Perfect Summer Hair!

Your Guide To Perfect Hair This Summer!

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• If you ever run into day where you just don't know what to do with your hair, fear not! Here is my ultimate guide for perfect hair this summer! •

Side Wavy 'Do

This hairstyle inspired by the beautiful Lana Del Rey is perfect this summer when you want to do your hair but don't want to take too long to do it.

All you have to do is wrap your hair in one inch sections around a 1 inch curling iron and then hairspray your waves! To keep it on the side and not have to constantly push it to the side, just bobby pin the back in place and you're done!

*Add some gold hoops and a gold chain for cute urban flair!*

Pretty Ringlets

Remember when Taylor still wore her natural curls and everyone was obsessed with them? Me too. I miss them actually! This look is perfect if your have naturally curly hair or if you want to fake having natural curls. It's pretty simple. Here's what you're going to do:

Take your favorite curling wand and wrap one inch sections of hair around the barrel. Make sure as you're wrapping your hair around the wand that you're laying your hair down flat like this: 

Afterwards, hairspray your hair and you're done!

 *For extra-extra curls, before your hairspray, separate each curl in half and then twist them with your fingers to keep the curls looking fresh. *

Side Braid

How long has it been since we've seen this! Originally known as the "Lauren Conrad braid", the side braid is a perfect hair-do when you feel like you want to be done-up for the day but keep your hair out of your face. It's perfect for going out to lunch or a shopping trip with your friends. 

All you have to do is curl your hair in 1 inch sections with a 1/2 inch or 1 inch curling iron. Curl your hair in a pattern like how Alessandra's rollers are positioned in the picture to the right. 

Curl your hair going back in the center and curl down ward everywhere else. You can pin your curls up if you would like to.

When you're done curling your hair, hair spray your curls to keep them in place. Next, wherever you decide to part your hair for your braid, make sure that the section starts at the arch of your eyebrow. French braid your section and pin it under a piece of hair so that piece of hair covers the bobby pin. After you've done that, you're done! 

*This look goes great with a dewy, bronze makeup look like Carrie Underwood's in the picture above. Add some gold earrings and gold bracelets to complete your bronze bombshell look.* 

If you haven't already...

Go Ombre

If you're looking for a totally new look this summer, I highly recommend going ombre! Ombre hair amplifies your beauty x10! I'm not sure what it is but once you get it, you look bombshell without even trying! Ombre is definitely the way to go this summer!

Those are my go-to summer hairstyles! I hope I've helped you out today! Stay tuned for more blog posts! 

Love,

Flair <3

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Eyeliner For Beginners

Sometimes eyeliner can be tricky for people. Today, I'm giving you tips on which kind of eyeliner is best for you and give you tips on how to apply it!

Pencil Liner

This kind of eyeliner is the #1 liner that is PERFECT for beginners. It's very easy to use, especially if you have neat handwriting!It's not too handy when it comes to creating a perfect wing but it's easy for the basic things, like: lining your water or lower lash line and lining your upper lash line or lining your tightline (Quick Tip: lining your tightline makes your eyelashes appear thicker!).

The best way to use a pencil liner is to always make sure it is sharpened. A dull pencil liner will begin to hurt because when you get to the rim (where the wood is) you're literally just scraping your eyes at that point. It's not a pretty feeling, at all!

 

Liquid Liner

This kind of eyeliner is better for someone who is good with art- drawing, painting, sketching. Believe it or not, people who are artsy may be better at liquid liner than a pencil liner! I'm an aspiring fashion designer so I'm sketching all the time. I've been painting portraits ever since I can remember so liquid liner is just naturally easier for me to handle! 

The best way to deal with liquid liner is to handle the applicator with ease. A little goes a long way with this stuff so applying it with pressure or having a little too much product on it could ruin your look. You start off as gentle as you can, and depending on your look, build the pressure up as you go.

Gel Liner

Gel liner is better for those who are good with makeup brushes. People who are really good when it comes to applying and blending eye makeup, this is better for you. With gel liner, applying with a brush is mandatory so if you aren't so good with handling an eye makeup brush yet, gel liner may be a bit tricky to perfect. 

