The Curly Haired Girl

Re-styling a Black Dress x Crop Field

25 July 2020July 25, 2020Milly BoswellDorset, StyleAmelia Boswell, black dress, bum bag, corn field, Crop Circle, re-styling, Stella McCartney, style blogger, style influencer, styling trends, The Curly Haired GirlLeave a comment

Endevouring to shop fast fashion more inteligently has lead me to look into my wardrobe even more. What pieces am I missing? Can I re-style classics to create something new? Working on re-styling looks I’ve worn time and again. Sewing a belt through a small bags handle instantly creates the belt bag trend without it looking too bum bag esque. Picking the same colour makes the whole look streamlined and classic. This styling I’m showing you today reminds me of historical ladies and gentlemen that would wear their purse tied to their waists.

Shot outside after two days of looking for the right field to share this idea with you. Hayden and I have shot many times in this exact field but always missing the harvest or in different seasons to the crops never look the same. Choosing bare feet to spice things up a little. Funny how I’m not really one for wearing shoes but have always loved them. Years of not wearing shoes has meant my feet are a little batterned and worn. Do you get witchy vibes from this shoot? I do, the bare feet wild hair and black dress. I can’t wait for Halloween.

DRESS – ZARA| BELT – old | BAG – STELLA MCCARTNEY | EARRINGS – made them.

OVERSIZED SHIRTING – Compton Acres

18 July 2020July 18, 2020Milly BoswellDorset, StyleAmelia Boswell, Compton Acres, Fashion Blogger, style blogger, summer style, The Curly Haired GirlLeave a comment

The most repeated outfit in my wardrobe is always the simplest one. This men’s Ralph Lauren shirt and jeans are casual, but with a little effort. Accessorised with pink hoops and a gingham hairband to make the whole look less formal and plain. Feeling my outfit was a little plain still I added pink eyeliner to the corners of my eyes and a floral Desigual backpack.

SHIRT – RALPH LAUREN | JEANS – NEW LOOK | BACKPACK – DESIGUAL | TRAINERS – SUPERGA | ACCESSORISE – ACCESSORIZE

Photos captured on location at Compton Acres. I took Hayden for a little explore on our day off together. I prefered the Roman garden and the Japanese garden over all the others but they are special in their own way too. Have you been to Compton Acres? These two gardens had the biggest themes and more had been created for each garden. There was plenty to see and photograph. When rode Beryl Bikes for the first time home. Having used Lime Scooters in Paris last year, we knew the concept and were excited to give Beryl a test run. We can’t wait for our next ride.

THE UNPUBLISHED

8 July 2020July 8, 2020Milly BoswellPhotography, StyleAmelia Boswell, blogger mould, Bournemouth blogger, Fashion Blogger, style blogger, style influencer, The Curly Haired Girl, travel blogger, unpublished photosLeave a comment

Working on a website dedicated to an aesthetic means a lot of the photos I take just stay on hard drives, never to be seen again. I work hard on TCHG and only select what fits with the mode. Outside of blogging I’m taking photos of everything. I’m sure Hayden is sick of having to stand out the way or in the shot for endless photos. But it has been almost 4.5 years, he should be used to it by now. Anyway. I came to the conclusion that it didn’t matter if the photos ‘fit’ into the ‘theme’ of The Curly Haired Girl. As it’s about me therefore what I take a photo of fits the mould. Here is a selection of unposted photos that I love. But aren’t necessarily ‘good’ blog photos or enough to write a post of caption about on their own. But are meaning full and a reminder of the moment they were captured.

LIME TIME | styling socks

6 July 2020July 6, 2020Milly BoswellStyle, The Girl CreatesAmelia Boswell, Bournemouth blogger, clashing colours, Coach bag, Fashion Blogger, lime green jumper, pink and green, socks and heels, style blogger, style influencer, The Curly Haired GirlLeave a comment

Elevating my shoe game by working in a pair of cute socks. Adding a clashing jumper to really make a moment out of the shoe situation. Blue and yellow are an obvious choice to clash but I’ve seen it over used by people of a certain age and at the seaside. Pink and green has more whimsy and is softer. Green is my favourite colour all year round. I’ve been wearing it a lot more over on my Instagram. Have you noticed? @ameliaboswell

How do you wear your heels?

