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Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
Thursday, March 10, 2011
This Hair. I Need It.
I need the hair from the Fall 2011 Chloe show. It's to die for. First off, that strawberry blonde color is covetable, but it's the combination of straight and wavy that's going on here with the bedhead thrown in. It's an interesting, new take on beachy waves. It looks like they just curled a few sections in the middle of the hair with a center part and lots of volume.
Image via allure.com.
Image via allure.com.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Pretty Pretty
This reminds me of how much I want to see that new Red Riding Hood movie. Which is a LOT. As I love Amanda Seyfried because she is a fellow natural blonde with a freakishly large chest, so I relate to her. Yay!
But the real point of this is that she looks fab here, and I love her hair texture. I think matte/messy is going to be my new hair goal. My hair's natural state is shiny and polished. I know it's annoying of me to say, but I seriously wish it would be messier. I love messy hair. I'm going to (eventually) try this Redken treatment that I've heard really good things about and see what happens.
Image via designscene.net.
But the real point of this is that she looks fab here, and I love her hair texture. I think matte/messy is going to be my new hair goal. My hair's natural state is shiny and polished. I know it's annoying of me to say, but I seriously wish it would be messier. I love messy hair. I'm going to (eventually) try this Redken treatment that I've heard really good things about and see what happens.
Image via designscene.net.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Surprise, Surprise
Well, I'm finally doing it. Dying my hair red, or "Medium Auburn" according to the box. Why now? Well, Target was out of my brown dye. I am that pathetic. And I've been wanting to for a while, which pushed me over the edge. I'll be doing that later tonight (and hopefully putting up pictures tomorrow) but in the mean time I wanted to show you guys some of my favorite red heads.
Emma Stone (until recently) and Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge. I can't tell you how many times I've read the story of actresses and models who didn't make it until they dyed their hair red (case in point, Emma Stone, Karen Elson, Christina Hendricks, and Deborah Ann Woll). You can't hide behind red hair. It's a statement maker. The reason that doesn't scare me is that a lot of people thought my hair was red before. It's been "Medium Golden Brown" since high school, and I guess the warmth of that built up in my hair? So the change isn't super drastic.
What do you guys think? Is red hair a do or a don't?
Images via racheldozier.blogspot.com, filmpopper.com,
Emma Stone (until recently) and Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge. I can't tell you how many times I've read the story of actresses and models who didn't make it until they dyed their hair red (case in point, Emma Stone, Karen Elson, Christina Hendricks, and Deborah Ann Woll). You can't hide behind red hair. It's a statement maker. The reason that doesn't scare me is that a lot of people thought my hair was red before. It's been "Medium Golden Brown" since high school, and I guess the warmth of that built up in my hair? So the change isn't super drastic.
What do you guys think? Is red hair a do or a don't?
Images via racheldozier.blogspot.com, filmpopper.com,
Friday, January 7, 2011
Jessica Hall Attends The "HAIR" Opening Night
Jessica Hall arrives at the opening night of "HAIR" at the Pantages Theatre on January 6, 2011 in Hollywood, California.
Credit: Zimbio
Photos by Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images North America
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Shopaholic on Probation
I need someone to stand next to me whenever I grab my MacBook and slap my hand when I start online shopping because it is a PROBLEM. As of this morning I had four things in the mail. I'm cutting myself off. The last thing I bought was this Victoria's Secret dress. It's the Sweetheart Corset Dress and it's on sale for $29.99. It also comes in leopard, if that's your thing.
Now, I know what you're thinking. Dresses from Victoria's Secret? Really, Megan? I know. But that post I did yesterday on dressing your body type got me thinking. I know how to dress my body, but I usually cop out because of general laziness and because I'm not always comfortable with the attention I get. My wardrobe is in serious need of a flattering, colorful injection, and the first thing I was craving was a retro-inspired sundress. I have one or two of these, and I love them to death because they're really flattering and they're just really fun to wear, plus you can dress them up or down easily. I remember liking this dress a while ago but not wanting to pay full price ($58) for it. And then I checked it today and it was on sale! Yes. I love the shape, which the fitted underwire top and the full skirt, and I love the slightly abstract, festive poppy print. It's just so happy.
So that'll be here in a week or so. I'm so pumped. Of course I won't be able to wear it at school in Boston for about a million years--California is already getting warm. Catch up, Massachusetts--but it's just so cute.
In other news, I got a haircut today. I'm not gonna post a picture because unless you stare at me for hours on end every day you won't notice the difference, but I just wanted to know if getting a haircut was traumatizing for anyone else. I hate getting my hair cut. I dread it. I've gotten it down to a twice yearly occurrence, and I still hate it. I'm such a control freak about my hair that it pains me to lose even an inch, and my hair is so ridiculously thick that most stylists get excited and just keep on cutting until my 1/2 inch trim turns into a 3 inch chop. Not cool. I probably lost an inch today because I had terrible split ends, but it still irks me whenever I look in the mirror. Is anyone else this OCD about their hair cuts?
Image from victoriassecret.com.
Now, I know what you're thinking. Dresses from Victoria's Secret? Really, Megan? I know. But that post I did yesterday on dressing your body type got me thinking. I know how to dress my body, but I usually cop out because of general laziness and because I'm not always comfortable with the attention I get. My wardrobe is in serious need of a flattering, colorful injection, and the first thing I was craving was a retro-inspired sundress. I have one or two of these, and I love them to death because they're really flattering and they're just really fun to wear, plus you can dress them up or down easily. I remember liking this dress a while ago but not wanting to pay full price ($58) for it. And then I checked it today and it was on sale! Yes. I love the shape, which the fitted underwire top and the full skirt, and I love the slightly abstract, festive poppy print. It's just so happy.
So that'll be here in a week or so. I'm so pumped. Of course I won't be able to wear it at school in Boston for about a million years--California is already getting warm. Catch up, Massachusetts--but it's just so cute.
In other news, I got a haircut today. I'm not gonna post a picture because unless you stare at me for hours on end every day you won't notice the difference, but I just wanted to know if getting a haircut was traumatizing for anyone else. I hate getting my hair cut. I dread it. I've gotten it down to a twice yearly occurrence, and I still hate it. I'm such a control freak about my hair that it pains me to lose even an inch, and my hair is so ridiculously thick that most stylists get excited and just keep on cutting until my 1/2 inch trim turns into a 3 inch chop. Not cool. I probably lost an inch today because I had terrible split ends, but it still irks me whenever I look in the mirror. Is anyone else this OCD about their hair cuts?
Image from victoriassecret.com.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Review: LUSH Ultimate Shine Shampoo Bar
I switched it up this weekend. In a fit of post-finals induced retail therapy, I hit up LUSH and grabbed a new shampoo bar. I usually go for the New! shampoo bar, which is red and cinnamon scented, but I felt like mixing it up and picked up this Ultimate Shine shampoo bar because I heard it gives great volume.
The ingredients in this include ylang ylang oil, violet leaf, elemi oil, gardenia extract, and glitter. You read that correctly. Glitter. It's a white shampoo bar with scattered flecks of glitter. That really threw me off at first, but it definitely washes out in the shower, because I haven't noticed any in my hair. It smells like faintly herbal and floral, but a hint of Eucalyptus--not nearly as strong as New smelt, and it's the size of a hockey puck.
