A red-haired girl I chanced to spy.

I’m someone who really doesn’t make drastic changes in her appearance – I’ve had the same haircut for at least 2 years, and despite my hair being a slightly crazy shade of red, it’s actually been that way for the best part of a year. What can I say – I find what works, I stick with it. So I was quite excited about going to the hairdresser on Saturday to go a bit redder… and quite shocked to look in the mirror at the end of the session to find out that I was a LOT redder. Well, I say redder, but I’m actually rather more ginger.

(And I really like it!)

It’s lighter than my hair has ever, ever been before, and it’s still a huge shock every time I look in the mirror. I don’t really think these photos quite show how light it is, but it’s got blonde highlights going through it and is a lovely coppery tone on top, and a darker auburn underneath. It’s DIFFERENT. It’s really quite strange to see what I’d look like if I actually was ginger – the colour is surprisingly natural, and with my deathly pale skin, I think I could actually pass for a natural redhead (until my roots start to show). So, yeah. NEW HAIR OMG.

I took these pictures at the weekend to show off not just my hair, but my cosy new boots! They’re also quite a departure for my style as established on this blog, but actually I’ve never been one of those people who was against this style of footwear. In cold, icy conditions they are absolutely amazing at keeping me toasty – and more importantly, upright! I adore the stylish flat boots I posted last week, but the sole is smooth as a baby’s bum and, believe me, I’ve tried to wear those kind of boots in the snow before and gone flying a painful number of times.

Jumper – GAP

Skirt – Warehouse

Tights – New Look

Boots – c/o The Nature Shop

These boots were sent to me by The Nature Shop - they're by Love From Australia and are perfect for my annoying wide calves as they lace up at the back, meaning they’re adjustable. They’re so snuggly, I never want to take them off. They do loads of other brands on the website too such as Keen, Teva, Merrell, Chaco, and Timberland, and their delivery was super fast.

And yes, I know… I’m not wearing a dress! Sometimes I mix it up and wear skirts. Just for a change. This is one of my favourite cold weather outfits, so cosy!