Your Hair-Raising Questions
I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately about my mane… which is both completely flattering and slightly foreign, since I haven’t had a real “hairstyle” in years! I chopped all my hair into a short crop a...
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin MNG by Mango striped tank (jcpenney) | Madison jacket (Belk) | Tommy Hilfiger black skinnies | BCBG denim flats (I got mine at Marshall’s, but Lucky Brand has the exact...
View ArticleProduct Review: HANAair Professional Hair Dryer
I think I should start this post with a disclaimer: I’m no expert on hairstyling or tools of the trade. I’m probably the only one of my friends who’ve never owned a CHI flat iron, and I usually buy my...
View ArticleHow-To Video: Easy Breezy Curls Tutorial
Think you have hopelessly un-curlable hair? I did, too. Until my stylist showed me what I was doing wrong. I made this video to share a few tips and tricks so you can create your own beachy waves,...
View Articlevideo how-to: messy side pony
Need a little hump day hair inspiration? This is fast becoming my go-to style when my hair is too dirty to pass as socially acceptable and I’m short on time. It’s like my 8 year-old side pony, all...
View Articlethere’s a sock in my hair!
Jones New York floral button-up (a pretty penny, available online) | Simply Vera Vera Wang paneled leggings | Seychelles Gypsy sandals A trouser sock, that is. One that long ago lost its mate to an...
View Articlebeauty on a budget: make-it-yourself beach spray
As my hair gets longer and longer, I’m really into texture and wave and curl. It’s mostly because I’m lazy, and when faced with the decision of an hour of blow-out/flat iron vs. quick easy waves, the...
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{top: Banana Republic (SIMILAR); jeans: Gap; wedges: Juicy Couture; bag: Dooney & Bourke} Between relentless rain and “appropriate moving attire,” my day-to-day look this week isn’t exactly blog...
View Articlenew ‘do.
It’s been about six months since I sat in a salon chair. I’m so grateful to have an amazing stylist* who’s incredibly patient with my crazy schedule, and hasn’t fired me as a client after all my...
View Articledirty little secret
See that cute little scarf trick I did there? It’s hiding my hasn’t-been-washed-in-9-days hair. Are you judging? Hang on, lemme explain… First, I should probably tell you that I’m totally skeeved out...
View Articlevideo how-to: scarf wrapped side ponytail
One of my goals for 2013 was to add more videos to the blog. Nearly six months into the “new year,” I’m finally posting my first one! Better late than never? I filmed a how-to for this scarf-wrapped...
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I’ve spent the last three weeks pinning hairstyles. Asymmetrical bobs, long layers, bangs, color and tutorials I’ll probably never try. I’ve waged a war with myself over that age-old question: To chop,...
View Articlemy favorite haircare products for highlighted hair
Drastic changes can be tough on your mane. In my case, I’m fortunate to have healthy hair and a stylist who knows what she’s doing with color, so even after three rounds of highlights — both foils and...
View Articlecrowning glory | 01
I have two go-to hairstyles: loose and wavy, and messy top knot. I pin hair tutorials like it’s my job, but I never make an effort to try anything new. Like, ever. So let’s not get crazy and call this...
View Articlefreshly cropped
Chopping your hair is such a thing right now, isn’t it? I jumped on the bandwagon late last week, after I realized all those topknots and tortured ponytails weren’t a fashion statement; they were a...
View ArticleA Tip for Your Topknot
{image source} I like big buns and I cannot lie. But for a style that looks so effortless, it can be awfully tricky to master the just-messy-enough topknot. Or maybe it’s just me. Anyone else get a...
View ArticleThe #ClearTheShoulders Movement
Kristin Ess, co-founder of TheBeautyDepartment.com and hairstylist to the stars, sparked a revolution when she snipped Lauren Conrad’s signature long locks into an above-the-shoulders textured bob last...
View ArticleTo gray or not to gray: that is the question.
I’ve been coloring my brown hair since I could drive myself to the drugstore. When I decided to grow out my ombre highlights last year — still a work in progress — I thought I’d give my hair a rest...
View ArticleTips For Tousled Tresses
{ TOM FORD sunglasses & Bite Beauty Butter Cream Lipstick in ‘Heather’ } If you spend any time on Pinterest — admittedly, I haven’t recently — you’re likely to stumble on a photo or twelve of Anh...
View ArticleHelpful Links for Girls With Bobs
I’m having lots of fun playing with my shorter ‘do. I hesitated chopping my hair for so long — even when I really wanted to — because I worried it would be too hard to style and manage. But it’s so...
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