DIY Body Sugaring Recipes For Removing Hair. Centuries ago in ancient Egypt, Cleopatra and her handmaidens discovered a secret beauty treatment that magically and painlessly got rid of unwanted hair…and this recipe was lost for years until recently discovered. At least that’s what the television infomercial declared years ago when I first became aware of body sugaring. I pulled out my credit card, ordered my tub, gave it a try and found that a) it wasn’t painless like the infomercial stated and b) it was pretty pricey considering I could go to the salon and have a professional take care of the mess for just a few bucks more.
I never placed another order. Over the years I’ve discovered a few homemade versions that do just as good a job as that pricey tub cost me, and they cost only pennies to make! If you’re wondering what this is, it’s epilation that’s very similar to waxing, a sugary mixture is heated then cooled and applied to the area of the body that you want to get rid of hair. Supplies Needed: Heating Directions: How To Apply: Summer Hair Braid Trends. Braids, pleats, or plaits—whatever you call them, we're absolutely loving all things twisted in hair this season. Beautylish brings you the three hottest braid trends this season and three easy braid DIY tutorials to replicate the look yourself.
Who needs a headband when you can make one from your hair! We're loving this European, Heidi-inspired front braid that you can style into an updo or wear with your hair down. See how easy it is to give yourself a plait with Imogen's tutorial. It's easy to give your braids a little extra something with ribbons, flowers, bows, and any other accessories you can think of. The fishtail braid (or Herringbone braid) became a popular trend among celebrities and fashion mavens this year, and we too adore the sea-inspired style.
Hair Romance. Hair Romance is a wonderful blog dedicated to all things hair related, where Christina, a super lovely australian blogger, offers a lot of valuable hair advice. A few words from Christina : "I believe your hair is your best accessory. We want you to love your hair and to have fun styling your hair. Your hair is your headsuit and we want you to be well dressed at all times. " During the month of May 2011, she posted a hairstyle everyday. She created 30 gorgeous hairstyles in 30 days! And she even made a bonus one on the 31st day! She is definitely my hair idol. Her hairstyle challenge has been so popular that she designed tutorials for all the hairstyles in an easy reference ebook. She says that the hairstyles are easy to master and that if she can do it, we can do it too.
You can buy the ebook here - it's only $9.95 and it's totally worth it! And until Sunday, June 26th 2011, you can win it! Christina is generously giving away an ebook to one lucky winner! Pretty Side French Braid low Updo Hair Tutorial. I wore a more relaxed version of this hair style in an outfit post in June of 2009 but for reasons unbeknownst to me, I never did a tutorial for it. Recently though, a few of my lovely readers have asked for it …so here it is. Enjoy! If you can’t see the video go to: Pretty Side French Braid Updo * * * it would be so pretty with flowers pinned in * * * * . . . wearing the braid out . . . . . . and a few days ago, I wore it more casually, with straight hair . . .
My bro took these last four the other day …the ones above these four, I took …from the reflection in the mirror, which didn’t turn out as fantastic, for obvious reasons. Have Fun! Find all my Hair Tutorials Here. Three twisted buns. I'm excited to share another hair tutorial! You know those days when you want your hair to look pretty but you only have a minute? Well, my friend Caroline swears by this gorgeous set of three twisted buns ("like cinnamon rolls!
" she says). So she came over to explain exactly how to do them, and the wonderful Jamie Beck took a few photographs. And guess what? They really were quick and easy. Here are Caroline's steps, if you'd like to try them out... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. See? Here's the look, feminine and easy breezy. P.S. (Photos by the fabulous Jamie Beck for Cup of Jo. How to style long hair short. Sometimes you want to have a short hair day, but without the commitment of actually getting your hair cut! Here's a fun and cute way to style your long locks into a short bob do. Enjoy! 1. Divide your hair into two sections, from one ear to another. 2. Pin up the top section, just to keep it out of the way. 3. Pull the bottom section into a ponytail. 4. Twist the pony tail into a small bun and pin flat against your head. 5. Thanks so much Katie! 6 secrets I learned at makeup artist school - StumbleUpon. Total-beauty TODAY Style TODAY Jan. 12, 2012 at 9:50 AM ET Totalbeauty.com / By Sharon Yi, TotalBeauty.com You could say that I have a love/hate relationship with makeup.
Some days I enjoy playing with all the different colors and get excited when my smoky eye turns out perfectly. But then there are those days when my liner refuses to go on straight, my bronzer makes me look like an Asian Snookie, or my lashes refuse to curl. I had one of those days last week, and after walking into work wearing two very different winged tips on my eyes, my editor assigned me a new story: Go to makeup school and write about it. Want to see the best techniques I picked up without spending the thousands of dollars (and crazy amount of time) it takes to go to makeup school yourself? Lesson No. 1: Spend some bucks on your tools At Napoleon Perdis' Makeup Academy in Hollywood, Rebecca Prior, NP's National Educator, begins the first lesson by introducing us to our tools.
Here are the eight basic brushes you need: 1. Nails. 520 214 516 278 567 107 831 1006 920 762 1273 472 570 715 1160 567 828 778 293 261 459 700 688 181 901 1206 1010 844 1145 641 824 308 174 53 300 63 830 4063 168 292 677 358 638 173 361 203 528 191 112 904 144 335 477 746 148 419 280 585. 25 Totally Pretty 10-Minute Hairstyles | Family Style. By Jaime Morrison Curtis | If there is anything that gets abandoned in the morning it would have be my hair, and more often than not a hat or ponytail has become the solution to this problem. I’d love to say that it’s just the morning rush that makes me not want to style it, but even on date nights I’m known to just let it hang. In order to break this hair slump I’ve promised myself to put in 10 minutes of extra hairstyling effort every day.
