How to Get Smooth Hair

December 12, 2011 By 12 Comments
Wet hair - some air drying

I got a comment on the weekend from one of my lovely readers asking about my hair and how it gets so smooth, so I thought I’d share a few pics and a video on how I do my hair as it doesn’t start out quite so nice!  Excuse the terrible bathroom lighting!   So [...]

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Hairstyle Trends in 2011 & 2012

August 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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By guest writer Perl who is the web-editor of a popular hairstyles website Hairstylestalk.com, which offers new styling tips. It’s important to update your hairstyle every few years as along with clothing styles changing, so do hairstyles and keeping the same hairstyle for decades will make you look older and dated. Here are some of the upcoming hairstyle [...]

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The Power of a Haircut

March 30, 2011 By 17 Comments

Imogen with a bob at about 6 years old When was the last time you got yourself a new hair style?  Have you had the same haircut for the past 2 years? 5 years? 10 years?  Not only does a modern, current hairstyle make you look up-to-date, it also gives others the impression that you [...]

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Choosing Hairstyles and Hair Colour

March 24, 2010 By 9 Comments

How your hair is cut and colour completely changes your look.  But how to find a flattering cut and colour? I’ve been having a play with In Style’s online makeover tool.  This is a free tool, and a bit of fun to play with.  It can really help you realise what does and doesn’t work [...]

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Figuring Out Your Face Shape – Choosing Earrings

November 11, 2009 By 8 Comments

..Hopefully after my last few posts you’ve now got more of an idea of your face shape.  Remember, these are guidelines only, and very few faces are exactly shaped.  In many ways, what is most important to figure out is: Is your face:  longer, shorter or medium in length.Is your face: narrower or broader in [...]

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Importance of Placement of Facial Features For Determining Face Shape

November 10, 2009 By 8 Comments

.. .Sal from Already Pretty said in her comment on the post on Finding Your Face Shape that she still has problems figuring out what her face shape is. There is one more point about your face that you need to consider – the placement of your features within your face.  I’ve done up some [...]

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How to Figure Out Your Face Shape

November 9, 2009 By 14 Comments

So many people want to know what their face shape is.  Unfortunately, face shapes are not easy to define as most people’s faces don’t fit exactly into any specific shape. The easiest way of figuring out your face shape is to pull all your hair off your face, and sitting in front of a mirror, [...]

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How to Find a Flattering Hairstyle

November 8, 2009 By 4 Comments

So often people want to know what their hairstyle options are – what will suit their face shape is the most often asked question.  But before that is answered, there are other factors to take into consideration on what will be the best hairstyle for you. 1. What is the texture of your hair – [...]

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Discover Your Colours – Your Intensity – Clear or Soft

October 7, 2009 By 20 Comments

. Ok, so hopefully you now have some idea of whether you are warm or cool  and your undertone vs overtone from the past two days posts.  Now it’s time to figure out your intensity – what is intensity?  It’s the saturation or brightness or dullness of the colour.  Albert Munsell was the man who [...]

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Going Grey – Should or Shouldn’t?

September 28, 2009 By 37 Comments

I found my first grey hair at age 15 – easy to spot because my hair was so dark. I’m now around 80% grey and dye the roots every 3 weeks. I don’t feel ready to be grey, I feel it’s ageing on me and doesn’t feel like ‘me’ at all. I’ve done a dodgy [...]

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