5 Hair Tips from Professional Stylist

Here are 5 quick tips to have your looking like you just came from the salon:

• The trick to getting that thin piece of hair to stay wrapped around a ponytail elastic is to slide a bobby pin through the end of the small piece and then roll the bobby pin upward toward the elastic (like you would roll hair up in a curler). Slide the pin in under the hair elastic to secure the piece. - Craig Carter, hair stylist
• Want this '40s-inspired loose curl? Curl two-inch sections with a 1-inch curling iron and pin at the scalp. Spray with flexible-hold hairspray and wait 30 minutes. Then remove the pins and comb out - but be gentle or you'll create static and pouf. - Gianni Rostti, stylist for Warren Tricomi
• Even flat hair can have extreme volume with a few simple steps. Start by misting a styling spray that volumizes (like Paul Mitchell Extra Body Finishing Spray, $14.95, at salons) throughout hair. Then use a small (1-inch) curling iron to create curls all over your head. Let the curls cool completely, then brush hair out and back comb or tease for even more volume. Finish with hairspray. - Sean James, hair stylist
• For a sleek but non-greasy looking ponytail, smooth frizzies by gliding a matte sculpting wax, like ghd Sculpting Wax Matte Finish, $26 over the top layer of hair before securing it into a ponytail. - Craig Carter, hair stylist
• You can achieve soft, touchable curls in one of three ways: pin curls, hot rollers or braids. (For pin curls, roll hair up and secure each curl with clips or bobby pins, then blow-dry.) Let hair set for as long as possible, then take down and secure curls with a light hairspray. - Hasblady Guzman, hair stylist for Aveda

8 Beauty Tips for the Summer!

1. Protect Your Skin: Protect your skin from UV rays by using a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher. 
2. Chic Travel Pouches: Favorite luxe resort line Calypso St. Barth makes an appearance at Target this month with a collection of limited-edition tie-dye- patterned cases ideal for toting your beauty essentials to the pool or beach.
3. Wrinkle-Hiding Tanner: Finally, a two-in-one product that gives a natural glow and fills fine lines. Clarins Instant Smooth Self Tanning slides on over moisturizer, and there’s no need to use foundation.
4. Pumped-Up Polish: A sunny coral-pink or red polish adds the perfect dose of color to a neutral-hued swimsuit or sundress. 
5. Sheer Lip Color: Bright pouts are turning sheer for summer. Six new translucent gloss-meets-balm lip shades from Yves Saint Laurent provide just the right amount of color and moisture.
6. Leg Bronzer: Minis and shorts call for tan gams. To banish pasty skin in a pinch, try rubbing on Guerlain Terracotta Jambes de Gazelle Bronzing Mist, a fast-drying, nonsticky tinted formula (not a self-tanner) that leaves behind a fruity floral aroma and washes off in the shower.
7. Skin Luminizers: Add radiance to your complexion by topping your regular bronzer with a highlighting pink or peach blush. Contour your cheekbones using a matte bronzer, then add some shimmer for a healthy glow. We like the long-lasting powder options from Lancôme and Estée Lauder.
8. Shiny Hair Booster: Bumble and Bumble Shine On spray contains light silicones to keep frizz at bay. Plus, the petite bottle packs easily in your beach bag for glossing touch-ups throughout the day. Mist it on dry hair to gain back luster and give your color a lift.

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Top 4 Hair Styles

Every year brings a new collection of trendy hair styles. There are 4 types of styles this year that will be popular: They include wavy hairstyles, hair styles with layers, hairstyles with bangs and the bob hair style.

Wavy – This hair style features soft, bouncy waves all over. Create this hairstyle by first applying a curl-enhancing cream or gel and a heat protectant to damp hair. Blow dry the hair using a diffuser attachment and just your fingers to shape and position the hair. Once the hair is completely dry, you can add all over waves using a medium barrel curling iron. Roll up small sections of hair in the curling iron and hold in a vertical position for about 20-30 seconds, or until the hair in the curling iron feels hot to the touch.

Layers– Layers are a great addition to any haircut. They help to add movement to a style, reduce bulkiness and can sometimes make styling easier. If you have extra frizzy or thick hair, you will want to go with very long layers as short layers do not work well with frizzy hair. A very popular trend today is to get a short to medium length haircut with very long layers added throughout. The short shag hairstyle, similar to Meg Ryan's in Harry met Sally, is making a comeback this year. It has that heavy layered- looks like you grabbed the scissors and started cutting your hair every which way-look that can be worn in a short or medium length.

