Her hair is blonde and curly, her curls are hurly burly

Song for the weekend- American Boy by Estelle feat. Kanye West (I am not usually a big R'n'B fan but I can't stop singing this).

Today I had my haircut. For me saying this is for other people like saying 'I washed yesterday'. It is a regular occurance. Let me explain; I have a habit of having my haircut into a shorter the chin length bob, loving it until it starts to grow about a week later and then making my loved ones promise to not let me cut my hair until it has grown at least floor length (ok, slight exaggeration). Anyway, about two months after the resolution of gropwing my hair I

a) get bored and decide that I look so much better when you can see the back of neck

or

b) wake up one morning, look in the mirror and realize where there was once beautiful thick hair there is now nothing but a hay stack.

This time it was option B but instead of going for the short, short, short look my hair now resembles a slightly longer, slightly curlier and much darker version of Carrie Brasdshaw's circa Season 5 of 'Sex and the City'.

The thing is I have very thick, curly hair which likes to do whatever it pleases. I hate straightening and I hate products, ones for curly hair often tend to create a 'lovely' crispy look. In a day and age where girls look up to celebrities for just about everything (what drugs to take, how much not to eat etc. ) there seems to be a lack in curly haired icons. Whilst flicking through a copy of 'Heat' I couldn't help but wonder (sorry for the extreme SATC referencing, I suppose it's in anticipation of the movie and the fact that they've been showing 3 episodes a night on Paramount comedy) where have all the curls gone?

In the 50s curls were all the fashion. Look at Marilyn Monroe, she had gorgeous curls and looked amazing. Now the only people with curls are Monroe imitators, I don't particularly want to base my hair style on Christina Aguilera, ta.
I know I seem a little over the top about this but I'd like to know other's opinions. Is this a big deal to others or just something blowing up in my brain.

PS. Those of you fromm 'merica might have watched Jay Lenno and fallen in love with a gorgeous British man called Russell Brand. I adore him and if you enjoyed it, or didn't watch it at all but are interested in the sound of this comedian download his podcast on Itunes or the BBC website.

This weekend I cleared out my wardrobe. As a result of this I have learnt that I need to go shopping and I also have an unhealthy obsession with denim mini shorts, all cut from old too short pairs of jeans. My wardrobe looks bigger than it ever has and I am spending my days wondering about my house in trackies and tank tops being depressed and trying hard not to cry when I catch sight of the 2 large bin bags full of my old clothes.
This Wednesday is shopping day for me. Going to Oxford St. with one of my best friends is exactly what I need for the wardrobe re-doing that I am desperately in need of.
When I was doing my wardrobe another thing I found was my very tight, very white, skinny, skinny, skinny jeans from two summers ago. I have always kind of liked white denim in the same way that I listen to The Kooks on my ipod; in complete secret for fear of being abused for it. (if you haven't heard of the kooks, just imagine a band with fake northern accents, indie boy haircuts and clothes that we have already seen billions of times on everyone else, who are severely overplayed and hated by everyone for being complete wannabe's and you've kind of got the idea).
White denim is, in England, a thing associated with chavs along with fake Burberry caps and scarves and ASBOs. It is also considered tacky by many. I, however, like to associate it with Freddie Mercury and a couple of other lovely people.

What I want to know though is what you think of white denim, if people are going to throw stuff at me in the street for wearing it then the whole 'white' thing is kind of defeated.p>

Is white denim actually pretty damn cool or am I actually deranged in the head?
	I would throw up all over your white jeans, except that would probably make them better
	You to The Kooks, 'nuff said (aka, you should be sectioned)
	You listen to The Kooks, 'nuff said (aka, you must be the coolest person, like, EVER)
	I quite like white denim and I am too busy and important for stupid answers
	I really like it and you should wear whatever you feel comfortable with (YEAH, stick it to da man)
pollcode.com free polls

And I'm back to knickers again

(I think I love this man.)

Last night I watched Factory Girl. Not the original, which I have yet to see, but the 2006 Sienna Miller version. This was the second time I had seen the film, which I think goes to say something; I love it. I have never been one of those Sienna Miller haters as I actually think she is kind of adorable and has a pretty smile and nice hair. I have, however, never been a huge fan as I'd never seen her in anything. I have to say I think she is amazing in this film.

So, with a new girl-crush forming rapidly I decided to google her and look for some lovely outfits to copy etc. She's made some mistakes hasn't she?
From the waist up she looks gorgeous. From the waist down she looks like a sweet old librarian who's trying to pull off ankle length, tapered trousers and can't. This is forgivable if you're a sweet old lady, not if you're a 26 year old fashion icon.
Mostly, however, I find her outfits quite pleasing. Including (and I know I will probably get death threats, letter bombs etc. for saying this) this one:
To be fair I think she could have done it alot better, but I just love the control pants as shorts thing. I think they are a perfect, perfect shape. I did my research and came up with some identical and extremely cheap ones:
These babies are £8 from M&S. Next weekend I am going to go Sienna Miller and take a close look at the reaction of he general public. The thing is "excuse me I'm doing a school project, could you please tell me what you think of my pants?" doesn't really sound too good.

Hi, I'm Maya and I'm addicted to underwear

I have a secret love. It's an obsession that not even my best and most dear friends know about. I am completely and utterly in love with lingerie.

