[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP-UOcRT7Rk] Tools: Hot Tools Nano Deep Waver $55. Chi Nano Ceramic Technology Ceramic Ionic Far Infrared Blowdryer $65. Diffuser. Aussie Aussome Volume Hairspray. Steps Blow dry using a diffuser, scrunching and cupping the hair- lifting and holding it to foster curling. Go in with the waver, overlapping the wave pattern down the hair shaft,…
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Backtrack to Versace Spring/Summer 2017 MFW
The Versace Spring/Summer 2017 fashion show featured windbreakers, sporty body suits, drawstring gathered dresses, and suits belted at the natural waistline. The color palette tottered between the dark, with black, and the bold, with emerald green, grape, yellow, all sewn into an abstract graphic print. The square-toe platform boots have a pop of color and…
Met Ball 2016: Manus X Machina
The 2016 Met Gala’s theme is Manus x Machina, and appropriately, Marchesa tweeted out a collaboration with IBM- and their “Cognitive Dress” in the early morning hours. We’ve seen many memorable looks from past Met Ball themes of Punk and China through the Looking Glass. I just have Linda Fargo and Sarah Jessica Parker, as…
Anti-Frizz Flat Iron in a Jar: Butter Whip Coil Cream
This should be called flat iron in a jar! The claims are definitely not exaggerated. I put this on my hair just to try it out…I condition every time I wash my hair, so I’m always putting conditioner on and leaving it in. It wasn’t until before going to bed I did a double take…
I Spent 1yr Doing Women’s Beauty On Myself and What I learned Is: Women Are Lazy
Like a montage from What Women Want, I’ve been bleaching my hair and brows, had acrylic nails for months and still keep my natural nails polished, and even went to the gym in hidden-wedges on my year long experiment and research into what it is that makes women whine and complain so much- in…
Toxic Beauty: Ugly Truth
We associate beauty with youth, health, clear skin, and shiny long hair, but can the chemicals in your beauty & household products cause cancer & disease, premature aging, and worse, poison and negatively impact your health? Just because it’s sold in stores, online, or is produced by big name companies, consumers feel the…
Curly Hair: Advice from Life Experience
Curly hair brings up memories of babies, the idea of Cupid…and for those with curls, frizz, humidity, & nappyness. Before the dawning of the age of the flatiron, curlers predated the blow dryer as the go-to, and then there was the hair steamer. Kids these days won’t understand how much I would’ve appreciated knowledge…
Going Blonde Tamed My Curls!
Since having gone blonde, I’ve noticed my hair is actually more manageable- given I look like Einstein without a flatiron- the frizz is gone! I only have a bit of frizz at the back of my head, and no longer feel the need to straighten my hair all the time. I do deep condition several…
Pastel Goth For Summer
Given Spring Summer fashion trends have us shifting to dark colors, dark florals, black leather, platforms, and pastel jeans, and Resort shows featured pastel as well, I thought, why not jumble it all together and revert to pastel goth? With the models of resort keeping the colored hair thing going, and my being bored of…
Top 10 Hair Styling Products
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQGCQ-OEHDU&w=560&h=315] Granted Bed Head landed four spots at the top, but I love their products: I used them all throughout my teen and college years. These products all worked miracles for my naturally curly hair. There are many different types of products you can use to achieve very different hair styles and looks. Gel:…
