Pastelle Locks Review

A few weeks ago I ordered some hair extensions from Pastelle Locks and go them put in last Tuesday.

I had been following this brand/store on Instagram for a year, maybe more and the owner of Pastelle Locks - Elle since 2012. When I first found these extensions I wasn't sure if I wanted to purchase from them because I hadn't seen anyone else nor read any reviews on these extension. Time passing by, I got my mum to buy me some for my birthday this year and I couldn't be any more happy with them!

Pastelle Locks do a range of different hair extensions (all real hair might I add) clip in, tape extensions,weft, and micro loop. They also do a variety of colours, Pastelle Locks - from the name, they hand dye their pastel extensions and also have a wide range of natural coloured extensions as well.

The extensions I purchased were the 22" Tape Hair Extensions (40PCS) - All Colours in the colour #4 Medium Brown.
I've had my extensions in for over a week now and I have no complaints at all. The only thing I've found with my hair is that it gets itchy often now, but that's only because it takes longer for my hair to dry than usual now and I usual wash my hair at night so sleeping with wet hair that has extension in it probably isn't the best idea.
I was so surprised when getting them put in, my hair didn't need to be dyed at all!

If you're looking for quality extensions please do buy from Pastelle Locks, they're absolutely brilliant! The hair is real and can be styled and washed just how you would your normal hair.

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- Imogen Louise .xx

Instagram and Twitter: @ImogenL05

21 Questions ~ Getting To Know Me part 1

1. Are you named after anyone? No. I was going to be named after a famous basket baller but that was only if I was born a boy... I think my parents got my name out of a book haha.

2. When was the last time you cried? Last week? Maybe two weeks ago? I just really miss a lot of people at the moment, my big sis Erin being one of them :'(

3. Do you have kids? Not that I know of. (I'm 16 so no.)

4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself? Um.. YES!! I'm great 💁 haha, then I would have a concert/gig buddy 24/7.

5. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Sometimes, I'm really funny when I do (well I think so) but my sarcasm only comes across in person, when I'm being sarcastic online/during text people can't really tell unless I talk to that person a lot otherwise my sarcasm can be quite awkward.

6. Will you ever bungee-jump? Maybe not... I want to sky dive instead of bungee-jump to be honest.

7. What’s your favorite cereal? OH MY GOSH! I'm panicking now! Ah um... Cornflakes?

8. What’s the first thing you notice about people? The way they dress, but up close their eyes.

9. What is your eye colour? Brown, Green, and Gold... it's a mix.

10. Scary movie or happy endings? Scary movies! Movies with happy endings kinda bore me because the whole movie/story line is so predictable to me.

11. Favorite smells? Bubble gum candle, what ever scent this guy I go to school with wears (omg yum haha), and fresh bread.

12. Summer or winter? WINTER! I live for the cold.

13. Computer or television? Computer.. I don't really like TV (don't ask.. it's hard to explain).

14. What’s the furthest you’ve ever been from home? Without my parents by myself? Sydney, I love it there! I can't wait to come back soon.

15. Do you have any special talents? I'm really good with people, I'm patient when most people wouldn't be and I seem to be a really good listener and good at giving advice, so if that counts.

16. Where were you born? Australia.

17. What are your hobbies? Listening to music, Twitter and Instagram stalking (if that counts), going to gigs and concerts, photography, reading, and writing.

18. Do you have any pets? Yes! I have a cat named Cindy, short for Cinderella. The rest of the animals I post belong to my mum.

19. Favorite movie? JURASSIC PARK!!!!!!!! 

20. Do you have any siblings? Two brothers, one older (Kaleb), and one younger (Noah).

21. What do you want to be when you grow up? Happy, proud of myself, and successful! That includes both my professional and personal lives.

- Imogen Louise .xx

Instagram and Twitter: @ImogenL05

You In Clothes? - Finding Your Own Style

I know this is something most people struggle with and over the past couple of years I've struggled with as well - so tonight I'm going to talk you all through how to find you in clothing.

If you look through my Instagram you will see photos from last year, the way I used to dress back then is so different to how I dress now.
I used to be so bubble gum (really girly) with how I dresses, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. I felt like I dressed that way because it matched the music I would listen to at the time. Wearing the clothes I wore, I still wasn't 100% confident in what I wearing.
I remember putting on a peachy/pink dress, I had it on for about 5 minutes before I took it off because I just couldn't wear it any more because the colour was making me uncomfortable.

You're probably thinking "what does music have to do with this?"
For myself I am influenced by the bands I listen to. After finally discovering the music style/type of sound I 3000% love, my clothing started to change.
The clothes I wear now I've had in my wardrobe for a long time and always wanted to wear but I've just never been brave enough to wear.

My style and the way I wear my clothes is a reflection of me. That's how I think I think you should dress, dress to fit you.
If you like that top that you're friends absolutely hate, you wear tor buy that top!
If you like something, wear it, you're the one that's body it's going to be featured on, no one else's.

