New Products and Such

So, I've been super busy all day so I had to come up with something for "Whatever I Want Wednesday" real quick. The first thing I thought of was telling you about some new products I have been trying and what I think about them. So here we go!

Clear Shampoo and Conditioner: Just bought this a few days ago. I haven't tried the shampoo yet but the conditioner made my hair feel a lot better. My hair has been super damaged lately and the whole "tree" thing this product talks about in the commercial (you know, the one with Heidi Klum).

Age Rewind Foundation: Saw this on Elle Fowler's vlog on youtube and wanted to try it since I'm a self diagnosed Rosacea sufferer (I swear I have it). It covers pretty well but I can still see red at the end of the day or after work. Anyone have any ideas of what I should get?

John Freida repair shampoo: Like it a whole lot. I used it once and loved it! Plus, it smells really good!

Sorry this one was kind of lame! I'm leaving for North Dakota tomorrow and I'm completely unprepared. Yikes! Talk to you all soon! Bye Bye Bye!

Beauty Tutorial Tuesday: 3 Ways to Style Your Hair with a Straightener

Hola! So, for my first Beauty Tutorial Tuesday I'm going to be showing you all how to style your hair 3 different ways just by using your straightener. Crazy, right?! It saves you a crap load of money because you only need one tool to do it all! So let's begin, shall we?

For all of these styles, I'm using my straightener that's about 1 inch wide that I got from Target. I also sprayed my hair with my John Freida heat protector and a style hold spray also from John Freida. The hairspray I use is from Aussie.

 

The first style is just a variation on straightening it that kind of switches things up from your normal straightened hair. Separate your hair into three sections: From you ear down, From your ear to your temples and the top part (aka the rest of your hair). Straighten the bottom two sections and flip the ends in like you normally would. Make sure your are combing or brushing your hair before you straighten each strand to make sure there are no tangles! Tie the sections back with a hair tie loosely so it's out of the way but with no kinks. In the top section, flip your bangs (or hair that falls infront of your ears) out. Same with the hair on the opposite side. Flip the rest of the top section in, untie the rest of your hair, comb/brush one last time and hairspray!

Here's the finished product!

Next style is a wavy style. This time, section your hair into two sections: From the temples down and the temples up. Take your first strand about 1-2 inches wide and hold the straightener curving the the straightener up and over. Hold for a few seconds and then reposition the straightener at the bottom of where the kink is and curve the straightener down and out. Hold and continue down the rest of the strand until the bottom and do that for each strand. Tie the bottom part back and do the same for the top part. Spray with hairspray and tousle your hair like you were scrunching it to make it a little more wild and messy looking.

Finished product!

The third and final look is soft curls (started with the separation into 3 like the straightened hairstyle). Start by holding the straightener upright and twirl the bottom of a 1-2 inch wide strand away from your face. Hold for a few sections (less than you would think you would have to). Then reposition the strand further up the strand but overlapping a tiny bit with the last curl. Twirl the same way you did the last and hold. Do the same for the rest of the strand and the rest of your hair. Be sure to twirl the straightener away from your face on both sides! When you're done curling, grab a wide-toothed comb (or just use your fingers) to comb out your hair. Only do it a few times or else your hair might get puffy! Hairspray and you're done!

Finished look!

 That's all for now! Try these out and let me know how it went! Bye Bye Bye!

Look What I Made Monday - Razor Back Tank top

Hey y'all! Day one of me trying to better with all of this blogging stuff! Today on our first "Look What I Made Monday," I'm going to show you how to make a razor back tank top or bathing suit coverup out of an old t-shirt. Let's do this!

Alright, First thing you need to do is find an old t-shirt you don't really wear. All you need for this is a shirt and scissors. I honestly have no idea where this shirt came from, why we have it, whose shirt it is and why Melissa had a winter wonderland, but I'm cutting it up anyway!

Start off by cutting off the sleeves. You wanna cut it a little lower than where the bottom seam of the sleeve and the rest of the shirt meet. Do something I didn't do and put it on and make notes of how low you want to cut everything before you start to make it easier on yourself. Another tip is to make sure you make the front wide enough when you cut. You want your boobs to be covered after all, right? (Unless you don't then... well... cut away!)

Next, cut off the collar of the shirt and then some in the front. I stopped mine right at the start of where the graphic begins on the shirt.

Flip it over and cut about 2-3 inches further in the back than the front so you have room to tie it in the right spot.

Flip the shirt inside-out and find a scrap from the rest of the shirt that's long enough to tie it around the back. Tie the piece at the farthest point down the straps you can to make the back more... back-less. Make sure you double-knot it and cut off any excess you don't need from the tie. If you want you can also use a ribbon at this point and tie it into a bow on the outside! Whatever you wanna do!

Turn the shirt back right side out and wah-lah! (I don't know if that's how you spell that. You get the point).

Hope you enjoyed this one! Leave comments below if you'd like and tell me some ideas you'd like to see for next Monday! Bye Bye Bye!