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WRITTEN BY A CALIFORNIA NATIVE IN SCOTLAND.
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CAFFEINE, SUNSHINE
& UPCYCLED
FLORAL FUN
Enjoying a tiny, caffeinated cuppa in front of our former shop . That repurposed chest of drawers / planter I’m sat next to was the best ‘Pinspiration.’
The key to keeping it around for more than a year of bipolar Scottish weather was yacht varnish. Yearly coats of that sticky - tedious to work with but necessary - stuff was necessary.
STRONGER, THICKER, LONGER & FASTER GROWING HAIR.
It's the bleach, I’m telling you. It fries the f*@k out of your hair and im convinced people like Gwen Stefani have ultra super powers or a supreme amount of hair extensions because she's been bleaching for decades and she still has these lustrous long tresses. Amazing. And also NOT realistic for us mere mortals walking around.