As for what it does for my hair, I've used it four or five times now. It lathers really well, just as well as a liquid shampoo, and the smell fades even as I'm showering. It keeps my hair very clean, but doesn't strip it of moisture and make it all dry and gross. My hair feels great! It usually gets oily throughout the day with liquid shampoo, but I've found Lush shampoo bars keep it clean all day. It gives me really nice volume that doesn't quit throughout the day, and makes my hair feel nice and soft. The only thing it doesn't do is make my hair shinier. But to make my hair shinier you would probably have to literally pour glitter on it, so I'm not blaming the shampoo. I think it would add shine if you have dull or damaged hair because of the ylang ylang oil, though.
My one problem with these shampoo bars is storage. I bought the shampoo bar tin that Lush recommends, but unless you wait til the bar is 100% dry to put it in the tin, it will melt and mold into the tin and be impossible to get out. And waiting for hours to put the bar in the tin kinda defeats the purpose of the tin in the first place. My last bar completely melted into the tin. I've taken to storing it in the paper bag it came in, because it won't stick to that even when wet.
Overall rating: A. It's $10 at Lush, which seems like a lot for shampoo but it will last you months and months, so it's not a bad deal. It gives me great volume, doesn't smell offensive, and keeps my hair clean without stripping moisture or color. My only issue with it is storage.
Image from lushusa.com.
The ingredients in this include ylang ylang oil, violet leaf, elemi oil, gardenia extract, and glitter. You read that correctly. Glitter. It's a white shampoo bar with scattered flecks of glitter. That really threw me off at first, but it definitely washes out in the shower, because I haven't noticed any in my hair. It smells like faintly herbal and floral, but a hint of Eucalyptus--not nearly as strong as New smelt, and it's the size of a hockey puck.
As for what it does for my hair, I've used it four or five times now. It lathers really well, just as well as a liquid shampoo, and the smell fades even as I'm showering. It keeps my hair very clean, but doesn't strip it of moisture and make it all dry and gross. My hair feels great! It usually gets oily throughout the day with liquid shampoo, but I've found Lush shampoo bars keep it clean all day. It gives me really nice volume that doesn't quit throughout the day, and makes my hair feel nice and soft. The only thing it doesn't do is make my hair shinier. But to make my hair shinier you would probably have to literally pour glitter on it, so I'm not blaming the shampoo. I think it would add shine if you have dull or damaged hair because of the ylang ylang oil, though.
My one problem with these shampoo bars is storage. I bought the shampoo bar tin that Lush recommends, but unless you wait til the bar is 100% dry to put it in the tin, it will melt and mold into the tin and be impossible to get out. And waiting for hours to put the bar in the tin kinda defeats the purpose of the tin in the first place. My last bar completely melted into the tin. I've taken to storing it in the paper bag it came in, because it won't stick to that even when wet.
Overall rating: A. It's $10 at Lush, which seems like a lot for shampoo but it will last you months and months, so it's not a bad deal. It gives me great volume, doesn't smell offensive, and keeps my hair clean without stripping moisture or color. My only issue with it is storage.
Image from lushusa.com.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Review: Pantene Fine Hair Triple Action Volume Mousse
My local CVS has been failing me. They never have any of my usual hair products in stock. Sob. So instead of picking up my usual Dove Volumizing Mousse, which I love to death because it leaves my hair nice and soft and bouncy with zero buildup or crunchiness, I grabbed this Pantene Fine Hair Triple Action Volume Mousse (such a mouthful). You get 6.6 0z of product for about $3.50 vs. the $6 for my Dove mousse where you get 7 oz. So it's a better deal per ounce.
The bottle is very tall and skinny, probably about 9-10 inches tall and inch and a half wide. I like the packaging--it's very sleek and polished, and I like that they have consistent packaging for all the products in their hair solutions line, all yellow for fine hair, green/blue for thick hair, etc. Now, if you know me you're wondering why I got mousse for thin hair when I have enough for for about four different people on my head. Well. I figured that the volumizing mousse for thin hair would be more intense than the volumizing mousse for thick hair because thin hair is flatter (I feel like that logic is deeply flawed somehow, but whatever).
Here's what Pantene says about the mousse:
-Volume Particle Technology creates distance between hair fibers to help add volume.
-Gentle enough for color treated or permed hair.
-The result is all over volume that lasts all day.
-Volumizing mousse contains maximum level hold to protect hair from humidity for style that lasts.
It has 'maximum hold' at Level 4 (whatever that means). As for the mousse itself, here goes. It smells amazing, that mixture of florals and slight fruitiness that expensive conditioners have. I don't think the smell lingers on my hair for all that long, but it's hard for me to smell my scalp. The texture isn't as wonderful. There are the mousses that have a great, thick, marshmellowy texture that don't collapse like a souffle, and there are the mousses that look nice and thick but collapse like whipped egg whites when you touch them. This one collapses. Which means that I have to use more product to feel like I'm putting anything in my hair at all, which means that the cheapness of the price doesn't end up being so cheap.
However, once I put it in my hair and brush it out, it all gets better. It is one of those mousses that you have to brush out--I brush it out a lot, and sometimes when my hair dries it's still a bit crunchy. If you brush it out once it's dried, however, it stays nice and soft. This mousse leaves my hair soft and shiny--not as soft as my Dove mousse, but still pretty soft with minimal buildup. The best part about this mousse is the volume. It gives me great volume. Even more volume than my Dove mousse, and I've even been getting comments on it. The volume lasts all day, even in weird Boston weather.
Awkward Chic rating: A. I have to use more product because of the texture and it does dry a little crunchy, but the volume it gives me is fab, so it cancels out. All in all it's a pretty good deal for the money, even if you don't have fine hair.
The bottle is very tall and skinny, probably about 9-10 inches tall and inch and a half wide. I like the packaging--it's very sleek and polished, and I like that they have consistent packaging for all the products in their hair solutions line, all yellow for fine hair, green/blue for thick hair, etc. Now, if you know me you're wondering why I got mousse for thin hair when I have enough for for about four different people on my head. Well. I figured that the volumizing mousse for thin hair would be more intense than the volumizing mousse for thick hair because thin hair is flatter (I feel like that logic is deeply flawed somehow, but whatever).
Here's what Pantene says about the mousse:
-Volume Particle Technology creates distance between hair fibers to help add volume.
-Gentle enough for color treated or permed hair.
-The result is all over volume that lasts all day.
-Volumizing mousse contains maximum level hold to protect hair from humidity for style that lasts.
It has 'maximum hold' at Level 4 (whatever that means). As for the mousse itself, here goes. It smells amazing, that mixture of florals and slight fruitiness that expensive conditioners have. I don't think the smell lingers on my hair for all that long, but it's hard for me to smell my scalp. The texture isn't as wonderful. There are the mousses that have a great, thick, marshmellowy texture that don't collapse like a souffle, and there are the mousses that look nice and thick but collapse like whipped egg whites when you touch them. This one collapses. Which means that I have to use more product to feel like I'm putting anything in my hair at all, which means that the cheapness of the price doesn't end up being so cheap.