ULTIMATE BANANA CAKE

3 July 2020July 3, 2020Milly BoswellFoodAmelia Boswell, Banan bread, Bournemouth blogger, cake blogger, Fashion Blogger, lockdown bakes, style blogger, The Curly Haired GirlLeave a comment

My favourite thing to bake has to be banana bread. I’m not to keen on bananas but could eat banana bread all day. Especially with a hot tea. I only make it when bananas are on the turn in the house. I can smell the sugary old banana from a mile away.

Ingredients /Method

75ml oil

225g self-raising flour.

3 bananas, 1 mushed with a fork and the other roughly chopped, the third one is for decoration and should be sliced.

100g dark brown sugar/ muscavado sugar.

1 heaped tsp of baking powder

Oven should be 180 C for fan and 200 for non fan.

I hand mixed all the ingredients together with a wooden spoon.

Cook in a well greased tin for about 20 mins.

How do you cook your banana bread/cake? I added a Betty Crocker instant vanilla frosting for the middle. Which was a nice change.

SUMMER SIDE | green H&M dress

2 July 2020July 2, 2020Milly BoswellDorset, StyleAmelia Boswell, Bournemouth blogger, cherryade poundbury, Dorset Blogger, H&M total look, hm x me, lockdown thoughts, Poundbury, style blogger fashion blogger, summer outfits, summer style, sutton coach cross body, The Curly Haired GirlLeave a comment

last day of Lockdown.

Along with many of you I’m going back to work today. I have mixed feelings about being around people more consistantly. I’m increasing my chances of getting Rona or become a carrier. How will I be able to protect my loved ones and myself while at work? I have alot of anxiety about going to work again as I’ve delt with meningococcal septicaemia as a teen. Which is spread in a similar way to Rona.

“People spread meningococcal bacteria to other people by sharing respiratory and throat secretions (saliva or spit). Generally, it takes close (for example, coughing or kissing) or lengthy contact to spread these bacteria”. From the CDC. America’s Centre for desease Control.

I’m excited to make coffee and have a routine but I want to be safe and work with people who will uphold the government guidelines.

For may last day of lockdown I wanted to go to Poundbury. It’s always quite there so I knew that distancing would be easy. The buildings are so beautiful and are a mix of european influences. I visited my favourite concept store, Cherryade and bought a few things for the flat. A little dried bouquet for the lounge, a card to turn into a poster to hang and a little plant for the TV stand. The edesign of the store is forever changing and has a unique aesthetic. We walked around with a coffee from Finka and took these photos outside the pub, by the royal pavillion.

The weather is fickle, I’m forever wearing the wrong dress or a jacket with no hood. This is one of those occasions. It was much hotter then it looks but windy as hell. I wanted to take my jacket off but I would end up flashing passers by. So the Jacket stayed in, and I just melted. I perfectly did my hair for this shoot, but as it was so windy, not amount of harirspray could keep it down. I brushed my hair in between shots and it still looks like I was dragged through a hedge. Going from blonde to brown is tricky, my hair is getting lighter and lighter every week.

Location – Poundbury

Photographer – Hayden

Sutton Crossbody

26 June 2020June 26, 2020Milly BoswellDorset, StyleAmelia Boswell, blue and white dress, Coach, Coach bag, Coach Sutton, elevated summer looks, metalllic sandals, Nomination bracelet, nude bag, style blogger fashion blogger, style influencer, styling metallic, summer styling, sutton cross body, The Curly Haired GirlLeave a comment

Simplisity is key when it’s 30 something degrees out. Always reverting back to this dress every time the temp reaches over 25 degrees. It’s light and breesey and from Primark of all places. I’ve worn this exact combo of the dress and show all over this blog and my Instagram. I think it’s the easiest “put together” look for daily use there is. Heels are from Clarks years and years ago. Their timeless and so many brands have amazing versions. My fave pair are linked here and similar dresses linked here and here. Adding to the metalics of this look I accessorised with a Nomination bracelet that I was gifted on my 21st. I love customisable accessories and should really be wearing this bracelet more often.

