Hairstyles Easy Updos 10 Min Hair Tutorial

Here are two very easy updos that you can do within 5 to 10 minutes.  This look is timelessly beautiful and it's one of those pretty and girlie hairstyles that will never go out of style. Moreover, the messier you can manage this hair do, the better and sexier it will look on you.   Who wouldn't like a sexily tousled hair updo?   


To achieve this bedroom hair, first, if your hair isn't already wavy or curly, you need to curl your hair.  I used my favorite 1/2 inch Cortex Titanium Curling Iron.  On wet hair, you will want to apply some hair Oil , heat protectant (Kendi Oil ), and a hair gel( Matrix Biolage Gelee ) or mouse of some sorts if your hair can't hold a curl without it, most Asians will need a gel of some sorts.


 Tip:  Always use a tighter curling iron for updos because it makes managing the hair easier, even if all of your hair will be tucked in, you still need to curl your hair.

You can watch this hair tutorial on my Youtube Channel, which will be posted on the bottom of this page.

1) Tease your hair.  Your hair pins need something to hold onto, so tease your roots, and everywhere else too!  Especially if you have fine or virgin hair (  hair that has not been chemically processed by color, relaxer, hair perms, etc).  To put it bluntly, damaged hair is easier to do updos on. 

2) Messily pin up the top - crown area.  ( I never realized what bitchy expressions I had without circle lenses on!! ).  I look so mean and bitchy, like some spoiled brat omg *cringe*.  LOL I'm my own hater ... Ahem anyway.....

3) Start grabbing the hair from the sides of your head, and twist and pin them in the back in a braiding formation/pattern.  Make sure you loosen and fluff the twists so that it looks soft and not tight.   If you see a bit of frizz, that's perfectly fine.   We're going for that mussed bedroom hair, easy updo...

4)  You can leave it like this - a simple easy to do, half-up updo or do the whole head.  Continue grabbing the side hair in chunks and twist or/and braid them before pinning them down.  Make sure you always fluff, tease, and loosen the curls.

 5) After you've pinned up all your hair, tease and fluff the hair around your face to make this easy updo softer and wispy looking. If you notice any long stringy hair that you missed, simply twist and twirl them around your fingers before pinning them up as well. 

Finish Product Used:

Best Hairspray for Updos:  Shaper

Best finishing Oil Serum at the moment - Chi Enviro Smoothing Serum (but hard to find)

I hope you try this easy updo, hairstyles should always be this easy and effortless. 

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Check out my new Blog dedicated to hair - Hair Ups (not U-P-S - omg what the hell  was I thinking naming it Up's lol) .   

Forgot to mention:   I screwed up my blog's template so until I figure out how to fix it, the comment tab "might" be at the top of this page -- ... 

Get this look Boho French Braid with Waterfall braided bangs tutorial on my new blog. 

Watch this tutorial on YouTube. :)

How to Make Your Lips Look Bigger Without Surgery - Before and After Photos

How to Make Your Lips Look Bigger Without Surgery, you ask? With makeup that actually works - Too Faced  Lip Injection Extreme Plumping Lip Gloss - and I can show you the before and after photos.  Mind you, my  pictures were taken without any makeup (  I didn't  even bother slapping on some foundation, lip liner,  Adobe photoshop, nothing to pretty myself up) . 

The lip plumper will  most definitely irritate you and sting your lips depending on your skin sensitivity.

It's an annoying kind of  pain than  a "OMG! ouch ouch get if off me" type of  torture...   Don't be a wuss~! :)

 With that said, your skin does gradually adept to the irritation  like any other strong beauty miracle  lotions and potions like Retin-A or Vitamin C Serums, and  over time  you will build tougher immunity to the plumper.

 Moreover, the effect from the plumping lip gloss, from my experience, only last a few hours anyways, so expect to use it just a few times a week at the most....

That's tragic.  Truly...  Because it means it will stop plumping my lips eventually if I over use it.  Damn.

Lip Pumpers causes your lips to swell from an allergic reaction from ingredients like - menthol,  cinnamon, or mint, niacin, ginger--or even from the chili pepper ( I should go slap on some KIMCHEE).

 I took this photo for size comparison.  It's quite small compared to the MAC lipstick or the Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Peek-A-Boo Lip Gloss ( a pretty shimmery cool pink, flattering on everyone) , which is another "minty" plumper.  

Faced Glamour Gloss in Peek-A-Boo Lip Gloss  Peek-A-Boo Swatched

Therefor, you will come across many types of Lip Plumpers:

Ones that will make your lips feel cold (which I can honestly  tell you, didnt do jack shit for my lips plumping wise ( Too Faced Glamour Gloss - gave me a slight puffiness but wasn't painful at all.  It was kinda pleasant)

Or hot and stingy ( Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme).  This type WILL work and  sting like a bitch if it goes outside of your lips, which I do purposely because it makes your lips bigger yet! *cackle* 

The intent of the lip plumpers are to makes the blood vessels dilate, which increases the blood flow to the lips, so you may experience a rash like reaction - red, blotchy, deep swelling, etc.  Yup.. as you will see below.