Because gel liner requires the use of a brush, I suggest that you always make sure your liner brush is clean. Especially if you like to get funky and switch up your colors.

These are my suggestions for which eyeliners would be better for someone to use if they haven't really played around with it too much before. All of these eyeliners are easy for anyone to perfect if they really want to. It just takes practice!*

An It Girls Guide To The First Day Back To School: Hair

Today's post is going to be on an effortless glamorous hairstyle inspired by Dianna Agron! It works well with medium to long length hair, it's fast and easy to do and goes along excellent with the makeup suggestion that I gave yesterday. Dianna dazzled the red carpet at the 2011 Golden Globes with this beautiful hairstyle and today, I'm going to tell you how to achieve it.

Things you'll need:

Anti Frizz Serum *optional

Heat Protectant

Blowdryer

Comb

Teasing comb or brush 

(a regular brush or comb can do the trick too)

One Inch Curling Iron

Bobby Pins

Hairspray

Pretty Hair Clip

Step 1: Start off with clean damp or wet hair. Apply your favorite anti frizz serum and heat protectant and begin to blowdry your hair with your head down for gorgeous volume.

Step 2:  Section off your hair in any way you prefer and curl 1-2 inch pieces using a one inch curling iron. When you curl your hair, start at the mid-shaft and work your way to the ends. To achieve the springiness of Dianna's curls, release the curl in your hand, let it sit there for a few seconds then drop it.

Step 3: After curling your hair, take a comb and create a deep side part (like the picture on the left). Take two sections on each side of your head starting above the ears, ending at the crown of your head (where the deep side part ends) and tease them a bit. Pull each section up and clip them up with bobby pins that best match your hair color. If you have bangs, I think what happened with Dianna's hair is the stylist who styled it combed her bangs into the parts and then hairsprayed them so that they stayed (See picture above).



Step 4: Apply a pretty hair clip to the right side of your hairstyle, hairspray your hair and you're ready to go!






Thanks for tuning into this blog post! I hope you enjoyed it and found it helpful. If there are any questions about it just tweet me! Stay tuned in tomorrow for tips on being organized for school!
Love,
Flair <3

An It Girls Guide To The First Day Back To School: Makeup

Your makeup for the first day back to school should be flawless and glamorous yet simple to do. I'm going to fill you in on one of the best makeup trends for the fall to help you choose the best way to wear your makeup on the first day.

Berry Lips

This lip color is perfect for every skin tone! With a bold lip, for school, the eye makeup should be toned down. Some of the best ways to wear this lip color are to pair it with spider lashes or winged liner. I wouldn't recommend any blush just because it's such a dramatic lip. 

A great example of an appropriate way of sporting this lip color for school is shown by the beautiful Lea Michele! 

All that was really done was the application of a liner, mascara, a bit of contouring to the cheekbones and her brows were filled in. I can see there's a neutral color below the lashes and sweeping up to the brow bone but you don't have to do that if you don't want to. With this look, you're sure to turn heads in the hallways!

Thanks for tuning into this blog post! Stay tuned in for hair suggestions tomorrow and follow me on Pinterest and Twitter! :)

Love,
Flair <3

Maybelline Fit Me Review

The whole line of Maybelline's Fit Me products

So a while back my acne got very bad and I felt the need to go out and get some sort of "cover up" for the first time. I knew that I wanted a product that made my skin look natural and something that could give the the illusion of  me having "perfect" skin.
I came across the Maybelline Fit Me foundation in a magazine and decided to check out reviews on YouTube. Most of the videos I viewed were positive and on top of that, the foundation was less than $10 so I went for it! Luckily, they had my skin color in stock so I bought the concealer and the foundation.
My first impression of the product- I loved how lightweight it was. It didn't feel heavy and it went on very smooth! I still feel that way and I don't really have any major complaints about it.
The only downside I saw with this product is the fact that the foundation doesn't have a pump. I would prefer that it did have one because I feel like it could have lasted a lot longer than it has. I bought the foundation in February and now it's June and its like gone. Is that normal?

