So this is a bit of a different style steal in the sense that it's all about hair. After having almost all my hair chopped off well over three years ago, my hair has slowly grown into an awkward no-longer-short-but-not-quite-mid-length stage. I'm a massive How I Met Your Mother fan and I've loved watching the hair transformation of Canadian Cobie Smulders.

Her most recent hair style is actually of a similar length to mine which means she acts as perfect inspiration. I love the looseness of the curls in the photo below and this is one style I'm dying to try out myself!



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After spending years wanting flat, straight hair, in the last few years I've started to appreciate voluminous styles much more. I'm sure that this style was created by professionals but I'm sure with a bit of teasing and fluffing, I can get something similar.. (wishful thinking?!)


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I love this up-do a lot because there are days when I just need all my hair scraped off my face and off my neck. I usually end up with some sort of pineapple top knot on days like this - which is fine if I'm not going anywhere! But on days when I'm dragging my sorry self to lectures in the freezing cold, this looks like a good style that is still quite chic and elegant. Definitely on my to-try list.



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But out of all of these styles, this one below is probably my favourite. It's well put together, the curls are loose but not messy and it's one that I have tried time and time again to recreate!

 I will try and capture the next time I attempt Cobie's curls - I can definitely see it being an interesting post given my previous attempts! (A clue: I never achieve anything like the photos above!)

Jade :)

If you need to know anything about me, it's that I get seriously hooked on American TV shows. It's like an obsession; a very unhealthy one. True Blood, New Girl, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother - I love 'em all. Literally cannot get enough. So it's no surprise I was scouring the web to see what everyone was wearing at this year's Comic Con and I found some pretty cool clothes on show. Here's my top 4:

 

1. Cobie Smulders.

 

I'm not usually a massive skirt person but I love the way Cobie (left) has matched her heavily patterned skirt with an almost understated black top. They're not pictured here but Cobie wore some beautiful nude heels (although if Neil Patrick Harris' twitter photos were anything to go by, the shoes spent a fair amount of time off her feet as well as on!) Whilst I'm fangirling a bit here anyway, I have to mention how much I love Cobie's hair too. It's the perfect length for summer and I love the loose curls - it's the type of style I keep trying to emulate (emphasis on the trying.)
 

 

2. Karen Gillan

 

Gillan shocked a few faces by debuting her newly shaved head during a panel interview, apparently all for an upcoming film role. Prior to this though, she wore a lovely black ensemble and I can't even begin to express how much I love her satchel. Such a good choice in wig too - I was totally fooled until I saw the pictures of her pulling it off!

 

 

3. Anna Paquin

 

Star of True Blood, Anna gave birth to twins not that long ago and already looks better in a dress than I do (hardly seems fair!) I love the fit of the dress and the pattern is almost a modest take on the geometric trend hitting the high street at the moment. Top marks from me.

 

 

4. Now I don't actually watch Game of Thrones but I was browsing various Comic Con photos and had to include this outfit in this post. I love the added detail on the top but more than anything, I'm now after a top of that colour for myself!

 

 

There were so many other fabulous items on show this year but these were probably my four favourites, though I loved Jennifer Lawrence's outfit too. It's not something I could see myself wearing necessarily but she looked absolutely ace. Now I know I said I'm a fan of a few TV shows but this event seems like it takes being a fan to a whole other level - I think for now I'll just stick to my DVD boxsets!

 

Jade :)