 Before and After using the Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme

 

 



 "BEFORE" with Flash

Photo to the right is "AFTER" with flash 


As you can see, it's pink and red and there are some areas of blotchiness from the irritation. 

 You're NOT suppose to apply it outside of the lips, but I do slightly, because it does makes it bigger (theres a tip! ). 

 I am not wearing any makeup here ....

Before with NO flash

AFTER with NO Flash

Some things you need to be mindful of:

• Applying any type of gloss on your lips will instantly make it look bigger, therefor although in some photos they do seem like it was enlarged by a lot, it's a slight enlargement.
• Don't expect to look like the next Angelina Jolie.  The plumping is pretty slight and it will gradually go down... The surgical way of enlargement is still the most effective.  This way is just safer. 
• I use this not merely to get bigger lips but to plump up my aging lips from the loss of collagen.  I'm in my mid 30s, the aging process has started with a vengeance many years ago, so if you're someone who's also in your 30s, consider using a plumper not just to make your lips bigger but just so that your lips will look NORMAL again!  

I feel your pain *HUGS* ! <3

 It DOES, hands down, WORK. But it does not last and it's not a miracle lip plumper.  Be rational in your expectations... 

 Products mentioned:

Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme

 Too Faced Glamour Gloss  

Retin-A

One of the best Anti- Aging:  Skinceuticals Vitamin C Serum in the market.( Dont get this near the eye, I got a rash that lasted a good 2 weeks from it, because its so potent).

 

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Color Contact Lens, NEO Queen 4 Tone Series in HONEY - Circle Lens

 *I'm wearing my new lenses here*

I fondly recall my last pair of colored contact lenses.... It made me look like a crossed eyed, bug-eyed alien on crack.  I tried every makeup trick in the book to see if I'd look any better... but no,  the bug-eyed  alien look didn't suit my eyebrows and I was getting sick of my hub laughing at my face.. *sigh*.

I've gone through maybe 7 pairs in my life, and have never ended up liking one, not a single pair.  They've either made me look cross eyed, bug-eyed, fake, doll like, and/or made me look like a white wannabe ... All I've ever wanted was to look like me but with different colored eyes...

This review is quite unexpected and is something that I had absolutely not planned on doing.  However,  when my new contacts came today - the one that I had ordered 3 weeks ago, although 3 years previously, I had promised myself that I would never order another pair again, yep, it arrived (hah!) and I just had to blog about it because I'm BEYOND pleased. 




  This, I swear to you, is the MOST comfortable and the most natural looking contact lenses that you'll ever own.  

I took these photos tonight, as soon as I came back from running errands all day in New York City and it's effing 90+ degrees, hot and humid as all hell here, so my foundation and etc is pretty much all melted off.  I'm sweaty, its not oiliness, and I have no fake lashes on *gasp* -  this is as natural as I'll ever get online.  I really should have reapplied and gotten all dolled up for this blog, especially since I'm few years away from being 40 and could use all the help that I can  get- but whatever - I'm going to keep it real.  (and if Asian girls are curious, because it seems we're endlessly fascinated by double eyelids in other Asian girls, I've had no surgery on my face.  I get my eyes and freckles from my Irish grandpa)  :)

First photo is me with my natural eyes.  *waves hello* (Oh my Lord, I look like a grease ball haha~)

 No  Lenses - Natural

  Lenses with Flash

  Lenses with NO Flash. 

Ok, I actually have fake lashes here, as you can see it still looks incredibly natural. :)

Brand: NEO
Origin: South Korea
Water content: 45%
Diameter: 14.2 mm
Base Curve: 8.6
Duration: 1 year disposable

Personal review:  

5 - 5 for comfort ( 45% water content) Damn~!   I wore them today, and 6 hours later It was still very comfortable. 

5 - 5 for looks - Tell me it looks natural!  I love them!

I recommend this 100%.

4 - 5 Seller.  I only wish that the shipping was a tad faster, but it's understandable being how they're over seas. 

I bought them here, for $24.99 + Free Ship.  It took 3 weeks for it to get to me, so I did end up sending them a email asking where the hell my lenses were (hah) and they were very prompt with the reply and was very helpful.  

I use the this cleanser and  this rewetting drops.

I would love to hear your experience with circle lenses, please comment and share what you've tried and/or is using at the moment.

I hope this review was helpful to someone!  Don't forget to sub/ add me on here, twitter/facebook, tumblr.. and etc!   :-)

blog upcoming, stay tuned!
DYI Ombre hair clip on (next)
DYI Vitamin C serum
Careprost Lash Serum Drop

Take care!!

Cut and Trim Your Bangs: Guide to Cutting Heavy, Blunt Bangs

 Look Great and Sexy, Not Fat - rock Carly Rae Jepsen's bangs! 


