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The Mousetrap

7 August 2019August 7, 2019Milly BoswellDorset, Event, StyleAmelia Boswell, BHLivetickets, blogger event, Bournemouth bloggers, Bournemouth Pavillion, Fashion Blogger, press event, style blogger, The Curly Haired Girl, The MousetrapLeave a comment

The Mousetrap – Bournemouth Pavilion 5th August – 10th August

There are lots of things I loved about this play and one of them was the set design. The lounge/sitting room/ entryway of the country home was perfectly created. Nothing looked out of place. As the audience member, you could quite easily guess the date the play was set. I did a little digging and found that the clock on the mantelpiece was used in the very first production of The Mousetrap.

You can’t really go to a play or performance without talking about the acting. But as someone who hasn’t been on a stage in about 8 years and the highest level of education I have is an A-level. That said, it was convincing, flawless and I got exactly what I wanted out of every performance. Special attention has to be made to Christopher Wren played by Lewis Chandler. Do you remember watching the old Agatha Christie films on day time TV from the ’90s? I way purely nostalgic about them and Kenneth Williams. The comedic timing them ease of performance. By far my favourite character.

Please, if you have the chance to go and see The Mousetrap it’s a really good watch. You will be trying to guess the murderer all the way through. What is truly great about this play is that you are trying to figure out the murderer. My choice changed twice. Tell me in the comments if you’ve seen The Mousetrap and if you guessed right the first time.

Dress – Zara | Shoes – Primark | Bag- Yumi

Tickets were gifted from BH Live Tickets and Bournemouth Bloggers.

Mint and Blush Dress

1 August 2019August 1, 2019Milly BoswellDorset, StyleAmelia Boswell, Fashion Blogger, feminine style, girles style, girlie dresses, style blogger, summer dresses, The Curly Haired Girl, white trainers styleLeave a comment

Dress – H&M | Trainers – Footway * | Bag – Zara | Earrings – Romwe

Are you one of those people who doesn’t have a particular style? There isn’t one aesthetic you subscribe to? I know I am. I used to be frustrated that I didn’t fall into one category. The Androgyny look, only wearing nude tones, the pretty dresses 24/7. But I now realise that it’s the best way to be. You are free to wear whatever you want. I don’t need to stick to one thing because that’s what I’m comfortable with or that’s what people know me for. I can wear anything any time. nothing is off-limits.

This dress we a particularly bright and light look for me. I love changing my usual outfit of jeans and a polo shirt (hello work uniform) for something exciting and fun. The dress was an H&M sale piece that I saw instore and realised that it was a dress of many style options. My endless wearing of there white Converse. I swapped in pink laces for a girlier look and a lime green Zara bag that I’m obsessed with. Girlie feminine looks are somethings the best thing to wear when you need a little style push to be more adventurous with style choices.

Location – Weymouth

Photographer – Hayden

All items marked with a * have been gifted to me. I haven’t been paid to talk about these trainers in this post as the partnership has finished but I still love wearing them. All opinions are my own.

Fruit Loop

15 July 2019July 15, 2019Milly BoswellMake-up, Style50's dress, Amelia Boswell, bright pink lipstick, clinique lipstick, fashion banana, fruit throw, fruit toss, style blogger, style influencer, The Curly Haired Girl, Vintage tea dress, woven earringsLeave a comment

The fruits of my labour have produced these sweet photos. Dressing like a 50’s house wife and frolicking around the garden has never been so fun. Wearing a vintage dress. Zip fronted and pockets the perfect size for a phone. This dress was made for the future.

How do you like my tossing skills?

Dress – Vintage | Earrings – Primark | Lipstick – Clinique

Summer Edit

14 July 2019July 14, 2019Milly BoswellStyleAmelia Boswell, beach style, Bournemouth blogger, Fashion Blogger, gucci shoes, mens shirts, style blogger, styling mens shirts, summer style, The Curly Haired GirlLeave a comment

Short dresses and oversized shirts and the summer styling essentials I love. Wearing these combinations to help me pretend in somewhere in Spain or Italy soaking up the sun. Instead of in Bournemouth applying for graduate jobs.

Shoes – Gucci (vintage) Dress – Tesco | Shirt – Ralph Lauren (mens) Bag – Thrifted

I graduated

11 July 2019July 11, 2019Milly BoswellEvent, StyleAmelia Boswell, Ba(hons) fashion promotion and communication, cap toss, evening dress, Fashion Blogger, fashion graduate, graduation, graduation outfit, micheal kors heels, pink maxi dress, style blogger, The Curly Haired Girl, zara dressLeave a comment

Monday the 8th July 2019.

