How to stud a leather jacket! ( The simple way )

After a while of searching shops and the internet, I finally found a leather jacket which I love, and wasn't £100+. I paid £52 ( including p+p ). It is a soft leather, which was what I was looking for, as in the summer I wanted to still be able to wear it without sweating buckets! ( Then again, not like England is having a summer this year ). I got mine from Very.co.uk- I had some troubles at first with the item being delivered, but after the problems were solved it came straight away.  Once it arrived I knew I just had to add some studs to it! Not many, as I didn't want it to look overkill. But just a few to make it my own piece. I had some left over studs/spikes left from when I did my shoes, So I figured i'd use them. If you have any questions just leave a comment below!



This is the jacket as it came. It has the nice outward collar, and some quilting on the shoulders. I decided to add 1 single stud to each side of the collar, on the top section where I felt it was a bit plain.













I used the same technique I did with my studded shoes ( if you are not aware of what technique this is, scroll down and you will see my customising using studs post ). So I got sharp scissors (Mine are designed for hairdressing) and gently pushed and twisted it through the leather in the designated area I wanted the stud. Make sure you don't make the hole too big!!











Then I pushed through the base screw carefully so I didn't rip any of the material.

















And then simply screwed on the top of my stud tightly so it was secure.














Here it is! It isn't a lot, I know. But I felt it added a bit of personal touch to the jacket.

If you have any questions about the jacket, where I got it from, or if you want to know how to do this with a different type of stud/spike, then just leave a comment and I shall reply as soon as possible!

How I dye my roots!

Lilac/Silver/blonde hair is a nightmare to keep looking good- the biggest problem? Roots. Although my hair is a medium/dark blonde naturally, it is still VERY obvious when my roots come through. I touch them up once a month. I haven't quite found a dye which doesn't leave my roots orange... until now.  I picked up Garnier Nutrisse Truly Blonde Pre-Lightener from a local shop, and it worked great!  I have used this product before on my already dyed hair, and it didn't work so well. But if you use it on 'Virgin Hair', it will lighten it perfectly! My roots were left a yellow colour after, so I then used Touch Of Silver Twice A Week Brightening Shampoo, and left that on for an hour, which toned the yellow out of it. Then I re-did the lilac on my hair after as usual.  Obviously the dyes I use on my hair, may not work as well for others, its just trial and error for what works for your hair and what doesn't. But I do recommend giving this product a go if your doing roots... not so much to strip colour out of your hair though!  

- My very attractive roots after a month. The yellow ginger colour on the outter bits are the dye I tried to use last time to lighten them... it didn't work so good.

- The box dye!

- Colour chart on the side of the box!

















I left the dye on for the maximum time suggested: 45 mins. This lightened them as much as I needed to be able to tone the yellow out.

And this is the finished result! No awful roots showing anymore! Like I said I toned the roots after I had washed the dye off. Even though I re-applied my lilac colour, you can still see the massive difference in my roots from the first photo!












If you have any questions, leave a comment and I shall reply as soon as I can! :)