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Friday, January 22, 2010

Amazing Curls

Give that flat iron a break...

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

How to Look Good on a Rainy Day

Choose a tight or curly hairstyle. Your hair is the most important aspect of your outfit when it comes to rain and humidity. Your hair style should either be tightly pulled into a ponytail or a bun. Depending on your hair’s texture, you may want to add a dehumidifying cream or silkening product so your hair does not become frizzy. Frizz is not your friend. Another fashionable way to wear your air on a rainy day is wet and curly. If your hair curls or waves when it’s wet, go for it. Just remember to use a curl intensifying moisturizer so that when your hair dries, it won’t look hard and dry.

Avoid getting your hair wet in the first place by using a cute umbrella. Choose an umbrella that matches your stature; don't let it overwhelm your body. Match the umbrella to your rain coat and your accessories or play it safe and choose a neutral color that will go with everything.

Appear fashionable in a rain, or trench, coat. Choose seasonal colors, such as yellow or white, for the spring and summer, and red or chocolate brown for the fall. A long rain coat looks great in the fall when combined with skinny jeans and rain boots.

Wear rain boots. They're not just for your little brother. Rain boots are great for accessorizing rainy day attire. Use rain boots to accent your other items, such as your rain coat. If you choose an all black rain coat, wear hounds-tooth designed rain boots. Don't wear designs that clash.

Don'

t forget the handbag. Choose a handbag that is made out of leather instead of canvas. Water can penetrate through canvas. Use a handbag with a zipper to prevent water from getting into your bag.

Use waterproof make-up. Wear waterproof mascara and eyeliner, to prevent running if your face gets wet.

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Monday, November 2, 2009

How to pull off Flower Hair Accessories

I am a big fan of fake flower hair accessories. My sister, Tascha, has been doing this for a while and it always looks amazing on her. I just started to pick up on it, and I love it. I don't care that it's winter and that flowers aren't growing anymore. What I love about them is that they are a really great way to add a colorful accessory to your look in a feminine way.

Depending on how long your hair is, and how much you have, there are different ways to wear a flower in your hair.

Side part with the flower holding your hair back on one side. One side will look like the flower is holding back your hair, the other side will be free and wild.

Flower on a he

ad band. Place the flower on a plain headband towards the side a little bit. This gives the look that your hair is pulled back, and out of your face.

Low ponytail or bun with a flower near the elastic. This is a really easy way to dress up a low ponytail or make a bun less uptight looking.

Half ponytail with flower. Keep in mind, if you are going to be taking a lot of pictures, the flower won't be visible in them. However this will really make your half ponytail look more interesting.

A few suggestions...

If you have big hair: We love the flower clips because with all that hair, the splash of color in a hair flower really stands out. If you have big hair, I would suggests a 3" or 4" flower. If you choose anything less it will probably get lost in the hair.

If you have thin hair: Choose a smaller flower hair clip, maybe 2" in dimension or less. You don't want the hair clip to take over your entire head.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Haircuts that Flatter your Face Shape

Have you ever noticed that a haircut can totally change your entire look? It's not magic! Some haircuts just look best on certain face shapes. So before your next visit to the hairdresser, read this before you make your request.

If you Have an Oval Face Shape

If you look at most models and actresses, you'll notice that their faces tend to be oval. Oval faces look good in pretty much any hairstyle, especially styles that show off that perfect shape. Don't get bangs, and don't wear your hair in your face. For everyone else, hairstyles may be used to create the impression of having a "perfect" oval face. But you can also use your hairstyle to play up your best features

regardless of your face shape.

Hair Cuts for Round Faces

There are two ways to address hairstyles for a round face. One way is to accentuate the roundness even further, with a bowl-shaped haircut, which can be very beautiful on the right woman. There's something widely appealing about transforming an unusual characteristic into a real feature, and playing up a round face is one way to be very much your own person, stylistically speaking. But if you don't want your face to look as round, choose a hair style that lengthens the look of your face. Have the top layered for fullness and height, and thinned out below the cheekbones to give the illusion of a narrower chin line. Go with medium to long hair.

If you don't mind the extra time, running your hair through a straightening iron can be an extra sleek & sophisticated look.

Rectangular Face Hair Styles

A long, narrow face can be rounded a bit by hair that's kept short to medium in length, with wispy bangs. Fuller sides from the forehead to the middl

e of the cheekbones widen the face, and layers add fullness and volume to the hair. Long hair and center parts accentuate rectangular face shapes, making them appear longer.

Flattering Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces

You can have a lot of fun with new hair styles. The key here is to get a style with more fullness lower on the face, around the chin, and less fullness at the forehead. Sweep your hair back to show off your fabulous cheekbones. Short hair doesn't work as well on a heart shaped face, because it puts the emphasis at the top of your head. Keep your hair at least chin length, and light and wispy around the forehead.

Hair Lengths for Triangular Faces

If your chin or jaw is wider and your forehead narrower, add weight to the top of your head with layers that create fullness, thinning as it approaches the jaw. The shag was made for the triangular face! Short hair looks nice on a triangular face. Long hair doesn't work as well, but if you're attached to your hair

and can't bear cutting it, try styles that pull your hair back as it falls below your cheekbones.

Elongate a Square with the right Hair

The square face can be elongated somewhat by added height on the top of the head. Layers on the crown and parting your hair off center help to reduce a square look. Wispy bangs and temples soften the squareness too, and may add roundness. Wavy hair adds to the softening effect; straight lines, straight bangs and straight or flat hair are to be avoided. Short or medium hair looks nice. Don't let any haircut end at your jawline.

