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DIY - MAKE YOUR OWN WAX FOR HAIR REMOVAL. I was chatting with someone on my flight back from my vacation.

DIY - MAKE YOUR OWN WAX FOR HAIR REMOVAL

She lived in another country where salons are hard to come by or if they are around, they aren't very good. So, sometimes a girl has got to depend on herself. You can make one on your own so easily. 100 Amazing Hairstyles. We women adore fashion and style. Colored chalk tips. Today I'm excited to share another hair tutorial!

Colored chalk tips

My genius friend Caroline used chalk (yes, plain old chalk) to color the ends of her hair like a rainbow, and you could also do ombre or just your favorite color. Don't you love this sexy rocker look? Here's how to do it... Here are Caroline's steps, and the wonderful Jamie Beck took photos: Dying hair crazy colors is a trend that's been going strong for a while now, but what do you do if you want to have some fun, and don't want to commit to a semi-permanent dye?

1. 2. 3. 4. Three extra tips: * If you have lighter hair, skip wetting the chalk first and just use the chalk dry on your hair. There you have it! Thank you so much, Caroline and Jamie! P.S. (Photos by Jamie Beck for Cup of Jo. Photo 15- You Totally Got This: 4 Easy Braids For Rookies. Feb 24, 2014.

Photo 15- You Totally Got This: 4 Easy Braids For Rookies

Style Scrapbook: DIY "OMBRE DENIM SHIRT". December 29, 2011 in Uncategorized by Andy I FINALLY got around to do this DIY but since I didn’t want to ruin one of my favorite denim shirts, I went and bought a cheap one at a small store and luckily, the operation was successful!.

Style Scrapbook: DIY "OMBRE DENIM SHIRT"

…This DIY is as simple as they come so if you are feeling adventurous, here is what you need and the step by step: *Special fabric bleach in powder (if you can’t find it, use normal bleach) 11 Easy DIY Beauty Recipes for Summer. Photo: iStockPhoto.com Summer is officially in full swing and with it comes cute shorts, hot weather and hopefully some time spent at the nearest pool, beach or lake.

11 Easy DIY Beauty Recipes for Summer

However, all that summer fun can unfortunately give our skin and hair a beating. Dorm Room Spa: 3 Easy DIY Beauty Recipes to Try. Photo Credit It’s that taxing in-between time of the semester again – spring break is over, papers and projects are coming due, and finals are looming ahead.

Dorm Room Spa: 3 Easy DIY Beauty Recipes to Try

It’s clear that college students are stressed right now, and with that stress comes the need for relaxation. Seated Bicycle Twist - Abs Workout: 5-Minutes to a Flat Stomach - Shape Magazine - Page 2. How to do it: Sit with knees bent and lifted into your chest (you should be balancing on your seat).

Seated Bicycle Twist - Abs Workout: 5-Minutes to a Flat Stomach - Shape Magazine - Page 2

Clasp your hands behind your head. Leaning back slightly with your torso, extend your right leg out straight and turn your right shoulder towards your left knee, keeping your elbows out to the sides as you twist. Lots of lace. My new no pattern required top! A tutorial. Ok, so I finally have the pics to prove that I have been doing some sewing!

Lots of lace. My new no pattern required top! A tutorial

Here is my new “no pattern required” top. It really is so quick & easy to make a top like this. I didn’t even need to use the overlocker! How to Make Your Own Beauty Products from Scratch - Lifestyle. Let's keep things simple this week.

How to Make Your Own Beauty Products from Scratch - Lifestyle

When it comes to personal-care products, we are big believers in streamlining what you use—see "Eight Products You Think You Need But Don't" for a refresher—buying less in general, and getting creative. We have both always loved experimenting in our kitchens and our bathrooms, checking ingredients in products we love, isolating the main ones, and then trying them on their own. Sometimes it works: A favorite hair leave-in contained aloe, for example, so one day we tried aloe alone and found that, lo and behold, it worked just fine on its own. And sometimes it didn't. Over the years we have tried dozens of DIY beauty recipes to find ones we like—and that work. Styling Tip - Bandanas - asuyeta [ah-soo-yeh-tah] clothes & accessories. handmade with love. Bandanas are not only for Bret Michaels, you can wear them too.

Styling Tip - Bandanas - asuyeta [ah-soo-yeh-tah] clothes & accessories. handmade with love.

And I promise that they will always look amazing! Here are 5 fun and easy hairstyling tutorials that can be done with a bandana or light scarf. And if you are in need of a cute bandana, just come on over and make one with me right here! Have fun! Homemade Hair Treatments - At Home DIY Hair Treatments. Eggs, yogurt and honey are, at first glance, all components of a tasty breakfast—but they also happen to be hair treatment ingredients, and affordable, all-natural ones at that. And they're not the only ones. Did you know, for instance, that the oils in avocados more closely resemble our own skin's oils than any product in the beauty aisle does? 6 secrets I learned at makeup artist school. 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.

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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. PRIM + PROPER. Photos: post designed by kristin ess Today we’re introducing you to one of the easiest hair tutorials ever– the braided bun!

It can be done on almost any texture or length of hair, using regular or fishtail braids! How-To: Instant Hairstyles- Do Yourself. 9 Charmingly Delightful Beauty Techniques from All Over the World … Beauty techniques are highly beneficial, but some of them are incredibly recycled. What I mean is, in my life, I always get the same pieces of advice.