Formal Styles

I just realized the other night that its coming on Prom season! I LOVE doing hair for formal occasions. My own Jr. Prom hair was just curly and by the time I was a Senior I had chin length hair. I feel like this is my way to live vicariously through my clients. Whenever I have a girl come into the salon going to a dance, I tell her the nightmare that was my Senior Ball. If you want to hear about an awesomely horrific date, I'll tell you sometime. Lets just say it involves a corsage I had to scrape off the road, a car accident and a girl puking in the back seat on the way home. Among many, many other bad things that happened that night.

So, I thought I'd share some of the formal styles I've done through the years and some style I've found that inspire me!

This is my Stephy! I did her hair and makeup for her wedding...

I also did my sister, Jackie's hair for her wedding. I don't have a ton of picture that really show her hair well but this one is cute...

My friend Kailey...

Here is the style I put up on my first blog post...

Here are some styles I've been seeing lately that I think are pretty BA...

I'm only putting this picture of Blake Lively up because I like her hair. Other than that, I dislike her. (Bitch keeps dating my boyfriends!)

In case you cant tell, I love braids. I just like how soft and feminine they are! If anyone in Coalville or Cache Valley would like to schedule an appointment with me, post a comment or send me a message on facebook! I'd love to do your hair!

See ya tomorrow!

Les

This Post was brought to you by:

-Some Cadbury mini eggs

-Tom Petty <3

-My new jeans!

The Marilyn

I LOVE doing this style! In case you haven't noticed, I like lots of retro looks. And who doesn't want to look like Marilyn Monroe?! My sister from another mister, Deanna, was so kind as to come over and let me do her hair this evening. I love her, she the best. Now D's hair is almost too long for this. Its great for shorter to medium-ish hair (works with an A-line cut just fine!). I did it all the time before I shaved half of my hair off.

Here is what I started with...

The best part about this style is the volume! But with big hair come big prep-work. So I got out my Pureology Texture Twist (or any root boots you like!) and rubbed it into the crown at the root. The front bang-ish area is going to get special attention today so clip it away from the rest. Like so...

We are going to be using a round brush to get D's hair they way we want. Blow dry until the hair is about 80% dry and then start using the round brush. If you use it when the hair is dripping wet, you'll be drying all day and your arms will be ready to fall off. I know a lot of people don't round brush their hair (some say 'can't' but I don't believe in cant. Unless we are talking about me trying to wake board. Then can't is the proper thing to say), but don't be afraid! Its awkward at first but you'll get it. Believe me, I was round brushing my own hair LONG before cosmetology school. Round brush in sections. Wrap the hair around the brush...





Hit it with the blow dryer for a second and then pull the heat off. LEAVE THE BRUSH WHERE IT IS! We want the hair to cool for a sec while still wrapped around the brush. That way it stays nice and voluminous. Repeat this until you get to the front bang. Take the bangs down in diagonal sections and round brush them back and away from the face. Still using the wrap and cool method I just mentioned. Now you should look like this...



I mean, obviously not exactly like this but you get the picture. You could just go on about your day like this! Its a perfectly great blow out. BUT I want something with more va-voom!



First: A quick intermission whilst we eat dinner...
Crockpot chicken tacos and Spanish rice created by moi (I bribe hair models! hint hint).

Please extinguish all cigarettes and turn off all cell phones; The rest of the demonstration is about to begin...





Resection the hair, separating the bangs from the rest of the hair again. Now, I used a straightener for her curls, cus I got mad skillz like 'dat. But I recommend a curling iron, as big as your hair will go into. Take sections (like you round brushed) and starting from the ends curl the hair under up to the scalp. Let that cool and teasing sections as you go, repeat. When you get to the bang area, take diagonal sections...




Curl them back away from the face and pin the curl up (Look! It's Jacie!)...



That took me about 3 sections. I let them cool like that so they will last and have awesome volume. I then sprayed some Bb Shine on my hands and ran them through the rest of the curls. Then unpin the bangs and run your fingers through them. I teased them together and 'feathered' them back. Spray some hairspray and scrunch up your curls a little. Ta-dah!

(Deep in conversation w/Jacie)

This hair 'do screams Bombshell to me. You just want to run your fingers through it! Now pair this up with my Retro Makeup tutorial and you'll be looking like a little sex kitten for sure.


