Miley or Cyndi?

I had to do a double-take when I saw this picture of Miley's new 'do. For a second there, I thought it was Cyndi Lauper! The blond hair, the dark eyebrows, the red lips . . . a very unique yet classic look on either woman. I absolutely love the edgy hair on both of them. They both nailed the perfect red lipstick. And they are no where near the same age. I can only imagine that both women have red nails to finish off this classic look.

Miley's new do

I know that I'm a little slow blogging about Miley Cyrus' new do but I gotta say that I think this is perhaps one of the best hair makeovers EVER! I wish that she would have gone with a coppery or over-the-top crazy color like pink or blue rather than the blond. The light blond washes her out.
But what I do love about Miley's hair is the comment that she made that she feels more like herself with her new haircut. I love that the most.

The Year of the Hair makeover

In case you missed it, I LOVE me a good makeover! These two are recent makeovers.

TAYLOR SWIFT
This new 'do on Taylor Swift looks so chic on her. She looks so sophisticated in the straight hair and the bangs really bring out her eyes. I prefer the style on the right on her. It's very sultry.

KATY PERRY
I LOVE, Love, love Katy Perry's new hair. The length is so hot on her. And I absolutely adore the unique color. Her bronze-y makeup color palette compliments her new 'do perfectly and I am so in love with Katy's eyebrows!

I included Ginnifer Goodwin's punky pixie just simply because I like it. The only one of her movies that I've seen is "He's just not that into you" and her hair was so frumpy in that movie. This style is absolutely amazing on her. It really brings out her features and, most especially, her GORGEOUS skin. Lucky girl!

GINNIFER GOODWIN
With the beginning of the New Year quickly approaching, many of you will be considering a makeover of some sort. I hope that these makeovers and the others that I've previously included on my blog will inspire you to do something that expresses your individuality, that is unique and that makes you feel like a Princess.

Hermoine's hair

I believe that I have mentioned before that I love a good makeover but I never featured the one that I've found to be most impressive in recent months. Emma Watson aka Hermoine from the Harry Potter movies. Her hair looks AMAZING ! ! ! This bold new haircut turned her into such a sophisticated young woman. I'm always proud of a woman who will take a risk.

Another new do

You know how much I love me a makeover, especially when it entails lopping off one's hair. So you can imagine how excited I was to see Katherine Heigl's new do. Amazing.

Jen's hair

Of course, the big buzz today is Jennifer Aniston's hair. IT IS AMAZING!!!!! I just saw it and had to include it on my blog.

This new do makes Jen look so much more sophisticated that it isn't even funny. This hair is so hot!

After looking at it for about a split second, I decided that this would also look amazing on my sister, Wonder Woman. I haven't seen her in awhile but I'm assuming that she still has hair to her waist. Anyhow, this hair would look amazing on Wonder Woman because it's sophisticated, it draws the eye up (which in turn makes you seem taller & thinner), it's classic yet still H - O - T and it doesn't require a commitment to short hair since it's still a mid-length.

Now onto a new outfit for Jen to go with her new hair . . .

















This outfit is edgy with a touch of class. The dress is another Patricia Field and the shoes are Manolo Blahniks. I would not put Jen in the gloves because that would be over-the-top edgy for her. Instead, I would simply pair this outfit with a knuckle-dusting black diamond ring set in blackened gold. Very chic and simple.

This Patricia Field dress would be another option, except in black . . .



I would keep all of Jen's accessories the same. She has gorgeous legs (she is a jogger - in sand, no less) and this outfit would show them off. It would also take her look to the next level.

WAY TO GO, JEN AND CHRIS MCMILLAN!

Hairstyle makeover

I just returned from helping one of my friends surprise one of her friends with a little makeover. This friend of a friend had been wearing a wig while her hair grew back and she finally had some regrowth but didn't know what to do with it. My friend thinks that I'm the short-hair expert so she called me in. It was the easiest hairstyle second only to my own.

Her wavy hair is approximately an inch and a half long. I had her wet it down and then just threw one squirt of Sleek and Shine anti-frizz serum from Garnier Fructis. I worked this in with my hands then combed it into a style. She looked so sophisticated. Unfortunately she wouldn't let us take any pictures.

When you have curly or wavy short hair, you don't really want to use alot of gel and other products on it. I normally only put a serum on my hair and let it air dry. Curly/wavy hair will do what it wants to do. It's the cut that determines how it looks.

This would look amazing on my sister!

Everyone knows that I love me a good makeover. So when I saw Kiera Knightley's new do, I fell in love. (Not with Ms. Knightley of course) It makes a gorgeous frame for her face. It makes her look so incredibly sophisticated and chic. It makes her neck appear to be a pisquillion miles long. Her hair looks so thick and healthy. I'm also just guessing that the new cut makes her appear to be about a foot taller and about 20 pounds thinner since shorter hair draws the eye up and in.

I have a sister, who I will call Wonder Woman (she amazes me), who would look absolutely fantastic in this hairdo. Except with Wonder Woman, I wouldn't take her hair quite this dark. I would take her hair to a dark, rich caramel-y brown with some lighter caramel highlights. Wonder Woman currently has looooooong blond hair.

So if anyone is considering a makeover, GO FOR IT ! ! ! ! ! It's only hair . . . it will grow back.

Makeover #1

This is my good friend, "Timbri".
She is a 30-something "stay-at-home" Mom to 5 little girls, ranging in age from 10 to 3 months. She also cares for other children in her home. Needless to say, she is a VERY busy woman.

"Timbri" has shoulder-length hair that is very dry and thin and she very seldom wears any makeup. She wanted to change that, so this is what we did:



1. We started by lopping off 10 inches of hair. We then took the hair clippers and, using an extended No. 8 guard, we cut the rest of her hair to all one length.

2. We darkened her hair about 1 to 2 shades from her natural color. ("Timbri" is very light-complected and the darker hair will help highlight her face.)

3. We shaped her eyebrows, which helped frame and define her eyes.

4. We then applied her makeup. We first evened out her skin color by mixing an ivory liquid foundation with some face moisturizer ("Timbri" has very dry skin). We went back over it with a dusting of mineral foundation to help set the foundation and make it last longer. FOR HER EYES: we curled her top eyelashes, applied a medium brown eyeshadow on the lid, lined the upper eyelids ONLY with a navy blue eyeliner pencil, applied brown-black mascara to the upper eyelashes ONLY, applied a gold eyeshadow under her eyebrows for highlight and filled in her eyebrows with a light blond eyebrow pencil. FOR HER LIPS: we applied a pearly pink tinted lip balm as a base and topped it with a melon-colored lipgloss.

As you can probably see in the pictures, "Timbri" is very fortunate to have a gorgeous natural flush to her cheeks, making blush unnecessary. Her lips have a nice, even shape so we did not need to line them.

You may be wondering why we only applied the eye makeup to her upper eye and left the lower eye bare. That is because we did not want any mascara or eyeliner smudging under the eyes, thus creating dark undereye circles. Our reason for using brown-black mascara on "Timbri" instead of the standard black is because she is so light that the black would look too harsh.

Her hair now takes just about one minute to take care of and her makeup only takes maybe 5 or 10 minutes and she looks more sophisticated and confident. Doesn't she look amazing?!?!?!

Thank you, "Timbri", for this fabulous opportunity!!!

Coming soon . . .

I was given the opportunity to do a complete makeover on a close friend of mine yesterday. I will be posting the before and after pix here soon!