A new addition to my bag collection is a cream nude Sutton from Coach. Snagged in their sale. It’s a cross body, but I’m yet to use it as one. A perfectly proportioned size. It’s a wallet, phone lipstick and camera in seamlessly. The gold hardware with the soft leather elevate the whole look and tie in the metalic heels. The zip pull tassel is understated yet also gives the bag a little interest. the Sutton has a little leather dog tag that I’d want to get my intials embossed onto it at some point.

Photographer – Hayden

Location – Bournemouth Gardens

New Skincare and Hair

11 June 2020June 11, 2020Milly BoswellBrands, SkincareAmelia Boswell, botanical facial oil, Bournemouth blogger, British fashion blogger, Fashion Blogger, Sind beauty, Skincare, style blogger, The Curly Haired GirlLeave a comment

A new hair look. My hair needed a break from the bleaching and sunlight. Curly hair is dryer than most then adding bleach making it even dryer. So I went darker, giving my hair a little love. to hopefully become more healthy and grow a little bit. I used a hope dye kit from Loreal.

A botanical face oil from Sind, that’s vegan and cruelty-free. Created by the Danish Sissel produced in Germany. Sind is the Danish word for Mind. The founder Sissel focuses on skin health and the benefits of a healthy mind. I’ve used the face oil for a few days and can already see the benefits of taking more care of my skin. The face oil has a sweet plant-based smell that’s refreshing. The delicate notes in the oil that I can smell are Evening Primrose, Cedarwood and Geranium.

The packaging is minimal reflects the brand the pippet style dispenser makes you focus and be present when applying the oil as it’s a delicate process.

For someone with quite oily skin I felt that oils were a no no. But after listening to Sissel talk about her oil and believing her skin wisdom I bought it. My skin is much more vibrant, and is drinking in the oil. I was worried that I’d be left a shiny mess. But my skin is benefiting from the botanicals. I can’t wait to see my skin clear up.

Sind – Botalical facial oil

Dress – Old ( tesco)

PETALS FOR ARMOUR

9 May 2020May 9, 2020Milly BoswellCreations, StyleAmelia Boswell, daisy chain, Dior makeup, Fashion Blogger, hayley williams debut album, petals for armor, petals photoshoot, style blogger, style influencer, The Curly Haired Girl, ysl makeup, zara shirtLeave a comment

I’ve been listening to Hayley Williams’ Debut album Petals for Armor on repeat. Having grown up listening to Paramore and enjoying their change in sound over the years. I felt that Petals for Armor was a perfect creative choice. A more experimental sound, that I love. Impactful female vocals about love and loss. I felt alone yet surrounded by love listening to the album and the visuals for each song are incredible. I felt that Hayley was singing just to me about what’s been going through my head during lockdown. I wanted to pay tribute to Hayley’s work and the album by creating my own little petals photoshoot.

Petals – from my garden | white shirt – Zara | eye shadow – Dior |mascara – YSL

02/05/2020

2 May 2020May 2, 2020Milly BoswellCreations, StyleAmelia Boswell, argyle jumper, Bournemouth blogger, Dorset Blogger, Fashion Blogger, fashion photography, H&M Pringle collection, LK.Bennet heels, lockdown photoshoot, self timer photoshoot, self-portrait, style blogger, style influencer, The Curly Haired GirlLeave a comment

Songs I listened to while shooting

Hayley Williams – Simmer & Cinnamon

I’ve been going through my maternal Grandma’s photos a little. She has thousands and her and my mum are sorting them into albums. The picture quality and tonality of the photos really inspired the aesthetic on this shoot. I get most of my inspiration from soft focus imagery. To create the filter and blured quality of the photos I shot with my dresser mirror. I never clean it which is digusting but makes for a textured imperfect image. I also stuck a piece of clingfilm loosely over the lens of my camera to create the blured filter and effect. The trick i found is to not pull the clingfilm tight over the lens but to make sure your light sorce can get between your lens and the film for this effect. I can’t take any inspiration for this technique because I saw Katie from Katie.one do it first.

The “vintage” theme of the shoot inspired the styling. An argyle style jumper from Pringle Scotland and H&M’s collaboration, with a pair of LK.Bennet kitten heels. I planned to wear a different outfit, but felt to costume like and wanted a level of gravity and realism in my work for this shoot.