Pennies for a Pound: March 2015

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Guest post - At home Hair styling how-to.

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I haven't has a guest post on here for quite a while, so I'm very happy to introduce Sara from The Right Hair Styles! For all things hair, her blog is definitely the place to visit! Today she is bringing us a few tips for hair at home, I'm sure you'll all enjoy!

Should you visit a salon to get your hair styled? Is doing your own hair styling at home tough? That’s the only option most ladies have. Only few of them can afford daily salon hair styling, but all of them wish to look their best. Here are few simple rules to help you cope with the DIY hairstyling.

Proper hair care

It doesn’t really matter who styles your hair (be it even David Mallet); you would not look your best, if your hair is not healthy. Healthy hair is the base for a gorgeous styling. That’s why your daily hair care should include gentle head skin rubbing. It intensifies oxygen provision to the hair roots. Plus, you should regularly do hair masques according to your hair type. Sometimes you may even take vitamin therapy which is good for your hair and you should regularly wash it with boiled water (adding some chamomile or calendula infusions), instead of using your main-water.

Preparing for styling

There is one common rule: your hair should be washed and you should apply a hair conditioner or balm according to your hair type. Plus, you should dry your hair up with a towel or leave it to dry for some 7-10 minutes. Then you should comb your hair with rare teeth comb (wet hair has to be combed with a special care). Using a comb, a brush or just your fingers you may create a base for your future hairstyle.

Picking the right styling products

Such products may include all sorts of mousses, sprays, varnishes, axle greases, gels, lotions, creams, etc. Each of these styling products has its ins and outs. For instance, varnish or grease is good for short hair (or long and coarse hair). Pay special attention to the product’s grip. Some of these products should be applied onto wet hair (mousses), while others are suitable for dry hair only (such as sprays, etc.).

Taming tenacious hair

If your hair is a bit messy and unwilling to get styled, you’d have to hack upon it. Sometimes all you need is a good topical (as stated above), while in other cases you may resort to electric appliances (hairdryers, curling irons, hair irons or hot rollers). For European hair type (there are also African and Asian hair types) you may use hot rollers heating up to 200 F or diffuser hairdryer, which evenly spreads hot air throughout your hair.

If you use hairdryer styling for thin hair, you should choose warm or even cool air streams. If you plan on using hot rollers or irons, first treat your hair with protective styling cream or lotion and let it dry on (do not forget to comb your hair to spread the product evenly).

In rainy or murky weather hair styling should not be considered. You may go with braids, ponytails or other hairstyles like that.

Proper hairdryer use

Hairdryer can be good or bad for your hair. First let your hair dry a bit in a natural manner and only then use the fan. Use a diffuser hairdryer. The air stream should not be too hot; you should always end your styling with few streams of cool air. Do not use a hairdryer on a daily basis. Your hair deserves some days off.

Creating volume

There are many things you may use to create volume: gels, mousses, hot rollers, rare teeth combs and diffuser hairdryers. If you are using hot rollers or regular night rollers, you may use larger size ones on your forehead and head top and smaller size ones on the nape. Different size rollers can help you creating amazing volume and natural looking locks.

Styling fancy curls

Lacy curls have the love arrows effect on men. Mostly you may use rollers and hairdryer for styling such locks along with styling products mentioned above. Most hairstylists recommend using rollers of different sizes. You may also pick some styling products created especially for taming curly or wavy hair. They make your curls soft and obedient, evenly spreading and falling down your shoulders.

You can visit Sara's site here.

What's your everyday hair style?

Thanking you, Sara,

Naomi

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Roll out the Red carpet for Prom*.

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As you've seen before in other posts, PromTimes* and myself have collaborated to bring you loads of different kinds of dresses, but it's finally got to that time of year where we can start thinking about prom dresses!

If you're still in school, planning for prom is probably starting to begin. Although prom is a few months away, you'll need to start looking at dresses as they can get snapped up pretty quick and you don't want to go to prom in the same dress as anyone else ~~(there were 2 other people with the same dress as mine at my prom).~~

The awards season has definitely brought its A game this year in terms of all the amazing dresses we've seen on the catwalk, but obviously most of us can't afford these stunning designer dresses. So I thought seen as though PromTimes have now launched their 2015 dresses AND have an amazing sale on with up to 75% off, I would show you some amazing dresses inspired by the Grammy's and Oscars!

Taylor Swifts dress was my favourite from this season. Blue is my favourite colour to wear and this dress is just stunning! I couldn't quite find a dress with a train like Taylors one but this Long sleeveless dress is just as beautiful. I particularly love the detailing around the neck.
Ariana Grande really stood out this year as being more mature in terms of her dress choice. I'm not overly keen on the silver pannel on her dress, but if you want a splash of silver this One shoulder white dress is a real show stopper and has the same slit down the side Like Ariana's dress.

After her appearance in 50 Shades of Grey, we all had our eye on Dakota Johnson to see how she would wow the red carpet. I have to say I'm not that impressed with her dress but she does look great! This One shoulder red dress from Promtimes is super lovely and has some added detail on the strap and comes in nicely at the waist, I actually prefer this dress to Dakota Johnsons...

Anna Kendrick. Love. Her. She looks so stunning with this really simple coral dress and her hair looks so nice! I couldnt find any dress in the same style but this V-neck dress is exactly the same colour and has a bit of extra detailing around the waist which is really pretty!

I've really enjoyed writing this post, hope you enjoyed reading it! Seriously, check out the PromTimes website if you're looking for dresses, even if it's just for inspiration!

What was your favourite outfit from the awards season?

Thanking you,

Naomi

*This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own and I genuinely recommend this company. Want your company/product featured on my blog? Email me at naomijoyhollands@gmail.com

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