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krtek a houby
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Nice new black/grey zip cardigan from Primark. Only £12. Beezer!
moonsi til
worked it out now!
Just spent £33.99 on La Redoute..got a long chunky black cardi, a printed blouse and another jumper plus a free fleece coat! It's worth being on their mailing list well if you like their stuff as they send out money off codes. My stuff were on sale with £15 off if I spent over £30
Manter
Lunch Mob
Question- Alice bands? I have a blunt fringe that is growing out, I can't decide whether to cut it back in- cost of maintenance, needs washing everyday and I have a newborn; or grow it out, or into a softer fringe style. If I am growing it out, I need to keep it out of my face. Thus... Alice bands? Not fat velvet ones, obv... But skinny elastic ones. Are they still too sloaney for words?
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
They don't suit me, but ymmv.
IMHO only the fat alice bands were sloaney - if you're not going to wear a hairband with your collar up, a string of pearls, and loafers, you should be safe enough.
Manter
Lunch Mob
you've met me so I'll trust your judgement
FWIW you know better that to bray enough to be mistaken for a sloane.you've met me so I'll trust your judgement
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
They only suit me behind the fringe, iyswim. I have a very high forehead though. My friend looks really good in them, can you get to an Accessorize and try on?
I must take a picture of me in my Sloany-est top with the collar up for you Manter. Will dig out pearls and an alice band
Manter
Lunch Mob
I have an enormous, Klingon forehead sadly.... I may have to try some on and see....They only suit me behind the fringe, iyswim. I have a very high forehead though. My friend looks really good in them, can you get to an Accessorize and try on?
I must take a picture of me in my Sloany-est top with the collar up for you Manter. Will dig out pearls and an alice band
wear your fur gilet too
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
Fwiw, I survived having a newborn and a fringe. I looked shit a lot, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't too bad. Get some batiste spray so you don't have to wash it every day! You'll be able to wear a hat soonI have an enormous, Klingon forehead sadly.... I may have to try some on and see....
wear your fur gilet too
I don't have a fur gilet
Manter
Lunch Mob
good idea. Batiste spray, not hat. The only hats I suit are big floppy brimmed sunhats, which'd look proper odd in the snow.Fwiw, I survived having a newborn and a fringe. I looked shit a lot, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't too bad. Get some batiste spray so you don't have to wash it every day! You'll be able to wear a hat soon
I don't have a fur gilet
Er. Sorry. I confused you and Shirl. Though actually I was wrong about that too, as it wasn't her who started the thread.
I'm afraid I think Alice bands are dead wrong. I prefer headscarves but not sure if that's your look.
Sapphireblue
Well-Known Member
i have a few metal thingies for holding back your hair (the word has temporarily escaped me) from Claire's accessories i think. i don't use them much but they are handy. also, i'm a fan of sparkly hair clips for keeping hair out of your face. the more 'designed for a 5 year old' the better.
Sapphireblue
Well-Known Member
i've just realised that was a lot vaguer than i intended. i meant metal thingies in the shape of an alice band. head bands (i googled it!).
Manter
Lunch Mob
Like the ones footballers wear
Sapphireblue
Well-Known Member
or this one with clear crystals, from accessorize
Or if the fringe is long enough, you could clip it to your crown using a barrette or two.
Yu_Gi_Oh
天天好心情
That's so funny, why does it say you need to have freshly shampooed hair?
If I wear a hairband I generally go for a very thin black plastic one, but generally I just use clips to keep my hair off my face as hairbands do have the potential to look sloaney very easily on me.
Manter
Lunch Mob
I don't really do pretty- I don't do well with flowers or crystals
DIY route assuming that you can sew (only a few stitches at each joining point). Approx 5" of elastic, about fingernail width (a compromise between wider gripping better and narrower being easier to hide under your hair). Join to 5-6" (maybe more) of grosgrain ribbon (this is the one with ribs across the width). The back bit which goes under your hair is the elastic, the bit which holds your hair down is the ribbony bit. Less slippery-backed ribbon or braid words best. These have the advantage of being as plan or fancy as you like, washable, and so cheap that you can afford to ruin or lose them. Unlike metal or plastic hairbands, they don't dig in, so no headaches.I don't really do pretty- I don't do well with flowers or crystals
This shows one similar:
http://www.craftedblog.com/2012/01/how-to-ribbon-headband.html
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gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Just ordered my two pairs of winter combats - plus next year's two pairs of shorts.
Annoying that they've changed the pocket configuration on the combats - fingers crossed the backs of the pockets don't annoy me when I'm pedalling.
Also annoying that it's just the crotches that wear thin - probably because I cycle in them - so effectively that's only about 6 months' use...
£68.37 per year = £1.31 per week.
Tee shirts £24 per year approx = 46p per week.
This weekend it will be off to M&S for a year or two's worth of socks ...
Annoying that they've changed the pocket configuration on the combats - fingers crossed the backs of the pockets don't annoy me when I'm pedalling.
Also annoying that it's just the crotches that wear thin - probably because I cycle in them - so effectively that's only about 6 months' use...
£68.37 per year = £1.31 per week.
Tee shirts £24 per year approx = 46p per week.
This weekend it will be off to M&S for a year or two's worth of socks ...
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geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
I wear my Oakleys as an alice band a lot of the time tbh, sunglasses are not just for summer
