I’ve got winter wedding reception to attend this Friday! Whoo hoo! Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Z! I’m about 90% of what I’m gonna wear (black and gold), how to do my hair (long waves, maybe bows) , and how to do my makeup (red lips and winged eyeliner). Here’s what’s inspired me!
Don’t lose your marbles just yet, but I’m back! How are you feeling this 2012? I can’t believe the month is already half way over! We took a fun little vacay and did a bunch of outdoor activities (hiking, fishing, camp-firing and more) I took tons of pictures which you’ll probably see here. And most of all we had a wonderful holiday season. I’m back and ready to blog with passion! I’ve got another unexpected trip this next weekend which will lead to some fun posts:
packing it all in a carry on
winter wedding wear
easy travel wear
and maybe more…but for now let’s talk about hair.
I’ve been growing out my hair (lengthwise and colorwise) for a year now. It’s gotten extremely long! (pictures to follow soon) and I’m having a hard time figuring out what to do with it. huh? what? My favorite way to wear it is curled, but I’m too lazy lately. I’ve been pulling it back and blowdrying it quite a bit. 1/2 up and down, middle part with pinned back bangs, and pony tails have been my go to’s.
That’s why I’ve been on the search for different, cute, and sleek styles that I’m not bored of yet!
Overview: Take a sock, cut off the toe. Roll sock into a round doughnut looking thing. Make a high ponytail on your head. Pull end of pony through the middle of sock doughnut. Wrap end of pony around doughnut. Roll pony and doughnut down toward head. Slightly pull hair around doughnut to hide sock.
Overview: Pull your hair into a low pony. Take out a small section at the very bottom of the pony (This will be used later.) Start to tie up pony with an elastic. On the last pull through, only pull it half way. Leave it in the loop form. Take the small loose section and wrap around elastic. Bobby pin the spare hair underneath.
Overview: Tease top of hair. Pull into a pony in the middle of head. Pull out hair near the face. Use clear elastics (3 to 4) to wrap sections to form “bubbles”.
It’s only my new favorite beauty go to site! I stumbled upon some of their great tutorials through pinterest and tracked the sources down to The Beauty Department. From makeup tips to hair how to’s, they have you covered. And its not random, untrusted names!
Here’s the low down:
“This is a site for anyone who’s ever had a beauty question or gotten into a fight with a hair brush and lost. We’ll be covering all kinds of hair+makeup how-to’s, nail trends, skin issues, tools, current obsessions & inspirations, as well as countless quick tips. In the process we are truly excited to get to know all of you! We want to read your emails and we want you to participate in our voting polls so we can figure out exactly what you need! We want to make beauty as accessible as possible. We’re releasing new things every day including videos, printable photo tutorials and exclusive images of our lovely Lauren Conrad.
XO Lauren Conrad, Kristin Ess and Amy Nadine!”
You read that right! LAUREN CONRAD. She’s a personal favorite celeb of mine and now she’s using her celebrity power in the name of beauty! She teamed up with her professional hair stylist (Kristen Ess) and makeup artist (Amy Nadine) to for The Beauty Department. So it is sources you can actually trust with insider knowledge!
They post every day and they include such fun stuff as:
They’ve got video makeup and hair tutorials to die for! The latest…the french braid! I also learned how to do a fishtail braid from their tutorials! Easy to understand and great to watch it done. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve paused, rewound, and rewatched quite a few of these videos!
I have to say I can’t get enough of this site. I scroll through tutorials quite often to find inspiration and even their tweets with beauty tidbits are awesome!
If you haven’t had a chance to see The Beauty Department before, take a moment now. It’ll be worth it!
*this post is just full out love for TBD! No funny business…just good pure adoration*
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