I tried doing what the instructions told me to in regards to me applying the foundation with my hands- it didnt work out. I ended up using my "Total Face" brush by E.L.F. to apply it and it helped me get the natural look that the advertisements promised.
Other than those things, I love this product! It gives me a flawless, natural look. My friends couldn't even tell that I had it on! This product gets an A from me! It totally met my expectations and I definitely recommend it to first time foundation and concealer buyers!



 To sum it up:
Pros: Lightweight, Smooth,Gives a flawless "perfect skin" look (with the right application method)
Cons: No pump
Overall Rate: A

I hope you found this review helpful. If you have any questions about it you can ask me in the comment section below or on Twitter! Thanks for tuning into this blog post and stay tuned in for more!

Love,
Flair <3

Ways To Get Victoria Secret Hair!

VS Angels always have perfect, big hair! Today, I'm going to let you in on a few secrets I learned about how to achieve it!

There are several ways to get the volume:

• Blow drying your hair with your head down
• Applying a root lifting product to your roots, then blow drying with a round brush
• After blow drying your hair normally, apply big rollers to your hair while it's still hot. When you take them out, you have a nice ammount of volume.
• Teasing your hair after styling

How To Achieve Different Kinds Of VS Curls

Big,Soft,Sexy Curls-Victoria Secret Inspired Hair Tutorial

For flowy, wavy curls like Adriana Lima above, you'll need a 2 inch curling iron to achieve the look. A while back, Blair (Juicystar07 on YouTube) did a video on it. Just click on the caption to watch it.

For more structured curls like the models below:

Things You'll Need:

*Heat Protectant

*1-1 1/2 Inch Curling Iron

(depending on how big you want your curls to be)

*Blow Dryer

*Hair Pins

*Hairspray
*Round Brush

(optional: Anti Frizz product)

Step 1: Start with clean, wet hair.(I would recommend that you use John Frieda's Frizz Ease Serum.You put it in your hair when it's wet. It not only gets rid of frizz but it gives your hair amazing shine! ) Apply your heat protectant and begin to blow dry your hair using a round brush. (For added volume, you could blow dry your hair with your head down).

Step 2: Section off your hair anyway that you would like. Begin to curl your hair in 1 inch sections with your 1 or 1 1/2 inch curling iron, away from your face.When you release the curl,take your finger, loosely wrap the bottom of the curl around it and begin to roll up until your hair begins to look like a barrel. When it begins to look like a barrel, take your finger out and just roll your hair up with your hand and pin it like a hair roller, away from your face (look at picture to the left). Do this with the rest of your hair.

Step 3: Once all of your hair has cooled down, release it from the pins and start to finger comb your hair. After finger combing it to your liking, hairspray it!

Now you're done!! :)

For messier curls like Alessandra Ambroiso:

 Things You'll Need:
*Heat Protectant

*Blow Dryer

*1 1/2Curling Iron 
*1 1/2 Inch Rollers

*Hairspray

Step 1: Start off with clean hair. Apply a heat protectant and blow dry your hair with your head down for volume. 

Step 2: You want to section off your hair in 3 sections: One in the middle like a mohawk and the other two on the sides of your "mohawk" section. Starting with your "mohawk" section,  begin to curl about 2 inch sections of hair away from your face with your 1 1/2 inch curling iron (try to mimic Alessandra in the photo to the right). After every section you curl, take your 1 1/2 inch rollers (I noticed VS uses velcro) and apply it to the section that you just curled. Do this for the rest of your hair. After your head is filled with rollers, wait for your hair to fully cool down.

Step 3: Once your hair is cool, release it from the rollers. Take your fingers and mess it up a bit then hairspray your hair!

Alessandra getting help from a stylist to make her hair messy

Taking the rollers out

Now you're all done! :)

For pretty waves like Izabel Goulart:

Things You'll Need:

*Heat protectant

* 1 Inch Curling Iron

*Blow Dryer

*Hairspray

Step 1: Start off with clean hair! Apply a heat protectant and blow dry your hair with your head down for nice volume.

