Wednesday 27 November 2013

I'm back!

Blouse is thrifted | skirt is thrifted | hat is thrifted | belt is thrifted | bag is thrifted | shoes are from Asos | lipstick is MAC (Ruby Woo)
 
Whew! I went nearly two whole weeks without posting a thing here. I hope you haven't all forgotten about me. But I am happy to announce that I have officially completed my second year of university!

Lessons learnt while being a study hermit - my hair is naturally curly! I can't believe that I haven't let my hair to be its natural self in more than 2 years, always blowdrying my hair straight after my shower every single day, whether or not I was going out that day. Which sounds crazy, but I guess it was just part of my normal morning routine. However, one day, in the middle of some intense studying I actually wasn't bothered to blowdry my hair for once and that's when I discovered that my hair was wildly curly. It wasn't always this curly when I was younger, and I'm not sure what's made it go this curly now but I'm sure not going to complain, because now I don't have to put any effort into doing my hair, haha.

I thrifted this blouse and hat yesterday to reward myself for finishing my studies for the year. Aren't they pretty? I was so lucky to find them. A tip for any aspiring thrifters - get out of the city. I went more than an hour out of the city into the western suburbs to find this stuff. When you try to op-shop right in the middle of the city, all the good stuff is either gone or way overpriced (though I have a few secret favourites in Sydney - and no, I'm not going to share because then they'll be raided for all their good clothes ;) ).

Regular posting shall now be resumed. I hope you're all doing really well, I've missed you guys!







p.s. because I was away for so long, I've extended the Freena necklace giveaway for one more day :) Enter here.


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22 comments:

  1. Glad to hear that the end of your school year went well! Also, I'm loving this shirt - so adorable! I thrift as rewards too - and you are so right about the city tip. My best thrift stores at the ones in little middle of no where type towns.

    xoxo,
    Laura
    http://lauraisthriftingthroughlife.blogspot.com/

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  2. Your hair all curly like that is also very cute! I wish you would just let it stay like that forever :)
    Also, congrats on your studies! I should be able to concentrate more on my studies instead of blogging too haha

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  3. Your hair looks so amazing! I thought you had put hours of effort into it, but it's natural! I really love the outfit, too and I can't wait for more blog posts (:

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  4. welcome back! congratulations on finishing your second year at university! :)
    I have to say your hair looks super pretty! I'm a curly hair girl myself so I might be biased but I think this is my favourite hairstyle of yours so far! you should definitely stick ot it, Annika! ;)
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    Ester @ Drawing Dreaming

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  5. So glad you're back!! I love your natural hair! It's gorgeous. :)

    xo
    Maddie

    http://littlestylebird.blogspot.com/

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  6. we miss you!,grate! you finish the Uni! this year!... beautiful blouse and your hair, wow! I was thinkin' you do something whit it until I read ! ... this beautiful ...

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  7. Welcome back and congrats on finishing a 2nd year at University! As always, love the outfit :)

    Miche from Buttons and Birdcages

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  8. Glad your back! Congrats on finishing year #2 :) I love the portrait-y second shot. I'm jealous of your fluffy hair! What a wonderful discovery!

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  9. Nice to see you back, and congrats on getting through another year of uni :D
    A similar thing happened to me around 4 years ago. When I was in primary school I had typical ramrod straight silky hair that Chinese people usually have. I started getting migraines once every few months and I thought it might be triggered by cold, so as a precautionary measure I blowdried my hair after washing it for a couple of years. When I stopped blowdrying it I also found my hair had inexplicably turned naturally wavy if I put it up in a bun while damp and slept on it. Just a few months ago I have realised that I don't even need to put it in a bun to get nice waves. Which is nice because the bun is uncomfy to sleep on. xD
    Cass x

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    1. Thank you! & Heck yeah, hooray for inexplicably curly hair :)

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  10. When you say the western suburbs of Sydney, where do you mean? If you don't mind me asking, just because I live in the Blue Mountains and often find some stuff in my local op shops! I was thinking of travelling to some op shops in the city because I thought I would find more things, but maybe not!

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    1. I meant penrith here, but the mountains is SO good for op shopping! Have a look at blaxland, my favourite op shop is there (and it's called 'op shop'). And katoomba is pretty good, too, I usually always find something good at vinnies, lifeline and salvos ;)

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  11. Congrats on finishing your second year! You definitely deserve new clothes! The skirt is fantastic!!!

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  12. My hair did the same thing! When I was in primary school I always desperately wanted curly hair and green eyes (mine used to be ridiculously brown) and as I've gotten older my hair has gotten 100% curlier and my eyes went hazel and are mostly green now. So basically, I'm pretty sure I'm a sorcerer.

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    1. Hahahaha, this is such a good comment. That's so cool! I will start wishing for blue eyes and red hair, then ;)

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  13. Congrats on finishing your second year!:)

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  14. girl, you are so cute! :) and congrats on finishing year two! :D

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  15. I'm so used to seeing you in mini dresses but you look amazinggggg in long maxi styles too! Love this new look!

    Xo, Hannah

    sweetsweetnoir.net

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  16. glad you're back! Congrats on finishing year two!

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