Last week of Laurey's on Blogger!

Hi everyone, the transfer is finally done and I have every thing up and running on Wordpress therefore a week today this blog on Blogger will be deleted but don't worry because its all waiting for you on Wordpress! I moved to Wordpress because there is a bigger variety of themes and it's more interesting. I'd appreciate it if everyone who reads now could continue reading on wordpress - If you do enjoy the content on here please do because it'll no longer be available on Blogger platform.

Click here to go to the new blog!

WEIRD!

Hey guys, quick update... the blog is looking terribly weird because i'm doing some reconstruction and i'm also trying to move to wordpress so please be patient and when I et everything together i'll start posting regularly.

Lauren x

The restructuring of Laurey's

Note: The title of this post sounds intimidating. NOTHING BAD IS HAPPENING. Lol. 

Hey guys, so i'm a bit bored of my blogging life at the moment so i'm changing things up.

1. Not just fashion related content 

I love fashion art and that's what this blog is about however I have other interests and other hobbies that i'd love to share with you but I feel I cant because i'd be going off topic. So the first change is making this a blog with lots of different areas and aspects to it.

2. Changing the name

I'll be changing the name because the current name ''Laurey's illustrations'' is about fashion art but because i'll be adding more things i'm thinking of new name. Please leave any suggestions down below. 

3. A new look

I'm giving this blog a whole new feel and look! However this is google's basic blogging platform and the things you can do on it are limited so i'll try my best. 

Laurey xo

New illustration

Hey guys, this is a new illustration I just completed and it's a mermaid. I was experimenting with colours and it turned out to actually be okay. I used Promarkers and a fine liner. 

Black hair corner: What I use for my Box Braids

I've been meaning to do this post for a long time so here it is! This is going to be a whole post on what's on my head! 

In the previous black hair corner post I talked briefly about them and what I did. Plaiting box braids for me was £40 and took 6 hours. I honestly think that she didn't charge enough for the work she did but hey, discount for me right? 

Firstly I'd like to show you guys what I used. The hair I used was called expressions and it's cheap but of good quality. Priced at £1.99 you can't miss it in black hair shops. I used colour 4 (Black) and 99J (A reddish brown). It is one of the best packs for braiding and twisting it's also very good because you can curl it. 

For those of you who don't know... The name box braids is there because they part the hair in a box and plait it :). 

After plaiting all the way down (5 hours) my hairdresser boiled hot water and soaked the ends of my braids to secure them. 

I'm a massive fan of olive oil products and after using them for years I can say that they're a safe brand to look into and their products really do help you. Everyday after styling my braids I use olive oil sheen spray which gives it that desired shine after you've been fiddling around with it: 

I also do my edges (Baby hairs). You'll find these on the edges of your head. These hairs are too small to be braided so they are left however after a while they get picky and messy so I use styling gel and a tooth brush just to mould it down. I might do a tutorial on that actually. 

If you have Afro Caribbean hair and need any help call me! I'm not an expert but I can give you a few good tips. 

Lauren x

My apologies

Hi guys, I know I've said it many times but I'm trying to get into the habit of posting everyday again however my end of year exams are coming so I'll try my hardest but I can't promise that I'll be posting everyday. 

Anyway first up is a vacancy *oooooh* I'm looking for a hair and makeup blogger, who's skilled, knows what they're talking about and can do regular tutorials and posts. If you do choose to do this you will become a full time blogger to Laurey's illustrations and also take part of the complete changing of the blog including the name, look and everything else. This post is open until I find who I'm looking for. 

Laurey xo

New illustrations + Fsketcher's Aliya Uten is back!

Hey guys I've been working on some new illustrations today because if Fsketcher! Many of you know but if you don't know - I learn from a YouTube channel called Fsketcher. A woman called Aliya Uten runs this channel and she's amazing. She recently took like a 6 month break on Fsketcher where about nobody heard from her and most of us assumed that Fsketcher wasn't coming back. Well shame on us because it is back and it's back bigger and better than ever! Take a look at some of my designs ADAPTED from one of her tutorials. 

The first one was titled Fashion of the future - Metal. Not having the right equipment and only having a few markers meant I had to make do so the reflection of light isn't very good because all I had to show it was a white pencil. I'm running low on equipment and yet to buy new stuff. 

Lauren xx