Want to join me in this hairstyling endeavor? Nggallery id=’122356′ Make Long Hair Look Short Tuck in that long hair for a cute and short look. A Headband Can Make All the Difference Putting in a simple headband and hiding it behind some pinned up locks can make all the difference. Loose Braid This is a super easy braid that looks way more complicated than it really is.
Tying the Knot Keep your hair back by spicing up the regular ponytail. 3 Buns in the Oven Get the perfect mix of messy and stylish with this easy hair do. Like Jaime on Facebook. Twisted pony. » Dear Emmie. TBDthepieceypony.jpg (512×1569) Simple 3 Twists Hairstyle. First, a little back story: I was on Pinterest (I know, big surprise) awhile back and Ms. Ez from Creature Comforts pinned a fun messy hair-do, and mentioned she needed to learn how to do it. So I piped in that I should show her how. I have been wanting to do a hair tutorial for ages now, so this was the perfect reason to get it done. I was a hairstylist in my first life, and I am not too shy to say I was a pretty good one – I can’t say that about everything, so I will take it where I can ;). So here it is, my first hair tutorial, wahoo! It is best to start with 1-2 (even 3) day old hair that has a little wave to it.
Next you will want a little lift through the roots. So now we have the hair looking a little fuller, and the front styled the way we want it to look in the end. Split your hair into three sections, pulling the sides in front of your shoulders, leaving just one section in the back. Lift the back section up and backcomb at the base. Take the section and twist once like shown. 1 Minute To Soft Hands – Olive Oil Sugar Scrub. Happy Friday friends! I am so excited to introduce our new segment Beauty & Style. We had such an overwhelming response from our 3 Twists Hair Style post, we decided beauty and style is something all of us want to see more of.
Oh the fun we’ll have! The focus will be practical tips, tutorials, and advice that can be applied by a busy mom. I don’t know about you, but when things are simple, I tend to actually do them. A few times a week I pour about 1-2 tablespoons of sugar into one hand. Then I pour about the same amount of Olive Oil into my hand. Then over my kitchen sink I rub the mixture in between my palms to combine and then spread it all over my hands.
Working in little circular motions all over my hands I scrub off all that dead skin. Then just rinse well, and voilà, soft supple skin that looks years younger. Don’t be afraid to take your oil and sugar bowl into the shower, this works wonders on the entire body. So what do you think, are you excited about the new segment? ~Destri. GUEST POST. Photos by: Kathleen Bly post designed by kristin ess Mad love for our first guest post winner, Taylor Nick!!! I am fully obsessed with this bohemian-inspired-braided-goodness! Even though Taylor had some SERIOUS competition, there’s no doubt that this little lady took the cake in our hair tutorial contest. She created a beautiful, textured, easy hairstyle that will work with almost any hair type.
Xx Kristin “My look is inspired by all of the bohemian braids on the 2011 runways. Tools: 2 Claw clipsBobby PinsHair tie, preferably matching your hair colorFine tooth combHairspray Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. XO Taylor Tags: congrats, congratulations, contest, hair, kristin ess, lauren conrad, taylor nick, the beauty department, thebeautydepartment.com, tutorial, tutorial contest, win, winner Related posts: THE LONG + THE SHORT OF IT. BACK TO BASICS. Hope everyone had a great Halloween! We’re looking at all of the photos you posted on twitter and we are SO impressed! Today’s video was created for those of you who haven’t mastered the good ol’ french braid yet. It’s a tricky little thing. Hopefully this visual will help you understand it better. Xx Kristin Ess a flat brush or regular brush to detangleclear elastic ponytail holderscissors (be careful when cutting out the top elastic. best to have someone else do it for you) Start with all of your hair down.Brush through any tangles.Gather the top center section.Tie it with a clear elastic.
Related posts: NAILED IT! Photos + post design by Kristin Ess While you’re all probably busy decking the halls right now, perhaps you’ll be able to take a break to get fancy, festive + fun with this manicure tutorial from Lady Conrad! She wanted to string some lights across her nails and so she did… Literally! Here’s how she created these lil’ cuties: TOOLS: base & top coat, green polish & red polish (you can use any colors you want), white or off-white polish, cuticle nippers or small scissors, black cotton string, a small brush or pointed q-tip.
On clean nails, do a solid coat (or two thin coats) of white or off white polish.After the white polish dries, do one clear coat. The string will adhere to this so make sure it’s not too fast drying or too thin of a coat.Drape black string over the nail and let it loop as you see Lauren doing in the photo. Related posts: SHORT STUFF. Photos and post design: Kristin Ess This updo/chignon was kind of a random discovery for short hair. My gorgeous client Katie, who has a long bob, was sitting in my chair and this happened so we thought we’d snap some photos and share since we get a lot of requests for short hair styles! TOOLS: bobby pins, accessory, hairspray. Prep: You’ll want the hair to have some texture before you pin it up. If you have curly hair, you’re all set. If not, use a 1″ spring iron and curl everything away from your face so it will twist easier. Take the entire left side and start twisting near your ear.
Now using a hand mirror, check it out from the sides and back to make sure it’s well proportioned and balanced. Add a sparkly accessory and this will make a great New Years Eve updo for you shorties! Tags: accessories, accessory, chignon, DIY, hair, hair style, how to, kristin ess, new years, new years eve, short hair, the beauty department, thebeautydepartment.com, tutorial, twist, twisted, up style, updo. Tutorials.
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