"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines..."

"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines

Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines

They left the house at half past nine

The smallest one was Madeline."

~ Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans.

Hey everyone,

I was bored last night, so tried putting my hair in rag curls. 

It's really easy to do - try YouTube for a quick tutorial video, but basically all you need to do is dampen your hair, put some mousse in to set, then curl your hair around rags (I cut up a pair of old tights) and leave in for a few hours, or overnight. Some tutorials even use socks for larger curls!

I'm hoping the curls make me look rather whimsical and European (I'm a bit of a Francophile) instead of "Why hasn't that girl put a brush through her hair today?!"

DRESS: H&M.

VEST: H&M.

CARDIGAN: H&M.

NECKLACES: Presents from my parents and Sam.

BRACELETS: New Look and SOPHIE.

BELT: Dorothy Perkins.

BERET: eBay.

SHOES: eBay.

POINT OF FASHION: Je suis Français! (Although my "French" is remarkably similar to Joey's...)

When I was about sixteen, my "thing" was I wore a beret every day, and I still have a bit of an extensive collection. 

Black hair and red accessories is still one of my favourite combinations - especially with my glittery shoes I picked up on eBay for a fiver years ago!

Lipstick: Revlon 725

One of my favourite necklaces my best-friend Sam bought me when she was living in London.

Nails: Gold from Next with a gold sequinned top coat from Black Poppy.

GET THE LOOK:

Right, now the title of this blog has made me want to watch Madeline. 

It was definitely in my top ten favourites as a kid, and one of the films I watched on Sundays as I rushed my homework (usually as a double-bill with Paws - does anyone remember this film?!)

OK, I've just Googled and bought it in a box set with Matilda included for £5.99. 

I love the internet.

Muchos love,

MessyCarla.