Shen Dove

personal style, musings and inspiration

Black and White Simplicity

Black + White Simplicity 1

Skirt: Nordstrom | Top: Marshalls | Shoes: Shoemint | Wrap: The Wrap Life | Bag: Philly accessories store, now closed | Sunnies: F21

Long time no blog!  I didn’t mean to take such an extended hiatus, but blog hosting woes, a demanding new job, and settling into my new place in DC really took my energy and attention for the past several weeks. But I wasn’t ready to throw in the towel on my blog as much as my blogging woes made me consider it.

On another note: Do you wanna know my weekend trick for getting out of the door fast?  I stick to basic separates and forgo styling my hair by rocking a head wrap (or hat).  I forgo my makeup routine by wearing sunnies and red lipstick. Spring weather makes simple styling like this easier because I don’t need several layers to stay warm.  Do you have any weekend styling tricks?

Black + White Simplicity 2

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Spring Hair Inspiration: Red Tones

Spring Hair - Red

Images: 1 // 2 // 3 // 4

I’m pretty risk averse when it comes to major changes to my hair.  But the arrival of a new season is a good reason change things up.  After flipping through DIY Dye: Bright and Funky Temporary Hair Coloring You Do At Home, I was thinking of temporarily going red, or at least reddish. The book outlines techniques such as bleaching, hair chalking, and Henna, among others.  I don’t see myself adding hair dye to my hair anytime soon, but I will definitely try a Henna application process similar to the one outlined in the book.  As much as I like the bright tones of the inspiration photos above, I’d go for a much more subtle look in reality.  Maybe a reddish tone that is only apparent in direct sunlight (like the top right photo).  I’ll keep you guys posted if I feel inspired to try something more dramatic!

What do you think: Yay or Nay to red?  And are you planning any hair changes this Spring? 

 

Note: The book DIY Dye was provided by the publisher.