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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Make your own highlights

I was at the beach with my future sister-in-law

and we decided to be old school and put a little lemon juice in our hair to give us some highlights. It was disgusting. After the lemon juice dried our hair got hard like it had a pound of hair gel in it, and looked greasy like that too. However, the next day I did realize my hair had some streaks.

I recently discovered a remedy to this, and it's so simple:

LEMON JUICE + 1 tablespoon of HAIR CONDITIONER = same highlighting effect, but doesn't make your hair crunchy and dried out

Monday, July 20, 2009

Just grow them out.

Highlights look great on just about everyone. But what's not great about them, is that they are expensive, they kill your hair, and they require constant maintenance to look good. Personally, I am trying to grow out my highlights. I am just sick of them. Here are some tips on how to blend in highlights as they grow out that I have found work pretty well.

1) Dye Over the Highlights

This is the best way to go. Chose a dye color that's as close as possible to your natural hair color since you are growing it out. If you opt for a color that's too dark or too light, your hair is going to look very unconfirmed as it all starts to grow out and you will have to deal with the same problem all over again. This is the first thing that you will want to do if you really want to make sure that your highlights do not stand out so much as your natural hair color grows back in.

2) Get a Haircut

Since you will not be touching up your highlights anymore, the highlight color will start to fade and will no longer look as vibrant. Getting a haircut is one of the best ways to blend the highlights into your hair as they grow out. Also, higlighting is quite damaging to your hair, and your hair will look a lot healthier by ridding those dead ends. A hairstyle that is short with choppy layers is ideal for blending highlights in as they grow out.

3) Consider the style
Avoid straight hair styles and slicked back or ponytails because they will only highlight your roots. Stick with hair with wave or curl.

4) Use Hair Accessories

Hair accessories are one of the best ways to blend highlights in as your hair begins to grow out. This is especially true when the highlights have been grown about two to three inches out. Put half of your hair up and leave the rest down, or wear a wide headband that will cover the area between the roots of your hair and the highlighted area. This is one of the best ways to hide highlights as they grow out, so be sure to use hair accessories to your advantage.

5) Take Vitamins
Vitamins will make your hair grow faster. Enough said.

The process of growing out highlights can be very annoying, especially when they stand out. But in the end, you will be happy you did it. Your hair will be healthier, smoother, and you will have more money to spend on better things !

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Braids like Lauren Conrad

Although I am not the biggest fan of the Hills, I am a fan of LC's braiding techniques. It's a great hairdo for the frizzy hair weather in the Northeast. I like the braids because it hides the frizzies around my face and looks cool at the same time.

Here is how to do it:

1) Begin by taking a fairly small section, follow your nose up and grab about a centimeter and a half of hair. (half an inch, if you don't use centimeters)Divide it into three sections.

* The hard part to braiding your hair like this is knowing where to place your arms. Your left one should go up as if you were a ballerina, holding the section. While your right arm goes in front of you, as if you were a pirate saying 'arr'. It can be kind of uncomf

ortable, but this is how to make your braid continue to the side instead of being braiding forward.

2) Once you've brought the both of the outer sections inward, begin adding smaller sections in with the existing ones. These new sections should be really very tiny.

3) Continue, pulling the braid across your hairline.Once you've achieved about two to three inches of french braid, begin to braid normally (without picking up other sections).

4) Braid until the point where you want to pin it.Use a bobby pin to secure the braid. You may even want to use one of those tiny elastics to make sure the braid stays in place.

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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Waves like Sarah Jessica Parker

If you have chin-length to long hair, with at least a little natural wave, then follow these simple strategies for a great day or evening look.

STEP 1: Start with clean, but damp hair. Begin dividing the hair into four sections, including the two sides, the back and top (section off the top area by making two parts on either side of the head, about three inches apart). You will be left with a section of hair running down the middle of your head. Secure this top section of hair with a clip. Then, using additional clips, secure the sides and the back of the hair, so that it is now divided into four fairly even sections.

STEP 2: Beginning with the center chunk of hair, take the end of a small section (about a quarter-inch) and fold it back and forth in an accordion-like pattern until it is flat against the scalp. Spray with setting lotion and secure with a flat hair clip. Follow this pattern for the rest of the front, the sides and the back of the head in that order.

STEP 3: Blow dry the hair (on low air but high heat) for about 10 to 15 minutes.

STEP 4: Let your hair cool for 10 minutes and remove the clips. Don't touch the hair yet, though, let it set for another 10 minutes. This will allow the curl to relax.

STEP 5: Now, separate the curls with your fingers and create a finger part. Apply a pea-sized amount of holding gel, first to the ends, and with the remainder of the gel, gently scrunch it into the base of the hair.

STEP 6: To tame any stray ends, rub a very small amount of hair finishing cream between the palms and apply to the ends of the hair.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Moroccanoil Oil Treatment

Moroccanoil was recommended to me by my hairdresser. At first I was a little taken aback by the price. However a little bit goes a lot way, and it's worth it. After following the directions, I saw a distinct difference in my hair in just three days. It's softer, less dry, less brittle, more shiny, and looks so much better. I have very curly hair naturally and straightening it has always been a battle. With MoroccanOil, straightening takes less time, and looks better than any other product I have used. Also it make my curls bouncier, softer, and shinier.

Here is my process: I wash and towel-dry my hair, put a DIME SIZED amount of MoroccanOil Oil Treatment for all Hair Types in my palm and rub it into my hair and scalp, then blow dry with a round brush. I will take my smoothing iron and go over it, but it's not really necessary. My hair is so healthy and soft throughout the day, and lasts about 3 days without getting oily or build-up.

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