Style is a way to express who you are without having to speak.


- Imogen Louise .xx

Twitter and Instagram: @ImogenL05

What It's Like...

Having a blog is hard.
Recently I've only just started sharing this silly little place of mine around publicly with friends, family, and people from my school have started to find it.

Sitting here in class right now (note this was written yesterday) a couple of guys are talking to me about it and saying how they're going to go comment stupid things on here and how they were going to read it out loud then and there in class.

Starting this blog, was something I feared getting teased for having and doing something I love.
I have this blog for myself, I created 'She Loves Black' because I'd finally found something that'll help me express who I am and to help others.

I want big things to happen with my blog, I want to go on to making YouTube videos one day when I feel confident enough, I want my blog to one day become my full time job, I want to be able to travel and meet tonnes of new people because of this and so much more! It would be nice if you can all help and support me with this.

- Imogen Louise .xx

Twitter and Instagram: @ImogenL05

MUSIC • FANS

When starting this post I am listening to The Years Fly By by Forever Ends Here.

I just wanted to take the time out of my day (and now yours... haha suckers) to talk about music, fans, and how happy music, bands, musicians, gigs, concerts, and fans make me and others.

Honestly music is just so asdfghjkledcvgyuhj (out of this world, amazing, rad, cool, incredible), have you ever just been to a gig or concert and stopped to take a moment to just let the music drown your mind, looked around and thought about how amazing the whole experience is?.
You literally just stand there in awe, thousands of people, sometimes maybe even 20, 50, or 100 people, just all together to support and enjoy the goodness of the artist.

Going to gigs and concerts are honestly, hands down, the best thing in the world.
The quietness of the crowd as the countdown begins, the rush you get just before they hit the stage, then the screams when they start to appear one by one, the music starts to play and everyone just lets go.

Finally the people you spend so much time listening to, talking about to your friends and other fans, the people you spend so much money and so much time trying to get just a simple "hello" or follow from on twitter, are finally standing there in front of you and they sound so much better live than what they do at full blast in your headphones and finally, just finally you know you didn't make these incredible people up in your head, that you're not going crazy... they're real.

Finishing song: Weightless by All Time Low

 

Some terrible iPhone photos of gigs I've been to in the past two months.

- Imogen Louise .xx

Twitter and Instagram: @ImogenL05

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Recently I've been having some troubles in the friend department and I thought I'd share it with you all tonight.

--- Firstly I'd like to start off with a little disclaimer, I will not be naming any names in this, if you are a friend of mine and are reading this this and think I may be writing about you all I have to say is that; if the shoes fits, by all means, wear it. ---


To start off over the last few months, some friends of mine have decided that popularity is much more important than hanging out with myself and a couple of other girls.
During this, these friends have been ignoring, leaving myself and a couple of my other friends/going off secretly at school, going places and making it out to be a huge secret.
Honestly I wouldn't care if you were going to Melbourne, I go all there all the time, but why feel the need to make a big deal out it and make it such a private/secret thing when all you were doing was shopping?.

Lesson: Do not make you're friends feel so down graded to the point were they feel like they're not worth a simple "hello".


Also, over the last few weeks I been working on my friendship with someone I used to be really close with a couple of years ago, unfortunately I left town for a year in year 8 and after moving back things just weren't the same.This person and I used to talk on and off for the past year and a half that I've been back.
I opened up to him a few weeks ago telling him that I miss him, and that not being friends with him anymore sucks and that it makes me sad. He said he felt the same too but sitting here at the moment I feel as though maybe he just said it back to make me feel happy or so he didn't hurt my feelings?.

That paragraph is probably weird, cringy, or whatever.. Maybe I care too much for this person? I don't know. Sometimes I think that maybe if I hadn't of moved away for that one year, would things still be as they were? Would they be better?
If you're reading this (you probably aren't) I meant it when I said I miss you.
I know you probably mean more to me than I do to you but... Oh well.


Some of you may know (if you follow me on twitter) that I have these friends in Melbourne.. And a lot of them!. These friends, I swear, I don't know how I became so lucky, but I'm so glad and thankful to have you girls in my life, you're like a second home to me. You're everything I've ever wanted and a whole bunch more.
All the gigs and concerts we go to, all the bands and musicians we've met and hung out with - who would've thought those things could happen to us?
I love all the shopping trips we do and the cute little dates we've been on and the hotel hopping that seems to just be a normal thing to do now.

Also, I kinda have friends scattered all over Australia and the world.
Most of my other friends live in Sydney, I can't wait to come and meet some of you later this year and then again in February for two rounds of concert goodness and stalking if I can be bothered leaving my hotel room to run around the place I hope to call home soon.

I know I said I wouldn't name any names but this is in good text, Astrid if you're reading this, I love you oodles and oodles, you're honestly one of the best people I know.

Today's post has been all over the place but hey, I posted something I finally happy with.

- Imogen Louise .xx

Twitter and Instagram: @ImogenL05