So you've been gazing soulfully at the celebrities with the heavy bangs lately, and wondered if it would look as bold and edgy on you.  Because lets face it, nothing screams "high fashion" , "rich bi*ch" and utter "Class" like those bangs, but in real life, they look absolutely horrendous on the people that you personally know AND make them look... fat! *gasp*


This guide will give you some insight and inspiration into how you can costume design the perfect heavy fringe to fit YOU.  These are my own personal rules as a Pro Hair Stylist in New York City, and not set in stone by any means. We all have our own ideas of what Beauty is, therefor, it is logical that not everyone will agree. :)

Read on...

First, if you're one of those people with sickenly a perfect face shape with a small oval head shapes (think Halle Berry), then don't bother with this guide. This guide doesn't apply to you, because you look great no matter what... lucky bi*ch. :)

 But for the rest of us:

• Know your face shape. 
• Is your hair on the crown thick enough to create a heavy fringe?
• Is your hair too curly? Because heavy fringe should lay flat and not look like a brillo pad.  Also, do you have a cowlick in that general are?
• Finally, what do you wish to cover up with your hair. This is so important. Always keep this in mind, it is what's left behind that impacts your face, and NOT what's been cut off! :-)

Now that we got that out of the way, let me show you what *I* consider beautiful and see if you can find a pattern in these photos.  I'm, of course including the photo of Carly Rae Jepsen's bangs at the very top of this list.  :)

 
It is my firm belief that any type of heavy bangs will automatically make your face appear slightly fuller and the farther you cut away from the center of your face will then make your face wider.   It sounds most dreadful but there is a fix!






 

  Sometimes heavy bangs, when done correctly, will actually make you not only look slimmer but sexier and edgier and younger!  I'm going to use the lovely Katie Holm's photo as an example here, because no words are needed to show my point.

 read on ..

THE rules to rock'in heavy bangs: 

 ( I will be using a mannequin's head for photo's,  understand that their hair lines and the hair density greatly differs from humans).

1. Always consider what's being left behind and not whats being cut off.  Take small cuts, you can always cut more.  Try using a razor instead of shears.

2. Section off , and clip back the hair that you want to keep.  How much to clip back?  Usually all the hair in front of your ears on the crown of your head is drawn forward for bangs, but  this depends on how thick your hair is. If your hair isn't thick enough then you will need to draw more hair from the back.

CROWN section -  in a soft, rounded V, you can use your nose as a guide for the highest peak.

3. NEVER cut your bangs past the outer corners of your eyes. The farther you cut away from the center of your face, the wider your face will appear.  If you look above, all the photos that I've posted follow this rule.

HOWEVER : You CAN cut farther back if  you're creating a graduating effect -  from short to long,  like the KATE MOSS's photo that you will see in the next page.  This is a far more advance way of cutting but it will create a more softer look.

Read more ....






  4. Very blunt bangs only look great on models with perfect features, on everyone else - it looks like a wig.  Razor cutting the edges will soften, modernize AND make you look thinner.  This is especially important for anyone over 30+...




I'm holding a camera with 1 hand, but this is about where you want to start point-cutting, or razoring your hair - DRY HAIR.  ALWAYS cut tiny bits at a time, so you can cut more if it's too long. =)

5.  Long shaggy, piecey, heavy bangs that hits "just" on the top of the nose (for clarity - between your eyes, where your nose starts to slope up - Kate Moss's bangs)  is the most flattering on normal human beings. The KEY here is to create soft and shaggy edges for a wearable blunt bangs.

6. Attitude.  Your personality should reflect this bold style.  Just sayin'. =)

Now, here are the "bang tragedy photos". These, IMHO, do not enhance the beauty of the person's face but exaggerate's the negative for the sake of fashion - that is, if small, oval face is your ideal.

You apply make up to enhance what you have, your hair should do the same, since it's your greatest and best the accessory.

To show this more clearly, let's take the beauteous Olivia Wilde here, look at the photo's side by side. The one on the left, you can clearly see how far the bangs have been cut ( and far past the outer eyes) and then the one on the right.  The bangs were cut correctly here for her square face (the shortest bangs ending at the outer eye and the edge's kept soft and wispy), this style suits her to perfection.





 Finally, how to style it once you've achieved your perfect fringe.  

• 1. Use a oil serum or a heat protectant on damp hair.
• 2. Dry your bangs flat against your forehead, and please, I beg you,  do not use a big round brush or it will give you that mushroom look, unless that's your thing.  A flat paddle brush, the  fingers God gave you or a vent brush works beautifully.
• 3.  This is optional because not everyone owns a flat iron.  But if you do, I suggest you use it here.
• 4. Apply some soft wax when your hair is completely dry to give you that shaggy, sexy, piecey look.  Not too heavily, otherwise you'll end up looking like a oily heroine addict - unless that's your thing. :)

I hope this guide was helpful.  Please sub, add, comment for future guides and requests.  

Thanks!!  :)

 



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