My Day with A-J-E // Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia 2014

A-J-E, my Favourite Australian Label, shared a breathtaking show this past friday at MBFWA. I was incredibly lucky to have seen behind the scenes and experience just how much love and dedication the AJE team had put into their collection. 

Visit A-J-E either online at a-j-e.com.au or in store at their beautiful locations in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Backstage I was fortunate to have been able to quiz the makeup artist on their tips and trick.  The makeup was being done by Lancome, and their goal was to achieve a natural glowing complexion with defined brow and sculpted cheeks. 

And the finished result, well just look at the girls.

Every piece was perfection and I am so thankful to A-J-E for having me. 

Here a a few cheeky instagram shots - instagram/laurenalicehutton

DIY O'mbre Hair - Blonde to Brown (And Cure for Ashy Green Hair)

On Saturday night I decided to dye my own hair.. Never a good idea right?? Well this time it actually workout really well. As we are heading into winter in Sydney, I thought it would be appropriate to go a bit darker. I picked up L'oreal Excellence Creme in number 6 Light Brown. To be honest, I only picked this colour because it was on sale, and looked close to the colour I wanted. I didn't even read to see if it was a semi permanent or permanent colour. Silly me!! I am no hair expert but I thought the way I applied the colour gave my hair a really nice affect that I thought I would share.

Step One   
Comb though your hair to get all the knots out and section it onto 2, as if you were going put your hair into piggy tales. Then section your hair again, going from your ears to the back of your head. You now should have 4 section, two on each side.

Step Two
Mix the colour with the developer which are both provided in your box. 

Step Three
Starting at your roots place the colour onto your hair, making sure that your only getting colour on the hair around your roots. As you go, massage the colour into your scalp and roots to make sure the colour is evenly distributed. At one stage I caught myself squeezing the product into my hands and applying to my roots like shampoo. 

Step Four
Once your entire scalp is covered in dye, grab a comb and gentle brush the dye through the mid lengths of your hair. Make sure your very gentle because this aint good your your mane.  Be careful not to make it look perfect or in a straight line. You want it to be a gradual fade. 

Step Five
Once the product is around ear level, wait for 20mins to let the dye develop. It should look like the picture below.

Step Six
After waiting for 20mins grab your comb again and brush the product through the extra lengths of your hair avoiding the very tips. Then wait an extra 10mins.

Step Seven
WASH WASH WASH. Make sure to shampoo it twice to ensure its all out.

Step Eight - Green or Grey hair Cure
If you come out of the shower and your hair is green or grey do not fear!!! Mine came out really ashy and I fixed it with lemon juice and coconut oil. 
Squeeze 2 lemons into a bowl with 2 table spoons of coconut oil and put it into your dry hair. 
Let it sit for about 20min or longer if your hair is really green, rinse and your ashy grey hair will have a lot more warmth to it. 

Would love to see how this technique works for you. Send me a photo on twitter or Instagram

Here is My Finished Result. Let me know what you think. x