However, once I put it in my hair and brush it out, it all gets better. It is one of those mousses that you have to brush out--I brush it out a lot, and sometimes when my hair dries it's still a bit crunchy. If you brush it out once it's dried, however, it stays nice and soft. This mousse leaves my hair soft and shiny--not as soft as my Dove mousse, but still pretty soft with minimal buildup. The best part about this mousse is the volume. It gives me great volume. Even more volume than my Dove mousse, and I've even been getting comments on it. The volume lasts all day, even in weird Boston weather.
Awkward Chic rating: A. I have to use more product because of the texture and it does dry a little crunchy, but the volume it gives me is fab, so it cancels out. All in all it's a pretty good deal for the money, even if you don't have fine hair.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Emma Stone's New Look
So. Emma Stone dyed her hair blonde. Just as a refresher, this is what she normally looks like.
And this is what she looks like now. Apparently it's for her new role in the Spiderman remake (really? another one?), but I kind of makes me sad to see someone with such a unique (albeit dyed) hair color go plain old Hollywood blonde. She pulls it off nicely and her eyes look fab her, but it just doesn't feel as special as the red hair did.
Image from glamour.com.
And this is what she looks like now. Apparently it's for her new role in the Spiderman remake (really? another one?), but I kind of makes me sad to see someone with such a unique (albeit dyed) hair color go plain old Hollywood blonde. She pulls it off nicely and her eyes look fab her, but it just doesn't feel as special as the red hair did.
Image from glamour.com.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Review: FX Silk Drops Hair Serum
I'm so inconsistent in my hair routine. I have some products--shampoo, mousse and salt spray--that I am fiercely loyal to and won't consider branching out from. And then I have some products that I end up buying a different version of every time I go to the drugstore, usually my iron guard and whatever treatment I'm using on my ends. I went to CVS this weekend to pick up some of this, which I've been loving, and CVS was out! Boo. So I picked up some of this serum.
FX Silk Drops Hair Serum, $5.99 at cvs.com: You get a good sized amount for the price--more than you do with the Organix serums--and it smells surprisingly nice, very subtle and lemony with a slight herbal twist. The cap twists up and then you squeeze the bottle to get the product out. That makes it easy to get the right amount of serum, but I can see this spilling all over during traveling really easily. That's part of why I have a love-hate relationship with serums. They can be so messy, and stain everything, and if you use too much they make your hair really oily. But if you use the right amount they can be miracle workers for dry, split ends.
As for this specific serum, I like it. It's not OMG AMAZING, but it's pretty darn good. I take a dime to nickle-sized amount on my palm, rub my hands together, and then run this through the bottom third of my hair right after I get out of the shower. I'd definitely recommend using this on wet hair--using it on dry hair makes it much easier to overdo and take it to that greasy place. Since it's a cocktail of different silicones, this serum does a great job at moisturizing and making your ends look shiny and healthy. My ends feel nice and soft. I really don't know why, but I'm not over the moon about this stuff. It's good, don't get me wrong, but it's not HG material. I've heard it's a good alternative to the Chi Silk Infusion, and from the few times I've used Silk Infusion I'd have to agree. They both have a similarly thick consistency and do the exact same thing to my hair.
Awkward Chic rating: B+. It's a very solid product overall, but loses a few points for packaging and a general lack of wow factor.
Image from cvs.com.
FX Silk Drops Hair Serum, $5.99 at cvs.com: You get a good sized amount for the price--more than you do with the Organix serums--and it smells surprisingly nice, very subtle and lemony with a slight herbal twist. The cap twists up and then you squeeze the bottle to get the product out. That makes it easy to get the right amount of serum, but I can see this spilling all over during traveling really easily. That's part of why I have a love-hate relationship with serums. They can be so messy, and stain everything, and if you use too much they make your hair really oily. But if you use the right amount they can be miracle workers for dry, split ends.
As for this specific serum, I like it. It's not OMG AMAZING, but it's pretty darn good. I take a dime to nickle-sized amount on my palm, rub my hands together, and then run this through the bottom third of my hair right after I get out of the shower. I'd definitely recommend using this on wet hair--using it on dry hair makes it much easier to overdo and take it to that greasy place. Since it's a cocktail of different silicones, this serum does a great job at moisturizing and making your ends look shiny and healthy. My ends feel nice and soft. I really don't know why, but I'm not over the moon about this stuff. It's good, don't get me wrong, but it's not HG material. I've heard it's a good alternative to the Chi Silk Infusion, and from the few times I've used Silk Infusion I'd have to agree. They both have a similarly thick consistency and do the exact same thing to my hair.
Awkward Chic rating: B+. It's a very solid product overall, but loses a few points for packaging and a general lack of wow factor.
Image from cvs.com.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Beauty Spotlight: Beach Blow Texturizing Mist
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you're probably thinking "she already reviewed this product. Lame sauce." And yes, I did review it a year ago. But that's just the thing. I reviewed it 13 months ago, have used it EVERY single day, and just bought my new bottle less than five minutes ago. This stuff is magical. I figured it deserved a little beauty spotlight.
Its the Blow Beach Blow Texturizing Mist, $21 at bathandbodyworks.com:
I've been using the same bottle for the last 13 months. I'd say for the first 6 months I did 4 spritzes a day and for the last 7 months I've been doing 2 spritzes a day, one on each side. The cost per use on this is about half a penny. The product itself smells fantastic. It's a little salty, a little coconutty, a little floral--overall very beachy without being obviously screaming BEACH in your face. It's a very thin, slightly milky looking liquid, which you'll probably never see through the adorable, opaque packaging. Seriously, I love the packaging. It's charmingly upbeat and eccentric, without being too cutesy.
Now, the important stuff: what this does for your hair. I've heard a lot lately about how buying salt sprays is a rip-off, and you can just make them at home yourself. So I tried that over the summer. I followed a recipe with a bit of salt, distilled water, a little bit of conditioner and some hair gel, and I spritzed that on one half of my head and the Beach Blow on the other. The DIY salt spray took a lot more product to get any results, and what I ended up with was sticky, matte, dirty looking hair. The Beach Blow, on the other hand, was fab.
I have basically Asian Barbie hair. It's very thick, very straight and shiny, and refuses to hold any sort of curl or wave. I know it sounds like a weird thing to whine about, but my hair strands are so smooth that they just lie flat on top of each other in a giant, heavy blob. I love this spray because it gives some texture to my hair strands for them to grab on to, so my hair actually has volume, and texture, and awesomeness!
Conclusion: if you use this your hair will have supermodel beachy texture, and random people (in all seriousness) will creep on you to tell you how good your hair smells.
Image from bathandbodyworks.com.
Its the Blow Beach Blow Texturizing Mist, $21 at bathandbodyworks.com:
I've been using the same bottle for the last 13 months. I'd say for the first 6 months I did 4 spritzes a day and for the last 7 months I've been doing 2 spritzes a day, one on each side. The cost per use on this is about half a penny. The product itself smells fantastic. It's a little salty, a little coconutty, a little floral--overall very beachy without being obviously screaming BEACH in your face. It's a very thin, slightly milky looking liquid, which you'll probably never see through the adorable, opaque packaging. Seriously, I love the packaging. It's charmingly upbeat and eccentric, without being too cutesy.