Thanks for letting me do your hair Deanna-Banana!





Muah!


Les

Hair Do's

• The bigger, the better!




• Pinning your curls RIGHT AFTER you pull them out of the curling iron is a great way to help them keep their shape




• You can also do this by setting the hair in hot rollers!

This Post was brought to you by:

-The liter of Pepsi D brought me! (Shes a Pepsi fiend like me!)

-The last piece of banana read Gooch made

-My new bracelet I got at Maurice's

Lexie's Flight Attendant 'do

I colored my friend, Lexie's hair today! Its been a very very long time since we have had a chance to do it and her hair was looking sad. Being a flight attendant and us living in two separate cities creates a scheduling problem. Lexie has been my friend for a long time and has been my client since I was in school. She is my little guinea pig! One time I gave her an accidental rat tail, I've given her hot-roots( big NC), and some traumatic bangs. Lex is the best! Whenever we do her hair, whether its at the salon or my moms kitchen, we always bicker. About everything. Her hair, men, our mutual friends, you name it. Its funny and I wish we saw more of each other!
As I said, she is a flight attendant so she always needs hairstyles she can do herself that are "compliant" with the rules (p.s.-if you've ever seen the rule of compliance for a flight attendant, you'd shit. Its a ca-razy stack of papers about 3 inches thick). So after some meditation, I came up with this. Sorry for the bad photography, the lighting was bad and dark hair doesn't show detail as well as light hair.

The products I used...

After we rinsed out her color I sprayed her hair with Soy Tri-wheat leave in conditioner and some Soy Renewal by Sexy Hair. Then I blow dried it with a round brush. I teased her hair at the crown a little. I don't tease it too much, especially because Lexie doesn't her hair too big. One of the many things we bicker about. I took her hair in LARGE sections, sprayed them with a little Spray and Play by Big and Sexy, then curled them. Lexie has fine hair so I did her whole head in a about 8 curls. You might need to do it in more if your hair is any thicker than hers.

Next I sectioned her hair off into three sections. I parted the hair from the top of the ear on both sides like so...

Then I put the back section in a loose ponytail and push my fingers into the space between the ponytail holder and her head, as seen here:

Grab the hair in the ponytail and pull it through with your fingers. Congrats, you've just created a topsy-tail! Take small sections of the pony tail and put them in a bobby pin...

Push this in above the ponytail, allowing the curly ends to hang out.

Your probably wondering what the pieces in the front are doing and now I will tell you! You can do lots of things here, a braid, loops or (what I did) a twist! Grab one section and split in in two, twist them together, and pin the end in with the rest of the curls. Now repeat on the other side. Set it with some hairspray and you are now ready to deal with rude air-travelers!

I have no picture of the front because Lexie wouldn't sign my waiver. Something about no makeup. Boo.

Thank you for choosing The Daily 'do! Have a safe flight!
Les

Hair do's

• This would be a great style the day after you wore your hair curly.


• Try different things with the front sections!

Hair Don'ts

• Don't forget to tame stray pieces with some pomade or Texture Twist
  

This Post was brought to you by:

-Some pizza I made with random things I had in my pantry and fridge

-Simply Orange

-Down by Blink 182

Happy Birthday (3 days ago) Benji!

In honor of (my brother in law) Ben's 27th year of life, we are going to Bunny's! This is a VERY high-end, exclusive bar in Coalville. Its got dollar bills stapled to the ceiling, homemade bar stools that snag my shirt(every freaking time!), the 'shroom room, an old cigarette vending machine... I mean the list goes on! Needless to say, I gotta look good.

Hearing this, I knew you'd be understanding as to why I'm not giving you a detailed how-to today. But I do have time for this...

Quick Product Review Time!

Tonic Lotion by Bumble and bumble is thebomb.com!!! I recommend it to ALL of my clients. Even the men-folk. It does SO many things! After you get done washing your hair, towel dry it a little and spray it all over your hair. It makes it easier to pick-out and conditions the hair without being heavy. It also seals the hair cuticle so it will be less prone to breakage and and shinier! Bonus, it smells AWESOME! Get some, preferably at a Bb Salon. The stuff they sell in drugstores is NOT the same. Promise. The other benefits I've discovered for Tonic are:

• Soothes itchy scalp



• Helps reduce dandruff



• Spray on rashes to sooth the itch



• Spray on a baby's cradle cap. In a couple hours it will begin to flake and you can remove it! (my nephew had horrible cradle cap when my sister and brother in law got him. She started spraying this and its gone!)

