Take me to Turks…Imagine! Getting up and heading to Turks and Caicos…saying adios at the office and just getting away? Oh what a dream…for now, wearing Turquoise, dreaming of a tropical island will have to suffice :p Fun fact…I shot this colorful look (featuring my new All For Color tank) on my new street in Burbank! Perks of moving out of WeHo? Amazing places to shoot and I don’t have to worry about parking or getting a ticket! YASSS♥
With summer quickly approaching, adding more color to your wardrobe is essential (especially for me :p), I always love a Pop Of Color and luckily ‘All For Color‘ helps me get my color fix year round! I love their tops, sweaters, dresses, swimsuits + beyond…they are awesome to add color to any look♥
Easy…Breezy…and C O M F O R T A B L E ♥ Just what Monday calls for…while I would love to wear a casual look like this to work, I sadly can’t (I had to go bra-less to rock this M Made In Italy dress :p). It’s funny, when I was younger, I was d y i n g to wear a bra…loved stocking up on Victoria’s Secret PINK ones in all different colors, prints and materials…now, a day I can go bra-less is the best day of the week haha! Don’t get me wrong, I love some fancy undergarments, but as you get older, not having to wear a bra is literally heaven…so with a sheer, sleeveless dress like this one…going bra-less is totally called for AND acceptable! Woohoo!
I actually got this dress during a Coachella gifting suite (#ILoveBlogging). While I couldn’t find this exact style from M Made In Italy online, I found similar options below 🙂
Happy Tuesday everyone! I am happy to report that I am writing today’s post from sunny Los Angeles where I am officially living now! Crazy I know…I still can’t wrap my head around being on the other side of the country from my family but luckily I have my blogger gal pals here to feel like family in the interim 🙂 This post is a little flashback to one of the exciting things I did pre-leaving NY…visiting the Marilyn Monroe Spa in the Hyatt Times Square in NYC! (Had to get my last Manhattan fix in before I said ‘bye for now’).
Having a relaxing spa day before a long journey and some new beginnings was completely necessary. I got a mani/pedi and a fabulous haircut and blow out and truly had my own ‘Marilyn’ moment (all that was missing was the movie star title hehe). Read More + Enter The Giveaway
Happy Thursday Loves! I decided to share with you one of my quick and easy tips to have ‘blogger’ ready for hair for outfit shoots, parties and just because…no blog required I suppose 😉
I always feel most confident when I have my ‘Victoria’s Secret’ style hair as I like to call it which in my mind simply means: loose, beautiful curls that look like a million bucks without seeming like a high maintenance hair style. It took me years to perfect the picture perfect hair that I would complain to every hair dresser I wanted, but by darn I’ve got it…only took working at a hair salon for 3 years (as a receptionist) to figure out how to properly curl my hair (guess I’m a slow learner…oops)! I am totally admitting I am far from a beauty guru and I turn to other bloggers for advice all the time, but I think now I can confidently say I found the secret to the ‘sexy hair’ style that is loose curls.So let’s start with what products I use:
I swear by these products…first off I’ve had my Hot Tools Curling Iron for years and for $30 (I bought it on sale of course) it provides amazing results and is great quality…most hair styling tools end up not working after a lot of use, but this baby has yet to fail me. I got the 1 inch iron based on my hair length, I have long hair that is thin…consult the Hot Tools website or your hair stylist about which iron is right for your kind of hair! My dry shampoo is my savior. The Tresemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo really gives you the bang for your buck. It usually retails at around $5, smells great and soaks up all the oil in your hair while also adding a little volume, texture and a great scent. Last but not least, in order to make my fabulous curls last me all day, I opt for Moroccanoil Finishing Spray. It’s light weight, flexible and smells delicious…I even spray it on days I let my hair dry naturally just for the fabulous scent. Now I curl my hair the way I’ve been taught from my hair stylist friends…lesson one, dirty hair holds curls better than freshly washed hair. This may sound a little funky to you, especially if you are used to washing your hair every day, but I have a secret for you ladies…washing your hair every day actually causes it to produce more oil! Give your hair a day or two to breath (when I curl my hair it lasts me 2-3 days and I simply spruce it up with dry shampoo in the morning and touch up my curls). This varies obviously depending on the person, but for the most part rule of thumb…wash your hair and let it dry naturally the night before, day before or a few hours before you plan on curling it.
My steps below are based upon my hair being washed and naturally dried the day before!
1) Spray Dry Shampoo a few inches away from the roots and if need be section off pieces to make sure you spray where you tend to get the most oily. 2) Take about a 1 inch section of hair and clamp the piece around the barrel of the curling iron starting in the MIDDLE! Very important ladies, if you clamp it too close to the top or the bottom, the hair doesn’t curl or it doesn’t hold. 3) Begin turning the curling iron slowly gripping more of the hair as you rotate the iron up towards your root. 4) Hold the piece for about 10-15 seconds…5) Slowly loosen up your grip on the iron to allow the piece to fall naturally.6) Spray some finish spray or hair spray for extra hold…And voila! Picture perfect hair in a few minutes flat!
Typically it takes me about 15-20 minutes to curl my whole head depending on how tight I want the curls or how finished I want it to look.Hope my tips help you! Share your feedback with me by commenting below! I’m always open to hear more tricks of the trade 🙂
Now I’ve always wanted to be the girl who wakes up with that perfect ‘Victoria’s Secret’ hair.
Hair that has body, bounce and soft waves that looks sexy and flawless with any look. Traditionally I’ve had to conquer up the will power to sit for about 45 minutes and curl my whole head of hair with a regular curling iron which always left me with ‘fish tail’ ends and a flopped look in under 2 hours.
So while I never buy into infomercials, I saw one for Conair’s ‘Curl Secret’ and had no choice but to try it!
I ordered it from Ulta.com and within a few days the new age of curling irons was plugged in and ready to go.
It was easy to use, lightweight and curled my whole head of hair in under 30 minutes. Best part? The curls last longer than those of my traditional curling iron.
Curl Secret allows you to decide how tight or loose the curls will be based on 3 different temperature settings. The contraption takes a piece of your hair, twirls it around the barrel chamber and after 3 beeps, voila! Beautiful curls!
Sounds too good to be true? Guess you’ll just have to try it out for yourself!
All For Color Turquoise Tank :: Old Navy White Skinny Jeans :: Lacoste Tote :: Nectar Sunglasses :: Vince Camuto Gladiator Heels
