Sundae Girl

I know a girl from a lonely street

Cold as ice cream but still as sweet

Blondie-Sunday Girl

Who doesn't love a good milkshake? There's no better use of home made chocolate sauce, except maybe pouring it all over hot brownies. That's good revision comfort food. I couldn't resist photographing my most recent milkshake, served in a lovely ice cream glass from Waitrose (on sale for only £3). To match I wore a simple summer frock that I find myself throwing on quite often (it might even be my favourite!) I found it shortly after finding a similar People Tree dress on Asos, which is lovely but out of my budget.

I've got a bunch of posts lined up but I can't bring myself to post. So you might see them, you might not. It's like Schroedinger's blog; until you check back you won't know whether or not there's a new post. All that's left to say is that I hope you have a nice weekend. I'm going to watch Eurovision and eat ice cream, see ya!

dress and bag//thrifted    bow//DIY    shoes//ebay

As sweet as ice cream by dressesonaclothesline featuring sling back shoes

Walking in an alpine grove

Firstly I find it most important to inform you that my hair that my hair is still pink, I was a little hasty in posting my first pink post just because I was so excited to share my newest hair adventure. The problem is that I now have a small backlog of photos pre-pink which might be a little confusing. For the time being I'll try and disperse them evenly amongst the pink until I have no more left. That is, if I can be bothered to post them at all. These photos were taken as I was leaving my friend's house in Surrey and heading back to our London abode. He has a lovely flowering bush in the front garden that seems to be in bloom almost all year round. I also had to take these in front of at least three builders standing no more than 20 metres away. They didn't make a single comment, which must be a first!

Another reason for posting this now is the lovely, lovely dress. It's yet another Orla Kiely for People Tree piece (what can I say? Orla has a way with clothes) that I got at yet another People Tree sample sale (what can I say? I'm too poor a student to buy things full price). The exciting thing is that this time I wrote this post prepared, prepared to write about how you, yes you, could obtain these sweet, sweet clothes for the same low, low price. The answer: yet more sample sale! There is one small difference, I'm volunteering there on Friday and Saturday. So if you live in the south of England and can get to East London this weekend, come say hi! (I have pink hair, it's hard to miss). On the other hand, I'm terribly shy and make very awkward conversation so perhaps it is best that you stay at home and admire the clothes on the internet.

And if for some reason you don't like in the south of England (I can't think of a single reason why you might not...) then the goody bag from people tree is a random selection of archive pieces that one might find at a sample sale, but with an element of surprise!

dres//Orla Kiely for People Tree    sunglasses, shoes//thrifted    flower comb//handmade

orla kiely for people tree by dressesonaclothesline featuring lotta

Dr. Martens chunky heel sandals, £96 / LOTTA floral headband / Jeepers Peepers round frame sunglasses, £19 / Orla Kiely Alpine Grove Flared Dress / Borders & Frontiers Maths Things Shopper, £13

Hair like candy floss

Last Friday, as I was browsing the hair dyes in Boots, with the intention of buying the brightest orange, some peachy blonde caught my eye. After only a short moment comparing several bleaches, I bought the strongest packet from Live Colour XXL. I only needed a few words of encouragement from my flatmates before I decided to take the plunge to go blonde. I also took inspiration from some lovely pink haired ladies including Kailey of Mermaidens, Marianne of Esme and the Lanway, Hannah of Hannah and Landon, and Charlotte Free. It turned out I needed two packets of bleach, which is lucky because I bought a second from the supermarket just in case. Then I smothered my hair in Manic Panic (in hot hot pink, I think) super diluted with conditioner, which turned out a little too fuchsia on the fringe and quite salmon on the rest of my hair. Shampooing has since evened it all out (thank goodness!) Once the pink fades out I'll probably bleach it again to catch the few sneaky bits that have remained darker than the rest and try a new bubblegum pink. In conclusion, the pink is here to stay, for some time at least. Don't ask why because I don't really know, it feels like it was a moment of madness, but I haven't regretted it yet.

The weather is on the up again in London, the sunshine really lifts the spirits. I switched my winter wardrobe for my summer wardrobe and I now have a collection of adorable summer dresses that I've been slowly accumulating all winter. This is one I thrifted, it's vintage Monsoon and would be perfect for picnics. It's also the colour of sea foam so I wore my shell bag with it (another second hand find). I can't decide whether I want to be a mermaid or a princess but I'm happy to settle for both. Splashing in the waves in the light of a setting summer sun, I would be the happiest mermaid princess...

dress and bag//thrifted from oxfam    headband//handmade    shoes//second hand from ebay