I would say this developed around 6 months ago when I stumbled upon Knickers . Before this I had of course occasionally browsed sites such as figleaves and la senza admiring some items but nowadays this is an almost daily thing. The occurrence of this obsession corresponded with a land mark in my woman-hood; I went to get a bra fitting and found out that I am a member of the DD+ box. At first I was in complete shock, I had been wearing a 34C bra for quite a while and I thought it fitted just fine, but I soon learned to live with it and now I kind of love it.

Not that I actually have the money to splash on designer lingerie but I can always dream right?

Speaking of knickers and the sort, I would like to introduce to one of my best things ever, which would show off my knickers if it didn't come with them already:

This is my uniform for the music fesival I go to every year. This isn't me though, this is one of the lovely ladies who works in the shop that's there every year. I wear this skirt with any tshirt, wellies and tights and I'm sorted.
So I've shared my secret obsession with you, and I would have probably gone into more detail if I could have without sounding kind of wierd (that's why I don't really talk to my friends about this much, there is something kind of wrong with talking too much about underwear).
Now I would like to ask what yours is? And don't lie, everyone has one.

Remember when you were young and you dreamed of going to dressing up parties dressed realistically as a mermaid and everyone admiring your costume? I've found the perfect dress:

Just a few years too late and a couple of thousand pounds to expensive.

Camel Toes and Denim, A Fatal Mixture

As I seem to have spent most of the last week watching Sex and the City episodes (a friend got the box set for Christmas) I am inspired by Carrie's constant questions and even though I write more about fashion and less about sex it was inspiration enough. I'm back.

Yesterday I attempted to by some jeans. I always approach jeans shopping very cautiously as I am one of those people who still hasn't come to terms with the fact that my hip bones are here to stay and therefore finding jeans that fit is quite tricky especially as I have proportionately (to my hips) skinny legs. Voila, c'est moi:

Until a few years ago I would never be seen out of jeans but more recently I have been much weary of them. Maybe this has something to with it:

My first reaction to this picture was "Oh good god". A moment after that all I could think of was the pain this woman, who is apparently Ice-T's wife, Nicole Austin aka Coco, must go through every time she steps into these torture chambers diguised as jeans. Actually steps is probably the wrong word, I'm sure jumps, wriggles and writhes would be far more appropriate.
All I am going to be able to think of now when I go jeans shopping is this picture. It has scarred me for life. Can you imagine the horror of pulling on a pair of jeans that looked fine on the hanger, and them giving you a look replicating hat of the picture above. You would never be able to enter the denim section of a shop again.
The worst part is that this look isn't a one off, apparently nicole has been victim to the dreaded camel toe a number of times, including here, where she appears to have quite a rather manly package, quite a worry for a swimsuit model:

Interesting outfit choice, I think you'll agree. But maybe not as interesting as my beloved Marc Jacobs' here. At least his is making a 'political' statement.

But let us move away from camel toes and towards denim. Because if I am scared of jeans how I am I going to fit beloved denim into my wardrobe? Well here's howIndigo Paperbag Shorts
£30 from Warehouse

Not very well styled on the model, but could look amazing. Also only available in an american size 16, 18 and 20.
Pleated Denim Shift Dress
$29.99 from Gap

And of course there's always the denim mini skirt which, I think, goes without saying.

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when

but I know we'll meet again some sunny day.

The nub and jist of it is that with exams coming and and deadlines getting nearer by the minute I'm going to have to take a little break. Only for a month or two and I will be back.

But for now it's au revoir,

Love and hugs

xxxxxxxxxxx

I used to be really angry at...

...Brad Pitt for ditching Jennifer Anniston for Angelina Jolie.

Last night I watched Fight Club and I'm not angry anymore. When you're that gorgeous you can do whatever the fuck you like.

(can anyone tell me how to sort out my header? I want the whole picture back)

My favourite part of America's Next Top Model is the make over. I have always been fascinated by the way you can change the way someone looks so much by giving them a haircut and dye.

So I have given my blog the equivalent. New name and new header same blogger. Just I think this name resembles my brain a bit better. And now I have the excuse to look at more sparkly, sequined, metallic things, basically things that make me happy to look at.

My dragqueen-ish ways didn't start until I was about 10. Suddenly I felt a gravitational pull towards sparles and spangles. Since then it has grown and expanded. Last year my christmas tree was drag queen themed. It was covered tinsel and I basically just threw on it every decoration or glitter covered object I could lay my hands on and surprisingly the tree was complimented by everyone who saw it.

When I was 12 and extremely fed up with my hair I asked my mum if I could shave it all off and wear a wig. Thinking I was joking she agreed to my request and it was only when I asked her if I should do it myself or if she was going to make an appointment with the hairdresser that she realized I was deadly serious and told me I couldn't.

The thing I want most in the world at the moment (except for the obvious world peace, cure for cancer, an end to all suffering) is this 'shine on' bra:

£14 from La Senza
I worry that I may be the only female person who has ever bought it.
I leave you with an amazing video clip that I found on youtube. See if you can guess which one it is. (I got it right!)

A friend said to me today 'these are the kind of thing that I would be prepared to waste money on. This is like the time my sister bought a pair of £45 socks'

I couldn't have put it better myself