The Juicy Beauty Word

You spend so much time and money at the salon to get the perfect hair color only to have it fade too quickly. There are some hair care things you can do at home to help your color stay vibrant longer.  10 tips to keep your color looking great for longer 1. Proper Prep Remove styling product residue with a clarifying shampoo the day before you have your color applied at the salon. 2. Don't rush the 1st shampoo Avoid shampooing your hair for 48 hours after your color was applied. 3. Use the right shampoo Use a color safe shampoo. A color safe shampoo is designed to help reduce color loss during hair washing. Aveda Color Conserve Products 4. Wash your hair less often 5. Condition   Use conditioner regularly to keep your hair moist making your color look more vibrant.  Apply Moroccan Argan oil to your hair for healthy color enhancing shine. Many conditioners contain sun screen to help keep the sun from fading your color.  6. No Alcohol Avoid stylin...

Who doesn't love a nice cocktail or a relaxing glass of wine at the end of a long day?  It's always 5 o'clock somewhere they say!  We may love it but our skin says please don't! Skin and the Side Effects of Alcohol The problem is, too much alcohol dehydrates the skin leaving it dry, flaky and irritated.  It can inflame capillaries increasing redness in the skin. It can also trigger a rosacea flare up. It can cause a flaky scalp as well.  I have read that Jennifer Lopez doesn't drink alcohol due to the effects alcohol has on the skin. Her skin is incredibly glowy and beautiful. Well, I am still going to indulge in a cocktail or a glass of wine.....or two on occasion!  I tell myself that r ed wine is full of the anti-aging antioxidant Resveratrol. Okay. I know. They say you need to drink bottles of it per day to receive a beneficial amount, but I say, any little bit helps.  There are a couple things you can do to curb the dehydration of the skin as you en...

The 1970's hippie boho influence has been huge this summer and is continuing into the fall. I love the wide pants, platform shoes, fringe, floral prints, lace and crochet. I was just a young one the first go around so I am enjoying the revival! H ere are some fun flower power nail designs to go with the trend. Bright pinky purple is one of my favorite nail polish colors and Orly La Vida Loca made the perfect background for my black, white and silver design. I started with a base coat then 2 coats of La Vida Loca.  I started painting the design after the polish was dry to touch using white acrylic craft paint to make the flower petals. Next, the petals were outlined with black acrylic craft paint.  A big black dot of paint created the center of the flower.  Next, I added a few small black dots to each of the nails followed by some silver glitter polish. Zoya Cosmo Magical Pixiedust works great because it has various sizes of g...

I love wavy beach hair even if it's not beach time. Add a little braid and I love it even more!  Here is a fun, casual and easy hairstyle to wear to the beach or anywhere. How to Get Wavy Beach Hair Start the style by making waves. There are a few ways you can create beautiful beachy waves. Sea Salt Texturizing Spray is a great styling product to help you achieve those beautiful waves.  Sea spray styling products I like are Aquage Sea Salt Texurizing Spray, Eufora Style Sea Spritz and Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Texturizing Sea Spray. They all give nice texture and hold. You can use sea salt sprays while styling your hair and you  can always reapply the sea spray during the day when your hair is dry and scrunch to refresh your waves. Method #1 Start the process the night before . 1. Wash or wet your hair. 2. Blow it dry so it is semi dry. 3. Apply a defining gel to your hair and comb it through. Aquage Defining Gel is a good one. 4. Now braid your hair in many ...

I came across some interesting looking shells while I was vacationing in Sea Isle City, NJ this summer. They look like fingernails! How cool?  I have been going to Sea Isle City for many years. I don't know why I never saw them before. I would have noticed these fascinating shells because I do nails in the salon several days a week. I could do nails in my sleep! In fact, I do..... in my dreams. lol!  Our vacation was in July instead of August this year. Maybe that had something to do with it. Maybe the shells are broken up by August.  Anyway, the shells are called Atlantic Jackknife Clam Shells and are found on the North American Atlantic Coast from Canada to South Carolina.  I collected few, cleaned them up and did what any crazy nail artist would do....I turned them into fingernails! They filed surprisingly easy but created a lot of dust in the process. Here they are smoothed and shaped. So, the next challenge, how was I going to attach these shells to...