Bangs – Hair bangs, like layers, are a great addition to any haircut. The most popular type is the side-swept bang. These bangs are longer, past the eyebrow, and are styled swept off to one side of the face for a very flattering look. There is also the full bang, short and choppy bang and the fringe bangs. Fringe bangs are just a hint of bang and are the best type of bang to start with if you have never had bangs before. Create the piecey bangs look quickly by applying a small amount of pomade to the ends of the hair.

Bobs – The bob is still a very popular style. Although bob trendsetters Victoria Beckham and Katie Holmes no longer wear bob hairstyles, this type of cut is still popular because of its flattering appearance and easy style-ability. There are many different versions of the bob, including the inverted bob, short, medium and long length bobs. Adding highlights or lowlights to the bob haircut can create a more dimensional look.

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21 Beauty Tips for Women

1. Sleeping on your back will prevent many wrinkles and breakouts on your face, and even wrinkles in your cleavage area.
2. Wearing clothes that are tight make you look heavier. Even a slim girl can bulge over too-tight jeans.
3. Put on a coat of clear nail polish before a colored polish to keep your nails from discoloring.
4. Being angry really does take away from your beauty now and will result in more wrinkles later.
5. Wearing less make-up makes you look younger.
6. Vitamins and minerals are needed for health and beauty, but more is not always better. Too much Vitamin A or Selenium can cause hair loss. There is nothing beautiful about losing your hair.
7. If you are unhappy with a hair conditioner, it will still make a great "shaving cream" for your legs in the shower.
8. When shaving, don't stretch the skin or you could cause ingrown hairs by shaving hair off slightly under the skin.
9. Drink plenty of water and get eight hours of sleep every day.
10. Tighten bra straps as they stretch out, or buy a new bra when they can't tighten any further, to keep the bosom looking young and perky.
11. Instead of shaving over and over, with the hairs coming in darker and thicker each time, try waxing. Waxing to remove hair will result in softer hairs each time and result in permanent hair loss after a few sessions. Aussie Nad's is an all-natural product which is easy to use.
12. Sleeping on two or three pillows at a time, or putting a wedge pillow under your regular pillow will help get rid of dark circles under your eyes.
13. Exercise while dieting is a must or your skin will be too large (and saggy) for your smaller body. It is much, much tougher to tighten skin after your body shrinks than as you go.
14. After washing your face, rinse in cold water (fair-skinned people should use cool instead of cold) to close the pores and tighten the facial muscles.
15. If you are out of quick-dry spray for nails, dip your fingers into a bowl of ice-cold water. (Don't to touch the sides of the bowl.) Your nails will dry very quickly.
16. Good posture can make you look much slimmer.
17. Wearing a low heel will give you better posture than wearing flat shoes.
18. Wearing very high heels too often will give you a masculine, muscular calf instead of a feminine, rounded calf.
19. Renew thick nail polish by adding a few drops of fingernail polish remover to the bottle.
20. Make a nail polish bottle not get stuck closed, put a thin coat of Vaseline inside the lid.
21. Clean hair brushes occasionally with dish soap and borax. In a dishpan of very warm water, add 1/2 cup of borax and a few drops of liquid dish soap. Swish the brushes to stir, rinse, and let air dry. Scrub any stubborn spots with a used toothbrush.

Homemade Treatments for Hair Growth

There are a variety of treatments that have been passed down from generation-to-generation, and are said to improve hair growth and minimize baldness in both men and women. Here is a list that we've compiled of the most popular home remedies for hair growth:

Cayenne pepper and olive oil can be combined to promote blood circulation to your hair follicles.

To create this, you'll need 2 tablespoons of cayenne pepper and 2 cups of olive oil.

1. Mix them together, and then store the mixture in a dark bottle so as to protect the solution from the sun.
2. Let the mixture meld together for two weeks before you begin applying it to your scalp and hair regularly.
3. Let the mixture sit on your hair for half an hour or more before you use shampoo and conditioner

Recommended usage is every other day.

Another pepper treatment involves the use of Castor oil and vodka!
To create this treatment, you'll need one large jalapeno pepper, 0.5 cup of vodka, and 2 tablespoons of Castor oil.

1. Begin by dicing the pepper up into small pieces, add the vodka, and let the mixture meld together for 10-15 days.
2. Once you've waited long enough, spoon the peppers out of the vodka, and then add the Castor oil and shake well.
3. Massage onto your scalp, and allow it to rest on your hair for an hour before washing with shampoo and conditioner.
4. You can also sleep with this treatment on your locks (use a night cap to avoid ruining your pillow)

via: beauty-tips.net