Chanel Iman

Step 2: Section your hair off any way that you want and begin to curl your hair with your 1 inch curling iron. Curl your hair by taking 1 inch sections of hair, opening the clamp of your curling iron and wrapping your hair around the barrel, then closing the clamp(look at the photo to the side).Be sure to hold the barrel upside down and to curl away from your face. (For a more tasseled look, you could do some curls toward your face and others away). After you are done with every section(meaning the sections you parted at the beginning), lightly hairspray it so that it doesn't fall while your doing your other sections of hair.
Step 3: Once you are done with curling all of your hair, finger comb and hairspray it.

That's it! :)

Getting VS Shine:

For VS Angel shine, they normally put a shine product in the model's hair. These are shine products available on the VS website:

Style Brilliant & Glossy Shine Mist

Smooth & Glossy Shine Serum

Great alternatives that make your hair nice and shiny are:

• John Frieda's Frizz Ease Serum- I've spoken about this product in my last hair tutorial post and in the one above. As you can tell, I'm crazy about this product! It leaves your hair so shiny and so soft! The amount of shininess and softness that this product gives my hair, lasts a really long time!
• John Frieda's Shine Spray- I've never really used this product before but I was looking at pictures of Adriana Lima before beginning to blog and I saw it on a stylist's table(she was prepping for a photo shoot) and I figured that's how the stylist made her hair nice and shiny for that particular photoshoot.
• Garnier Frutis Shine Spray- I haven't tried this product yet but I am planning on it! I saw it in Seventeen Magazine when they were giving tips on how to achieve shiny hair.

~You can find more reviews on these products on YouTube, Ulta's website (excluding the VS products), other beauty blogs, etc.~

Another way to achieve shiny hair is just by taking good care of your hair. Be wise about the shampoos and conditioners you use, be gentle when you style it, etc. That's why I always tell you to apply a heat protectant to your hair before using any heat. Looking pretty is one thing but being and trying to stay healthy is another!

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Love,

Flair Berry :)

School Hairstyles Inspired by Kim Kardashian, Elle Fanning, Lucy Hale and Bella Thorne!

 I love challenging myself to do out of the box hairstyles all the time so if you're ever in the mood to do something different with your hair one morning, here are some ideas for you! In this blog post, I'm going to be giving you step by step instructions on how to do elegant hairstyles inspired by your fave celebs!

Kim Kardashian

Level: Medium

You're sure to turn heads with this hairstyle inspired by Kim K!

Things you'll need:

Heat Protectant

(I would recommend John Frieda's Frizz-Ease Thermal Protection Serum)

Blow Dryer

1 or 1 1/2 inch curling iron

Bobby pins

Hair elastics that match your hair color

Hairspray 

(I would recommend L'Oreal's Elnett Satin Hairspray)

Step 1: Wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner. *Optional: To tame frizz for the whole school day, I would recommend that you try John Frieda's Frizz-Ease Thermal Protection Serum. You put it in your hair when it is wet. It prevents your hair from frizzing up all day and protects it from heat.

Step 2: Apply your heat protectant. If you took my advice on the John Frieda Serum, then this step is already done.

Step 3: Comb (not brush) your hair to free it from tangles and begin to blow dry it. You want to blow dry your hair with your head down for lots of volume and body. After your hair is nice and dry, blast it with the cool setting on your blow dryer so that your hair stays voluminous for a long time.

Step 4: Make sure that your curling iron is heated up. Open the clamp and wrap 1 inch sections around the barrel then close the clamp. Curl your hair away from your face for some sections and toward your face for others for a more tasseled look. Release your hair in the palm of your hand by holding your curling iron upside down to release it. Let is sit in your palm for about 2 or 3 seconds then let it go. You should now have a wave that looks like Kim's. Do this all over your head. Lightly hairspray your waves so that they don't fall out of place when you do the next step.

Step 5: This is the fun part! Take a section of hair on the top of your head as if you were about to make a pouf. In the picture, it looks like Kim has her hair loosely, french braided at the top with little sections hanging loose from  beneath braid going toward the side of her face. That is what you are going to do. Pull up your section of hair and on the right side toward the middle of it, take out 2 strands of hair(If you are confused, look at the picture to the side and above. Look closely at the two strands of hair that look like they have been pulled from under the braid). Clip those 2 strands of hair to the side so that your french braid doesn't pick them up.    