Now, the important stuff: what this does for your hair. I've heard a lot lately about how buying salt sprays is a rip-off, and you can just make them at home yourself. So I tried that over the summer. I followed a recipe with a bit of salt, distilled water, a little bit of conditioner and some hair gel, and I spritzed that on one half of my head and the Beach Blow on the other. The DIY salt spray took a lot more product to get any results, and what I ended up with was sticky, matte, dirty looking hair. The Beach Blow, on the other hand, was fab.
I have basically Asian Barbie hair. It's very thick, very straight and shiny, and refuses to hold any sort of curl or wave. I know it sounds like a weird thing to whine about, but my hair strands are so smooth that they just lie flat on top of each other in a giant, heavy blob. I love this spray because it gives some texture to my hair strands for them to grab on to, so my hair actually has volume, and texture, and awesomeness!
Conclusion: if you use this your hair will have supermodel beachy texture, and random people (in all seriousness) will creep on you to tell you how good your hair smells.
Image from bathandbodyworks.com.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Hair Musings
Kids, I have the hair doldrums. I am bored out of my mind trying to grow my hair out. IT TAKES FOREVER. GAH. It's down to about 2-1/2 inches below my collarbone. I want it about 3 inches longer. Ugh. So I'm taking out my boredom with wanting to change my hair color. Right now it's the usual warm medium brown, but I'm thinking I either want to go redder or ombre. I have picture inspiration. Woohoo!
Emma Stone is 100% my red-headed hair inspiration. Her hair color is naturally medium brown, and while she still looks pretty as a brunette, she looks even better as a red-head. It's so warm and really livens up her whole look. My hair is already on the reddish side, so it wouldn't be a big stretch.
Or I'm thinking I could do ombre, which is where your hair gets lighter towards the ends like it's been highlighted by the sun. I'd go for more Rachel Bilson than the girl on the right, just a subtle fade towards the ends and darker at the roots.
Clairol Perfect 10 Dye, $11.99 at drugstore.com: This is my brand of hair dye, Clairol Perfect 10. The color on the left is the one I usually do, Medium Golden Brown, and the one on the right is Dark Auburn. What do y'all think I should do? Are you feeling ombre, or is it too out there?
Images from eayoyo.com, glamour.com, the-scenic-world.blogspot.com, drugstore.com.
Emma Stone is 100% my red-headed hair inspiration. Her hair color is naturally medium brown, and while she still looks pretty as a brunette, she looks even better as a red-head. It's so warm and really livens up her whole look. My hair is already on the reddish side, so it wouldn't be a big stretch.
Or I'm thinking I could do ombre, which is where your hair gets lighter towards the ends like it's been highlighted by the sun. I'd go for more Rachel Bilson than the girl on the right, just a subtle fade towards the ends and darker at the roots.
Clairol Perfect 10 Dye, $11.99 at drugstore.com: This is my brand of hair dye, Clairol Perfect 10. The color on the left is the one I usually do, Medium Golden Brown, and the one on the right is Dark Auburn. What do y'all think I should do? Are you feeling ombre, or is it too out there?
Images from eayoyo.com, glamour.com, the-scenic-world.blogspot.com, drugstore.com.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Random Beauty Thoughts
I'm thinking I want to go nude. No, get your mind out of the gutter. I mean nude lips. Although subconsciously I may be thinking nude face entirely, because I completely forget to put on foundation today, even though the bottle was right in front of me. Sigh. Mondays. My general lip product routine is basically lip balm. Maybe a pale pink gloss. That's it. Crazy, I know. I'm just not a colored lip person, and I usually do strong eyes, so I avoid strong lips. But lately I've wanted to branch out a bit, and do a lipstick.
All my favorite YouTube beauty gurus have been doing these lovely pinky-nude MAC lippies, and I'm starting to crave one. At the moment I'm thinking either Jubilee or Creme d'Nude. I know they basically look the same here, but Jubilee is a naked beigey-pink and Creme d'Nude is a pale, muted pink-beige. So Jubilee is a bit darker and a lustre finish, and Creme d'Nude is a bit lighter, more opaque, and a cremesheen finish. I'm thinking I'll have to see them in person, but I just love the idea of a slightly glossy, muted lip. It's just hard to walk that line because flattering nude and concealer lips/corpse nude.
I see both of these get paired with MAC's Lipglass in Nymphette a lot. Now, I need a new lip gloss about as much as I need to get bronchitis again (aka not at all), but it's just so purdy. And I love the name. And it's a nude, sheer pink with a ton of gold shimmer. I'm such a sucker for gold shimmer.
Also, in unrelated beauty news, Clemence Poesy of recent Gossip Girl fame, has gone back to her roots (pun intended) and dyed her hair a lovely deep blonde/light brown. The funny thing is, it's my natural hair color exactly, and I totally love it on her, and totally hate it on myself. I love that it's a little ombre, and faded towards the tips. It makes it look so much more natural and lived in. Isn't it crazy how such a small change in hair color can change someone's look so much? She looks so much more foxy and mischievous with darker hair.
Images from lolasgoodies.blogspot.com, polyvore.com, xbeanie.onsugar.com, luckymag.com.
All my favorite YouTube beauty gurus have been doing these lovely pinky-nude MAC lippies, and I'm starting to crave one. At the moment I'm thinking either Jubilee or Creme d'Nude. I know they basically look the same here, but Jubilee is a naked beigey-pink and Creme d'Nude is a pale, muted pink-beige. So Jubilee is a bit darker and a lustre finish, and Creme d'Nude is a bit lighter, more opaque, and a cremesheen finish. I'm thinking I'll have to see them in person, but I just love the idea of a slightly glossy, muted lip. It's just hard to walk that line because flattering nude and concealer lips/corpse nude.
I see both of these get paired with MAC's Lipglass in Nymphette a lot. Now, I need a new lip gloss about as much as I need to get bronchitis again (aka not at all), but it's just so purdy. And I love the name. And it's a nude, sheer pink with a ton of gold shimmer. I'm such a sucker for gold shimmer.
Also, in unrelated beauty news, Clemence Poesy of recent Gossip Girl fame, has gone back to her roots (pun intended) and dyed her hair a lovely deep blonde/light brown. The funny thing is, it's my natural hair color exactly, and I totally love it on her, and totally hate it on myself. I love that it's a little ombre, and faded towards the tips. It makes it look so much more natural and lived in. Isn't it crazy how such a small change in hair color can change someone's look so much? She looks so much more foxy and mischievous with darker hair.
Images from lolasgoodies.blogspot.com, polyvore.com, xbeanie.onsugar.com, luckymag.com.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Backstage at Roberto Cavalli
There's no runway coverage today, gals! I think we all need a bit of a breather, and time to stare at mindlessly pretty things. Like the hair and makeup from the Roberto Cavalli show a few days ago. Roberto Cavalli clothing-wise isn't really my style, but I'm totally falling for this offbeat beauty styling.
