a mental mind-fuck can be nice!

rocky horror t-shirt - urban outfitters | shorts - river island via asos + diy | tights - m&s

last night i went to see the rocky horror picture show at my local cinema, as they put it on as a special showing because of halloween. rocky horror is one of my favourite things in the whole world, and since i can't go to the rocky horror show when it comes to my local theatre next year, i decided this was the next best thing.

the shorts are from a half-arsed columbia costume. i sewed the ribbons on to make a columbia costume just as a halloween costume, but it took me way longer than i thought it would. then i ran out of ribbons to do the back of the shorts, and lost the sequins to decorate the top, so i only ended up with the shorts. i didn't know what top to pair it with so i went for the appropriate choice. i was wearing that t-shirt when i bought my wand at the wizarding world of harry potter, and the wand-seller told me he loved it.

the film was great, as it always is. there were only about 30 people in the cinema as most people probably used their orange wednesday's to go see skyfall. it was kind of awkward to watch it in a cinema situation though; i wanted to dance and sing but it was kind of inappropriate. it just made me want to see the theatre show a lot more, which sucks, because i can't afford the tickets and i don't have anyone to go with.

other than that, though, it was awesome! it was definitely a new experience seeing the film in a cinema. i love that they still show the film, as it gives me a chance to get to do one of the many things that i missed out on by not being born in time, haha. and if you haven't seen the film, or the show, then i highly recommend it. THANKS FOR READING! xx

favourite songs from rocky horror playlist: dammit janet | over at the frankenstein place | sweet transvestite | i can make you a man | touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me | i'm going home

finding up-do's to suit my long hair - part one

as some of you may know, i'm going on holiday to florida on the 29th of march (fifty something days, eep!). i went to florida in 2009 and one of the best things about remembering it is that i looked good in all of the pictures. i had my hair quite short and i had a sweep fringe and i tied my hair up nearly everyday and somehow it always looked decent. since i found out we were going, i've been constantly debating with myself on whether or not i should cut my hair short again. the holiday photos from 2009 were the only holiday photos that i've ever looked good in and i'm pretty sure it was because of the hair. considering this is definitely the last time i'll get to go to florida with my parents, i want the photos to be good, and i don't want to look a mess, which is usually how i look with my current hair the very second i leave my house.

okay i know my hair doesn't look the best here (stupid bit of my fringe in my face gah!). it looked better in other pictures but they had my family in them and i wasn't sure if they'd want to be put on the internet.

my only concerns with cutting my hair are, a) i was 14 in 2009, and since i'm 17 now, i'm scared that short hair might make me look 14 again, and, b) i'm worried it might not suit me or look as nice. so before i take the plunge with my scissors, i set out on a mission to try and find some up-do's that work with long hair and suit my face.

awkward hand, why?! the colours were a bit off, hence the black and white, by the way.

my first attempt was the classic mary-kate and ashley plait up-do. i'm not a master at using hair-grips and they always fall out or just sit in my hair and don't really grip anything, so i'm not sure about this look. i used this tutorial to figure out how to do it. it's actually a lot easier than i thought it'd be.

it looks kinds of a mess at the back (my centre-parting skills are shocking) and i think i need to get my layers put back in if i really want to make it work. hm, we'll see what the other hairstyles look like. x