Have a good night!

Les

This Post was brought to you by:

-An episode of 'Bonanza'

-ZiZi and Lilly running around like wild animals

-A chocolate covered caramel with sea salt

I know, I'm kind of awesome...

I totally just made this little hair do up! Unless you're reading this thinking, "I've seen this before. Your stupid." In which case, cram it and let me have my moment.
So, I was working at my Aunt's salon in Coalville today and Brooke came in to have her hair colored. I talked her into letting me do something fun with her style! After I rinsed the color out I put some Soy Renewal by Big and Sexy in her hair and blow dried it with a paddle brush.

This is the spot where you usually find a picture of the products I used. I forgot to take one and now I'm too lazy to do it! Incase you are losing sleep over it, here is a list of what I used:

• One small ponytail




• a few bobbypins to tuck in stray hairs




• Big and Sexy Spray and Play hairspray

I started by teasing her hair at the crown just a little bit. Then, on the side she parts her hair, I grabbed the hair in front of her ear and created a vertical section and split it in half...

and then crossed those (like you're tying your shoes),

and pull down to tighten. Then grab another section behind that, added the hair together and repeat!

Keep going around the head, pulling from the bottom, adding the sections, and tying. When you get to the other ear, smooth the front back and put it all in a ponytail.

Here's a little trick I've mentioned but never really explained...when you put your hair in a ponytail (or secured it with a bobby pin) and you feel like you pulled too hard, grab a comb with a tail! Take the tail(I used the pick end of my round brush), insert it and GENTLY slide the comb up a little. It just gives it some fluff and smooths out your 'do a little.

I decided to leave her ponytail down so I took a small section of hair, wrapped it around the ponytail and and secured the ends with a bobby pin. I gave the hair in the ponytail a little tease so I wasn't just hanging there like a dead thing. Hairspray and your good to go!

Until Tomorrow!

Les

Hair Do's

• This style would look very cool with wavy/curly hair!

Hair Don'ts

• If you try my little trick, DON'T push too hard. You'll mess your hair up!

This Post was brought to you by:

-The bowl of clam chowder I'm about to eat, made by my Momma.

-ZiZi laying on my feet, warming them up.

-My lovely photographer, Kelsey (Brooke's little sister)

Whats a curling rod?

I'm glad you asked! This is a curling rod...

The one I have is made by Enzo Milano. They make lots of sizes, this one is about an inch. I'm going to show you the pretty curls it makes today! If your thinking, "Leslie, I don't have a curling rod! How will I ever be as awesome as you?!", the answer is you won't be. Ever. BUT you can use a regular curling iron in any size to recreate these curls! Just don't use the clampy part.

These are the products I'm using today...

My lovely assistant, Jacie was SO kind as to allow me to curl her sweaty, post workout hair. What a peach! We are going to start the usual way, by sectioning off her hair. The sections should be no thicker than your curling rod(or curling iron) and each piece I picked up to curl was no wider than my rod.

If you want looser curls, do wider sections. But I will warn you, Its harder for the heat to penetrate through the hair and curl it evenly if you do thick pieces. Don't forget to put your heat protectant or light hold hairspray on each section before you curl!

Wrap the section, starting closer to the scalp and winding down. Wrap the curls AWAY from your face. Because I said so. And because it looks prettier, trust me. Don't burn your fingers! This particular curling rod came with a heat resistant glove, but I'm too cool for school (aka, I left it at work) and didn't use it.

(She looks like she is in pain in this picture, but don't worry. That's just the way her face goes)

Now pull down your next section, give it a tease at the root with your trusty ratting comb, and repeat! When you get to your last section, which should be at the crown area, spray some hairspray at the root, tease it, drop it, and smooth it out so you don't have any visible "rats".( I have a very rude term for when you can see the nasty, uneven teased spots in a girls hair, which I will not share on here. But for those of you who have heard/used this term, take a moment to laugh with me...now back to our regularly scheduled program) NOW curl this section.

