Friday Link Love 04/26/2013

• 15 hair accessories for grown ups. Um, look what made the list. Flowers :)
• Bye bye hair chalking. Hello watercolors.
• Time to be bronze baby!
• I'm always saying red lipstick will make any girl more confident. Make sure you're sporting it lik a boss. 
• Style lessons from Disney Princesses. Obviously. 
• Just because. 25 things every 90s kid wants to do
• For all you DIYers out there. Craft hacks. 
• Make your pony tail super long with this simple trick.
• Oh. Mm. Gee. The Bling Ring. 
• 33 universal truths about fashion. Pretty much all true. 

What did you see online this week?

Hair Flowers

Okay, that title might be a little misleading. While I am talking about hair flowers, I am not talking about flowers made out of your hair. I'm talking about real flowers that you put in your hair. You know, for decoration.

I've been really into flowers in the hair for a while. It's such an ethereal look. It takes me back to the 70s, with hippies, and love, and peace. Which...how could you not want that?

Don't you just need some flowers in your hair now? I do.

How To Tuesday: Everyday Volume

Sometimes, it's the easiest things that are the hardest to achieve. Like the perfect blowdry. An easy braid. Great volume.

Great volume. It can actually be pretty hard to achieve. Luckily, Aveda has our backs.





How are you with a round brush?

Runway to Real Life

Let's talk about runway fashion.

It's a little strange.

Unless you're sitting at the J. Crew runway show things can get a little avante garde. Which is what runway is about a lot of times. But it's difficult for the consumer (That's us!) to translate that avante garde fashion into the every day life.

It goes further than that though. Not only are the clothes over the top, but so is the hair and makeup. I don't know about you, but I look to the runway to see the trends for the upcoming season. So it's all about taking the outrageous, and turning into the fabulous.


Check it out.


From this....

To this...

Forget the weird bird bangs. Just pile that hair up, braid it, pin it. done.

From this...

To this...

Not much different. Still a side braid. Still messy. Just not as big. Because lets face it...anywhere outside of Texas would look at you like you were a crazy if you had hair that big.

From this...

To this...

Lilly Collins has some of the best eyebrows out there. They aren't overdone, but they are still thick and full. 

From this...

To this...

Retro inspired. It's done perfectly.

Friday Link Love 4/12/2013

• Have you seen the photos from the Russians who illegally climbed up The Great Pyramids? Amazing. 
• Everyone wants loose waves. 
• Anyone else as excited about this as I am? Just keep swimming!
• The weather has been up and down lately. Which can be trouble for travel plans. Here are some tips in case this happens to you!
• So Game of Thrones is back. And awesome. So is their hair and makeup. 
• The 6 people you become on Fridays from The Thought Catalogue. So true. 
• Another good tutorial on contouring and highlighting. 
• The 4 best uses of hairspray. 
• Some super cool hair accessories for Spring and Summer. 

What did you see online this week?

Big Hair Love

The other day I posted a Facebook status saying something like, "some days you just have to embrace big hair."

And it's so true. There are days where you can try and try but no matter want you do you're going to have big hair. And that's okay. There's nothing wrong with big hair. In fact, one could argue that big hair is sexier.

One, being me.

I love me some big hair.

How To Tuesday: Twisty Turny

You guys...there are so many easy ways to pull your hair off of your neck. Cute, easy ways. Being a Texas...and it being April...the shadow of summer is looming overhead.

Get it? 

And my goodness does it get hot. If you have long hair, you know what it's like to feel it sticking to your neck with sweat. Ew. It's gross. But maybe you get tired of the same old pony tail routine.

Try this one out next time.

Step 1: tease

Most updos are easier when your hair is curled first. It helps to be able to twist and tuck. So start with it curled, then tease it big girl!

Step 2: twist and pin

Twist back both sides, leaving some face framers. Pin into place.

Step 3: roll up

I just rolled the rest of the hair up, and pinned it into place. It's off her neck, and way cuter than a pony.

That's all folks. Now, time to stock up on shorts and tank tops. Summer is coming.