Hair ideas for bad hair days

Hi guys,

A quick post with 4 quick hair ideas which are fantastic for either bad hair days or when your hair is dirty and you need to hide.
The best thing to do in the latter (and if you are in a hurry) is to spray your hair with dry shampoo. Dry shampoo is basically some of the good old talcum in powder, in a spray version. It works really well, as the powder absorbs the oil and magically makes your hair 'clean'. The secret is to spray it far from your roots and then shake the hair about afterwards to remove any white patches. Dry shampoo is also good for giving texture to the hair and it will make your blow dry last longer.

So, after spraying your hair you could try some of these styles, as I said your hair will have texture and most of the styles will easily stay the way you have planned.

The messy plait

A loose, easy plait will do, then just run your fingers a few times upwards from the tip of the plait to the top in order to lift some strands. Messy and chic, as seen on the runaway.

The easy chic hair bun.

To achieve this bouffant look at the back, I tip my head upside down and then I make a ponytail quite high up, paying attention not to make a tight ponytail. You must hold your hair loosely otherwise there will be nothing to puff. The rest is easy, I just leave a loop of the end of my ponytail and spread the hair around.

The ponytail with a twist.

One of my favourite and the easiest, a small detail that adds a polished look to a simple ponytail.
Leave a section of your hair out of your ponytail and then just wrap it around afterwards, secure with a hair pin.

Knotted hair. (A ponytail variation)

Divide your hair in 2 sections and knot them twice. I think this would work better with coarse/dry hair but it's worth a try even if your hair is on the softer side, bearing in mind that you might not be able to achieve the same look as you will have to secure it with some pins and if your hair is very soft the knots may slide.

Another tip if your are using dry shampoo is to detox your hair once a week, because the dry shampoo leaves residues on your scalp which can block follicles and cause hair loss. It's very important to use a shampoo that will clean your hair and scalp properly.
I recommend shampoos with menthol or eucalyptus, one of those that will make our scalp tingle.
I use a shampoo called Phyto Neutre, from a French brand called Phytologie, it leaves your hair squeak clean. I don't mind the fact that it does stripes my hair colour a little bit, but most of shampoos with that formulation will do it anyways and it's very slight if you use it with moderation. It's also ideal for people that use hairspray, gel or wax frequently.

On the dry shampoo side, I use Batiste. It sells in most of drugstores and it's really cheap, just over £2 for a 150 ml can.

See you soon.
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Cool ideas with hair pins!

Hi guys,

A quick DIY idea here!

If you like me, have thousands and thousands of hair pins that don't get used that often, this hair pin necklace is a cute, cheap and simple idea. I really like it!

You could also spray the hair pins in different colours if you wish, to create a cool pattern. And if you ever have a bad hair day, using this necklace might just help a little.

Check it out!



Otherwise get inspired by one of my favourite Dior's catwalk hairstyle ever! All the pins straight from the necklace to your head.



Both cool ideas for summer! Anyone inspired too?

See you guys later.
x

A star wars inspiration...

Hello,



We are all loving the last few sunny days in London! Lets hope it stay like this for a little longer...



Everyone said I looked very Princess Leah! LOL, I think is the hair... I still loving my braided hair style and I had this cool idea where one braid goes up and the other one goes down. Some people have asked me for tutorial on the braids so I managed to get few snaps done when I was at the salon. I'll post them later.





See you soon!















Dress: All Saints (ebay), Belt: Side Walk ( Brazil ), Boots: Vivienne Westwood.

Hair inspiration for 2009

Happy new year!

Starting 2009 I'm loving my long hair... But sometimes I want to funk it up a little bit so, I have been inspired by looking through the salon magazines, and fashion magazines as well. Top of the list on the magazines summer last year I believe is a look which will be strong this season too. The good old plait.

Nice and easy for the days you feel you need a quick makeover, or need to hide your hair for any other reason, dirtiness, frizziness you name it.

A plait doesn't need to be boring. It can be done in some many different styles, it is always easy to be creative when plaiting and you can change a whole look easily in few minutes.

As I child I had really long hair and, I would always have it up in different ways or, ponytails but never plait or braids, I used to hate that sort of style.

The same with my fringe, now I could not survive without a fringe, as a teenager I swore I would never have a fringe my whole life!

How things change...To the better I hope, I love my plaits and fringe.

Here some styles which might inspire you too...

Starting with mine, excuse me but it's been a long day, I didn't want any hairspray today, I decided to go for the natural, "country" look instead.



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Other looks which inspired me, I love Bjork's!











I will be seating a lot in the hairdresser's chair this year.