Do it yourself hair do

My new do! Sorry for the cliche iphone pic

As you probably already know, I'm quite the fan of being frugal, not out of meanness, it's usually because I'm broke to be honest! For years I've been cutting my own hair, it all started in college when I was too poor to maintain my short hair. After one major disaster when I bleached my hair, dyed it purple and loads of it fell out it's been plain sailing since then. I even shaved my head for about a year too, which I loved, but sadly everyone thought I was gay; nothing wrong with that except it led to a very uneventful sex life. I actually grew my hair back out of sexual frustration! 

The day I handed in the keys to Limerick Craft and Design I came home really angry, I was filled with energy, and I didn't know what to do with it. Punching a wall just leads to a sore hand, and drinking it away just leads to a sore head. I had been toying with the idea of doing something a little different with my hair, but over Christmas I didn't have a spare minute. What better way to deal with anger then to get a new hair do, usually people do it after a break-up, but in many ways the shop closing felt like one. 

My hair before(credit to Claire Waters for the photo)

Cutting your own hair is not as hard as you think. The key is to be brave and accept that you are willing to get it fixed by a professional if it all goes arseways. You'll need a comb, a good scissors, two mirrors and a steady hand, oh and a pair of balls too! I'm happy with the result, although I am tempted to go shorter on one side, maybe even an undercut, but since I'm visiting lots of auctioneers at the moment that probably isn't a great idea.

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What I'm Wearing: Red and Black

Now and then I go back to my old favourite combo red and black, it reminds me of my goth days and it's really easy to accessorise because I have tonnes of red jewellery. You may also notice that my hair is different than previous posts, I chopped it all off the other day. You can't see it very well as this isn't the best photo, my camera died after just one shot. I was brushing my hair the other day and I noticed it was in dire condition, I had been growing it for Halloween, so it was well overdue a snip. I started trimming with my scissors, one thing led to another, and I chopped off about 8" or so. After I cut it, it was more noticeable that the colour was a bit mawkish and more than a little grey so I decided to dye it, something I haven't done in about 9 years. I popped down to my local chemist and got a mahogany coloured dye for only €4.99, et voila nearly an hour later I had new hair, and a new colour!

Boots: Schuh €110
Skirt: Old black skirt I upcycled to wear to my sisters hen party years ago
Jumper: Pennies approx €12
Button Necklace: €1 at the Barbootsale from Claire-Ann
Bra: I know you can't see it but I'm chuffed with my new bra so I'm including it! I got it in Vamp for only €10 in their sale, normally their underwear is really expensive but I'm a weird size (36F) and that's what always pops up in the sale.


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Recessionista Brownie Points

I was sitting down the other night watching the fantastic Brideshead Revisited, and I got the urge to trim my hair. 'An inch, two max' I was thinkng. No folks I did not do the sensible thing and go into the bathroom where there is a mirror, instead I curled up on the sofa with Jeremy Irons and a scissors. In the end I took off about 5 inches and layered my hair. I'm really shocked at how well it looks. My hair is wavey so I get away with the fact that it's uneven. My recessionista brownie points have just gone up another notch me thinks.