Summer Essentials (Hair Edition)

As summer is just around the corner, (or so we hope in Oregon..) it is important to evolve your overall look into something for the season. Like most other summer trends, hair this year is all about the undone look.

Color is leaning toward subtle highlights, soft hues and ombre techniques.

Ombre (which is when a color fades from a dark root to a light end) made its first big appearance this last fall but will remain in style throughout the summer.

To style your hair these next few months, keep "unkempt" in mind. This season it is all about the side braid, the loose bun, and the tousled mane look.

For an evening look, pull the messy bun and side braid together to give a cool bohemian vibe to a typical updo.

To give your hair that 'just back from the beach' like texture, try a salt spray such as the one by Label M or the "Salty Dog' by EVO. Both of these products plump up your hair just enough to give it that dirty, tousled look and feel like the day after you've washed it.

 Although this season is all about care free, low maintenance looks, it's vital to keep your hair in good condition. Invest in a nourishing but light product such as Moroccan Oil to keep your hair healthy and give it shine without weighing it down.

In order to achieve a well tousled look:

 1. Run Moroccan Oil through your hair when it is wet and blow dry

2. Take large sections of hair and wrap around the outside of a 1"-2" curling iron (do not use the clamp)

3. Curl hair from ends to about the ear, leaving the top of your head smooth

4. When all your ends are curled, break up the curls by either running your hand or a brush all the way through multiple times

5. Spray with sea salt

6. Scrunch

7. Shake

8. And go!

(yes I know I used Vanessa twice, but let's be honest, no one rocks this hair better than she does)

So be brave, try something new, and let loose!

Be sure to watch for the next chapter

Summer Essentials (Makeup Edition)

Where To Start

 

Audrey Hepburn once said “It seems to me that it is within the reach of every woman to develop a similar individuality of style by learning to know herself.” As is usually the case when it comes to style, Audrey, of course, was right. There are three main rules every fashionista must follow; know your body, know yourself, and learn how to flatter both.

 

Creating your own look goes far beyond the newest pair of shoes or the next great handbag. Style is about perfecting your silhouette from your A line bob to the tip of your stiletto, and every curve in between. Along with body type, everyone also has their own face shape. If recreating your style seems a bit overwhelming, your hair is a great place to start with the help of your stylist. Having no shape to your hair can defeat the purpose of even the perfect outfit, while often a great haircut can give you the confidence you need to carry an overall look.

 

 

Once your hair is getting you a fair amount of double-takes, move on to the rest of your figure. One of the best ways to learn how to flatter your shape is to first identify it, and then to find a celebrity with a build similar to your own. For instance, if you are 5’2” and a slender build, Beyonce is probably not the match for you, but Natalie Portman might be. Sometimes it’s easier to see what works and what doesn’t on someone other than yourself.

 

 

Next is to make this look your very own. The best way to express your personal style is in colors, fun prints, and unique jewelry. Often big trends are moderate if not completely unflattering to almost all body types, so avoid getting carried away in each season and focus more on statement pieces like a bold scarf or an fabulous vintage necklace.

 

 

The more familiar you become with the first two steps, the easier the third one will get for you. As every well dressed woman knows and Victoria Beckham once stated, “Looking good isn’t about money, it’s about style. And style never goes out of fashion.” So take that style, and make it yours, because one of the first steps to feeling good is knowing you look good. So go on, know yourself, love yourself, and shine.