And so I am blonde now

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Bangerz

I don't care what you think, I like her.

Should I dye my hair bleach-blonde?

Different Role, New Attitude

I guess the biggest news of the week to share is that I chopped off my hair! I'm still getting used to it – I've never had it this short before – and sometimes I hate it (like when it looks like I have a bowl cut... not cute). But I generally like it. I've always wanted to try this style out. I think new hairstyles give an individual a chance to play a different role, or at least try on a new attitude. If I had the money, I'd by all new clothes: French gamine Jean Seberg-esque sorts of pieces... More striped tops, cigarette pants, loafers, peter pan collared blouses...

I think Josh had a good birthday. He tells me he did. It was fairly low-key since he was at school for most of the day. I made these brownies. They're supposed to be red velvet, but no matter how much red dye I put in, it wouldn't take. I think I added too much cocoa powder. You see, there are no baking measurement utensils in my current kitchen... So guesstimation is the name of the game. Surprisingly they came out quite edible. The frosting is white chocolate! I surprised Josh at school during his lunch break with these babies.

We had Thai food for dinner. Pad thai and curry are our favorite dishes back home when we do takeout, so I was going for a nod to that comfort. Have you ever made pad thai from scratch? It's actually pretty easy, once you have the right ingredients, although this recipe could have used more spice. I found an Asian market in the city center, which helped me track down some of the ingredients. 

Other foods of the week:

This kale salad (slightly deconstructed in the above pic). I ate so much kale because it was just amazingly delicious. Roasted butternut squash is freaking awesome, by the way.

Marcella Hazan's recipe for tomato sauce. I slurped this down while watching the new NBC show Dracula. Don't roll your eyes at me!!!

This little canal is right behind our house.

Embracing the days here that aren't stormy. Which are few. Sometimes it's a mere hour or two of the day when the rain stops and the sun comes out. Then it's back to crazy wind and hail. It's definitely getting chillier.

This week, I'll be going to Amsterdam to pick up my new passport (woohoo!). Nadine and I will go together and hit up a museum, and maybe thrift shop. We are both SHOPPERS which is fun and dangerous at the same time. 

Hair, Hair

Here I am at a coffee shop, working on a project.

Moorea earrings.

Admittedly, I have been missing long hair lately. I want to wear Heidi braids and top-knots.

Then again, I look super-cute in a stereotypical French outfit, oui? Dotty's got a great bitch face going on, per usual.

Ok gotta get back to work.

Happy MKL Jr. / Inauguration Day!

The Shorter the Better

Miroslava Duma, Karlie Kloss, Emily Weiss, and Daria Werbowy are all rocking short locks these days. All the cool girls are doing it, so why don't you?

Bridesmaid Hair

This Friday, one of my best friends is getting married! Yahoooo!!! I'm a bridesmaid at the wedding, and right now I'm thinking about how to style my hair for the event. The wedding is in the afternoon, on a farm, so I'd love to incorporate wildflowers, loose waves, and casual braids. What do you think?

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Top-Knot(ch)

Rockin' a top-knot today.

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New Haircut

My hair is shorter. I'm not too keen on it. It's a little too short.

But it will grow. It's just hair, right? And I like it curled. And it feels healthier.

Photos of the Week

via Miss Moss

"After the rain in Paris (No 2), France"




Kori

Hairs Cut

I got my hair cut at Seven Salon recently (thanks for the complimentary cut card, Maddie!). That place is a bit bonkers. They have a DJ spinning hot tunes, and they made me a cappuccino... Too shmancy.

What do you think? I'm still riding the bangs wave, but am considering a transition to swoop. Also, that last picture of me is super weird--like, bats in the belfry weird-- but I needed a fourth to even it out so DEAL WITH IT.

Homebody

I'm so excited for my Friday night! Guess what I'm doing? Absolutely nothing! Well, nothing social, that is. I'm planning on doing laundry, watching Mad Men, and going to bed early. Sometimes I just need a little down-time, okay? Saturday will be more exciting, I promise: I have a date. YUP. That's all I'll say for now.

Of note:

4 cute ways to style your bangs

Glee's doing Rocky Horror!

Lovely branding

So cute it hurts

Gorgeous letterpress calendars!

Ayayay

New haircut. Not sure how I feel about it yet.


I think it's too short. I haven't had my hair this short since I was 18.


But I usually don't like my hair fresh from a cut... I like it grown in a little more. It looks more natural.

Meh. Hair.

Hair Repair

I am in a major hair rut. The style, texture, and color are totally dull in my opinion. I just don't know what to do! Here are a few options...


I have the same face shape as Kirsten Dunst, so I look to her for hair inspiration from time-to-time... This cut is pretty basic nowadays, but I think it would be really flattering.


This one is so cute... buuuuut... short hair?? I like my long hair....


Florence Welch, my latest muse, has AWESOME hair. Great texture, fiery color. She has more bang, which I don't think I want, because I'll probably grow tired of them after awhile.


This gal has the coolest style. I love the shoulder-length cut, with the dyed ends. But, I'm not brave enough to dye my hair!-- Yet. Because I have such a special natural hair color. But I've had this hair color for almost 24 years of my life, so maybe it's time for a change?
*Photo credit Garance Dore*


Still fantasize about my-little-pony tresses, a la Giles spring 2010.

YOUR THOUGHTS WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL!

Dream Sequence

Hope I did such a fine song justice.

Redheads Have More Fun

I've always been fond of the color of my hair. I've never dyed it. Whenever I get my hair cut, people at the salon always ask if its my true color. It is! I'm proud of it. I don't think I'll ever dye it.



In France, to be redheaded is thought to be a fate so dire that some women have formed a “Proud to be Red” association.


Adolph Hitler reportedly banned the marriages of two redheads as he feared their children would be “deviant offspring”.

Belief that redheads are witches is a folk belief in Germanic culture.

The first redheaded British monarch was a woman. Boudicca was a Celtic warrior was led her people, the Icenti, against the Romans in the C.E. 60’s.

Redheads don't turn grey.

Red hair is a genetic mutation.

Less than four percent of the world population has naturally red hair.

"Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead." -Lucille Ball