This is a cute look for spring/summer and adds some color and fun to the regular loose braided look that’s hot right now.
All you need is a simple light scarf, silk or satin will work, you can find them almost anywhere like Forever21 or Charlotte Russe for super cheap. You want to look for one that’s light and on the small side so it wont weight down your hair.
To get this look, start out by gathering your hair into a low ponytail, don’t worry if some pieces aren’t long enough it doesn’t have to be perfect. Next take your scarf and find the middle and tie it around the ponytail to secure it. Then divide the hair into 3 sections adding the scarf to 2 of the sections and loosely braid the hair with the scarf securing it at the end letting the ends of the scarf hang loose.
There you have it, a great way to spice up a regular braid for a bright, fun summer look.
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These fun and funky colored highlights made their way into Fall '10 fashion week and are showing up on celebs and in magazines for Spring/Summer. What do you guys think? Love it or skip it?
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So I doubt I’m the only one who reads the back of product bottles while I’m in the shower (what else are you to do when you’re waiting for that conditioner to sink in.) We’ve all read the shampoo directions: lather, rinse, and repeat. But is it really necessary to shampoo a second time, or is one time usually enough?
Wanting to find answers to my burning questions about whether repeating is necessary or whether it’s just another ploy created by the beauty industry to get my to use twice as much shampoo (and money) unnecessarily I decided to search for some answers. (read: I Googled)
The short answer? Nope, not totally necessary. Turns out that unless your hair has exceptional build-up or if you use a lot of products in your hair, the repeat isn’t really needed. And that shampooing can actually be damaging to hair, stripping it of its natural oils.
If you do find your hair to have a lot of build-up you might be better of using a clarifying shampoo rather than your regular shampoo. You’ll know if you need to repeat if your hair still feels like it has product in it, even after you’ve rinsed. Clean hair should feel smooth and squeaky after shampooing, not grimy or gummy.
I also noticed, in a survey of all the million bottles of shampoo that stake their claim in my shower, that it’s only the drugstore brands that insist on the repeat. Interesting…
At a recent trip to the hair salon the stylist pointed out that I was hair-literate. My initial reaction was “well, duh! I am a beauty addict/blogger/junkie,” then I got to thinking: What does it mean to be hair-literate and how can I help others be hair-literate too? That’s when my Zoolander moment came, and I decided to open up ‘The Kiss and Tell School for people who can't do hair good and wanna learn to do other things good too.’ April Foolsies!!
But in all seriousness, I thought I’d let you know how to make your hair salon experience go smoother and help you get the hair you want while avoiding things you don’t need.
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Just to give you a little background info, my hair is very straight, very fine (yet there’s a lot of it) and it does not hold a curl no matter how hard I try. And believe me I’ve tried everything, curl creams, tons of hairspray, hot rollers, expensive curling irons, rollers, curling with a flat iron and never fail my hair is flat within an hour or so. I love the whole wavy curl boho look and I am pretty much willing to try anything to get it.
I heard about the Enzo Milano curling iron from a friend who swore by it. Its different from other curling irons so I thought It was worth a shot. The Enzo Milano curling iron is a clipless (clampless) iron, just a prong basically so my initial reaction was how the heck am I going to use this without burning myself? Anyway I ordered on from enzomilano.com and was super excited to try it out when it arrived a few days later.
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