Theme review: Rock the look!

This month was all about unleashing the bad girls in us with our Rock the Look theme. Here's a roundup of all our posts!
Outfits
Deconstructed rocker
Black rocker

Makeup
Eyes with attitude
Edgy pink

DIY
From simple to rock
DIY Spiked necklace and braided spiked bracelet

Inspiration
Get studded
Punk rock inspiration

This theme made us stepped out of our usual style to experiment with punk outfits, edgy makeup and cool accessories. Coming next week, we'll have another style makeover as we play with outfits and makeup from the 70s to 80s. From rocker to retro!

Ft and Ash

Punk rock inspiration

Just wanted to share some photos that inspires me when it comes to rock.

All that spikes, studs, leather, edgy black clothes and make up just makes me excited!

Do they inspire you too? Actually after this theme I think I am going to infuse more rock into my style!

Ash :o)

Get studded!

Studs are prominent features in rock fashion. These amazing stuffs can bring up the edginess of an outfit or accessory and are really easy to fix on. Here are some fantastic ideas where studs can be added for that instant transformation.


1) On a jacket

Photo from Burberry

2) On your boots

Photo from Free People Clothing Boutique

3) On a clutch

Photo from Agacior89

4) On a pair of denim shorts

Photo from JoellenLove

5) On a collar

Photo from Going Out Chic

When working with studs, do use a pair of small pliers to avoid hurting your fingers. Other than that, all you need is just some patience and have fun creating your own statement rock number!


Ft

DIY Spiked necklace and braided spiked bracelet

SwellMayde's DIY projects never fail to inspire me and over the year, I bookmarked so many of her projects that I wanted to try! Earlier this month, I saw an awesome tutorial on her website where she transformed a simple chain necklace to a modern, timeless braided pearl necklace. Totally amazing! This was the inspiration for my DIY project this month - a braided spiked bracelet. Since it's all about rock this month, I used imitation leather cord instead of yarn and replaced the classy pearls with metallic spikes to give the bracelet a punk rock vibe.


Here's how I made my braided spiked bracelet:
Materials used: 1m of synthetic leather cord,  around 45 cm thick chain, 8cm thin chain, 4 screw on spikes and 1 lobster claw clasp

Step 1: Divided the thick chain into 3 equal parts

Step 2: Connect one end of the 3 thick chains to the thin chain

Step 3: Using sticky tape, secure the thin chain to the table. Then start braiding the synthetic leather cord through the 3 chains. There's no one good way to do the braiding and this is the time to get creative! What I did was to let the left end of the cord go through chain 1 to chain 2 and then the right end of the cord go through chain 3 to chain 2. In this way, all three chains are linked up by the cord. Alternatively, try braiding the cord through each chain. 

Step 4: At suitable interval, I will skip one ring in chain 2 and not braid the cord through it. This allowed sufficient space for the metallic spikes to be screwed on. I screwed 4 spikes on my bracelet.

Step 5: At the end of the chain, simply tie a knot and melt the ends of the cord to prevent fraying. Attached a lobster claw clasp to this end and we are done!

I also recalled her edgy spiked bracelet tutorial which cannot be more apt for our rock theme this month and decided that it's time to make one for myself. Instead of a bracelet, I made a long chain so that there's a versatility of wearing it as a necklace or a bracelet by going round the wrist a few times. And here are the final products!

This is probably my first time doing some serious jewelry making. I'm such an amateur! I would love to hear all of your comments on my first piece of jewelry. 


Ft

From simple to rock

 Here is a simple project to transform our basic T to a edgy, deconstructed top.

 There is not sewing needed for this project. All you need are:

- A plain T-shirt (I am using a white T, black would be a great choice too)

- A pair of cloth cutting sissors

- Some safety pins

- Some metal chain

 1) If you are afraid of errors in cutting, mark out the areas you want to cut on the T-shirt with a pencil or tailors chalk.

2) Cut out the desired design of your T-shirt.

 3) Attach chains and pins on the T-shirt till you have achieved your desired design.

Ta-dah! You are done! Wear this with attitude and have fun!

Ash :o)

Edgy pink

Since we hardly associate cheerful colours with rock, I thought I'll infuse one into my rock inspired makeup. My choice, a bright pink which is oozing cuteness and fun and so not rock.

For this look, I put on a black smokey eyes and winged out the black shadow. The pink shadow was applied all the way to my brows. I wished I had a pink shadow that was more intense though, like a pink cream shadow. The powder pink shadow appears too light under strong light.

I absolutely love how our themes are inspiring me to try crazy makeup every month. Hey tell me what you think of this look! Rock or no rock?

Ft

Eyes with Attitude

Dark edgy make-up dominates the rock scene. To give the black colour more depth, I've added a little sparkly silver. Having only harsh black shadow sometimes would make Asian eyes look very small. So to prevent tiny eyes, extend the wing liner and give graduation to the shadows, concentrating the darker black at the sockets and lighter sliver at the centre of the lids.

The rest of the face should be kept simple, as to not steal the show from the eyes. So I just added some bronzer and nude lipstick and gloss.

To give the dark eyes more interesting details, I added a subtle "2- tailed" wing liner.

Finally just rock the make-up with some attitude!

Ash :o)

Black rocker

Like Ashley, I'm no rocker too. So my plan this month was to dig out anything black and/or metallic from my wardrobe and see if I can put together a decent rocker look. I think my outfit is more of a soft rock one. The chunky zip and metal straps of the black jacket screamed rock yet the sheerness of it added a tinge of feminine to the look. To rock it all out, I put on a dark eye makeup and try to look really fierce. lol.

And guess what? I'm back in Singapore, for good! I left Sweden and moved back home two weeks ago. Wow, it's so amazing how once I set foot at the airport, I knew I'm home. Everything here is so familiar and somehow, it just feels like I never left Singapore. These are my first ever outdoor outfit shots in Singapore. Hubby (aka the photographer) and I am really excited being able to be out any day or any time for future outfit shots! 

Jacket from Gina Tricot

Tanktop from Mango

Pants from Vero Moda

Bag from G-star Raw

Necklace from Ahlens

Owl ring from Gina Tricot

Shoes (very old) from Pull & Bear

I must apologise for my inactivity and lack of comments. It has been one really busy month of packing up everything in Sweden, flying back home, getting our SG place ready, unpacking everything and catching up with family and friends. I'm pretty much settled down now and back in blogging action! I will catch up with all of you soon. Hope you guys have a rocking good weekend!

Ft

Deconstructed Rocker

I am never a rocker. The only "rock" I have is the rock on my proposal ring. :P Enough of bad jokes. I raided my closet and found nothing suitable for this theme. Hence I decided to create my own deconstructed top.  

White Top: DIY (read my next DIY post)

Inner black Vest: Cotton On

Jeans and Boots: Topshop

Bracelets: Diva Jewllery

Earring: Flea Market

Some of my favourite songs from rock bands would be Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child of Mine", Radiohead "Creep" and Oasis "Wonderwall". From my song choices, it's obvious I'm not a fan of hard rock.

My favourite part of rock fashion would be the edgy feel and dark eye make-up. So for my look I have obviously adopted a dark eye make-up and deconstructed my t-shirt to give it that edgy feel.

Unleash that rocker in you!

Ash :o)