Step 6: With the rest of your section, at the right corner of it, divide it into 3 sections and begin to loosely french braid your hair(Look at the photo above the one up top). Make the braid a bit tighter as you reach the quarter point of your section. Once you hit the quarter point of your braid(if your hair is long like Kim's, quarter point is like 1/4th of your section of hair;so like to the top of your cheekbone) stop braiding and gently tuck it behind a section of hair above the back of your ear and bobby pin it(look at picture above).

Step 7: On to the other braids in this hairstyle! Take a small section of hair toward the back of your head and make a basic braid. Once you hit the end of your braid, seal it with an elastic hair tie that matches your hair color. For the braid next to your french braid, take a small section of hair above your ear and make a basic braid. When you hit the end of that braid, tie an elastic hair tie that matches your hair color at the end of it. Now hairspray your hair to keep everything in place for the whole day! 

And there you have it! This hairstyle make take a little bit of practice but once you get the hang of it, you'll want to wear it all the time because it is so pretty and it will become easier for you to do!

Elle Fanning
Level: Easy

This hairstyle is so easy and fun to do! Its really good for when your having a bad hair day!

Things You'll Need:

A brush

Elastic Hair Ties That Match Your Hair Color

Bobby Pins

A Comb

Hairspray

A Clip 

(to hold your hair in place while you work on one side of your head)

Step 1: Make sure your hair is clean and conditioned as well as free of any products! 

Step 2: Divide your hair down the middle of your head and clip up one side of your hair to keep it out of the way.

Step 3: Brush out your section of hair that you left out so that it is nice and smooth. Then begin to braid your hair. Once you hit the end of your braid, seal it with an elastic hair tie that matches your hair color. Do the same for the other side of your hair.

Step 4: Take a braid and wrap it around the top of your head then bobby pin it so that it stays in place. For the other side, do the same thing but make sure it overlaps the end of the first braid. Now take the end of your current braid and tuck it under the first braid so that your hairstyle ends up looking more like a halo (Look at both pictures of Elle's hair).

Step 5: Take little sections out on the sides for a messy look like Elle's. If you like for your hair to look neat, then you can skip this step.

Step 6: Lightly hairspray your hair so that everything stays in place!

There you go! Now your hair is ready for the day!

Lucy Hale
Level: Easy

You'll rock the hallways with this hairstyle inspired by Lucy Hale!

Things You'll Need:

Brush

1 inch Curling Iron

Bobby Pins

Heat Protectant

Hairspray

Step 1: You want to start off with wet hair so make sure your hair is clean, conditioned and free of any products! 

Step 2: Apply a heat protectant. (Like I said in the Kim Kardashian portion of this post, I recommend the John Frieda Frizz-Ease Thermal Protection Serum.) 

Step 3: Begin to blow dry your hair with your head down for volume and body. After your hair is nice and dry, blast it with the cool setting on your blow dryer so that your hair stays voluminous for a long time.

Step 4: Curl your hair in 1 inch sections with preferably a 1 inch curling iron. Be sure to curl away from your face and make sure that when you release your hair from the barrel, that you are holding your curling iron upside down and releasing your hair in your palm! After you've done your whole head, gently finger comb through your curls and lightly hairspray it(I would recommend L'Oreal's Elnett Satin Hairspray). 

Step 5: Take a section of hair around your crown area ,tease it, hairspray your teased section and gently brush down the top for a smooth surface (look at the pictures if confused).

Step 6: Part your hair slightly to the side (like almost a center part but move it over a bit) and take a section of hair above your ear on the right side. With your section of hair, gently twist it and bobby pin it to the side like Lucy's (look at the picture to the side). Cover your bobby pin with a section of hair in the back. 

Step 7: On the left side of your part, make sure your hair falls in a swoop toward your face to resemble Lucy's hair. If you have a bigger forehead like me, make sure that your swoop covers your forehead instead of it being on the side of your face. Kind of like Beyone's hair in the picture to the left.

Now your hair is done! :)

Bella Thorne

Level: Easy

This hairstyle is perfect for those who sport bangs!

Things You'll Need:

1 inch Curling Iron

Bobby Pins

Hairspray

Brush

Heat Protectant

Step 1: Start off with wet, clean and conditioned hair that is free of any products.

