Today's Fab Tip:
An easy hairstyle I love is bedhead waves. It's simple. You just wash your hair before bed and, when it's mostly dry, braid it, and then sleep in the braids. A little salt spray can give it a piecey texture. Unbraid the next morning, and instant waves. Easy and fabulous. The problem is that the waves don't always last all day. The weight of my super long down to my knees hair causes the waves to straighten themselves out after a while. That's why I'm very happy to have found this little tip.
"If your waves fall quickly, finish with a texturizing spray instead of hairspray-- it'll lock in bends."
--Taken from Seventeen magazine, May 2015, page 52.
Not Your Mother's Double Take, L'Oreal's TXT It, and Garnier Fructis's De-Constructed (the last of which is the one I use) are all great finishing texture sprays you can use. Try it out with volumizing mascara and a little gloss for a sexy but very wearable everyday look.
Stay fabulous!
XOXO
Gossip Ghoul
Showing posts with label second-day hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label second-day hair. Show all posts
Monday, April 27, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Fabulous Tip of the Day: Make Your Braids Stay All Day
Today's Fab Tip:
Braids work better on second day hair or hair with texture. Personally, I can't stand skipping a wash more than one day every other week because of how oily my face and scalp are (and blonde hair is the WORST when it comes to picking up oil and grime and looking disgusting), but braiding freshly-washed hair is difficult because the smooth strands slip right out. Luckily, there are styling products to help out. Dry shampoo and texturizing spray are great options. I also picked up this tip:
"Give grip to slippery strands by adding styling paste to your fingers before you start, says David Babaii, partner of Blo Blow Dry Bar."
-- Taken from People Style Watch March 2015, p. 180.
This kind of blew my mind. Styling paste can really weigh your hair down and make it look greasy, but applying a little to your fingers instead of directly to the hair? Genius! This will give your braids the grip they need to keep them from falling apart throughout the day. Add a drop of hair oil or shine serum, and spritz with hairspray, and you're good to go.
XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.
Braids work better on second day hair or hair with texture. Personally, I can't stand skipping a wash more than one day every other week because of how oily my face and scalp are (and blonde hair is the WORST when it comes to picking up oil and grime and looking disgusting), but braiding freshly-washed hair is difficult because the smooth strands slip right out. Luckily, there are styling products to help out. Dry shampoo and texturizing spray are great options. I also picked up this tip:
"Give grip to slippery strands by adding styling paste to your fingers before you start, says David Babaii, partner of Blo Blow Dry Bar."
-- Taken from People Style Watch March 2015, p. 180.
This kind of blew my mind. Styling paste can really weigh your hair down and make it look greasy, but applying a little to your fingers instead of directly to the hair? Genius! This will give your braids the grip they need to keep them from falling apart throughout the day. Add a drop of hair oil or shine serum, and spritz with hairspray, and you're good to go.
XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Fabulous Tip of the Day: Basic Hair Hacks
Today's Fab Tip is in video format!
Instead of a quote from a book or magazine, I decided to post a brief video I found of easy hairstyling hacks. Let me say from personal experience that these are very handy, especially the one about storing hair pins in an empty tic tac container, which is very useful for stashing in your purse and easier to deal with than a ziploc. I recommend always having a few bobby pins or hair pins, ponytail holders, mini brush or comb, a travel hairspray, and a travel dry shampoo in a small clutch within your purse for hair touch-ups. My hair always decides to stop cooperating around midday and needs messed with. These hair tips can help.
Btw, the link for the instructions (since it says "Instructions below") is here.
Have fun with your fabulous hair, ladies!
XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.
Instead of a quote from a book or magazine, I decided to post a brief video I found of easy hairstyling hacks. Let me say from personal experience that these are very handy, especially the one about storing hair pins in an empty tic tac container, which is very useful for stashing in your purse and easier to deal with than a ziploc. I recommend always having a few bobby pins or hair pins, ponytail holders, mini brush or comb, a travel hairspray, and a travel dry shampoo in a small clutch within your purse for hair touch-ups. My hair always decides to stop cooperating around midday and needs messed with. These hair tips can help.
Btw, the link for the instructions (since it says "Instructions below") is here.
Have fun with your fabulous hair, ladies!
XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Fabulous Tip of the Day: Textured Ponytail
Today's Fab Tip:
"Make second-day hair work in a cool pony by spritzing with dry shampoo and lightly teasing all over. Leave some pieces free (so it's not perfect!), and put hair in a semi-low pony."
-- Taken from Seventeen September 2013, page 112.
I would recommend a dry shampoo with some volumizing properties, like Tresemme's, and of course lightly mist hairspray so that the pony stays artfully messy all day.
XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.
"Make second-day hair work in a cool pony by spritzing with dry shampoo and lightly teasing all over. Leave some pieces free (so it's not perfect!), and put hair in a semi-low pony."
-- Taken from Seventeen September 2013, page 112.
I would recommend a dry shampoo with some volumizing properties, like Tresemme's, and of course lightly mist hairspray so that the pony stays artfully messy all day.
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| Picture from MySupermarket.com |
XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.
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