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I recently wore them with my leather jacket and blue brogues to add a splash of colour to an otherwise somewhat simple outfit.

Ombre is a trend that has lately been seen everywhere.  I first remember reading about the ombre trend last summer, on Lauren Conrad’s website, ‘The beauty department’, where they featured hair crayons for an easy ‘do it yourself’ ombre hair tutorial which you could wash out.  The colourful trend has since been seen everywhere, from hair, clothes, nails and even scrumptious looking cakes! It has since come a long way and has recently been seen on the catwalks, with the likes of Missoni and Christopher Kane all introducing the dip dye trend into their lines, for a more everyday look.

 The ombre trend is such an effortless look that can easily be created yourself, I even tried my hand at dip dyeing a t shirt, and not only was it a lot of fun, the finished product also looked great, perfect with a light washed pair of jeans!

The ombre trend can be worked into any look, if you're feeling daring, you can try it out on your hair, or just wear the trend on your nails!





One thing is for sure, this bold and colourful trend does not seem to be dye-ing out any time soon! ( Sorry couldn't help myself!)

Myself and the girls love H&M and we actually get so excited when we receive the magazine in the post! A few months ago when the latest magazine had come out, I saw this top, and immediately fell in love with it!

Lately I have seen the ombre trend everywhere, from hair to tshirts! I absolutely loved this t shirt and the colours used, so i thought I would attempt to make my own! Before I started I did a quick google search to see how easy it would be to dye clothes, and it really is so simple.

All you need is some dye, salt for the dye, hot water and a bucket!

I wasn't sure where in my small lame town I would be able to get clothing dye, but Wilkinsons stepped up! I wanted my ombre t shirt to be oversized, so I bought a mens x small for that whole 'boyfriend tee' look.


In order to create the ombre effect on a t shirt,  first you have to soak the t shirt in water and then wring it out, so the t shirt is kind of damp, otherwise the dye won't work effectively. Then all I did was heat some water up in a large bowl, enough to soak the t shirt in. Then I added the dye a little bit at a time.

So, as I wanted a light shade at the top and then gradually move down to a darker shade of blue, I first only put in a small quantity of dye, along with the salt.  I then dipped most of the t shirt, but I only dipped it once and took it straight out so I only got a light colour onto the t shirt.

I then added some more dye to the bowl, and again dipped the t shirt in it, but I dipped in less, and this time as I had put in more dye, the colour was darker, I did this again, adding more dye so the bottom would be the darkest. As I dipped the tshirt in I kind of swished it up and down in order to achieve a gradient look.

I then hung it out to dry and this was the finished result.


 I then got my darling mother to roll up the sleeves and sew them in place. I also had some studs left over from ages ago when I was into studding every bit of clothing I had, so I added some studs near the neckline.

I've been so lazy lately, and have not baked in forever, but this week I have gotten into baking again. I saw this recipe a while ago on This Morning, and I really wanted to make it. It was surprisingly really simple to make. And I would definitely recommend the recipe!

Ok, so they don't look entirely like Phil Vickery's, but I don't think this was bad for a first attempt! I definitely need to work on my piping skills though!

As I hadn't made these before, I had halved the quantities and managed to make about 10 using the small cases. Seeing as they were so simple and easy to make, next time I make them I think I will use the muffin cases, and hopefully I will have improved my piping skills by then!

Thanks to SH for the tips and tricks when I was making the meringue mixture!

SS x

Being a passionate baker, I am still extremely lazy when it comes to icing with a piping bag.

As mentioned before, I always add my own twist to recipes, so have never followed a buttercream icing recipe to create the perfect consistency (out of my own laziness!)

Instead I prefer using a ganache recipe or add icing sugar to melted chocolate with a small amount of butter. I then use a palette knife to spread over the top.

Here I turned a simple vanilla cupcake into a KitKat chocolate treat!

Here I simply spread the chocolate icing mixture over the cupcake, finely grated some plain chocolate. For a final addition I broke a few KitKats' in half for a final garnish!!

For the vanilla cupcake use the following Nigella recipe:

• 125 grams self-raising flour
• 125 grams caster sugar
• 125 grams soft unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk

SH x

Great for the summer, and a perfect base for gradient nail art

Perfect for a neutral everyday colour

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