So the makeup featured a navy blue liner on the waterline, a pale, warm matte beige on the lid, and a medium matte brown blended up from the crease all the way to the brow, and even used to define the brow. The same matte brown shadow is smudged into the lower lashline. What's interesting here is that the only real definition here is on the lower waterline, but the overall look is still so fierce and piercing. The brown on the lid gives the eyes a bit of a hooded look, which is unexpectedly sexy. I usually waterline the lower lashline, but I do most of my liner on the upper lashline. I may have to try this look. It's just so refreshing. For a navy liner, I'd try MAC's Blooz, and for a matte brown shadow I'd go for MAC's Wedge or Cork.
Clearly these are extensions, but there's something so fun about this long, straight but roughed up hair. The overall look is very sleek, but the slightly matte/wavy texture keeps it from being boring, straight '90s hair. I even like the center parts here! I think the combination of slightly offbeat hair and makeup that looks a little more conventional from far away really works here.
Images from style.com.
So the makeup featured a navy blue liner on the waterline, a pale, warm matte beige on the lid, and a medium matte brown blended up from the crease all the way to the brow, and even used to define the brow. The same matte brown shadow is smudged into the lower lashline. What's interesting here is that the only real definition here is on the lower waterline, but the overall look is still so fierce and piercing. The brown on the lid gives the eyes a bit of a hooded look, which is unexpectedly sexy. I usually waterline the lower lashline, but I do most of my liner on the upper lashline. I may have to try this look. It's just so refreshing. For a navy liner, I'd try MAC's Blooz, and for a matte brown shadow I'd go for MAC's Wedge or Cork.
Clearly these are extensions, but there's something so fun about this long, straight but roughed up hair. The overall look is very sleek, but the slightly matte/wavy texture keeps it from being boring, straight '90s hair. I even like the center parts here! I think the combination of slightly offbeat hair and makeup that looks a little more conventional from far away really works here.
Images from style.com.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
A Flatiron with Built-in Treatment?
So I picked up the October issue of Allure today (verdict: Blake Lively is much less annoying than I expected), and there was a whole section on beauty breakthroughs. This little flat iron was featured, and it totally caught my eye.
The Remington Style Therapy Frizz-Resistant 1" Flat Iron is $49.99 at drugstore.com. Now, I'm sure you're thinking that it just looks like a regular iron, what's the big deal? Well.
It has built-in silicone-based conditioner that disperses itself (in small amounts) onto your hair as you straighten it. It's also a ceramic iron. So, you have an iron that one, since it's ceramic it straightens quickly and for a long time, and two, actually makes your hair healthier as you straighten. And it's less than $50. I've been a devoted T3 fan for the last few years, but this...this intrigues me. I was thinking of investing in a GHD, but this is so much cheaper and the reviews so far have been stellar. Hm....
What do y'all think of the idea of putting hair treatments INSIDE the straightener?
Image from drugstore.com.
The Remington Style Therapy Frizz-Resistant 1" Flat Iron is $49.99 at drugstore.com. Now, I'm sure you're thinking that it just looks like a regular iron, what's the big deal? Well.
It has built-in silicone-based conditioner that disperses itself (in small amounts) onto your hair as you straighten it. It's also a ceramic iron. So, you have an iron that one, since it's ceramic it straightens quickly and for a long time, and two, actually makes your hair healthier as you straighten. And it's less than $50. I've been a devoted T3 fan for the last few years, but this...this intrigues me. I was thinking of investing in a GHD, but this is so much cheaper and the reviews so far have been stellar. Hm....
What do y'all think of the idea of putting hair treatments INSIDE the straightener?
Image from drugstore.com.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Woah, Alexis Bledel. Just Woah.
I don't know how many of y'all know this, but I'm a huge fan of Gilmore Girls. As in if I could have one show to watch for the rest of my life on a deserted island (which for some reason has a DVD player), it would be Gilmore Girls. Everyone can relate to it. It's witty and clever and just generally great. But anyways, one of the main characters on the show was played by Alexis Bledel, who y'all can see below.
So this is what she used to look like:
And this is what she looks like now. Woah. I'm struggling to adjust here, guys. I think I really like it? The strawberry blonde hue does great things for her blue eyes. I think the brown hair is a little more girl-next-door and the new color is a bit flirtier and sexier. I just dyed my hair again last night (loving the Clairol Perfect 10) and I'm really loving the idea of going a little warmer next time. Maybe an auburn? Hm...
Images from: buzzsugar.com, glamour.com, bellasugar.com.
So this is what she used to look like:
And this is what she looks like now. Woah. I'm struggling to adjust here, guys. I think I really like it? The strawberry blonde hue does great things for her blue eyes. I think the brown hair is a little more girl-next-door and the new color is a bit flirtier and sexier. I just dyed my hair again last night (loving the Clairol Perfect 10) and I'm really loving the idea of going a little warmer next time. Maybe an auburn? Hm...
Images from: buzzsugar.com, glamour.com, bellasugar.com.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Current Beaty Cravings
I don't know what it is about going back to school soon, but I am in make up buying MODE. It's getting a little over the top. So instead of dealing with the 100 things I had bookmarked, I though I'd condense everything I wanted into a post and deal with it that way. Needless to say, this is a very self-indulgent little post.
Coastal Scents 88 Metal Mania Palette, $24.95 at coastalscents.com, Coastal Scents Synthetic Angle Blush and Define Brush, $7.95 at coastalscents.com: I think all of my fav YouTube beauty gurus have mentioned Coastal Scents once or another. They're famous for their affordable brushes and 88 shadow palettes. That's right, 88 shadows. You get about a dime-sized amount of 88 different shadows. They have different palettes, like warm, shimmery, neutral, metal, and bright, and the pigmentation is supposed to be almost MAC quality. Now, I know that a dime-sized amount of shadow seems small, but I think the idea with these is that you get to try a lot of different shadows for a great price. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted a pink or green or red (etc) shadow, that I really only wanted to use once or twice and didn't want to buy. This is the perfect compromise. You can get all the colors that you only want to use occasionally, and in a travel-sized palette. I'm leaning towards the Metal Mania palette. It has a wide range of colors, and they all have beautiful, metallic sheens. Delish. This is so perfect for college--I can just take that to the bathroom with me instead of struggling with like 10 MAC shadows and dropping ALL my limited editions ones. :( I really want a cheek contour brush. I like my MAC 188 for that, but it's always dirty about doing my foundation, and that does weird things to my contour powder. A cheap angled brush like this is perfect. It's affordable, it's the right size and shape for enhancing cheek bones, and again, it's cheap.
Lea Michele at the Teen Choice Awards: I think Lea Michele is just consistently gorgeous, but for some reason, her hair here is totally killing me. It's structured, but at the same time loose and wavy, and very soft and natural looking. And when you add the cat eye liner on top--oof, I'm having beauty envy. This actually has nothing to do with things I want to buy, it's just really pretty.