Dress – Zara | Shoes – Micheal Kors | Cap and Gown -? Earrings and Necklace – From my family

I graduated with my fellow Fashion Promotion and Communications girls in the Guildhall. My mum and dad came and of course, Hayden was there to share in the moment with me. Three years of ups and downs but a Ba(Hons) is worth it all. “Educational” trips to London, Paris and Florence with my uni girls will forever be a high light. Sipping coffee before presentations in the cafe across the road. Frantic messages to each other trying to decipher the notes we had written in lectures.

University isn’t for the faint-hearted, but it will fill your mind and expand your horizons if you let it. You will be pushed to your limits let down by circumstance but you will achieve and create and have an amazing time.

The thank yous

To mum and dad for listening to me cry down the phone to them about silly things. For holding my hand when I needed it and for letting me go it alone. Marshaine, Poppy, Stella, Emily, Amy, Emily, Charis, Tess, Maruta. All incredible smart girls that have been with me on this three-year crash course on, how to create, become adults ( or at least pretend to be) make friendships and love fashion and be a good kind human.

Of course to Hayden for being the best guy. We’ve been together nearly 3 1/2 years and that whole time I’ve been in education working towards this moment. We worked towards it together.

Solent Class of 2019 FPC !!

Rejection

6 July 2019July 6, 2019Milly BoswellDorset, StyleAmelia Boswell, Bournemouth blogger, circle bag, DKNY, Fashion Blogger, style blogger, The Curly Haired Girl, WeymouthLeave a comment

The art of the ‘put down’.

It comes in many forms. If you are about to graduate soon (Monday 8th, anyone?) Then you will be applying for graduate jobs, left right and centre. I’ve finessed my CV, have previous experience, am a really hard worker that goes above and beyoned. Yet I’m not getting an interview or even a call back. I get the standard. Thank you for applying we have moved to the next stage of hiring, your application was not selected at this time. No, Dear Amelia, sorry but we aren’t interested please consider applying again in the future. The art of the put down has never been so biting. A generic message saying No. A slap in the face might have stung less. ya know?

The art of the ‘rise above and keep going’.

With no, after no you really do feel disheartened and it’s hard to keep going. But you have to realise no one will just give you a job you have to prove that you are worthy of it. If anyone is reading this and is in the same boat please don’t give up. Go back into education if you want, intern and get more ‘experience’ apply for something a little outside your field. Go for it with gusto and passion and I’m sure some company somewhere is just waiting for you. If nothing works book a holiday, learn a new skill, find a hobbie.Get your hair dyed. I got my roots touched up and I feel like a new woman. Take your mind away from applying for jobs and live your life for a while.

Style.

I’m not sure what made the photos more perfect, the fact that it was Golden Hour or that we were by the seaside. This little shoot was taken on a date to Weymouth with Hayden. I love the confident Hayden is getting in taking photos for me. The less standing and posing the better. I’m not looking for family portrature in my photos more candid fashion moments that work with the camera and the location. Don’t you think we are getting better at taking photos together.

Trainers and T – DNKY | Button front trousers – Primark | Rainbow hoop earrings – New Look | Bag – Zara

Lime

27 June 2019June 27, 2019Milly BoswellStyle60's style, Amelia Boswell, Bournemouth blogger, Fashion Blogger, house dress style, pearl hair clips, style blogger, The Curly Haired Girl, zara green bagLeave a comment

I have been meaning to get back into blogging now that university is over, but oh my the break has been amazing. I thought I would start my return by styling this little shirt dress from Zara. It’s in the sale. But there are loads still in the Bournemouth store if you are interested. The pattern is very 60’s inspired which is great for my personal tastes. The dress comes belted but I took it off for a more ‘house dress’ style look. Wore pearly hair clips for a more glam aesthetic and metallic heeled sandals. The bag is another Zara find that I am loving. I am so passionate about colour and this that a vibrant wardrobe is a key to fashion happiness. Wore this whole look out to get supplies for dinner and got a compliment and was asked if I wanted to skip the queue.

My return to blogging and The Curly Haired Girl has sparked a lot of creativity within me. I am looking for more interesting locations and trying to not always wear jeans and T-shirts. This newfound creativity will hopefully bring some exciting content and great imagery to TCHG.

