New Year's Eve Looks!!

I've thought of two New Year's Eve looks that are totally different from each other.. sooo here they go!

This first look seems pretty simple, but sometimes that's the best way to style your hair.  This hairstyle is great to have when you want your outfit to stand out or for people to focus more on your face and makeup.  You should remember that you're hair can overpower your outfit sometimes, especially if you've got a lot going on with your makeup and clothes.  If you don't want to wear the bun to the side, pulling it straight to the back of the nape of your neck will also look good.  On this picture, I've slicked my hair down with a little bit of gel and brushed it into a ponytail with a bristle brush.  Then, I wrapped my ponytail around the rubber band and pinned the ends of my hair.  (I'll show a step-by-step picture tutorial one day).  Hopefully you get the idea.  So, pull that hair back so we can see that face girl!

You still can be gorgeous with this simple slick side bun.

Now, for the second look.  BIG, Curly, Hair!  I love to wear curls, and you will never really catch me with my hair straight.  As you can see, this look is the opposite of the first one.  When you want to wear your hair like this, your outfit can be a simple, solid colored, tight dress. ( I know most of y'all have one).  But seriously, if you want to look "sexy" (lol) on New Years Eve, then curls are right for you.  Not just any curls though, you have to run your fingers through them and shake them out to make your hair bigger.  Also, I know some people don't like to wear a middle part, but it's a strong look that will make you look 'less girl next door' if you know what I mean. (;  To achieve these curls, I used my flat iron, but you can still use a curling iron if that's easier.  Oh, and don't forget to spray your hair with some kind of hair spray or holding spray because I know you'll be getting a little tipsy, and you don't want the curls to be gone before the countdown!

These looks are just ideas of how you can wear your hair, not necessarily tutorials on how to achieve the look.  I hope you like these two looks and have a great New Year!

Quick Tip: A simple way to use less heat when straightening hair..

I know the majority of us love to straighten our hair, but it's pretty obvious it can be damaging if we do it too much.  So, to help relieve your hair from so much heat.. using the hood dryer or letting your hair air dry will help.  I'm sure you want to blow dry your hair and move on to the next task (because I am always the first to pick up my blow dryer), but using a blow dryer and then a flat iron is a lot of heat (and we all know too much heat can be pretty damaging).  I'm not saying this will allow you to flat iron your hair more often, but using the blow dryer less and the hood dryer more is way better.

Healthy HairColor!

Many women get their hair colored and forget that although it may look beautiful in the beginning.. it can be really damaging.  (I know because I've colored my hair plenty of times.)  One thing you should do to help keep those tresses strong would be to do deep conditioners.  I'm sure you're in a hurry and want to quickly rinse the conditioner out of your hair (points to myself), but if you want to continue to have a head full of hair.. then this should help.  Something that you shouldn't do very often.. which I am very guilty of.. is to use hot tools on your hair a lot or at a high degree.  Your hair is now more fragile since colored (especially if its lighter), so using a lot of heat is only going to help weaken it.  Also, using products that will help keep your hair moisturized is also great.  Hope this helps!!