Fyrinnae shadows: Rapunzel Had Extensions, $5.90 at fyrinnae.com, STFU, $5.90 at fyrinnae.com, Kung Pao, $5.90 at fyrinnae.com: I've been eying Fyrinnae shadows for almost a year now, and the reason I didn't cave before was that I didn't know if I could work with loose shadows. And now I'm totally obsessed with loose shadows and may like them even more than pressed shadows (I know, I know), and Fyrinnae is totally fab. It's a really small boutique company, run by a few guys, and they make loose shadows in the craziest shadows--lots of glitters and duochromes. You get 3 grams of product in a little jar, which is a lot for the price (MAC pigments are 4.5 g for $19.50). The only downside is that from the time you order to the time you get the products is about a month. Boo. But look at how pretty they are! And the hilarious names are just the icing on the cake. Rapunzel Had Extensions would be a really pretty lid color, it's just a peachy-pink that flashes gold in sunlight. STFU (hehe) is a deep copper with copper sparkle. Copper is my new favorite shadow, and this is such a lovely incarnation--it doesn't flash too red or too orangey. Kung Pao is just drop dead gorgeous. Charcoal brown/taupe with pinky red shimmer. Omigosh. It seems like a great, versatile neutral, and then BAM, there's a shot of warm sparkle. I'm thinking I'll order a few of these with my last paycheck, get them at school, and hopefully do a review within the next month and a half?
Images from: coastalscents.com, coastalscents.com, glamour.com, fyrinnae.com, fyrinnae.com, fyrinnae.com.
Coastal Scents 88 Metal Mania Palette, $24.95 at coastalscents.com, Coastal Scents Synthetic Angle Blush and Define Brush, $7.95 at coastalscents.com: I think all of my fav YouTube beauty gurus have mentioned Coastal Scents once or another. They're famous for their affordable brushes and 88 shadow palettes. That's right, 88 shadows. You get about a dime-sized amount of 88 different shadows. They have different palettes, like warm, shimmery, neutral, metal, and bright, and the pigmentation is supposed to be almost MAC quality. Now, I know that a dime-sized amount of shadow seems small, but I think the idea with these is that you get to try a lot of different shadows for a great price. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted a pink or green or red (etc) shadow, that I really only wanted to use once or twice and didn't want to buy. This is the perfect compromise. You can get all the colors that you only want to use occasionally, and in a travel-sized palette. I'm leaning towards the Metal Mania palette. It has a wide range of colors, and they all have beautiful, metallic sheens. Delish. This is so perfect for college--I can just take that to the bathroom with me instead of struggling with like 10 MAC shadows and dropping ALL my limited editions ones. :( I really want a cheek contour brush. I like my MAC 188 for that, but it's always dirty about doing my foundation, and that does weird things to my contour powder. A cheap angled brush like this is perfect. It's affordable, it's the right size and shape for enhancing cheek bones, and again, it's cheap.
Lea Michele at the Teen Choice Awards: I think Lea Michele is just consistently gorgeous, but for some reason, her hair here is totally killing me. It's structured, but at the same time loose and wavy, and very soft and natural looking. And when you add the cat eye liner on top--oof, I'm having beauty envy. This actually has nothing to do with things I want to buy, it's just really pretty.
Fyrinnae shadows: Rapunzel Had Extensions, $5.90 at fyrinnae.com, STFU, $5.90 at fyrinnae.com, Kung Pao, $5.90 at fyrinnae.com: I've been eying Fyrinnae shadows for almost a year now, and the reason I didn't cave before was that I didn't know if I could work with loose shadows. And now I'm totally obsessed with loose shadows and may like them even more than pressed shadows (I know, I know), and Fyrinnae is totally fab. It's a really small boutique company, run by a few guys, and they make loose shadows in the craziest shadows--lots of glitters and duochromes. You get 3 grams of product in a little jar, which is a lot for the price (MAC pigments are 4.5 g for $19.50). The only downside is that from the time you order to the time you get the products is about a month. Boo. But look at how pretty they are! And the hilarious names are just the icing on the cake. Rapunzel Had Extensions would be a really pretty lid color, it's just a peachy-pink that flashes gold in sunlight. STFU (hehe) is a deep copper with copper sparkle. Copper is my new favorite shadow, and this is such a lovely incarnation--it doesn't flash too red or too orangey. Kung Pao is just drop dead gorgeous. Charcoal brown/taupe with pinky red shimmer. Omigosh. It seems like a great, versatile neutral, and then BAM, there's a shot of warm sparkle. I'm thinking I'll order a few of these with my last paycheck, get them at school, and hopefully do a review within the next month and a half?
Images from: coastalscents.com, coastalscents.com, glamour.com, fyrinnae.com, fyrinnae.com, fyrinnae.com.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Breaking News: Emma Watson Got a Haircut
That title is only 98% sarcastic. Today's a slow day for me inspiration-wise, so I thought I'd show you what Emma Watson has decided to do to her hair.
Just for reference, this is what her hair used to look like:
And this is what her hair looks like now. I included Mia Wasikowska on the right just for some pixie cut reference. I have mixed feelings about this haircut. I feel like pixie cuts are really, really hard to pull off, and while Emma Watson does look cute, and she certainly has the face to pull it off, I feel like it really ages her. I just don't feel like it suits her overall look/personal style. It makes a lot more sense on Mia, no? But Emma does look a little like fellow British icon, Twiggy. Thoughts, anyone?
Images from: posh24.com, gofugyourself.celebuzz.com, refinery29.com.
Just for reference, this is what her hair used to look like:
And this is what her hair looks like now. I included Mia Wasikowska on the right just for some pixie cut reference. I have mixed feelings about this haircut. I feel like pixie cuts are really, really hard to pull off, and while Emma Watson does look cute, and she certainly has the face to pull it off, I feel like it really ages her. I just don't feel like it suits her overall look/personal style. It makes a lot more sense on Mia, no? But Emma does look a little like fellow British icon, Twiggy. Thoughts, anyone?
Images from: posh24.com, gofugyourself.celebuzz.com, refinery29.com.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Update: LUSH New! Solid Shampoo
Alright y'all, I've been using this LUSH New! shampoo for just over a month now, and I though I'd do a little update on how it's been going.
LUSH New! Shampoo is $9.95 at lushusa.com. So this little hockey puck has shrunk to about half its size. Doesn't it look awkward? It would be significantly larger if I wasn't a complete space case and didn't leave it out in a running shower for it to dissolve away down the drain. Boo. So factoring that in, I'd say that this bar could last you between 3 and 4 months, depending on how much hair you have and how well you store it. Storage is a bit of a problem. After you use it, it's wet. But if you leave it on a porous surface, that surface will absorb some of the product. You have to leave it on a hard surface for it to completely dry out before you store it.
As for how the shampoo is actually doing, um, I LOVE IT. I've never had strong feelings about shampoo. It's just always kind of meh, gets the job done without being all that interesting. Well, this shampoo may just be my soul mate. I can even forgive the Big Red cinnamon smell, which doesn't linger on my hair at all. With all other shampoos I've used, they've made my hair color fade and either not removed all of my buildup and left my hair greasy at the end of the day, or totally dried my hair out. New manages to remove any product buildup, keep my hair clean all day, and make it soft and happy, not fried or unhappy at all. This picture was taken at the end of a hot day about a month and a week after I dyed my hair last. My hair color hasn't faded, and my hair looks so clean and happy! Just look how nice and shiny it is.
