should lose my inibitions and do too.

I am also very happy about the fact that I managed to finish a video in less than 10 hours for once and I think I might stick to this sort of format for my OOTD's as it makes them slightly more interesting. To enhance my videos further, I really want to include some sort of background music - anyone know of any good places to get royalty free music?

Anyway, thanks for sticking around, see you tomorrow!


Rebecca x

P.S. The title of this post is from a song called Lion by Eugene Mcguiness. I have literally been in love with this dude's music recently, and I think he is a lyrical genius, especially in this song Lion. Have a listen!

P.P.S. New post on PeaaBrained too - Fluffy Bunny Challenge! Wow I am pwning BEDIS!

Pull Yourself Together Now

Hat and striped leggings - Hype, tie-dye vest top - DIY, necklaces - Claire's, China and Prague, shoes - New Look

I always seem to be moaning and always negative on my blog nowadays and I realise that this has got to stop! I'm just going to quickly vent all of the issues I have with this post and move on: I don't like the fact that I look super grumpy, the video is literally terrible, I have written / filmed various other outfits but I am having serious IT problems and the photo's white balance are both messed up.

Now for the positive things! 

• BEDIS: Blog Every Day In Summer!

I am honestly sick of my terrible-ness as a blogger, hence why from today, I am going to re-commence BEDIS, which stands for Blog Every Day In Summer! No more tardiness from me. I going to try to post at least every day either on this blog or Peaabrained, my second personal blog, so keep remembering to check back.

•  Giveaway?!

I have started gathering some super cool items for a super cool giveaway which I will be hosting soon. A quick hint for one of the multiple items in the giveaway: it's included in this outfit!

• DIY posts/videos?

This shirt was tie-dyed by yours truly about two years ago- I realise it hasn't turned out that great but I feel like I'm quite familiar with the process now and in fact on Monday, I am having a tie-dying party. Would you guys be interested in a video regarding how to tie-dye? I have also done a few other t-shirt customisations recently and I think that would be pretty cool to show in a video post too.

Again, apologies for being a moody cow recently - it's just frustrating and discouraging when I've spent hours (literally) working towards content for this blog, but it hasn't materialised into posts. However, blogging is something that I cannot see myself without in the near future, so I'm just going to try to forget the past and start again fresh with new and better posts. I have done a tad bit of shopping, thus my need of new clothes to document has been forfilled.

See you tomorrow in BEDIS: Blog Every Day In Summer*!


Rebecca x

P.S. *I might have to miss a few days of blogging this holiday, but I'm going to try as hard as I can as I don't really have any excuse to not to. The large majority of my friends are on the otherside of the world having fun on holiday, but instead of weeping in my sorry, I'm going to channel that energy into creating great blog content for you.
P.P.S. Just because I am feeling nice to you guys and I don't have enough new findings to create an entire music post, here is a dude I have just stumbled across who is literally so talented. 16 year old Leo Stannard is definitely one to watch for the future - yes he looks like he could be in One Direction, but he has a voice which I would compare to the likes of the amazing Ben Howard with his incredible tone. I also love his guitar playing with all the harmonics. Enjoy!