New Year.... New Look

How do you like my new 'do? I think I'm going to put together a post of all my different hair changes over the years. I change my hair so often, I think it'll be a fun post.

In case anyone is wondering, I colored my hair with Nice n Easy in Medium Spice Brown.

My Look:

Wet n WIld Coverall foundation

Maybelline Mineral Power concealer

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind concealer in Brightener

Physicians Formula Healthy Wear powder

Tarte Park Ave. Princess bronzer

L'Oreal blush in Tender Rose

Wet n Wild Fergie highlight in Rose Champagne Glow

MAC Painterly paint pot

Hard Candy baked duo in High Maintenance

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked (for blending)

Jordana Fabu-liner in brown

CoverGirl Clump Crusher mascara

Review: Not Your Mother's Smooth Moves Frizz Control Hair Cream

Hi guys, a little review for you today. I will have a couple of these coming up, so yay for that! :) 

I recently received my Beauty Blogger VoxBox from Influenster as blogged about here. One of the items in the box for me to try out was this hair cream. I'm not much into hair products (though I should be, I dyed my hair pink for crying out loud). I do use good shampoo, conditioner, etc. I just don't buy a lot of hair creams, texturizers, pomades and the like. Needless to say I was pretty excited to try this out for free. This is from the brand Not Your Mother's, which you can check out by clicking the name. 

To see how I feel about it, and to learn more about this product, keep reading!

T.G.I.F!

 

 This has been a long week for me. I am battling a sinus infection that is just killing my jaw and teeth. Ouch! I discovered TheSmallThingsBlog yesterday, and her amazingly simple hair-do's, and decided to try one out today. I believe this one is the 'Double Bun'. Turned out pretty cute, if I say so myself! =)

    Tomorrow evening I'm off to spend some time with my BFF for her birthday. We are headed off to the comedy club. What are your plans this weekend?


Read Below for products used!

New Hair & A Look of the Day

    I have been wanting to do hair extensions for quite some time now. However, I can't afford the beaded ones, or to go to a salon every six weeks. My solution? Clip in extensions I can do myself. I can wear them when I want, or take them off when I don't want them. It's not such a big commitment this way. I also don't have to have them readjusted as my hair grows out. The extensions I am wearing I purchased at Sally Beauty Supply. They are the Euronet 18" Clip In Extensions by Remy. My color is Blonde Frost. I do have a Sally's card which saved me $10, plus there is an extra $10 off right now, so these were $99.

• Hard Candy Sheer Envy primer
• Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse foundation
• Rimmel Match Perfection concealer
• NYX Stay Matte Not Flat powder foundation
• Sephora eyebrow pencil
• Milani blush in Luminoso
• MAC Painterly Paint Pot
• (From Naked palette) 'Sin'  eye shadow on lid
• 'Naked' eye shadow in crease
• 'Virgin' eye shadow as brow highlight
• Maybelline Master Drama eyeliner in Made of Steel on lower waterline
• Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara

Look of the Day - The Whole Shabang!

I am not a real fashion expert at all, I very rarely come up with a clever outfit idea. I really like this though. I used a maxi dress and topped it with a dusty salmon colored t-shirt. Cinched in the waist with a belt, and Viola! Thanks to my friend Kassi for inspiring me to come up with this =)

- Dots maxi dress $12 (clearance last year)

- Mossimo pocket tee (hand-me-down)

- Thick belt (gifted)

- Black flats $20 (Meijer)

For hair, I threw some mousse in it while it was damp and scrunched it up a bit. Once it was almost dry I pulled the top back with a little poof to it (sorry you can't see it, it's hard to photo the back of your own head haha) I pulled the rest back into a pony tail and pinned pieces in to create this bun. I stuck a black flower bobby pin in for a little extra something.

This "Golden Goddess" type makeup was inspired by a look from Tiffany D, which I will link HERE. 

Products used:

- Revlon cream shadow Va Va Va Bloom (gold shade)

- 88 Shimmer palette (orange gold, yellow bronzed gold, grayish purple)

- Matte cream e/s for brow highlight

- Eyeliner marker topped with black e/s

- Urban Decay 24/7 liner in "Underground" (lower waterline)

- CG Lash blast & Essence False Lash mascaras (layered)

- Sephora eyebrow pencil

- e.l.f Golden bronzer palette (all over)

- NYC Sunny bronzer (contoured cheeks and temples)

- Milani "Luminoso" blush

- NYX "Summer Love" lipstick

- NYX "Sweetheart" lipgloss

Happy Beautifying!!

Easy Curly ponytail

    This is super easy! All you need are:

* Hot rollers (I use Revlon)

* Ponytail holder

* Headband (optional)

    -Take the front and crown part of your hair and make 4 curls out of it. For lack of better words, it will look like 4 Swiss cake rolls going down your head starting at the bangs.

     -Section the 2 sides next. You are going to place 3 curlers on each side vertically.

     -The bottom section gets split in 3 parts, and each sections in rolled up horizontally. 

    - Leave the rollers in until they are cool again. Slowly unroll them. Run your fingers slightly through the curls to break them up a little bit. Pull your hair back into a ponytail, and slap a headband in it if you like. 

Like I said, super easy! I hope you will try it out =)

All About the Hair care!

      I am really picky about my hair. It takes a lot of time and effort. If I don't have the time to do something with it though, up it goes! There are a lot of great expensive hair care products and tools out there. I don't know about you, but I for one can't afford them. So here's my list of favorite, affordable hair care products.


      


*Best shampoo/ conditioner


TreSemme' ! $3.84 each at Wal Mart. I use products for color treated and dry hair, but there is something for everyone. 


















     *Best De-Frizzer/ Shine


Proclaim Olive Oil Spray-On Glosser. $9 at Sally Beauty Supply. My friend Kassi got me hooked on this. A little goes a long way, and it smells great!














   
 *Best hair spray


Suave. $2 at Wal Mart. They have a new formula which is great. I prefer a spray can over a pump.

    


 * Best at- home hair color


 Revlon Colorsilk. It's only $4!! I've used Feria, and every other brand you can think of. Colorsilk is the cheapest and defiantly the best by far. It never leaves my hair dried out.

    


 *Best blow dryer


ConAir Tourmaline Ceramic blow dryer. $20 at Wal Mart. It has an attachment for curly hair, and a diffuser. Hot and Cold settings, and a turbo. Best I've ever used, and it's pretty quick too.








    





*Best flat iron


Chi flat irons are by far the best out there. If you have $100 to get one, make the investment. I do not own one myself, my sister does. I use the ConAir Pro Shine Tourmaline Ceramic flat iron. $25 at Wal Mart. It actually works really great. I've tried probably 5 other straighteners and this is the best so far. It heats up in less than 30 seconds, and my hair is always silky smooth with lots of shine.




These are the things I use and love. What do you use?