How to Grow Out a Pixie or Very Short Haircut.

  Well it's been almost a year since my last blog post and about 6 months since I chopped all of my hair off. I loved it! For summer, a cool short style is definitely the way to go, especially if your hair is as thick as mine, but I went from Rihanna-esque to straight pixie, and I just wasn't feeling it anymore.

This is what I looked like last summer:

Then I had  a mini long-haired-girl-who's-never-had-short-hair-crisis and decided I wanted it "all off"

I would like to point out right now that Victoria Beckham and I have one thing in common: the funny way we pose in pictures, It's a little ridiculous.

So after having to come to the realization that I wanted to grow my hair back out, I dyed it (cause growing out platinum blonde is in no way easy, or quick) and found some interesting ways to style it so as not to feel like a frumpy, crazily thick short-haired girl. Here are some creative ways to help with the awkward "growing out" stage.

One of my favorites is the bandana:

   

I took this retro look from a Rosie the Riveter Tutorial made by my favorite makeup artist Kandee Johnson 

Or... if you're feeling really crazy you could always try wigs, hairpieces, hats or really big (but not heavy) statement earrings.

This one was definitely an impulse buy, not real hair but it did the trick! I got this wig from Abantu, one of the best suppliers of real and synthetic wigs, extensions and a lot of their products are also really affordable. 

This is a clip-on hairpiece from Jessica Simpson's hair do line (everything in front of the head band is mine, and the rest is a clip-in extension)

Edie Sedgwick has always been a big fashion icon for me, and she always rocked her short hair, no matter which stage it was in. Why have short hair if you're not going to wear big earrings?

And my final pictorial example, the incomparable Audrey, who made me feel like having short hair was the sexiest look possible

And if you want to play it low key and plain and simply rock what you got, just remember, hair shaping and styling products (ex. pomade) are your best friend right now!

Happy Holidays! Here's to new years and style transformations.

Elizabeth

Ps. Please don't forget to fill out the beauty survey on this page, I really want to know what y'all think! Comments and questions are always welcome!

Mascara: Top Three

  It's been awhile since my last post and the 10 some odd pounds of turkey has successfully passed through my digestive system. I'm now rested and ready to shout to the rooftops the best mascara I've ever tried. Cause it's just so great. There are only two important aspects of a mascara that matter: The brush applicator and the formula. I have tried many brands, styles and colours, these are my top three:

Loreal Double Extend: Beauty Tubes

  Now I don't know about "beauty" but this sure makes your lashes look fake (they shoulda named this "falsies" but I guess it was taken), the only trick is that to remove the stuff, you need warm water and your fingers to GENTLY pull off the mascara (plus makeup remover), cause it forms fibrous "tubes" around the lashes not unlike Clinique's Lash Power mascara. apply the white primer, wait 20-30 seconds and apply, and layer and layer and layer (it's amazing) as much as you want and you have glamorous lashes which will make you look fresh and youthful. The best I've tried by far, and beauty editors agree, it's even printed on the packaging. hehe.

The next Covetable  mascara is:  Loreal Double Extend: with Lash Boosting Serum

 

  Basically, it's the same thing as it's predecessor, but instead of forming tubes that need to be "pulled" off, all you need is makeup remover (explained in the previous article) and your done at night. The effects are about as dramatic as the original double extend and definitely better than any other drug store brand, plus the lash boosting serum claims to strengthen those suckers. I'm indifferent on whether it does or not, but nevertheless, a great product.

And Ol' Reliable and fave of all time: Loreal Voluminous

This mascara has seen me through many a year. it's simple, layer-able and conditioning. it's the cheapest of the three and one of the best selling mascaras on the market. Nuff said. Now let me tell you about my choices:

 Did you notice one thing in common with all these great lash-swaddling  products? yes, they're all made by Loreal. I've been a fan of Rimmel, Maybeline (great lash), Covergirl (lash blast), Revlon and Clinique to name a few and these have beat out any of the competitors for my hard-earned money. This is also a personal fave cosmetic of mine because I love glamorous lashes and I think they make everyone look fresh and gorgeous.

Top Three Tips for mascara:

#1

Opt for black, it looks better, frames your peeps the best and is versatile.

#2

limit the amount of times you put your wand/brush in and out of the mascara tube, the more you do, the more air you'll generate in the tube = the faster you're mascara will dry out. 

#3

always start with the brush in a short, side to side motion from the base of lashes then pull up and out near the ends, they'll look more natural. 

Till next time. 

Liz.