Chic Updo Have we all seen this photo? I see it all the time from brides, bridesmaids, or any other client going to a formal event. It's beautiful. So I used that as a little inspiration for a easy updo tutorial! The Chic Updo (Cream t-shirt is from Target) *What you won't see in the video tutorial is the finish with hairspray. This may be a little bit more complicated than some my other tutorials. You'll see photos of a cleaner updo and one that I messed up a little bit by rubbing my fingers over it. (Yellow Dress is from Macy's So make sure you go somewhere fancy and show off your new 'do! How-To: The Cascade/Waterfall Braid The waterfall braid also known as the cascade braid recently exploded as the new "trend braid" of the season. The waterfall effect looks cool and complex, but it's easier to style than you think. Give this beautiful braid a try when Beautylish takes you through the how-to! Section Off The waterfall braid works best on straight or loose waves. Braid As Usual Braid your strands regularly three times, beginning from the right strand. Drop the Strand This is where it gets tricky. Step and Repeat Repeat this process—French braid the left strand, drop the right strand, and pick up an adjacent new piece. Pin and Secure Once you've reached a comfortable point to stop your braid, secure it to your scalp with bobby pins. Fishtail It! Braid the remaining piece of hair left from your cascade into a fishtail braid. Accessorize Add a cute bow or flower to hide your bobby pins and give this look some extra hair flair.
Bubble trouble Every day I faced off against lackluster tresses, while two friends of mine couldn’t stop raving about their own glossy, sexy hair. They had recently stopped shampooing — just went cold turkey — and the results were marvelous. Both are decidedly un-crunchy, so I knew they weren’t making some hippieish statement about evil soap conglomerates or shampoo pollution in our waterways; this no-suds policy, I reasoned, must actually be good for hair. What did I have to lose? Seven months later, my hair has never looked better. The problem with shampoo is that most of it contains sodium lauryl or laureth sulfate as a foaming agent. Bahman Karimzadeh, a Los Angeles stylist and staunch anti-shampooist, advocates a more DIY approach to conditioning. Admittedly, when I first got off shampoo there was a funk factor. That’s when I contacted Karimzadeh, who counseled “shampooing” with conditioner once a week. And so here I am. After it dried, I admired the shine in the mirror, but something was off.