Her bangs were already straightened so I just used a little Soy Renewal by Big and Sexy (Argan Oil) I had on my fingers to set them the way I wanted. Speaking of Soy Renewal, you should now have some sort of product similar to this on your hands so you can run your fingers through your hair and break up the curls a little. Give it some hairspray and then mist a little shine spray over it!

Here is the final product...

Doesn't she look pretty?! Even if she does keep pulling cray-cray faces at me. Try different sizes of rods/irons and see which you like best. My cousin, Lexi, has long, thick Samoan hair and she does her whole head with a curling rod that is about half and inch(or smaller) in diameter. It is so pretty but takes her like, 2 hours.

See ya tomorrow!

-Les

Hair Do's

• If you decide to try the beachy waves but want just a little bit more curl, try this! After you're done creating your beachy waves, take a large section, wrap it around the rod and QUICKLY release. It will just give them that 'umph' they need. Scrunch again and finish with hairspray!

Hair Don'ts

• Once again, don't burn your fingers. Don't say you weren't warned.


• Don't do too big of sections and then wonder why it didn't curl. Take time and do smaller sections.

Retro Eyeliner

I love makeup, but lets be real. I don't go all 'Super Model Documentary Hour' everyday. In fact some days, I don't even wear makeup. And I go to work that way! This is not because I'm all 'free spirit-y' it because I'm LAZY. By the time I get done showering, doing my hair, finding an outfit and taking care of the dogs, having time to stop for coffee sounds WAY better than doing my make up. But if I need a quick way to do my make up, this little demo is one of the ways I do it. It looks pretty and classic but it takes me like five minutes, I swear!


This is what I used today

This is my new liquid liner. It works better than any liquid liner I have used before! It doesn't smudge or imprint itself onto my upper lids as the day goes on. Super user friendly, goes on evenly, and dries fast.

EyeStudio by Maybelline in Blackest Black

To begin, I got out my trusty ShadeStick in Beige-ing by MAC. Apply that from lash line to crease and use your finger to spread it around, feathering it up to your brow bone. Then I put the bottom color in my Cafe Classics palette on from lash line to eyebrow.

Now for the eyeliner!! What I did was practice on my hand a little to get the feel for it. Start with a little!

I lined my top lid first. To give it the retro look I wanted, I did it thicker on the outside and much thinner on the inside. I flared it out on the outside corner of my eye for a kinda 'cat eye' look. Let your first coat dry for a second and then go over it again, touching up any places that need it.

Then I put a little on my bottom lids. Not everyone has to to do this. I do it because they way my eyes are shaped, I feel like they look droopy when I have nothing on the bottom. So, it is up to you! I put a little on the outside corner and then mostly just filled in lightly between my lashes (good trick to make it seem like you have more lashes on the bottom!). Do the other eye but go slow and double check to be sure your eyes are even. I have one eyelid that is droopier(apparently 'droopy' is my word of the day) than the other so mine rarely look EXACTLY the same. Play with yours a little, but quit while you are ahead. Too much jet black liquid liner all over your eyes, not a good look for you, my dude!

This calls for a little stronger eyebrow so if you don't usually "do" your eyebrows today might be the day you try it out. I like this eyebrow brush by Bobbi Brown in Blonde. Its perfect for my light eyebrows and goes on like mascara!

Then I did, a couple coats of black mascara(curl your lashes first!) and finished getting ready for the day! This is pretty minimalist in terms of eye make up so feel free to do a pretty lip color(red maybe?)! One day I will show you a really pretty hair style to do with this makeup. You'll look like Marilyn Monroe, I swear! (like me, DUH!)

Thank you, come again!

Les

Make up Do's

• Practice Practice Practice!



• Don't fear the liquid Liner!



• Try lash strips if you want a more dramatic look

Make up Don'ts

• If you choose to line your bottom lash, don't go too heavy!

This Post was brought to you by:

-Somebody That I Use To Know by Gotye (I'm very obsessed with this song right now, download it immediately, you wont regret it!)

-Born to Die by Lana Del Ray

-A 16 oz. double shot caramel latte from Ibis