So, the verdict: New! isn't cheap. But a bottle of $4/$5 shampoo usually lasts me a month, and so I think that New may end up being cheaper in the end, and it makes my hair look better, AND it's totally airplane safe. I think this one's a winner, ladies.
LUSH New! Shampoo is $9.95 at lushusa.com. So this little hockey puck has shrunk to about half its size. Doesn't it look awkward? It would be significantly larger if I wasn't a complete space case and didn't leave it out in a running shower for it to dissolve away down the drain. Boo. So factoring that in, I'd say that this bar could last you between 3 and 4 months, depending on how much hair you have and how well you store it. Storage is a bit of a problem. After you use it, it's wet. But if you leave it on a porous surface, that surface will absorb some of the product. You have to leave it on a hard surface for it to completely dry out before you store it.
As for how the shampoo is actually doing, um, I LOVE IT. I've never had strong feelings about shampoo. It's just always kind of meh, gets the job done without being all that interesting. Well, this shampoo may just be my soul mate. I can even forgive the Big Red cinnamon smell, which doesn't linger on my hair at all. With all other shampoos I've used, they've made my hair color fade and either not removed all of my buildup and left my hair greasy at the end of the day, or totally dried my hair out. New manages to remove any product buildup, keep my hair clean all day, and make it soft and happy, not fried or unhappy at all. This picture was taken at the end of a hot day about a month and a week after I dyed my hair last. My hair color hasn't faded, and my hair looks so clean and happy! Just look how nice and shiny it is.
So, the verdict: New! isn't cheap. But a bottle of $4/$5 shampoo usually lasts me a month, and so I think that New may end up being cheaper in the end, and it makes my hair look better, AND it's totally airplane safe. I think this one's a winner, ladies.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Shampoo Commercial Hair?
I have a love-hate relationship with Target. Sometimes I walk in and the selection is fantastic and I want ten different things, and sometimes, like this weekend, I walk in and find that the selection is crap. There were no hair serums to be found! Not even the Organix coconut milk one I've used for the past two years that's always there. So I wandered around for literally fifteen minutes, and finally walked out with the following:
This Pantene Straighten & Smooth Creme is $3.49 for just over 5 ounces at target.com. I was looking for something to replace my current Organix serum + Bumble & Bumble Brilliantine combo, which is great, but when Brilliantine is $20 for a 3 ounce bottle, it's not the most affordable habit. I needed something that would moisturize my hair, mainly because I wash every day and flat iron the heck out of it. Sorry for the awkward finger picture, but since the bottle is opaque I figured it might be helpful. It has the consistency of a slightly thin lotion, and smells vaguely perfumey and floral, in a very nice way.
As for how it works, I get a pump's worth, about a nickle sized dollop, in my palm and then run in through the bottom half of my hair while it's still wet, and brush it out. It doesn't feel greasy at all, just very moisturizing. I've been trying it for the last few days, and I totally love it. My hair is soft and shiny and happy, and while it's no miracle, for $3.50 it's pretty darn good. It even works better than the almost $30 combo of products I was using before! Wooho. I think that bottle will last me 3-4 months, which is good for the price.
Overall, I'd give this an A-, and I'm totally happy settling for that at the moment. Next on my list: the heat protector spray from this same line. (PS: the revamped Pantene has separate lines for curly, thin, and thick hair. This is the styling creme for thick hair).
Oh, and my dog wants to say hi. Sophie likes to sit on the top of the sofa and make funny faces at me. She just got a haircut, so she looks exceptionally silly. And yes, she sits up like that all by herself. I couldn't have arranged that if I tried.
This Pantene Straighten & Smooth Creme is $3.49 for just over 5 ounces at target.com. I was looking for something to replace my current Organix serum + Bumble & Bumble Brilliantine combo, which is great, but when Brilliantine is $20 for a 3 ounce bottle, it's not the most affordable habit. I needed something that would moisturize my hair, mainly because I wash every day and flat iron the heck out of it. Sorry for the awkward finger picture, but since the bottle is opaque I figured it might be helpful. It has the consistency of a slightly thin lotion, and smells vaguely perfumey and floral, in a very nice way.
As for how it works, I get a pump's worth, about a nickle sized dollop, in my palm and then run in through the bottom half of my hair while it's still wet, and brush it out. It doesn't feel greasy at all, just very moisturizing. I've been trying it for the last few days, and I totally love it. My hair is soft and shiny and happy, and while it's no miracle, for $3.50 it's pretty darn good. It even works better than the almost $30 combo of products I was using before! Wooho. I think that bottle will last me 3-4 months, which is good for the price.
Overall, I'd give this an A-, and I'm totally happy settling for that at the moment. Next on my list: the heat protector spray from this same line. (PS: the revamped Pantene has separate lines for curly, thin, and thick hair. This is the styling creme for thick hair).
Oh, and my dog wants to say hi. Sophie likes to sit on the top of the sofa and make funny faces at me. She just got a haircut, so she looks exceptionally silly. And yes, she sits up like that all by herself. I couldn't have arranged that if I tried.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Redheads and Taylor Momsen. Again.
Sorry for the late post guys, but I literally worked 10 AM to 9 PM today. I wish that was an exaggeration. But I have the day off tomorrow to go see Eclipse (I appreciate high quality cinema, of course) and be a vegetable, so I'm def looking forward to that. Anyways, on to today's post.
Kristen Stewart, Clairol Perfect 10 Haircolor in Medium Golden Brown, $13.99 at drugstore.com: Kristen Stewart has red hair! In theory I dislike this idea, but in reality, it looks fab on her. Of course, for the last two years, every time I've looked at her I've had serious hair envy about her auburn-tinged locks, so this isn't a huge jump. I've even considered dying my hair red, but I went with the Medium Golden Brown for summer. Lightening it up one shade from normal. I dream big, I know. But the real reason I brought this up is that I've noticed that for every person who says I have brown hair, there's another who'll say I have red hair. I was even called a redhead and told my hair looked like henna. WTF, mate? The first time I heard this I was so, so confused. The box says golden brown. Not red. These people must be colorblind. My natural hair color has warm undertones, and so does this dye, but red? No way Jose. But then I realized...under fluorescent lighting, like in my bathroom, my hair flashes red. Very, very red. I've never seen this in pictures, so I'm thinking it's strictly an indoor lighting thing. I'm just trying to figure out where this came from. Does red pigment stay around and build up in hair while the brown fades out? Where is all the red coming from?! Ack. It actually doesn't bother me because I considered dying it red, so I kind of like it. But have y'all had this problem before? Hair being different colors under different lighting/changing over time? What's the deal?
