Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Friday, 26 October 2012
Cooler Collar
Perfect for a twist to your everyday work wear without getting into trouble...
Great for a formal attire with lil attitude...
Even better when you are low on budget but wanted a change in your wardrobe...
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Friday, 19 October 2012
Friday, 12 October 2012
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Let Your Hair Down Sunday...
Wedding dinners are going to be abundant in this month and the coming months.
In stead of just letting your hair down or spending a BOMB at the saloon,
why dont save some bucks and try this Super Simple Chic Chignon...
photo/post/graphic design: Kristin Ess
This is one of those updos that really allows you to focus on the dress, accessories and overall beauty instead of being a major focal point. Let’s get started!
- Start with all of your hair in a ponytail. I like to place the pony at the occipital bone (that bone you can feel in the back of your head).
- Next, slide the ponytail holder down about an inch or 2 and split it down the center as you see in photo #2.
- Flip the ponytail up and feed it through the split, grabbing it with your fingers from underneath and pulling it through.
- Now give the ponytail a gentle tug so it tightens back up.
- Your ponytail should look like this. There should be a slight separation where you’ll be tucking hair later in step 7.
- Use a comb to tease the ponytail. You can tease as little or as much as you want. The more you tease, the bigger your bun will be. The less you tease, the tighter the bun will be. Once your done teasing the hair, smooth the outside of it gently by using a smoothing brush.
- Wrap the ponytail around one hand and tuck the tail of the ponytail into the hole you created when you twisted the hair.
- Once you’ve tucked the excess, start pinning the bun in place. Gently pull it apart to make it fuller. The teased hair acts like stuffing, so you can spread it out carefully for a little more volume! If you hairspray as you go, you won’t have to worry about it falling out so much. Use the larger bobbypins to start securing the bun and then use the smaller ones around the edges. For updos like this it’s crucial to have a strong holding hairspray, but one that doesn’t get sticky or look wet. My all time favorite hairspray for doing updos is THIS ONE ! It’s called SuperHold and it’s like liquid bobby pins! It’s got amazing hold and it stays dry. Once you have it all in place, give it a good spray all over and lay down any unwanted fly-aways.
A fuller bun + a tighter bun can both look great for different reasons. For example– I would do a bigger bun for a wedding and maybe a tighter bun if I’m going to a work meeting. Also consider head size– for a smaller head, don’t overwhelm the silhouette by making a huge bun because it could make your head look even smaller. Use a hand mirror to check on your proportions from different angles as you go.
And a simple ribbon or accessories to add the last touch.
Have a happy Sunday!
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Nail It!
Prep your nails this Saturday with beautiful OMBER...
photos + post by Kristin Ess
We’ve seen lots of ombre techniques in the past, but this one is pretty cool because it’s done on your bare nails and has more of a stain effect than looking like actual nail polish. This was much easier than I thought it was going to be, but you should be prepared to practice once or twice before doing the actual mani. It’s all about technique! Here we go:
You will need: 3-4 gradient nail polish colors (dark to light and all in the tonal family), a clear top coat, a triangle makeup sponge, a cup of water, a piece of paper for blotting the polish, a paint brush + nail polish remover for clean up.
- Unscrew the lids of your 3 or 4 gradient colors so they’re ready to go. Be careful not to knock them over! Here I used because I was feeling very mermaid inspired.
- Get a little cup of water and soak your triangle makeup sponge. Squeeze the sponge out about 80% leaving it damp but not wet. This will keep the polish from soaking up too quickly.
- Apply a single line of the darkest color toward the edge of your sponge. The first time, I went over the line twice so that there was enough polish to transfer to the nail.
- Next, use the second darkest color and make another line above that one. Coat it twice also. Keep going until you build up your 3-4 colors. NOTE: you want to work somewhat quickly so the polish doesn’t dry out.
- Dab your sponge on a piece of paper and you’ll see the colors together but not quite blended.
- Bounce it up and down in the same spot a few times and you’ll see how the separation of colors disappears and they become blended!
- Line the tip of the sponge up with the tip of your nail and when you’re ready, give it a med-firm press. Bounce it up and down a couple times in that spot. DON’T BE SCARED that you’re going to mess it up because you’re not. If you keep it in the same general spot it will be just fine. It doesn’t have to be exact. If it’s a little off each time you bounce it up and down that’s actually good because it blends the colors even more.
- Re-apply a line of each polish color to the sponge for every nail. If you work quickly, you can probably re-apply polish to the sponge for every other nail.
- Now you have pretty polish but a mess around your nails.
- Take a little polish remover + a paint brush and clean up the sides and aroud the cuticles.
- Apply a top coat once the ombre has dried completely. The top coat will also make it appear more blended.
Try it in other colors. We did pink and blue but we’d love to see what you choose! Have a great weekend
Friday, 5 October 2012
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