Dress- Zara | Bag – Zara | Shoes – Clarks (old season)similar here, here, here | Hair Clips – Amazon

Pearly

9 June 2019June 9, 2019Milly BoswellAccessorise, StyleAmelia Boswell, Bournemouth blogger, Fashion Blogger, hair trends, pearl clips, prairie blouse, seasonal hair trend, style blogger, style influencer, The Curly Haired Girl, zara cult piecesLeave a comment

Oh, brother, I’m in love with the pearl clip trend. Back in my early school days, I was a fan of an obnoxious clip. These clips are perfect to relive my 13-year-old life but also be a grown up sassy boss lady. Pearl clips feel super chic, so I’ve been wearing them to work to feel more put together.

Amazing Zara peplum blouse with beautiful cuffed sleeves. It’s all I’ve been wearing this past week. The detailing and attention to detail. Sometimes Zara really pulls out a few pieces each collection that are truly quality and look more premium. Styled with a pair of brown checked high waisted trousers and Gucci slippers.

Clips – Amazon | Blouse – Zara

A Hundred Percent Thrifted

28 April 2019April 28, 2019Milly BoswellDorset, StyleAmelia Boswell, Dorset Charity shops, Fashion Blogger, gucci shoes, H&M earrings, head to toe thrifted, masculine fashion, Oscar de la Renta, Parisian style, ralph lauren shirt, spring summer style, straw bag, style blogger, sustainable shopping, The Curly Haired Girl, thrifted lookLeave a comment

The sustainability conversation needs to be translated into action more than ever. There are plenty of clothes and accessories in the world to really take stock and use what we as fashion consumers already have. I’ve always thrifted. Or if you are British, go to charity shops. Even when it was super ‘uncool’ and I used to get bullied by the popular girls for doing it, but now they do it, so!!!! I’ve always loved the thrill of shopping, and will never stop. But I will make efforts to buy second hand, thrifted or vintage. There are more stories to clothes then sitting in a shopping centre and being worn once.

This whole look I’m wearing is thrifted, to some degree. The shoes are vintage Gucci from Florence that I bought on a university trip, a fraction of the price if they were new and they have sentimentality to them that wouldn’t have been the same had I bought them new. I had been looking at the Gucci slides for months and wanted them so much and it felt like fate to find them in my size in an aesthetic vintage store. The trousers are from a Dorset charity shop called Julia’s House. The shirt is from a vintage store in Southampton and is a men’s Ralph Lauren shirt. The bag is also from Julia’s House and costs only £2. Again a purchase I’ve been wanting to make. Straw bag season is my favourite. My mum and auntie have huge straw bags and I have the little blue one handed down to me. But I needed something big enough to fit my phone, purse, camera, chargers and wires, games and anything else in. I might customise it with some appliqued flowers.

It’s so easy to pull looks together with thrifted items. This look new would have cost roughly £835 but what I paid came to £136.99. It’s incredible to see how much things can cost and also how much you can save buying thrifted or vintage. p.s. Earrings are new.

Earrings – H&M | Trousers & Bag – Julia’s House | Shirt – Harper & Lewis | Shoes – vintage Gucci | Sunglasses – Oscar De La Renta

Girl Friday

26 April 2019April 26, 2019Milly BoswellPhotography, StyleAmelia Boswell, Fashion Blogger, fashion photography, fiorelli bag, girl friday, graduation outfit, just fab boots, style blogger, style influencer, summer dress, The Curly Haired Girl, university thoughts, zara dressLeave a comment

Dress -Zara | Boots – Just Fab | Bag – Fiorelli | lipstick – L’oreal

Three years are over. I finish university this month and let me tell you I’ve been waiting for this day since I went into the third year. I wouldn’t say I was over university but I feel ready to start working and getting paid some money. I am over making coffee at the weekends being glued to a computer during the week, either at home or in the library, sitting on the train trying to not fall asleep to and from my university. I’m ready.

My ready-ness is also met with a lot of trepidation as there is no going back. Yes, I can do my masters right away but I want a break I want to be free. My happiness and trepidation helped develop these shots. I wore tan boots stood in a field of yellow, wore a beautiful pink floral dress from Zara, but everything is black and white. There is no colour just shape. I think you can see the thought in my face more then if you had the coloured photos you’d just think the shot were pretty.

I want to start my life but not end this chapter of it yet. My three-year long routine will be over and I will have to start anew.

Welcome to the real world.