Taylor Momsen: I realize that it probably seems like I spend of a lot time on this blog giving Taylor Momsen, um, 'constructive criticism.' But damn, she just keeps getting worse and worse. I have nothing against artists dressing up and showing skin to make a creative statement. Lady Gaga eschewing pants? Bring it on. Rihanna and Beyonce opting for high concept bikinis in all their music videos? Why not. But the difference here is that Taylor is one, not a legal adult (AND SMOKING FOR CRYING OUT LOUD WHERE ARE HER PARENTS???), and two, making no statement other than she's a washed-up stripper from a Moulin Rouge cabaret with My Little Pony Extensions. Girl does not look 16 (more like 32), she resembles the offspring of a panda and a Barbie with a bad haircut than an actual person, and she is not wearing real person clothing. That corset dress leaves nothing to the imagination, and to top that off she's add thigh highs, garters, black underwear, and Lucite stripper heels with tip jar platforms. There's a point where being ironic just becomes sad. She doesn't look sexy or chic or pulled together in any way. She looks like a hot mess that desperately needs to have a heart to heart with her mother and her hairdresser.
Lanvin Fall/Winter 2010: Bottega Veneta, Chanel, and Lanvin always get my highest marks for best executed, most creative campaigns, especially Lanvin. I haven't disliked a Lanvin ad since this one, which is still on my wall and still gets me. I'm really liking the newest Lanvin ads. They aren't as high concept, but they are impeccably styled, and it looks like the panda liner is here to stay. I really like how he's put these ornate, very glam clothes in such a stark environment. It sounds jarring, but really puts the focus on the clothes instead of whatever else is going on.
Laura Baillie Designs: Key Pendant Charm Necklace, $18 at etsy.com, Double Guns and Heart Necklace, $18 at etsy.com, Hamsa Charm Necklace, $18 at etsy.com: Y'all know that I love discovering new Etsy stores. For those of you that are confused as to why I seem to prefer Etsy for certain types of items instead of eBay, I'd explain the difference between the two as such: eBay is great for reselling vintage, selling off stuff you have in your closet, consignment, etc. Etsy is better for more custom stuff, or for smaller artisans selling their wares in a cohesive way. If you wanted to find a homegrown jewelry designer, I'd recommend Etsy. Here's my newest fave jewelry designer, who has a TON of adorable pendant necklaces for $18. You can get a whole lot of chic for less than $20, and international shipping is just $4 (since she lives in Scotland...). This little key necklace is a fab alternative to the Tiffany keys, the gun necklace reminds me of a Western take on Romeo & Juliet, and I have a serious soft spot for a hamsa necklace, which is a protective symbol from Middle Eastern religions.
Tuleste Market Flower Bracelet, $95 at shopbop.com: I wanted to end this post on a cute note, and how cute is this tuleste market bracelet? I mean, really now. The band looks like it belongs to a plain Jane retro watch, but then you have that giant, exuberant flower on top, and the lovely pop of contrast from the glass pearl. It's at once retro, boho, organic, and crazy chic. How could you wear that around all day without smiling? It's like an instant mood brightener.
Image Sources:
Kristen Stewart: glamour.com, Clairol Perfect 10: drugstore.com, Taylor Momsen: gofugyourself.com, Lanvin: designscene.net, Laura Baillie necklaces: etsy.com, etsy.com, etsy.com, Tuleste Market bracelet: shopbop.com.
Kristen Stewart, Clairol Perfect 10 Haircolor in Medium Golden Brown, $13.99 at drugstore.com: Kristen Stewart has red hair! In theory I dislike this idea, but in reality, it looks fab on her. Of course, for the last two years, every time I've looked at her I've had serious hair envy about her auburn-tinged locks, so this isn't a huge jump. I've even considered dying my hair red, but I went with the Medium Golden Brown for summer. Lightening it up one shade from normal. I dream big, I know. But the real reason I brought this up is that I've noticed that for every person who says I have brown hair, there's another who'll say I have red hair. I was even called a redhead and told my hair looked like henna. WTF, mate? The first time I heard this I was so, so confused. The box says golden brown. Not red. These people must be colorblind. My natural hair color has warm undertones, and so does this dye, but red? No way Jose. But then I realized...under fluorescent lighting, like in my bathroom, my hair flashes red. Very, very red. I've never seen this in pictures, so I'm thinking it's strictly an indoor lighting thing. I'm just trying to figure out where this came from. Does red pigment stay around and build up in hair while the brown fades out? Where is all the red coming from?! Ack. It actually doesn't bother me because I considered dying it red, so I kind of like it. But have y'all had this problem before? Hair being different colors under different lighting/changing over time? What's the deal?
Taylor Momsen: I realize that it probably seems like I spend of a lot time on this blog giving Taylor Momsen, um, 'constructive criticism.' But damn, she just keeps getting worse and worse. I have nothing against artists dressing up and showing skin to make a creative statement. Lady Gaga eschewing pants? Bring it on. Rihanna and Beyonce opting for high concept bikinis in all their music videos? Why not. But the difference here is that Taylor is one, not a legal adult (AND SMOKING FOR CRYING OUT LOUD WHERE ARE HER PARENTS???), and two, making no statement other than she's a washed-up stripper from a Moulin Rouge cabaret with My Little Pony Extensions. Girl does not look 16 (more like 32), she resembles the offspring of a panda and a Barbie with a bad haircut than an actual person, and she is not wearing real person clothing. That corset dress leaves nothing to the imagination, and to top that off she's add thigh highs, garters, black underwear, and Lucite stripper heels with tip jar platforms. There's a point where being ironic just becomes sad. She doesn't look sexy or chic or pulled together in any way. She looks like a hot mess that desperately needs to have a heart to heart with her mother and her hairdresser.
Laura Baillie Designs: Key Pendant Charm Necklace, $18 at etsy.com, Double Guns and Heart Necklace, $18 at etsy.com, Hamsa Charm Necklace, $18 at etsy.com: Y'all know that I love discovering new Etsy stores. For those of you that are confused as to why I seem to prefer Etsy for certain types of items instead of eBay, I'd explain the difference between the two as such: eBay is great for reselling vintage, selling off stuff you have in your closet, consignment, etc. Etsy is better for more custom stuff, or for smaller artisans selling their wares in a cohesive way. If you wanted to find a homegrown jewelry designer, I'd recommend Etsy. Here's my newest fave jewelry designer, who has a TON of adorable pendant necklaces for $18. You can get a whole lot of chic for less than $20, and international shipping is just $4 (since she lives in Scotland...). This little key necklace is a fab alternative to the Tiffany keys, the gun necklace reminds me of a Western take on Romeo & Juliet, and I have a serious soft spot for a hamsa necklace, which is a protective symbol from Middle Eastern religions.
Tuleste Market Flower Bracelet, $95 at shopbop.com: I wanted to end this post on a cute note, and how cute is this tuleste market bracelet? I mean, really now. The band looks like it belongs to a plain Jane retro watch, but then you have that giant, exuberant flower on top, and the lovely pop of contrast from the glass pearl. It's at once retro, boho, organic, and crazy chic. How could you wear that around all day without smiling? It's like an instant mood brightener.
Image Sources:
Kristen Stewart: glamour.com, Clairol Perfect 10: drugstore.com, Taylor Momsen: gofugyourself.com, Lanvin: designscene.net, Laura Baillie necklaces: etsy.com, etsy.com, etsy.com, Tuleste Market bracelet: shopbop.com.
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