really cool Bow Bun tutorial

A hair Bow. I bow down!

Nail Art that will turn you into a total Stud Muffin

By Megan McIntyre, Photographed by Dan McMahon

The Tip: Apply one coat of black polish, followed by one coat of a green shimmer and let dry. Layer on a topcoat, then add the studs while polish is still wet.

The Tools: Black nail polish, CND Emerald Shimmer Effects, topcoat, studs

The Trick: Use an orangewood stick to individually place each stud precisely where you want it.

5 Ways to make Your Manicure last a Month

There’s nothing more annoying than devoting your precious free time to creating an amazing nail look, only to have it chip, peel, or smudge after just a few days. If you are sick of manicure meltdowns check out this manual and learn how to give your polish some serious staying power. 

Bad Hair Days are bad for Your Health

Bad hair days are a bummer; that much we can all agree on. But according to one psychologist, they're also bad for our health: Vivian Diller, Ph.D, recently wrote an article for the Huffington Post about how a bad hair day can negatively affect your mental health and your overall well-being.

According to Dr. Diller, "how we feel influences how we look and vice-versa," and your looks can also affect your personal, social, and professional lives. It seems shallow, but if we're all being honest here, it rings true: If you see someone looking messy and unkempt, you're likely to think negatively about them. And if you feel unattractive on any given day, you feel worse. Dr. Diller actually goes one step further to break down the role hair plays in our lives, from developmentally (thick, lush hair is considered a sign of good health and virility) to aesthetically (your hair is one of the top three features — after height and weight — that people use when describing you).So, what does that mean for your mental health? When your hair looks crappy, you feel crappy, which can lead to feelings of depression or sadness. Conversely, something as simple as a good hair day can make you instantly feel good about yourself and influence your interactions with those around you. So, if you're feeling down in the dumps, getting your hair did might legitimately turn your frown upside down.

Faking It – Fuller Lips

How To Fake Fuller Lips in 3 Easy Steps:

1. To give you lips a basic shape rub your lips together after applying a bit of neutral or sheer lipstick to the bottom lip (any nude lipstick that suits you will do)
2. To create definition choose a lip pencil that is darker than your lipstick. Follow around your lip line be slightly more generous by making it larger and rounder. Make sure you check this regularly throughout the day as lipstick wears of before lip liner.
3. To create a natural look feather in the lipstick between the lip pencil and the actual lip line, topping it all off with neutral lip gloss.

Prevent and Soothe Chapped Winter Hands

Winter is brutal on our hands. Smooth, supple, and soft in September, hands can turn red, chapped, and rough by February. If a lack of moisture is making your once-silky hands feel more like alligator paws, then you need some serious hydration to the rescue. This isn't brain surgery, but there is a bit of science involved. Certain products may give you a little extra moisture where you need it, and a few tips and tricks can ensure that your hands stay moisturized all day, every day.

1. Use skin-friendly soap when you wash your hands. The magic word to remember when soap shopping is glycerin, which won't dry out your skin the way harsh and super-sudsy soap can. When you lather up, use a mild mild glycerin liquid or bar soap, and try not to over-wash those mitts. You're not scrubbing a cast-iron pan, so settle down and be gentle. 

2. Stay away from blazing hot water. It'll make your poor hands feel even more parched and dry.

3. Put on hand cream directly after you wash your hands to lock in moisture. And don't think just any old lotion will do - to make your hands really happy, look for hand creams with lanolin, glycerin and hydrating oils. Use a lighter, less greasy formula in the day, then break out the super thick stuff at night.

4. Before you go to sleep, slather plenty of thick hand cream or ointment all over your hands, then slip on a pair of cotton gloves. You may feel like a mime, but all that moisture inside the gloves will percolate while you sleep, and you'll wake up with super-soft and silky hands. You can slumber in these lubed-up gloves once a week, or every day if you're feeling especially chapped and dry.

pssst.. bad hair day

We've all had them. Having a bad hair day can be enough to make you want to just stay home. Curly hair can frizz, straight hair can go limp, and wavy hair can go either way. Sometimes you just have bedhead — hair that sticks out or flattens exactly where you don’t want it to.

But the truth is, bad hair days are avoidable and, in the worse case, manageable. Here's how to cope.

pssst.. static hair!

Does the dry, winter weather make your hairstyle look like Albert Einstein sometimes?

Without launching into a lesson on electrons, here’s a simple explanation of static: When the weather becomes cold and dry (ahem, winter), there is not enough moisture in the air to keep your hair hydrated. 

Here are some ways to calm those electric locks:

1. Use a "leave-in" conditioner on your hair after you wash it, or apply conditioning hair gel. These products help to weigh the hair down.
2. Spray your hairbrush or comb with an anti-static spray before you run it through your hair.
3. Keep a fabric softener sheet handy and run it over your hair when it starts to get out of control. Carry it in your purse so you can use it several times during the day if necessary.
4. Avoid hair products that include ingredients that will dry out your hair, such as alcohol or harsh chemicals

pssst..

I'm pretty strict about my nails: my fingernails are always nude, pale pink or coated in clear. My toes are more fun - at the moment they are red.

Chanel #167 Ballerina is my all time favourite!

I have just discovered Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips from Sally Hansen. They look fun to wear! I especially love Check it out pattern..

And this is the Nail Cabaret! A special performance starring Le Vernis de Chanel. This is the best nail polish ad i have ever seen. I wonder how long they had to practice to get the whole routine done...