Step 2: Apply your heat protectant and blow dry your bangs first. Then blow dry the rest of your hair with your head down for a voluminous finish. After your hair is nice and dry, blast it with the cool setting on your blow dryer so that your hair stays voluminous for a long time!

Step 3: Take your 1 inch curling iron and begin to curl your hair in 1 inch sections, away from your face. Release your hair from the barrell, holding the curling iron upside down. Hold your released hair in your palm for about 3-5 seconds then let go. Do this for your whole head excluding your bangs.

Step 4: Once your whole head is done, lightly hairspray your curls so that they stay in place.

Step 5: Above your bangs, make a center part. Toward the end of your eye brow, glide your finger into your hair creating a section ending toward the crown of your head. Take that section, slightly twist it and slightly bump it up then bobby pin it in place. (If confused, refer to the photo above.) Do this for both sides of your hair.

Step 6: Lightly hairspray your hair to keep everything in place!

Now you're done! 

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Love,

Flair Berry :)

Tanning 101

 The one thing on a girl's mind when the idea of summer comes along is not only finding a bikini of perfection but getting a TAN of perfection! On today's blog post, I'm going to be breaking down how tanning actually works, what to do when you go a bit overboard and get a sunburn and tips on tanning a bit safer!

How Tanning Works:

       In our skin, we have the cell process of melanogenesis. This process includes Melanocyte cells that produce Melanin which help protect the body from any radiation damage by soaking in the UV radiations from the sun, causing your skin to darken. Meloncytes create 2 different types of melanin- pheomelanin (red) as well as eumelanin (darker brown). 

       Tanning is different for each skin tone.People with very light skin (like some, natural blondes and natural red heads) produce more pheomelanin which causes them to sunburn more than they sun tan. People of darker skin 

tones produce more eumelanin which causes the nice brown hue that they get from tanning or their natural brown skin tone.

Examples:

Scarlett Johansson (Beige or Yellow Undertone)

ANTM Cycle 13 winner- Nicole Fox (Porcelain or Pink Undertone)

 If you are on the fair side, you have porcelain or pink undertones and your more than likely to sunburn than tan.

If you have beige or yellow undertones, its a bit easier for you to tan but it's just as easy to sunburn.

If you are of darker skin tone, you very rarely sun burn.If you are of an olive tone, it's very easy for you to tan and you rarely sunburn.

Liya Kebede (Darker Skin Tone)

Victoria Justice (Olive Skin Tone)

How To Treat A Sunburn:

Fell asleep on the beach or forgot to put on your sunblock? Don't worry it's happened to everyone before. From your red, irritated skin to the pain you feel whenever someone touches your sunburned areas, no one likes the nasty aftermath of being in the sun too long.Luckily, it doesn't take too long to heal from a sunburn.

While your sunburn is healing, it's important to keep yourself out of as much sun as possible. When you go out, put on a good amount of sunblock to protect yourself of further skin damage. A lot of people suggest that Aloe helps soothe the pain. Drinking a lot of water will keep you hydrated. For some, sunburning can lead to dehydration as well.

Tips On Tanning a Little Safer:

One thing you could do to tan safer is to apply a sun block of lower spf before you go out. This way, you get the protection that you need to avoid a sunburn and still get a nice tan. This is really important if you are going in water.

I would advice you to stay out of the sun when it is at it's highest peak and when the UV radiations are at their strongest. Those times could be around 12 to maybe 3 in the afternoon. It really depends on where you are.

Though it might be tempting due to over advertisement, tanning beds I would say is a major DON'T! Artificial sunlight is not the way to go because you have a higher chance of getting skin cancer. If you want an alternative to tanning beds or a faster tan, spray tanning is always nice. Just make sure you get the right color, otherwise, you could end up looking like an orange. Also,there are several sun tanning lotions out there to try.Just to name a couple- the Kardashian's Glamour Tan tanning lotion or the Neutrogena Micromist Tanning Sunless Spray and there are many others to choose from.

Thank you for checking out this blog post! I hope you enjoyed and I hope I helped you! Stay tuned in for more blog posts.

Love,

Flair Berry