Hair

Product Spotlight: Kitsch Pro No-Snag Elastic

June 17th, 2020 by Karen 2 Comments

kitsch pro elastics — Saving you from the messy bun, one elastic at a time

Perhaps the best $3 I ever spent at Ulta! In an attempt to get my mop out of the messy lockdown scrunchie bun (it’s threatening to become a permanent fixture on my head), I’ve been wearing a half-up, half-down pony using these black no-snag mini elastics by Kitsch Pro.

They’re small, thin black plastic hair ties with a flat edge and a slick finish that allows you to easily slip them into your hair to secure ponytails and braids. I’ve used this type of elastic before, and this is the only one that doesn’t pull or break any hairs as I’m putting my hair up or down in a ponytail. It won’t move for nothing, and you won’t end up with a handful of broken hairs when you take it out.

Granted, they aren’t built to last… Each elastic is good for maybe two uses at the most, because they come out misshapen and useless, which is a bummer… I still like ’em though.

If your hair is on the thinner side, I think you might like them too. Or, if you live with little girls, they’d be great for tiny ponytails and braids.

Available in clear, brown and black, and a pack of 100 elastics is three bucks!

Your Friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Have You Cut Hair (Yours or Someone Else’s) During Quarantine?

May 15th, 2020 by Karen 19 Comments

Not yet! But El Hub just got some Wahl clippers from Costco and has been going on and on about how they’re allegedly goof-proof, and how I should totally trim his hair for him, and I’ll do just fine…

To that I say “ruh-roh!” 😬 There are many hair-associated tasks I do fairly well… Hello, I’ve waxed my own lady bits (too much info?!). But none of my at-home barbering attempts have gone anyplace good.

I’ll let you know if I accidentally (or perhaps subconsciously) carve a cat face on the side of his head. 🙀

How about you? Have you cut any hair in quarantine yet?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. TGIF!

What’s Your Go-To Shelter-In-Place Hairstyle?

May 8th, 2020 by Karen 19 Comments

I don’t know if squeezing this mop on the top of my head into a bun and loosely securing it with a scrunchie qualifies as a hair “style,” but that’s as good as it gets at the moment. 🙄 I figure, as along as most of the hairs are in the bun, I’m doing OK!

Soon enough, the time will come when I’ll be able to get a trim. Until then, I’m going to refer to my mussed mane as “editorial” and tell everyone that it’s messy on purpose, ha ha ha! 👍

How about you? What’s your go-to shelter-in-place hairstyle?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. TGIF! OMG, TGIFx10!

Easiest French Twist With the Mia Beauty Lockettes (LOVE THESE!)

January 22nd, 2020 by Karen 9 Comments

I have to wear my hair up at the bakery, and there are only so many high ponytails and messy buns I can take.

I HAVE REACHED MY LIMIT!

Enter these fantastic doodads. They’re the Mia Beauty Lockettes, and they’re comprised of dual interlocking plastic combs with wavy teeth, and I’ll be darned if they aren’t the easiest way to lock down a French twist.

Chic, elegant, easy, and once you get them in, you can basically rock out like a headbanger and do cartwheels, and these suckers will stay in place!

They’re they’re so easy to use, too. All you have to do is gather your hair up into a French twist, then stick one comb into one side…

And the other comb into the other, thereby interlocking the teeth.

And that holds your French twist in place.

I have a good amount of hair. It’s past my shoulders, and I expected my hair to bust out, but the Lockettes keep every strand secure.

They come in brown or black for $6.99 a pair, and you can find them online and at drugstores. HIGHLY recommended.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Space Buns and Sparkly Purple Lids

November 12th, 2019 by Karen 11 Comments

triple hair buns — I may or may not have about a billion bobby pins in my hair at the moment.

I’m sure this tri-bun hairstyle has an official/formal name, but I intend to call it “space buns,” because there’s something undeniably Star Wars about it…

If I were hurtling through space on a rocket bound for Mars, and I was required to wear my hair up (to protect the sensitive electronic equipment from static discharge, you see), you better believe I would NOT be rocking a basic low pony.

SPACE BUNS ALL THE WAY, GIRLFRIEND.

Side note: Connor calls this a “pony hairstyle” because she’s into horses at the moment.

Maybe it’s the stars twinkling in the firmament…but sparkles and space buns just seem *right* to me, hence the purple glitter in this look.

mac wishful thinking — Wearing some newness from the MAC Holiday collection

I got a few compliments from my coworkers when I wore this to the bakery the other day. 🙂 It was nice. I think it was because this is one of those looks that isn’t too over the top in terms of base and lips (I kept the foundation super sheer and the lips glossy and subtly sparkly, which boosts the wearability for daytime), but I think the glitter is punchy and fun enough to catch your eye.

If you like this type of makeup, you need to follow Katie Jane Hughes on Instagram ASAP. She’s a celeb makeup artist known for her sheer base, the wings she does, and her penchant for sparkle. It’s very inspiring!

I’m using some new MAC products from the very sparkly Staring You holiday collection, by the way. This collection, which is out now, has new Spellbinder Shadows in glittery holiday shades (you might remember these ionized eyeshadows from 2016).

mac starring you holiday 2019 — The new, limited edition MAC Starring You holiday 2019 collection, available now

Two things if you plan on picking up one of these loose shadows: 1) most definitely DO NOT skip wearing an eyeshadow base; and 2) apply it using a stiff, flat eyeshadow brush, or your fingers.

If you’d like to chat more about the Spellbinders, drop me a comment. I’m happy to help!
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