[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5R-BJIrtbM&w=560&h=315] These are the craziest beauty treatments and hacks, secrets of celebrities and stars. Poking your face with needles, electrocuting it, rubbing a potato on it, vacuuming it, then soothing it with some Vitamin C and coffee. These are some of the weirdest skin-care, beauty, make-up, and hair-care tricks out there. Endermologie and Lipomassage: Well…
Category: hair
Would You Burn Your Hair?
Do not try this at home. “Velaterapia” is the most bizarre hair treatment I’ve ever come across in my life, it’s called or if you’re American “Candle Cutting”. It originates from Brazil and is actually pretty scary for someone who loves their hair. At a professional salon, Candle Cutting is the method of twisting the…
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…
Top 10 Conditioners
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Qovvy8miw&w=560&h=315] Pantene Curly Conditioner Pantene Deep Conditioner It’s A 10 Leave In Conditioner It’s A 10 Miracle Hair Mask Alterna Caviar L’oreal Ever Pure Sulfate Free Garnier Sleek & Shine Leave In Conditioner Dove Intensive Repair Ion Redken Color Extend Magnetics Conditioner
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:…
Beauty Bravery: Brow Bleaching
On the journey into the infinite abyss that is beauty, one finds herself on the edge of the unknown time and again. The DIY’ers turn to beauty blogs, vlogs, and most likely YouTube before diving off that cliff, but still do so haphazardly with that lingering fear: what if I mess up? 😱 So began…
DIY Bold Hair Colors: Blue Hair (Or any color)
I bleached her hair using 30vol developer and L’Oréal Super Oreal Blanc Powder Bleach, then dyed using Color Jamz in Not So Shy Violet (I find it deposits color more boldly than Manic Panic). We broke up the color by creating an ombré effect, applying bleach higher up midway through the bleaching process. The…
Color Hair Began in 18th Century: Pastel Hair, Bold Green and Blue…
(Photo: teacupdinosaur.com) I read in Vogue’s book that women of the 18th century would dye their wigs pastel colors, or even had them matched boldly to their dresses in green or blue. So, the next time you gawk at a hipster, remember- the dames of centuries past did it first! In (Oliva & Angeletti 2012) Vogue :…
Grooming His & Hers
Phillips-Norelco and Bliss has you covered: whether you trim, shave, or epilate. Guys- meet your new best friend: the Phillips-Norelco Body Groom is The Perfect trimmer and shaver for face or body, retailing from $39-69 depending on the model- there’s also one with an extension for your- ewww- hairy backs (model-specific, although I’m sure…
