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  • Review: BaByliss Diamond Hair Dryer | QueenBeady

    Review: BaByliss Diamond Hair Dryer | QueenBeady

     

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    I never really feel compelled to write beauty posts. I’m no good at beauty so there is no point in preaching about a subject that I have absolutely zero clue about! However, after my loving Mr C purchased me my new favourite fragrance, Reveal by Calvin Klein ( you must go & have a spray as it is just deliciously good!) he also bought me a new hairdryer as mine went KAPUT! After hours of scouring the internet he fell upon the Babyliss Diamond HairDryer which had a substantial saving on the Boots website. For me, a hairdryer is a hairdryer but this, is so much more!

    My hair is fine & thick, that is a fact & espite having quite a lot chopped off in November it still requires a lot of maintenance. Normally my hair would take a good twenty minutes to half an hour to dry & that wasn’t before I even started styling it! I never thought there would be a solution to creating a chic look without too much effort. But alas, with my new hairdryer my hair now only takes 5 minutes or so to dry and not only that it styles fabulously well just by brushing my ends under to create a cute long bob. A look that I’m trying to channel which is reminiscent of Olivia Palermo’s gorgeous style, TOTAL BABE!

    Now, I’m not going to go super techy & explain all the scientific information – I’m just going to read it off the box!Because of the diamond infused ceramic technology it means your hair is silky smooth and requires very little products to style it, it does all the work for you! My hair is so prone to frizz & now it is a thing of the past (I so totally sounded like I was on an advert there!) I most definitely would give this hairdryer a glowing 5 star review and by the looks of things, I’m not the only one! My straighteners are currently on the backburner, they are that good! Have you recently invested in a new product that makes your life much easier?

    Rebecca xxx

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  • LookALike Collaboration: HAIM | QueenBeady

    LookALike Collaboration: HAIM | QueenBeady

     

    Hello, Hello, Hello & welcome to August! Can you believe another month has flown by? This month I am super excited as it is the month of Leeds Festival and I cannot bleeding wait. It is such an electric experience being at a festival and you cannot compare it to anything else in life.

    When the lovely SOPHIE asked if some of us wanted to get on board with a ‘’Celebrity LookALike’’ challenge/collaboration I jumped at the chance.

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    Most of you know my absolute LOVE for the band, Haim. It sounds big headed but alot of people tell me about my resemeblance to resident Baby Haim aka Alana. Now I don’t know if it is because I’m pint sized or rock the middle parting? But apparently, I do. And of course I am ever so humble when people tell me that…. YEAH RIGHT?! You have to scrape me from the ceiling any time anyone says that because to me, they are my idols. Simple.

    So because I’m not a huge make up junkie or beauty blogger as such, I thought I would take my own spin on things by doing a more ‘’Fashion’’ related post by depicting their style. If you want to read my post on Alana Haim’s Outfit Inspiration you can read it here! I tried to keep it very simple because that is exactly what Alana’s style is like.

    My Hair. I literally wake up on a morning and this is what it is like. slightly wavy or kinked (in slightly annoying spots!) with my middle parting. I should probably do more with it, but it is just how the Haim Sisters rock it?!

    The Top. This was another eBay find. ‘’MORE ISSUES THAN VOGUE’’. I absolutely love the over sized feel to it & I will be taking this to Leeds Festival with me this year. YAY!!

    The Shorts. These are an old vintage pair of Topshop roll up shorts. Excuse the legs, lumps and bumps galore. But, you know whatttttt, I don’t care bitchessssss! Alana never goes on stage without parading around in the teeniest, tiniest shorts in her wardrobe and she looks super duper cute!

    The Chelsea Boots. I love my chelsea boots but I haven’t worn them much as it’s summer and I want to get my tootsies out whilst I can. During the winter these are my staple, go to boots. They were from Barratts and cost £50!

    The Socks. Oh my little frilly socks. I feel like I have rewound back to class 4 and I am just starting a new school year, with my brand new uniform on. Those were the days where you could get away with frilly socks. Not at the ripe age of 24! But, again, Alana rocks it. So that makes it ok, right? They were from Primark of course, priced at a cool £1.50.

    Now, time to send you over to all the other girls collaboration pages to see how they rocked their celebrity inspired look! Head over to:

    Little Bit Soph– Lorde

    Polished Literacy– Taylor Momsen

    Petite Lab Rat– Jamie Chung

    BeautyBnk– Kat Dennings

    Let Me Try This For You– Sophia Vergara

    Kenna Benna– Sophia Bush

    Eye Have A Lot Of Feelings– Ellen Page

    By doing this blog I have come across some great bloggers so that is so great! I hope you enjoyed and that you give everyone a good cheeky follow!

    Rebecca xxx

  • The Wedding Diaries: Hair & Make Up | QueenBeady

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    Hello Photo Overload. The morning of the wedding was a chaotic one, with 6 bridesmaids, my mum, my cousin who was my make up artist, photographer Jenny and a bunch of hairdressers all frantically running around trying to get ready for the day ahead.

    It is more of a photo filled post with this one as I am not a beauty or hair expert (yes, I see you nodding over there!) so I want to let the photos do the talking.

    I wanted a natural look, as I don’t really wear make up I didn’t want to look too different, that my Husband to Be wouldn’t recognise that weird lady walking towards him. I was assured I just needed a bit of touch up for the photos so I looked ‘’effortless’’ and my cousin did a fabulous job of doing just that. Please check her out at Make Up by Emma, she is super fab and lovely too and I was so grateful for her offer to do the make up. I literally would have had NO idea of where to start!

    The hairstyles were created by our local hairdressers, Aqua Creative who did a fabulous job of creating the Bridesmaids hair from the photo I showed them and also my loose curls!

    Alot of you have asked me where my flower crown was from. Truth be told, I made it myself. I was sick of searching the net trying to find one from a local/UK Seller rather than the US. My answer was staring right at me in the form of my Mums crafting room. I set to it with some artificial flowers and a piece of decorating wire. I was so happy with my efforts and the fact that I had made it all myself was just how I would have wanted it.

    Find all my other Wedding Diary Posts here!

    Rebecca xxx

    Images taken by Jenny Prest Photography